https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:10:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 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/interview-danny-de-baets-we-hope-to-see-mccullough-consistently-inside-the-top-ten/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:10:23 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=195742 With the 2026 season fast approaching, De Baets Racing have been busy shaping their future – finalising a merge with Petar Petrov’s AIT Team and confirming a strong rider line-up across WMX, EMX250 and EMX125. Team owner Danny de Baets has overseen some big decisions in recent months, from keeping double world champion Lotte van...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-de-baets-and-ait-racing-join-forces-for-2026/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:41:36 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=195701 The De Baets MX Team and AIT Racing will be joining forces for the 2026 season. The De Baets MX Team recently completed its line-up for next season, but Vencislav Toshev will now be added in the EMX250 class – all riders will run Yamaha machinery. The team line-up is therefore as follows: • Lotte...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-cole-mccullough-signs-with-de-baets-yamaha-for-2026/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:20:28 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=195256 Cole McCullough is one of the riders on the move ahead of the 2026 season as the talented Northern Irish youngster has inked a deal with the De Baets Yamaha team. McCullough enjoyed an eye-catching start to the 2025 campaign, immediately establishing himself as one of the standout riders in the EMX125 category. The teenager...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-de-baets-yamaha-reveal-2026-rider-line-up-mccullough-signs/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:01:10 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=195258 The De Baets MX Team looks ahead to the 2026 season with confidence and ambition, proudly presenting its rider line-up. The team remains faithful to its successful formula: combining the development of young talent with top results. It was previously announced that Lotte van Drunen will also compete for the Belgian team in 2026. This...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rumour-de-baets-yamaha-to-run-two-emx125-riders-in-2026/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:01:03 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=193999 The De Baets Yamaha team continue to continue supporting the European motocross scene as preparations for the 2026 season ramp up. After confirming that Lotte van Drunen will remain with the team to defend her WMX World Championship title, it appears the Belgian-based squad is also strengthening its youth program – this time focusing on...]]> https://gatedrop.com/excl-lotte-van-drunen-to-remain-with-de-baets-yamaha-for-2026/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:59:57 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=194002 It has been a sensational few years for Lotte van Drunen contesting the WMX World Championship. After making history in 2024 by becoming the youngest ever WMX World Champion, the talented Dutch rider proved it was no fluke by backing it up with another world title in 2025. Despite winning just one overall GP this...]]> https://gatedrop.com/wanted-de-baets-yamaha-searching-for-a-new-mechanic/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:02:31 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=185714 The De Baets Yamaha MX Team are on the lookout for a new mechanic to strengthen their setup ahead of the second half of the season. Based in Hasselt, Belgium, the team are a relatively new team in the paddock and competes in the EMX125 series as well as the WMX championship. They’re now offering...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rumour-de-baets-yamaha-to-remain-in-the-mxgp-paddock-for-2025/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:15:36 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=172131 The future of the De Baets Yamaha was under serious threat as the team considered closing their doors after the 2024 season. However, we understand that the team will remain in the paddock for the 2025 season after all – this is great news as the more teams the better. Lotte van Drunen who became...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rumour-de-baets-yamaha-to-close-their-doors/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:09:44 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=165467 The de Baets Yamaha team have only been in the paddock for two years and have already achieved a lot. The team have had Benoit Paturel contesting the MXGP World Championship the past two years and have helped get his career back on track. The French rider has had plenty of top ten results the...]]>