https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:31:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 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/matthes-gives-his-thoughts-on-sexton-ktm-possible/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:23:16 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211095 Steve Matthes has had a lot of interesting things to say regarding Chase Sexton’s time with Kawasaki, how fast he was in pre-season and why A1 set the set-up search for the rest of his time there.  According to Matthes, KTM is a possibility with Sexton even apologising to Ian Harrison in a recent meeting...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-casey-cochran-inks-deal-with-star-yamaha/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:28:45 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211091 Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s 250 team is set for the 2027 season, bringing a talented six-rider line-up to battle for top honors in the SuperMotocross World Championship Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing is pleased to announce a multi-year deal with Casey Cochran that will see the 20-year-old make his debut with the team in...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-star-yamaha-add-new-additions-to-amateur-roster-townleys-and-graves/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:08:19 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211086 Levi Townley, Jaggar Townley and Easton Graves join Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s amateur team, signing multi-year deals with the championship-winning program Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing is excited to announce the addition of three talented riders to its amateur program: Levi and Jaggar Townley, and Easton Graves. The trio has signed multi-year deals with...]]> 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/2026-paris-supercross-the-count-down-is-on/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:36:49 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211071 In less than a month the Plenitude Arena in Paris La Défense will be gearing up for Supercross. For the ninth time in its short history, Europe’s largest indoor arena (fully covered and heated) will host the oldest international supercross event! The years go by and the Paris Supercross remains a legendary event, drawing tens...]]> https://gatedrop.com/interview-tom-guyon-reflects-on-his-career-so-far-we-missed-our-chance-thats-how-it-is/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:02:11 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211054 Tom Guyon, Marc-Antoine Rossi and Quentin Prugnières. Three riders who were tipped to be the future of French motocross, three different paths, but one thing in common: all three eventually brought their Grand Prix careers to an end. Between injuries, career choices and missed opportunities, being a highly rated prospect is not always enough to...]]> https://gatedrop.com/david-vuillemins-brutal-assessment-on-chase-sexton-switching-teams/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:44:33 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211062 David Vuillemin has given a brutal breakdown of Chase Sexton’s issues and believes Sexton changing bikes won’t change anything because he sets up the bike wrong.  Vuillemin said: “His next team doesn’t really matter. He had the best bike at Honda and kept setting it up terribly. Same front-low, rear-high setup at KTM and Kawi,...]]> 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/official-ben-watson-to-contest-2027-arenacross-tour/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:09:24 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211038 Two-time Grand Prix winner set to take on the Arenacross British Championship for the first time as Dirt Store Triumph Racing confirms its 2027 entry. Two-time MX2 Grand Prix winner Ben Watson will make his Arenacross British Championship debut in 2027, lining up for Dirt Store Triumph Racing in the six-round series across Birmingham, Belfast...]]> https://gatedrop.com/where-do-us-kawasaki-go-from-here/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:29:16 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=211028 It simply couldn’t have went any worse. First, Jorge Prado wanted out at the end of his first year on the bike and now Chase Sexton has got himself out of a highly paid Kawasaki contract in his first season.  Two world class talents willingly losing millions to get off a factory Kawasaki and onto...]]>