https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Tue, 19 May 2026 07:23:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 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-yuki-okura-i-want-to-close-the-gap-to-the-world-level/ Tue, 19 May 2026 07:23:44 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=202772 Japanese motocross rider Yuki Okura continues to push himself far beyond the comfort zone of his domestic championship as he chases improvement on the world stage. With support from HRC Japan and Gariboldi Racing, Okura recently travelled to Europe to contest rounds of the Italian Championship at the legendary Maggiora circuit before tackling the brutal...]]> https://gatedrop.com/romain-febvre-discusses-his-japanese-experience-and-motivation-for-2026/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:46:15 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=194024 A few days ago Romain Febvre and the KRT Team Manager Antti Pyrhonen received a hearty welcome in Japan when they visited Kawasaki’s Kobe offices and Akashi factory recently. They spent good moments with the management and the staff of the Racing Department and returned to Europe highly optimistic for the future. “It was great...]]> https://gatedrop.com/confirmed-giuseppe-tropepe-reveals-plans-to-race-in-japan/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:00:35 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=178723 Italian rider, Giuseppe Tropepe has revealed he has plans to race the Japanese Motocross Championship in 2025. He won’t contest the full series as two rounds clash with the Italian Championship but he will contest six out of the eight rounds after agreeing a deal with the Autobrothers mx team. “I have always looked at...]]> https://gatedrop.com/ferruccio-zanchi-discusses-winning-in-japan-on-his-crf450r-debut/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 10:08:10 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=167951 In what has become a long-standing tradition, Team HRC rider Ferruccio Zanchi headed to Japan this weekend to take part in the in the IA1 (450cc) class at the 62nd MFJ-GP Motocross Competition D.I.D All Japan Motocross Championship Series 2024 Round 8. Teammate Tim Gajser has done it in the past, and it is a...]]> https://gatedrop.com/confirmed-jo-shimoda-to-contest-a-round-of-the-all-japan-motocross-championship/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:09:38 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=163365 – Shimoda will campaign a 2025 CRF450R in round 7 at Off Road Village in Saitama – First Japanese rider to score wins in AMA SX, MX, SMX Honda Racing Corporation announced today that Team Honda HRC rider Jo Shimoda will take part in the seventh round of the D.I.D All Japan Motocross Championship, to...]]>