https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:57:31 +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/interview-david-braceras-i-will-start-the-mx2-gp-season-as-a-privateer/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:20:48 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=197840 With the 2026 MX2 World Championship just around the corner, one determined rider has made it clear that waiting for the “perfect” opportunity simply isn’t an option. Instead of sitting on the sidelines, David Braceras is taking matters into his own hands – funding, organising and building a programme to ensure he lines up at...]]> https://gatedrop.com/interview-jan-pancar-punching-above-his-weight-in-mxgp-with-privateer-setup/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:53:55 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=184888 While factory riders in MXGP are surrounded by teams of mechanics, trainers, and technical staff, Slovenian privateer Jan Pancar continues to defy the odds with a two-man setup—himself and his father. At the German GP, Pancar impressed with fourth in both time practice and the qualifying race, showing he has the outright speed to run...]]> https://gatedrop.com/interview-valentin-guillod-discusses-being-a-privateer-in-mxgp-and-more/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:26:18 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=180077 Swiss rider Valentin Guillod continues to impress in the MXGP paddock, proving that determination and talent can go a long way – even without factory support. After securing a strong ninth overall at the MXGP of France in Saint Jean d’Angely, the privateer opened up about his weekend, the challenges of racing on a tight...]]> https://gatedrop.com/in-depth-interview-valentin-guillod-opens-up-on-his-privateer-mxgp-plans-and-more/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:05:53 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=178027 Swiss MXGP rider Valentin Guillod is taking an unconventional route for the 2025 season – going full privateer. Despite finishing top ten in the MXGP World Championship for the past two years, Guillod finds himself without a team, forcing him to handle everything from training to bike maintenance on his own. In this interview with...]]> https://gatedrop.com/revealed-valentin-guillod-planning-to-start-the-2025-mxgp-season-as-a-privateer/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:16:41 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=172759 Valentin Guillod has had two very strong seasons with the SR Honda team in the MXGP World Championship finishing in the top ten of the championship despite the team having a limited budget. The Swiss rider sadly still hasn’t had the right offer for the 2025 season so as things stand he is planning to...]]> https://gatedrop.com/interview-jan-pancar-talks-mxgp-privateer-life/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 07:40:55 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=166972 It is not easy being Jan Pancar in the MXGP paddock. He rocks up to every MXGP round with his dad and races standard equipment against factory riders. Not only that but in between every GP he has to go back to Slovenia so his father can work in between. It’s far from easy but...]]> https://gatedrop.com/harri-kullas-heading-to-hangtown-as-a-privateer/ Fri, 31 May 2024 08:02:17 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=156581 Harri Kullas has experience racing all around the globe and last year got his first experience racing the AMA Nationals with the help of Cab Screens Yamaha. He contested three rounds of the series and impressed that side of the world running in the top ten – he even led some laps. Unfortunately, the Cab...]]> https://gatedrop.com/video-glen-meier-explains-what-it-takes-to-race-gps-as-a-privateer/ https://gatedrop.com/video-glen-meier-explains-what-it-takes-to-race-gps-as-a-privateer/#respond Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:29:09 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=108212 https://gatedrop.com/video-glen-meier-explains-what-it-takes-to-race-gps-as-a-privateer/feed/ 0 https://gatedrop.com/ashton-dickinson-back-to-his-privateer-setup-in-2022/ https://gatedrop.com/ashton-dickinson-back-to-his-privateer-setup-in-2022/#respond Sun, 12 Dec 2021 12:43:55 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=104440 https://gatedrop.com/ashton-dickinson-back-to-his-privateer-setup-in-2022/feed/ 0