https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +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/injury-update-rick-elzinga-doing-everything-to-be-back-for-mxgp-opener/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:59:59 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=196363 Beta have now confirmed that Rick Elzinga picked up a knee injury and as a result won’t be contesting any pre-season races – he is trying everything to be back for the first round of the MXGP World Championship which heads to Argentina. His team mates, Jago Geerts, Brando Rispoli and Alexis Fueri will be...]]> https://gatedrop.com/injury-update-austin-forkner-after-san-diego-crash/ Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:43:42 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=196209 Triumph Factory Racing’s Austin Forkner was absent from the races at the second round of 2026 AMA Supercross in San Diego, Southern California, as a practice crash ruled him out of competition. Despite the fall, he still qualified in 15th aboard his TF 450-X. Forkner was sent to the hospital for precautionary checks due to...]]> https://gatedrop.com/injury-update-jett-lawrence/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 22:04:28 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=195365 Honda HRC Progressive confirmed today that Jett Lawrence fractured his right ankle/foot in a Friday training crash at the Dog Pound facility in Florida. The Australian underwent surgery today in Florida to repair a fractured talus and navicular. The recovery period is expected to be at least three months. While this unfortunate news means that...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-jo-shimoda-injured-undergoes-back-surgery/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:03:52 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=194542 – 250 SMX Champ injured in training crash – Shimoda’s spinal column is uninjured, and he has full movement Following a November 25 crash during pre-season training at The Dog Pound track in Florida, Honda HRC Progressive rider Jo Shimoda has undergone surgery to repair two fractured and displaced vertebrae in his upper back and...]]> https://gatedrop.com/injury-update-thibault-benistant-out-of-final-mx2-gps-and-parts-ways-with-yamaha/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:16:50 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=190992 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Thibault Benistant will not participate in the final two rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship, scheduled for Shanghai, China, and Darwin, Australia, due to a minor knee injury sustained at the Dutch Grand Prix. Despite racing with considerable discomfort at last weekend’s MXGP of Türkiye in Afyonkarahisar, where he...]]> https://gatedrop.com/confirmed-aaron-plessinger-ruled-out-of-smx/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:27:16 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=190485 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing fan favorite Aaron Plessinger has unfortunately been ruled out of the 2025 SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) Finals series, prioritizing his health while still working to regain 100 percent fitness. Plessinger sat out the final four rounds of the Pro Motocross season while aiming to recover in time for SMX Playoff...]]> https://gatedrop.com/injury-update-on-lynn-valk-as-cas-finishes-tenth-overall-in-arnhem/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:41:29 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=190066 The Van Venrooy KTM squad travelled to their home round of the MXGP World Championship in Arnhem for the seventeenth stop of the series, arriving with plenty of motivation to perform in front of the Dutch fans. In MX2, Cas Valk showed solid pace throughout the day despite having to come from behind in both...]]> https://gatedrop.com/injury-update-jalek-swoll-out-for-the-rest-of-the-season/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:05:01 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=189123 Triumph Factory Racing’s Jalek Swoll will sit out the remainder of the 2025 Pro Motocross season and the upcoming SMX Playoffs after sustaining a torn calf muscle during qualifying at the Ironman National. Although the injury does not require surgery, rest is necessary, and when combined with a torn thumb ligament sustained earlier in the...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-season-over-for-marc-antoine-rossi-more-surgery-required/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:46:36 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=189076 Since inking his factory contract, Marc-Antoine Rossi’s career has unfortunately been dominated by injuries rather than results. The highly-rated French rider had been aiming to get back behind the gate before the end of the 2025 season, with positive signs emerging earlier this summer that a comeback could be on the cards. That hope seemed...]]> https://gatedrop.com/injury-update-aaron-plessinger-to-miss-the-last-rounds-of-the-ama-pro-motocross-series/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:09:38 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=188640 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger will unfortunately remain on the sidelines through the final three rounds of the 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship while prioritizing his health and fitness. Ongoing health issues had affected the 29-year-old prior to missing Round 8 at Washougal, however, despite initial plans to return for Ironman Raceway this...]]>