Euro Moto Nürburgring: Kevin Orgis solid again, but not outstanding

At the Euro Moto event at the Nürburgring, Kevin Orgis of the ORM Racing Team / ADAC Sachsen e.V. finished in 6th and 7th place after starting from seventh on the grid. Compared with his results and performances at the start of the season, he was unable this time – unlike his brother Leon, who is actually faster in the Eifel – to quite keep up with the better-placed top riders. Nevertheless, with two solid races under his belt, he at least retains sixth place in the standings, albeit just ahead of Jan-Ole Jähnig.

“Yes, ‘solid’ actually sums up my race weekend quite well,” the 26-year-old Saxon – the elder of the Orgis brothers by one and a half years – told SPEEDWEEK.com initially. He continued: “The first race was pretty brilliant. However, we had a few problems with the tyres in the opening laps. We couldn’t build up grip straight away, but that actually helped us towards the end of the race. As a result, we’d automatically preserved the tyres and I was able to overtake Toni Finsterbusch in the final laps, who isn’t that far behind me in the championship either. Unfortunately, I lost three points to Jan-Ole Jähnig this weekend. It’s going to be a close call at the finale in Hockenheim.” Specifically, the points tally between Kevin Orgis and Jähnig ahead of the showdown from 25 to 27 September stands at 100 to 97 points. Finsterbusch follows with 91 points.

Euro Moto’s momentum continues

He also explained: “Overall, I’m happy with the races. We were lacking a bit of pace to be right up there at the front. But we were over a second faster than last year. This shows we’re continuing the upward trend we’ve been demonstrating all year. Unfortunately, that doesn’t quite come across because the others have, of course, continued to improve as well.”

He is 28 points behind Florian Alt, who is fifth in the standings, a gap he can no longer bridge on his own. But it’s okay to dream. “A top-five finish would be a target, and in motor racing, anything can happen. Generally speaking, the aim is to finish ahead of the two GERT56 riders who are just behind me. Jan-Ole is on a pretty good run at the moment. That’s why it’ll be a pretty tough battle at Hockenheim. But the circuit has suited me in recent years. That’s why I’m approaching this with a very positive attitude.”

Racing only takes place at the weekends

One thing remains clear: he, his brother and the family-owned racing team are still relative newcomers to the Superbike class, and budget-wise they’re operating towards the lower end of the scale. “That’s why these are still incredible results. Given the good results at the start of the season, it’s not disappointing, but we’re just missing those top results. It doesn’t take much more to be right up there at the front. We’re just missing that final little step. We’ll keep giving it our all to take that step. I must say, however, that we’re probably among the few who don’t test or get any other riding in during the season. We really only get on our motorbikes at the race weekends. Given that, we’re doing pretty well relative to the competition.”

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