https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:51:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 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/race-results-mxgp-world-championship-rd18-shanghai-2026/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 05:59:03 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=209011 Race One: It was Honda men, Tom Vialle and Jeffrey Herlings who got great starts. It didn’t take Herlings long to get to the front and despite some pressure from Vialle early in the moto, he controlled things at the front before pulling away to bring home a dominant race won.  Romain Febvre was able to...]]> https://gatedrop.com/revealed-provisional-mxgp-2027-calendar/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:11:04 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=208903 Infront Moto Racing, together with the FIM, is pleased to announce the provisional calendar of the 2027 FIM Motocross World Championship. Twenty Grands Prix spread across four continents will decide the MXGP and MX2 world titles, with the season opening in Andalucia on 28 February and the year closing at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross...]]> https://gatedrop.com/interview-tom-steensels-i-believe-there-is-a-lot-of-potential-in-the-kove/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:45:01 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=208536 A new Chinese manufacturer entering the MXGP paddock is news in itself. But from 2027 onwards, Kove is taking things a step further. Instead of gaining experience in the lower EMX classes, the manufacturer has opted to take on the toughest challenge straight away: MXGP. With two factory riders, its own team and the ambition...]]> https://gatedrop.com/race-results-mxgp-world-championship-rd15-uddevalla-2026-herlings-perfect/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:57:58 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=207432 Race One: It was the Jeffrey Herlings show in race one as he led coming out of the first corner and nobody would see what way he went. Pauls Jonass who is making his return to GP racing got a great start and was in second – the Latvian rode superb and managed to finish...]]> https://gatedrop.com/entry-list-mxgp-of-sweden-mxgp-mx2-emx250-emx125-2026/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:43:11 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=207326 The MXGP World Championship heads to Sweden this weekend with some hard pack on the menu at the Uddevalla track.  MXGP:  1 1 Febvre Romain Kawasaki FRA FFM Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP 2 4 Elzinga Rick KTM NED KNMV Venrooy KTM Racing 3 5 Coenen Lucas KTM BEL FMB Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 4...]]> https://gatedrop.com/rumour-fantic-to-draft-in-jorgen-matthias-talviku-as-fill-in-rider/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:59:28 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=206282 The Factory Fantic MXGP squad look set to turn to Estonian talent Jörgen-Matthias Talviku as a replacement for the injured Alberto Forato, with an announcement expected as soon as next week. Forato had already been battling health issues before suffering a shoulder injury at the MXGP of Great Britain at Foxhill. The Italian has since...]]> https://gatedrop.com/race-results-mxgp-world-championship-rd11-johannesburg-2026-coenen-perfect/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:55:46 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=205055 Race One: Lucas Coenen got the holeshot and controlled things at the front. Jeffrey Herlings didn’t get the best of starts but got himself into second by the end of lap one which was key.  With five minutes to go, Herlings set the best lap of the race and was close to Coenen but then had...]]> https://gatedrop.com/excl-chinese-manufacturer-zxmoto-planning-mxgp-entry-for-2027/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:56:52 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=205007 The MXGP World Championship could welcome another new manufacturer to the paddock in 2027, with Chinese brand ZXMOTO confirming they intend on launching a programme to contest the premier class. While Kove are planning to enter the EMX250 Championship next season, ZXMOTO have set their sights even higher, with ambitions of competing in the MXGP...]]> https://gatedrop.com/race-results-mxgp-world-championship-rd10-agueda-2026-herlings-wins/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:56:06 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=204760 Race One: Lucas Coenen was leading early and was sprinting away at the front of the pack, he even had time for a small tip over and still pick it up in first. Jeffrey Herlings had a tough time getting around Ruben Fernandez for second and by the time he did, Coenen was gone. Herlings did...]]> https://gatedrop.com/romain-febvre-the-fim-have-no-respect-for-the-riders/ Sun, 24 May 2026 17:40:13 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=203063 Home hero Romain Febvre didn’t hold back following a dramatic and controversial MXGP of France weekend, with the Kawasaki rider openly criticising the FIM over rider safety and race management during the post-race press conference. The Frenchman was visibly frustrated after a chaotic day that saw incidents in both motos. In the opening race, fellow...]]>