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Gilbert and Beaney rule Coupe de l’Avenir

After a long hard days competitive racing two team GB riders climbed on to the top step of the winner’s podium at this year’s Coupe de l’Avenir as class individual winners and one of the three-man teams finished in a fine third place. But a couple of injuries and a broken

Nagl linked to TM ride

German Max Nagl is being linked with a ride on factory 450 TMs after being dropped by the Husqvarna team. The former KTM and Honda factory rider hurt his hand at the Motocross of Nations and retired from the qualifying moto, at the end of a season that he failed

Kawasaki GP lifeline for Sterry

Former British champion Adam Sterry looks set to stay with Kawasaki in the MX2 world championship despite his official Monster Energy-backed team folding. The 21-year-old is set to sign for the Dutch-based F&H Kawasaki team for the 2018 GP season. Chances are it means Sterry, who missed most of the 2017

Five minutes with Thomas Kjer Olsen

To say that Thomas-Kjer Olsen had a good GP rookie season is quite the understatement. The 2016 EMX250 champion rode his Husqvarna to third overall in the MX2 World Championship, won his first Grand Prix and captured the Dutch Masters of Motocross MX2. We caught up with the 20-year old Dane right

How Jonass became world champ

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass has raced motocross for most of his life. Born in Kalvene, Latvia January 13th 1997, Jonass started riding back at a young age in his home country of Latvia and soon after began racing in the surrounding countries. It didn’t take Jonass long to see success

Suzuki axes factory MXGP team

Suzuki will pull the plug on its official MXGP team as well as its MX2 team for 2018. Although there has not been an official announcement yet, several sources have revealed that Suzuki GP team boss told his employees of the news on Thursday.   The Belgian-based Suzuki team, run by Sylvain

No deal for Lawrence as MX2 teams shrink

Suzuki's Hunter Lawrence wins a world championship moto in France at the weekend and still doesn't have a deal for 2018. It's a worrying time for the world stage as the Mx2 teams are getting smaller with Suzuki pulling their full-strength factory team and Monster Energy pulling budget from the

Fontanesi takes title No.5 after GP controversy

The finale of the Women’s Motocross World Championship was the first race to finish this weekend and MXFONTARACING Syneco’s Kiara Fontanesi from Italy was crowned champion for the 5th time in unpredictable fashion. Weather has played a strong role in the championship this season and this weekend was no exception as riders had to

Jonass clinches world MX2 crown

The final round of the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship is complete from the Villars sous Ecot circuit in France. Thousands of French fans braved the weather to see the gladiators of MXGP and MX2 race the MXGP of Pays de Montbéliard. The best of the Grand Finale were Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s

Anstie wins French GP qualifying race

Max Anstie took his first MXGP qualifying race win after narrowly defeating former world champ Romain Febvre on French soil in the final MXGP of the year at Villars-Sous-Ecot. Jeffrey Herlings, who collided with Tim Gasjer early on in the moto, came back to third place on the muddy track. Husky

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