Team Italy is coming into Foxhill VMXdN swinging with former world champion DavidPhilippaerts at the helm. The Italian team have entered the International VMXdN team raceat the annual VMXdN Foxhill event which has quickly become the biggest and mostanticipated event on the UK motocross calendar. The epic MX festival has
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Philippaerts back racing in MXGP
Former world champion David Philippaerts is to make a racing return to the MXGP championship this year, starting at Tuetschenthal in Germany on October 3. The Italian, MX1 world champion in 2008, quit GPs in 2016 but still contests some Italian races. This year the 37-year-old is team coach at Ghidinelli Racing
Edberg wins Yamaha ride
Yamaha YZ125 Cup rider Tim Edberg will team up with Rick Elzinga and Thibault Benistant to take on the 2017 EMX125 Championship after the 15-year-old Swede was selected to join the Yamaha MJC Yamaha Official EMX125 Team. It follows his strong performance in the SuperFinale at the VELTINS-Arena on October
Yamaha’s talent try-outs
Eight YZ125 Cup riders, who were selected after their performance at the YZ125 Cup SuperFinale on Oct 8th, will be trained by former world champion David Philippaerts and other off-road professionals at this weekend's Masterclass at the Ottobiano track in Italy. At the end of the week Yamaha will announce
Yamaha launches new EMX250 squad
The DP19 Yamaha Official EMX250 Team and fellow Italian squad SDM Corse MX Team will join forces to form ASTES4-TESAR Yamaha in the 2017 European Championship. Fabio Tognella will be overseeing the new 'wing' as Marketing Manager with Daniele Marchese as Team Manager and former MX1 (MXGP) World Champion David Philippaerts