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Hofer linked to fatal Salzburg avalanche

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An avalanche near Salzburg in Austria today killed three skiiers and there are so-far unconfirmed reports one of the fatalities is factory KTM MX2 rider Rene Hofer. The 19-year-old, who won his first GP just over five weeks ago, is believed to have gone off-piste skiing with some motocross pals.

Surgery for Hammal to fix wrist issue

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British MX2 GP rider Taylor Hammal has had surgery on the wrist he broke in July after struggling to ride again despite thinking it was healed. He said: "Since my crash is Oss Grand Prix back in July breaking my wrist really badly it’s been a rough 4 and half

Gajser calls for return to two-day MXGPs

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After one of the toughest and most intense seasons in motocross history, Team HRC’s Tim Gajser had little chance to really reflect on what had happened. Finishing the campaign with eight races in six weeks meant every moment was focused on racing, but now that the dust has settled on

Pootjes in MXGP on JWR Honda

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JWR Honda Racing Team have announced that Davy Pootjes will be joining the team for the 2022 season of the FIM Motocross World Championship as the Dutchman will take on the MXGP class! Davy Pootjes (Rider): "I’m really happy to get the opportunity to race for a MXGP team like JWR racing.

Febvre has surgery on broken leg

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Romain Febvre underwent succesful surgery today on the right leg he broke at the Paris Supercross yesterday. The factory Kawasaki rider will rest for a few weeks before starting preparation for the 2022 season. Feeling comfortable on the track laid out in the Paris la Defense Arena Romain posted the third

Horgmo signs F&H Kawasaki for MX2 GPs

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The F&H Kawasaki Racing Team has secured its first new signing for the 2022 FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship as Norwegian Kevin Horgmo, this year’s EMX250 series runner-up, moves up to the GPs. For the fifth year in succession Team F&H will be officially representing Kawasaki in the MX2 World championship

Former British champ Tonus retires

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Swiss star Arnaud Tonus has announced he is retiring from racing. The former British champion contested MX2 GPs then went to the USA to race for Pro Circuit before coming back to a factory Yamaha MXGP ride. He won MX2 and MXGP motos, but was so often injured. Tonus, whose dad

MX2 champ Renaux gets Yamaha MXGP call-up

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Newly-crowned world MX2 champ Maxime Renaux is moving up to the MXGP class on the factory Yamaha team in 2022, joining Glenn Coldenhoff and Jeremy Seewer. It obviously seems he will replace Ben Watson on the squad, whose future has not het been announced. The official info says: Yamaha Motor Europe

Lacapelle kicks off 2022 Internationals

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The traditional pre-season Internationalsa will start at Lacapelle Marival on February 6 next year, then move on to Hawkstone Park a week later on February 13 before the British GP a week later. 2021 was not a normal year for the French club, as covid forced them to cancel the pre-season

Signed Cairoli boots up for auction

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The Sidi boots worn by nine-time world champion Tony Cairoli in his last ever GP are up for grabs in a charity auction. Sidi is paying homage to him with a limited edition of 222 set of his favourite yellow Atojo boots for sale around the world. But the pair he

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