https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:13:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://gatedrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-Simple-Professional-Name-Introduction-LinkedIn-Profile-Picture-32x32.png https://gatedrop.com 32 32 https://gatedrop.com/ian-harrison-on-jorge-prados-season-back-on-ktm/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:12:27 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209550 Ian Harrison could not have been happier after Jorge Prado’s SMX win further endorsed thr signing of the Spaniard last year when everyone else didn’t believe in him.  Now he has the red plate going into the final SMX round of the year and has made himself the main guy at KTM in the wake...]]> https://gatedrop.com/jorge-prado-having-the-red-plate-suits-me/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:31:49 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209540 Jorge Prado can win a title this weekend. Third in Columbus before winning in Los Angeles, the Spaniard still holds the SMX red plate. As a result, the Red Bull KTM rider heads into the SMX Championship finale with the title firmly in his sights. It is a position that the four-time world champion knows...]]> https://gatedrop.com/prado-beaumer-tomac-and-plessinger-on-la-smx/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:26:52 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209506 LOS ANGELES, Calif. – SMX World Championship Playoff 2, staged at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, saw Red Bull KTM Factory Racing claim an emphatic double victory, with Jorge Prado and Julien Beaumer standing atop the podium in the 450SMX and 250SMX classes, respectively.   Entering Playoff 2 as the 450SMX points leader,...]]> https://gatedrop.com/video-star-yamaha-truck-fall-out-after-deegan-takes-out-webb/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:53:55 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209478 The Star Yamaha team truck was full of drama and heated emotions after a fuming Cooper Webb vowed to stop Haiden Deegan winning the SMX title after Deegan put Webb down in the pass for third with many onlookers saying there was a fight in the truck!  Webb said live in TV after the incident...]]> https://gatedrop.com/video-deegan-puts-teammate-fuming-webb-on-the-ground/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 02:21:29 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209432 Haiden Deegan crashed out of second place under pressure from Jorge Prado, got up, survived a shoulder charge from Ken Roczen before knocking his teammate, Cooper Webb, down in the next turn to take third in a crazy lap of SMX in LA! Webb said: “I was pissed. It’s unfortunate. We are teammates, we are...]]> https://gatedrop.com/video-huge-cole-davies-crash-at-la-smx/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:10:43 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209419 After a crash in the sand in moto one cost him a shot at the win; Davies was chasing Julien Beaumer for the win in race two when he got high-sided in the sand and hit the ground very hard forcing a DNF, all but ending his SMX title hopes. See the crash below: HUGE...]]> https://gatedrop.com/jason-anderson-pulls-out-of-la-smx/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:58:53 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209406 Jason Anderson did his best to ride through the pain of a rumoured injured hand after being landed on last weekend in Columbus, with Anderson qualifying third in the first unseeded practice but not going out for practice two due to the injury. HEP Suzuki said: “Jason Anderson is out for tonight’s event due to...]]> https://gatedrop.com/chase-sexton-gives-acl-injury-update/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:59:04 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209390 Chase Sexton has given an update on his ACL injury recovery with the Kawasaki rider still hoping to be back on the bike at some point in October, but he did also reveal he is working with a new trainer!  Sexton said in conversation with Adam Cianciarulo and Justin Brayton on Race Day Live: “Yeah,...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-carson-mumford-extends-his-contract-with-aeo-powersport-racing/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:36:15 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209378 Carson Mumford has secured his future with AEO Powersports Racing officially announcing a contract extension that will see the American talent remain with the team through the 2029 season. Mumford enjoyed a breakout campaign in the 2026 AMA Pro Motocross Championship, finishing seventh in the 250cc standings and showcasing his potential against some of the...]]> https://gatedrop.com/video-first-laps-in-la-smx/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:19:53 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209351 Get a feel for the track in LA SMX that saw Haiden Deegan top FP1 and Eli Tomac top FP2 in the 450 class with Ryder DiFrancesco quickest in both sessions in the 250 class. Full results here. ]]>