https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:59:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 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/official-ryan-oppliger-signs-with-sixtyseven-racing-for-2027/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:59:40 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211157 Swiss talent Ryan Oppliger will step up to the EMX250 Championship for the 2027 season after officially signing with SixtySeven Racing. Oppliger has spent the past two seasons competing in the EMX125 Championship as a privateer on KTM machinery, gaining valuable experience racing across Europe. Now, he will have the backing of an established team...]]> https://gatedrop.com/confirmed-ruben-fernandez-and-hrc-honda-part-ways/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:29:36 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211181 Honda HRC PETRONAS would like to wish Ruben Fernandez all the best in the future, as the Spaniard leaves the team after four successful seasons. Joining in 2023, after impressing in Honda 114 Motorsports squad, Fernandez made an immediate impact, winning his first GP at the MXGP of Argentina down in Villa La Angostura. He...]]> https://gatedrop.com/tom-steensels-i-have-indeed-decided-to-end-the-project-with-kove/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:23:33 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211159 Kove Factory Racing announced plans to enter the MXGP World Championship in 2027, with Tom Steensels agreeing to take charge of the team’s setup. However, those plans have now taken an unexpected turn, with confirmation that Steensels has parted ways with the Chinese manufacturer. The news raises questions about Kove’s planned MXGP debut, with the...]]> https://gatedrop.com/confirmed-ivano-van-erp-retires-from-the-sport-after-his-big-injury/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:22:49 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211153 After suffering a horrific crash at a Dutch pre-season race in Oss earlier this year that almost cost him his life, Ivano van Erp has now confirmed that he will step away from motocross and bring his racing career to an end. The two-time Junior World Champion has endured a difficult period of recovery and...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rumour-kove-out-of-the-mxgp-world-championship-for-2027/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:01:30 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211100 At the end of August, Chinese manufacturer Kove announced plans to enter the MXGP World Championship for the 2027 season. However, we understand those plans have now changed, with Kove no longer set to make their debut in the MXGP World Championship paddock next year. Initially, the plan was for Kove to contest the EMX250...]]> https://gatedrop.com/confirmed-byron-dennis-will-race-the-mx2-world-championship-in-2027/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:30:36 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211108 KTM Racing Team extends its thanks to Byron Dennis following two successful seasons together, with the emerging Australian talent progressing from national MX2 podiums to the world stage ahead of a new international opportunity with KTM in 2027. Dennis – the 2023 Australian MX3 Champion – joined the program ahead of 2025 and continued his...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rumour-fantic-racing-to-focus-on-emx125-series-in-2027-no-mxgp-rider/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:58:43 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211058 Italian manufacturer Fantic Racing could be set to change its approach to the MXGP paddock for the 2027 season, with the brand expected to focus on the EMX125 series rather than having a factory rider in the premier class. Fantic entered the MXGP World Championship in 2024, initially with Louis Vosters running the factory setup...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rumour-isak-gifting-to-remain-with-jk-yamaha-for-2027/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:56:16 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211045 Swedish talent Isak Gifting could be set to remain with JK Yamaha for the 2027 MXGP World Championship season, which would see him continue with the team for a fourth consecutive year. Gifting made the step up to the MXGP World Championship in 2024 and has been under the JK Yamaha awning ever since. However,...]]> https://gatedrop.com/confirmed-de-baets-ait-racing-part-ways-with-lotte-van-drunen-as-team-evaluates-future/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:37:16 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211052 De Baets AIT Racing have confirmed that they have parted ways with Lotte van Drunen after three seasons together, while the team have also revealed that they are evaluating their future in the paddock. The announcement comes at a time of uncertainty surrounding Yamaha’s European racing structure, with the manufacturer recently confirming a restructuring of...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rumour-ryan-oppliger-set-to-sign-with-sixtyseven-racing-for-2027/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:45:25 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=210977 German-based team SixtySeven Racing could have found their replacement for Nicolai Skovbjerg, with young Swiss talent Ryan Oppliger rumoured to be joining the team for the 2027 season. The team signed Danish rider Skovbjerg in June after he parted ways with MX-Handel Husqvarna, having spent the first part of the season with the team. The...]]>