https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:57:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 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/450cc-race-results-smx-playoff-1-columbus-2026-deegan/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:08:53 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209019 Race One:  Haiden Deegan took his first win on a 450 after passing Jorge Prado early and checking out in the mud with Ken Roczen taking second and Prado taking a steady third as Hunter Lawrence crashed at least twice and finished 21st, two laps down. Deegan to the lead! 🚀 @MonsterEnergy 450 moto 1...]]> https://gatedrop.com/250cc-race-results-smx-playoff-1-columbus-2026-kitchen/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:28:53 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209017 Race One:  Cole Davies took the holeshot in the mud,  had a 20 second lead and had lapped up into the top ten – then suddenly his bike gave up the ghost and the unlucky Kiwi was forced to DNF!  Problems for your defending champ! 😳 #SMX #Playoff1 #Columbus pic.twitter.com/5yyb6PH0HV — SuperMotocross (@supermotocross) September 12,...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rain-delays-qualifying-in-smx-at-columbus-mudder/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:27:18 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209072 Heavy rain has delayed qualifying at SMX and may even prevent qualifying taking place at all with the track suiting jet ski’s more than dirt bikes right now as you can see in the footage below via Vurbmoto IG post! If there is racing later it looks to be a full mudder with rain also...]]> https://gatedrop.com/video-chinese-mxgp-saturday-highlights/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:58:02 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209068 See the highlights from Saturday at the Chinese GP on what is a very nice track – it’s just a pity there isn’t more entries!  Watch below:]]> https://gatedrop.com/qualifying-race-results-mxgp-world-championship-rd18-shanghai-2026/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:41:00 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209002 It was Romain Febvre who grabbed the holeshot of the MXGP qualifying race with Jeffrey Herlings for company. It didn’t take the six times world champion long to pass the Kawasaki man.  Febvre kept Herlings honest but he couldn’t get close enough to pass him back.  Tom Vialle rode a lonely but strong race in...]]> https://gatedrop.com/qualifying-race-results-mx2-world-championship-shanghai-2026/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:55:48 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209005 It was Simon Längenfelder who was leading around the first corner but Guillem Farres made the decisive pass around turn two to lead.  Farres then controlled things at the front of the pack around a cool but narrow track. Sacha Coenen made his way to second before coming under pressure from Camden McLellan on the...]]> https://gatedrop.com/timed-practice-results-mxgp-mx2-rd18-shanghai-2026/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:41:01 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209000 Jeffrey Herlings set the pace in MXGP ahead of Kawasaki duo, Romain Febvre and Pauls Jonass.  In MX2, Camden McLellan was fastest with Guillem Farres second and Sacha Coenen third.  MXGP Timed Practice:  MX2 Timed Practice:]]> https://gatedrop.com/free-practice-results-smx-playoff-1-columbus/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:27:37 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209013 See the times from free practice in Columbus SMX as Ken Roczen went quickest in the first session with Haiden Deegan fastest in session two! In the 250 class, Julien Beaumer was quickest in both sessions. See some action and results below: 450 Free Practice 1 Seeded Unseeded Free Practice 2 Seeded Unseeded  250  ...]]> https://gatedrop.com/hunter-lawrence-reveals-extent-of-wrist-injury/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:44:17 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209029 Hunter Lawrence has revealed the extent of the wrist injury he has been dealing with since that big Supercross crash at Detroit with the 450 outdoor champ confirming ligament damage on the even of the SMX series. Speaking in the press conference Hunter said: “Yeah, just kind of a light week after Ironman. Unfortunately I...]]> https://gatedrop.com/eli-tomac-at-peace-with-retirement/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:36:46 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209027 There are just three more races for the number three in his amazing career and Eli Tomac has opened up again on his decision to retire at the SMX press conference, admitting he is at peace with his decision and proud of his ability to be a title contender for so long in his career....]]>