https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:16:11 +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/mx2-race-results-international-italian-championship-rd2-mantova-2026-langenfelder-perfect/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 12:06:57 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=197199 Race one: There was some chaos which involved some of the heavy hitters during the start. Valerio Lata had to come from the very back of the pack and Jens Walvoort retired. At the front, it was Jakabs Kubulins who was leading on his JK Yamaha 250cc two stroke machine. He had Noel Zanocz for...]]> https://gatedrop.com/entry-list-international-italian-championship-rd2-mantova/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:28:00 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=197109 After the Motocross series kicked off in Europe last weekend in Sardinia, the International Italian Championship heads to Mantova. The HRC Honda team are in which means Jeffrey Herlings will make his Honda debut and we’ll also see Vialle race his new machine for the first time at Motocross. Tim Gajser is entered again so...]]> https://gatedrop.com/excl-alessandro-lupino-to-contest-the-mx1-italian-championship-in-2026/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:20:12 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=195464 There’s another new challenge on the horizon for Alessandro Lupino in 2026. After spending the past season helping to develop the all-new Desmo Ducati 250cc machine and competing in the MX2 Italian Championship, the experienced Italian rider is set to step back up to the MX1 category next year. Lupino’s role with Ducati has been...]]> https://gatedrop.com/mx1-race-results-italian-championship-finale-arco-di-trento-2025-lata-wins/ Sun, 28 Sep 2025 12:32:02 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=191916 Race One: It was Nicholas Lapucci who took the holeshot on his Kawasaki but Valerio Lata was right on his rear wheel and made a move on the first lap to get into the lead. After that, Lata was gone at the front – what a ride! Gifting didn’t get the best of starts but passed...]]> https://gatedrop.com/isak-gifting-and-riccardo-boschi-reflect-on-winning-the-italian-championship/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:08:21 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=190462 A weekend full of emotions and twists crowned Isak Gifting, the Swedish rider of Team JK Yamaha Racing from Monsummano Terme, 2025 Italian MX1 Champion with one round to spare, at the penultimate stop of the Italian Motocross Prestige Pro Series. An international-flavoured success that rewards the meticulous work of the Tuscan team and marks...]]> https://gatedrop.com/mx1-race-results-italian-championship-rd5-castiglione-del-lago-2025-gifting-perfect/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:03:33 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=190261 Race One: Isak Gifting took the race win in the first moto and won by fifty seconds over Cedric Soubeyras with Nicholas Lapucci third. It was a disaster for Jan Pancar who got disqualified from the race after being shown a black flag. Race Two: Gifting had the perfect day as he also won the second race...]]> https://gatedrop.com/mx2-race-results-italian-championship-rd5-castiglione-del-lago-2025-lata-wins/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 11:00:29 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=190263 Race One: Valerio Lata took the win from the experienced Alessandro Lupino. Julius Mikula was third over Brian Hsu with Alessandro Manucci rounded out the top five. Race Two: Lata took another race win with Lupino second yet again. Mikula was third again with Manucci fourth and Bennati rounding out the top five. Race One:  Race Two: ...]]> https://gatedrop.com/qualifying-results-italian-championship-rd5-castiglione-del-lago-2025/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 09:29:02 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=190259 Conditions are tough in Italy due to a lot of rain. The usual two day format has been altered to a one day format. In the mud, Jan Pancar, Valerio Lata and Alessandro Lupino set the pace in their groups. MX1:  MX2 Group 1:  MX2 Group 2: ]]> https://gatedrop.com/alessandro-lupino-talks-italian-championship-at-mantova-the-bike-is-growing/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 18:47:31 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=180452 • Second consecutive podium for the Desmo250 MX which continues to grow, confirming to be competitive and reliable • The Italian Ducati rider climbs to second place in the championship standings after the Mantova round The second round of the Italian Prestige Motocross Championship was held this weekend on the Tazio Nuvolari circuit in Mantova....]]> https://gatedrop.com/excl-beddini-racing-to-run-ducatis-mx2-setup-and-enter-the-world-championship-in-2026/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:58:27 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=178044 Italian based team, Beddini Racing received factory support last year to take on the EMX250 championship as GasGas decided to step up with their support. However, due to cuts and other factors, the KTM Group have decided to focus more on KTM in the future and as a result Beddini’s GasGas support was short lived....]]>