By As reported last year, aficionados, super enthusiasts, will be fully aware of Mettet’s place in Belgium’s motorsport, pure road racing’s storied history.
John Surtees, Les Graham (inaugural 500cc World Champion), Fergus Anderson, Rod Coleman, fifteen times World Champion Giacomo Agostini, two times IRRC Superbike Champion Sebastien Le Grelle, have all tackled the Wallonia based circuit.
Over the past weekend, the 39th Superbiker Mettet event, thrusted into the limelight, boasting a wide ranging, international entry.
New S1GP category Supermoto Champion Marc-Reiner Schmidt (IRRC 2023 – Schleizer Dreieck Superbike races winner x2), made it eight outright meeting wins.
Steve Bonnal, Julen Avila Cortes were Reiner Schmidt’s closest Superbiker encounter pursuers whilst top UK runner in twelfth was Northwest 200 Superstock lap-record holder, feature Superbike race winner Storm Stacey (P2 – SuperMoto Semi Final Race / P2 – Americaine Race).
Four places further back was three times TT winner, King of The Roads Champion of 2022, 2024 and 2025, Davey Todd (P5 – SuperMoto Semi Final Race / P7 – Americaine Race).
Todd’s 8TEN Racing team co-owner, fourteen times TT winner, Mountain Course lap-record holder, event debutant Peter Hickman (P11 – Americaine Race), did not qualify for the main Superbiker race which also featured:
Fastest TT newcomer of 2023, Ryan Cringle, twice Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch (possible TT-newcomer next year), Jim Genin (IPC 125cc lap-record holder at Circuit De Chimay), Chimay Enduro race victor Erik Willems, four-times EWC Champion David Checa and National Superstock 1000 front-runner Josh Owens.
Words by Stevie Rial, Jan Vavra
