Hard Enduro Arsenal 2026 starts with tight battles after two days of Racing. Jozsa Norbet Leads.

Hard Enduro Arsenal is already delivering exactly what a Romanian season opener should: close fights, changing momentum and plenty still left to decide. After the Prolog and Day 2, the standings already show some clear leaders in a few classes, but with two more race days still to come, the overall picture remains wide open.

The tightest fight for victory is in PRO, where Jozsa Norbert Levente (Master Bike Cluj) leads with a total time of 2:57:38, just 44 seconds ahead of Ott Kornel Jun. (Go Racing) in second. Sulea Cezar Nicolae (Go Racing) currently holds third, while Hambășan Vlad Casian (ACS Poiana Ruscă) sits just outside the podium and is only 36 seconds away from P3, which keeps the battle for the podium very much alive. Varga Zsolt (Go Racing) completes the current top five.

In VET, Zdenek Cyprian (Slovacia) leads after two days on 3:32:51, with Aleks Humar (Extrem Motors Orăștie) in second at 8 minutes and 16 seconds behind. Bart Stroișteanu (Master Bike Cluj), Vincze Stefan Daniel (Master Bike Cluj) and Ezaru Razvan George (Lido Câmpina) round out the current top five. At this stage, no rider outside the podium is within two minutes of third place, so the top three look a little more settled than in some of the other classes.

The biggest advantage among the main classes belongs to David Ignat Ioan (Master Bike Cluj) in EXPERT. He leads with 3:02:33, while David Mihai Rusanescu (Adrenaline Motorsports) is second at 17 minutes and 10 seconds back. Behind them, Madalin Mihai Chelcea (Master Bike Cluj) is currently third, but Raul Marian Marin (Motokron Racing Team) is only 4 seconds away from the podium, making that fight one of the closest in the entire race. David Pop (Master Bike Cluj) holds fifth place for now.

In FETE, Mihaela Isabela Ioniță (Master Bike Cluj) leads with 4:48:22, ahead of Barabas Agoston Andrea (Master Bike Cluj), who is 2 hours, 19 minutes and 29 seconds behind. With only two riders currently classified, there is no immediate podium battle to watch, but Ioniță has clearly taken control of the class after the opening two days.

In HOBBY, Marin Bogdan Butiu (Black Ryders Sibiu) sits first with 2:45:16, holding a gap of 10 minutes and 52 seconds over Mario Dalin Antonio Pop (Haita Deva) in second. Maria Grigoraș (Master Bike Cluj) is third, while Matei Tudor Bortan (Crazy Bike Sibiu) remains firmly in podium contention, just 48 seconds behind P3. Nils Asmussen (Germania) completes the current top five after two days of racing.

Arsenal Hard Enduro is such a strong way to open the Romanian hard enduro season. After two days, the race already has its early leaders, its pressure points and its biggest rivalries. But with two more days still to run, the final story is far from written.

Source: FRM.ro