https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:47:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 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/guillem-farres-my-mentality-is-just-going-race-by-race/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:47:42 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=205326 Guillem Farres continues to prove that his 2026 MX2 World Championship campaign is no fluke. While the Spaniard had never previously established himself as a genuine title contender, he is now firmly in the hunt after another commanding Grand Prix performance on his Triumph. Fresh from a perfect 1-1-1 sweep in Portugal, Farres carried that...]]> https://gatedrop.com/janis-reisulis-discusses-first-mx2-gp-podium-this-is-an-important-milestone/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:06:27 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=204895 Janis Reisulis enjoyed a breakthrough weekend at the MXGP of Portugal in Agueda, securing the first MX2 World Championship podium of his career. The talented Latvian looked at home at the front of the field throughout the weekend, showing impressive speed and consistency in the challenging conditions. Strong starts in both motos proved crucial, allowing...]]> https://gatedrop.com/race-results-mx2-world-championship-rd10-agueda-2026-farres-domination/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:56:30 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=204758 Race One: It was Julius Mikula who took the holeshot on his Osicka KTM and he celebrated like he won a race! It didn’t take Guillem Farres long to get himself to the front and he totally dominated making it look easy at the front of the field.  Janis Reisulis had a superb ride to finish...]]> https://gatedrop.com/qualifying-race-results-mx2-world-championship-rd10-agueda-2026/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:17:19 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=204752 There was a red flag after a nasty crash from Mathis Valin who was leading at the time but thankfully he got himself back up and was able to walk away.  On the restart, Guillem Farres was at the front and rode really well to bring home the win. Sacha Coenen was second but couldn’t...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rumour-francisco-garcia-in-line-to-complete-krts-2027-mx2-line-up/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:56:02 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=204662 With Mathis Valin now officially confirmed to remain with Kawasaki, it’s now thought that the manufacturer will run two MX2 World Championship riders in 2027 in an extended rider line-up. We understand that Spanish prospect Francisco Garcia will join Valin under the awning to complete what would become an exciting two-rider MX2 World Championship line-up...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rumour-changes-looming-for-yamahas-factory-mx2-gp-structure/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:57:36 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=204712 Since the start of the 2024 season, Dutch based team, Hutten Metaal Racing have been responsible for operating Yamaha’s factory MX2 World Championship programme, taking over the role after Hans Corvers and the Kemea Yamaha structure stepped up to run Yamaha’s MXGP factory effort. The Dutch-based outfit earned the opportunity after several successful years managing...]]> https://gatedrop.com/excl-scott-smulders-to-remain-with-sixtyseven-racing-team-for-2027/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:26:28 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=204438 Despite seeing his promising 2026 season brought to an early end through injury, Scott Smulders has done enough to convince the SixtySeven Racing team that he remains a key part of their future plans. We can exclusively reveal that the Dutch rider has extended his contract with the German-based squad and will continue to contest...]]> https://gatedrop.com/simon-langenfelder-vows-to-fight-on-despite-difficult-mx2-title-defence/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:26:24 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=204599 Last year proved to be a dream campaign for Simon Längenfelder as he clinched the MX2 World Championship in dramatic fashion at the final round of the season in Australia. Heading into the 2026 campaign, the German was widely tipped to defend his crown and initially looked set to do exactly that as he was...]]> https://gatedrop.com/race-results-mx2-world-championship-rd9-montevarchi-2026-coenen-wins/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:55:39 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=204426 Race One: It was Simon Längenfelder who got the holeshot and looked to be riding much more like himself after a few tough GP’s. However, Guillem Farres was charging and made quick passes before setting his sights on Längenfelder. He was able to make an aggressive pass and then pull away at the front.  Längenfelder then...]]> https://gatedrop.com/qualifying-race-results-mx2-world-championship-rd9-montevarchi-2026/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:21:37 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=204420 There was chaos around the first corner as Simon Längenfelder and Sacha Coenen were side by side going into the first turn but then Längenfelder lost the front and both went down – Liam Everts also got caught up in the crash.  Mathis Valin was leading on the first lap and dominated but Guillem Farres...]]>