Young Motion powered by Resa GP team

Young Motion powered by Resa

Base	Haaksbergen, Netherlands [1]
Principal	Team ownership Ron aan de Stegge Wout ten Thije Technical Manager Rene Satink
Rider(s)	Motocross MX2 Samuel Nilsson Filip Olsson Martin Michelis
Motorcycle	KTM and Gas Gas
Tyres	various

The distinct white gear of the team

Petr Polak at the Dutch Masters in Markelo

The Young Motion powered by Resa GP team is a Dutch motocross racing team that competes in the Motocross World Championship and the Dutch Masters of Motocross in the MX2 class. The team is owned by Young Motion, a video agency from the Netherlands, which aims to help young privateers to make the next step ^[2]

Founded in 2022 to compete at the Grand Prix level under the name Powered by Young Motion, the team started their first season by supporting Glen Meier in MX2 ^[3] and Jens Walvoort and Meico Vettik ^[4] in the European championship. Vettik impressed with a podium result and 11th overall after missing 3 races, while Meier scored the first world championship points for the team. ^[5]

In 2023 the team expanded and set up a partnership with Resa Racing, a Yamaha dealer, to take care of the technical aspects of the team. ^[6] The teamname was changed to Young Motion powered by Resa to reflect this. Riders were GP veteran Petr Polak ^[7] and Dutch rookies Raf Meuwissen ^[8] and Mike Bolink. ^[9] Meuwissen was replaced during the season by French rider Saad Soulimani. ^[10] Polak scored 23 points while Mike Bolink finished 10th overall in the Dutch Masters.

For 2024 the team dropped the association with Yamaha while continuing the partnership with Resa Racing. The team signed three Scandinavian riders for the MX2 class in Sampo Rainio, ^[11] Arvid Lüning ^[12] and Filip Olsson. ^[13] They would compete in the majority of the European Grand Prix, the Dutch Masters and the Swedish and Finnish championship. It was a much improved season, with the team scoring 99 GP points. Lüning scored the team's best ever finish with a 14th in MX2 GP of Sardegna early in the season and followed that up with a 16th place finish in Latvia. At this GP Olsson scored his first points of the season and went on a streak of 9 motos with GP points. Rainio often was the fastest of the three riders in timed practice, but had issues converting this to moto results. He did improve the team's best ever finish to 13th at the GP of Lommel. Both Rainio and Lüning were selected to represent their country in the MXoN.

Lüning aged out for the MX2 class, while Rainio was not retained by the team meaning that for 2025 only Filip Olsson would stay. Spanish rider Samuel Nilsson and Martin Michelis from Estonia would join him. The schedule for the 2025 season would look similar to 2024. ^[14]

Riders

MX2 world championship (2022-2025)

• Glen Meier (2022)
• Petr Polák (2023)
• Saad Soulimani (2023)
• Raf Meuwissen (2023)
• Arvid Lüning (2024)
• Sampo Rainio (2024)
• Filip Olsson (2024-2025)
• Martin Michelis (2025)
• Samuel Nilsson (2025)

MXGP world championship (2023)

• Mike Bolink (2023)

EMX 250 European championship (2022)

• Meico Vettik (2022)
• Jens Walvoort (2022)

Complete racing results

Motocross World Championship

Year	Pos	Nr	Rider	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		15		16		17		18		19		20	Points
2022					GBR		LOM		ARG		POR		TRE		LAT		ITA		SAR		ESP		FRA		GER		IDN		CZE		FLA		SWE		FIN		CHA		TUR
	58	192	Glen Meier	KTM			20	18					24	20	19	28							Ret	DNS																				7
2023	Pos	Nr	Rider	Bike	ARG		SAR		SUI		TRE		POR		ESP		FRA		LAT		GER		SUM		LOM		CZE		FLA		FIN		SWE		NED		TUR		ITA		GBR
	38	313	Petr Polák	Yamaha					19	18	Ret	21					19	16			17	16					20	Ret	27	20														23
	NC	817	Raf Meuwissen	Yamaha					27	Ret	DNS	DNS																																0
	NC	744	Saad Soulimani	Yamaha																	Ret	Ret					Ret	22	22	Ret														0
	NC	822	Mike Bolink	Yamaha																							31	30	23	23					23	26								0
2024	Pos	Nr	Rider	Bike	ARG		EUR		SAR		TRE		POR		ESP		FRA		GER		LAT		SUM		LOM		CZE		FLA		SWE		NED		SUI		TUR		ITA
	39	42	Sampo Rainio	KTM							Ret	DNS					27	21	Ret	24	22	21					20	19	13	16			24	Ret										16
	29	338	Filip Olsson	KTM							22	Ret					Ret	27	21	23	19	18					17	17	18	15	15	17	20	Ret	Ret	DNS								33
	27	505	Arvid Lüning	GasGas					18	14	23	20					24	Ret	18	20	16	Ret					18	20	15	14	17	16	23	20	21	18								50

All riders except Mike Bolink raced in the MX2 class

EMX250 European Championship

	Pos	Rider	Bike	LOM		POR		ITA		SAR		FRA		GER		FLA		SWE		FIN		CHA		Points
2022	11	Meico Vettik	KTM	10	2	10	5	Ret	13	Ret	Ret					13	8	15	8	10	10			130
	40	Jens Walvoort	KTM	32	20	25	30									18	17	26	24	28	11	26	21	18

References

1. "Young Motion powered by Resa". poweredbyyoungmotion.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
2. "A new Dutch MX team forms for 2022 – will race selected GP's". Gatedrop. 17 December 2021.
3. "Interview: Glen Meier on signing with Young Motion Racing". Gatedrop. 18 December 2021.
4. "Powered by Young Motion & Meico Vettik starten in der EMX250 auf einem 2-Takter!". Motocross Magazin. 4 January 2022.
5. "Succesvol debuut Powered by Young Motion in GP Mantova". MXMag. 10 March 2022.
6. "Nog een Nederlands team in de Grand Prix". MXMag. 1 October 2022.
7. "Petr Polak tekent bij Nederlands GP team". MXMag. 3 November 2022.
8. "Raf Meuwissen inks MX2 GP deal with Young Motion powered by Resa". Gatedrop. 12 October 2022.
9. "Bolink op Yamaha voor Young Motion powered by Resa". MotocrossMag. 26 January 2023.
10. "Saad Soulimani tekent bij Team Young Motion". MXMag. 9 June 2023.
11. "Rainio motocrossin mm-Sarjaan". Xracing. 6 November 2023.
12. "VM–kontrakt för Lüning med holländskt team!". Racemagazine. 16 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
13. "YOUNG MOTION POWERED BY RESA VERWELKOMT FILIP OLSSON ALS MX2 GP-RIJDER". Motocrossplanet. 8 December 2023.
14. McKinstry, Andy. "RUMOUR: Samuel Nilsson to sign MX2 GP deal with Young Motion Powered by Resa?". www.gatedrop.com.