MX2

Honda is preparing for a refreshed assault on the MX2 category of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship with two teams running the Honda CRF250R and a refreshed rider line-up.

Spearheading the charge for the Assomotor Redmoto Honda team is 2018 EMX250 champion Mathys Boisrame who steps up to MX2 in 2019.

The Frenchman took a sensational win for Honda and the Assomotor Redmoto team this season with five wins from 11 Grands Prix, and remains with the CRF250R as he challenges to follow Tim Gajser’s path to victory and reclaim the MX2 title for Honda.

Boisrame lines up alongside Brent van Doninck who joins Honda for the 2019 season for the first time aboard the CRF250R.

Honda are providing a further two CRF250Rs for Team Honda 114 Motorsports, who for 2019 are fielding the new pair of riders, Mitch Evans and Zachary Pichon.

After a winter of testing, the teams will be ready for the first Grand Prix of 2019 which is scheduled to be held in Patagonia, Argentina on the 2nd and 3rd of March.

Gordon Crockard, Honda Motor Europe Off-Road Manager

“Honda has a very strong MX2 line-up for the 2019 season and we’re excited to build upon the success of the CRF250R in 2018, highlighted of course by Mathys’ EMX250 title. Working again with Honda 114 Motorsports and the Assomotor Redmoto Honda team allows us to further build on the good work achieved last season, whilst the new rider line-up makes us very positive of continuing to see Honda fighting competitively in the MX2 category in 2019.”

Mathys Boisrame, Assomotor Redmoto Honda Team

“It’s been my dream to ride in MX2, and after winning the EMX250 title in 2018 I’m really looking forward to the new challenge. I have a really good feeling with the team and the CRF250R so I’m very happy to stay with Honda next season, and I think we have a very good chance of being competitive from the start of the season.”

Brent van Doninck, Assomotor Redmoto Honda Team

“I am really looking forward to riding for Honda in 2019 and joining the Assomotor Redmoto team. I felt really good on the CRF250R as soon as I tested it – it just feels really comfortable to ride and the engine is strong. I’m already riding a Honda a lot in the off-season, and I can’t wait to get to the gate next year.”

Mitchell Evans, Team Honda 114 Motorsports

“I am grateful for the opportunity that Honda 114 Motorsports has presented me. Racing in the FIM Motocross World Championship has been a goal of mine since I competed in the World Junior Championship in 2010. There is a lot for me to learn and I am looking forward to the challenges ahead. I am excited to be racing with the best in the world.”

Zachary Pichon, Team Honda 114 Motorsports

“I am really excited to join Team 114 Motorsports and enter my first full Grand Prix season with them. I am already working hard physically to be ready and I am looking forward to working with Livia and the team. I had a great feeling when I rode the CRF250R for the first time; the suspension is just perfect. The engine suits my riding style too. We will start testing the bike soon and are all fully focussed on 2019. Being part of an official team will help me to make a step forward, as this season we missed some experience in our family-run team and could not do all of the rounds. Next year will be different and my father will have more time to work with me as well! I want to thank Honda and Team 114 for offering me this great opportunity.”

Copyright: Photo: Honda Pro Racing

Christmas Day is near and the MXGP crew is celebrating! MXGP’s Santa has been delivering the best motocross racing to households around the world and raising holiday spirit during the amazing 2018 season.

After the first races of 2018 in Argentina Santa added some holiday weather to the snowy MXGP of Valkenswaard and continued watching the action race by race. From the bar banging battles of Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings in MXGP to the kind actions of Anthony Rodriguez who helped Thomas Kjer Olsen to safety in MX2, Santa has been making a list of the naughty and the nice.

MXGP’s new Christmas video features Santa himself being naughty in the MXGP paddock and having fun with the riders, sponsors, and teams of the World Championship.

MXGP wishes all the best to all our fans, athletes, and partners around the world this holiday season! Happy holidays and merry Christmas!

Watch the 2018 MXGP Christmas video with Santa HERE: 

Youthstream is excited to start the 2019 Edition of the MXGP Video Edit Contest for all MXGP fans. The contest starts today, December 28th 2018 lasting until January 21st, 2019 and gives anyone a chance to become a winner.

The Video Edit competition has simple steps for contestants to follow:

1. Download MXGP Provided Footage and Audio HERE https://we.tl/t-5pWnwnW0zG
2. Make up to 1 min Video Edit
3. Upload your edit by January 21st, 2019 at 18h00 (CET) HERE https://mxgp2019.hscampaigns.com/
4. Get chosen as the Best Edit and WIN 2 VIP GOLD SKYBOX Passes to the 2019 MXGP of your choice, an MXGP-TV Season Pass, and a copy of MXGP Pro VideoGame

One lucky winner will be chosen as the best edit following the 21st of January, so good luck and get editing!

Watch the Video Promo and get more details HERE: https://youtu.be/5OVN19llca0

Promising Belgian youngster Liam Everts will officially become part of the KTM racing division from 2019 in an agreement that should see the latest generation of a famous family dynasty make his path up the motocross ladder to Grand Prix.

Everts, 14, has evolved as a racer in the last year, and his speed in just a second term with an 85cc motorcycle led to a third place finish in the EMX85 European Championship. While Liam is able to count on the expertise and peerless achievements of his father Stefan – who is currently recovering from illness – he can also rely on the advice from four-times world champion and grandfather Harry as well as his mother, Kelly, who was so central to Stefan’s motocross efforts as he laid siege to all classes of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

The Everts’ will operate out of their own structure in 2019 as Liam prepares for his first season with the KTM 125 SX; the motorcycle with which Rene Hofer scored victories and red plates as EMX125 European Championship leader in 2018.

Liam Everts: “It feels like an honour for me to ride with KTM. We have a long deal in place but I have been on a KTM for a while now and I love the bike; it’s amazing how it handles and how it fits my style. To get this contract is great. I’m really happy and I’m really looking forward to the future. Hopefully we can make some nice things together, we’ll go step by step and build along the way.” 

Robert Jonas, VP of Offroad: “Liam comes from one of the best family names in motocross and while that also gives him an advantage it also brings pressure, but we’re excited by what we have seen from him so far. It’s clear the progress he has made with his pace and technique in 2018 and that points to even more potential. It is still early but he could go all the way. Liam is clearly making the commitment to racing at the highest level while looking at the next steps to get better and to enjoy success, so we’re really happy to be there with him.”

Copyright: Photo: KTM Racing

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 28 December 2018 - Youthstream is proud to announce that the sixty-fifth issue of MXGP Mag is now online. The newest issue of MXGP Mag features Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s newest member Jeremy Seewer and goes through the best moments of the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship in the racing catch-up. Also featured is Federica Sezzi, a female mechanic in MXGP’s Paddock, then we go through the stops of the 2019 MXGP calendar, and give a fun look at the custom butt patches seen throughout the 2018 season. Afterwards we take it back to the past with Hall of Famer James Dobb and then look at the Vintage 1988 Honda 125 of Jean-Michel Bayle!

Click here to read the sixty-fifth issue of MXGP Mag or download it for FREE on Apple Store or Google Play.

Those users who have already downloaded other issues on their iOS device can automatically download the new issue by opening the News Stand and clicking on the cover of the MXGP Mag. Whereas those readers using an Android device will be able to download the magazine for free thanks to this app: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 24 December 2018 - Youthstream is pleased to release the Provisional OAT (Officially Approved Teams) List for the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship Season!

The list gives a breakdown of the teams currently entered into the new season of racing along with the riders whom will represent them, the list is currently composed of an impressive 39 confirmed teams in the classes of MXGP and MX2.

The 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship will start March 2nd and 3rd in Patagonia Argentina and continue on through the end of September after traveling throughout South America, Europe, and Asia. With races around the world under the most demanding and always changing conditions the 2019 season will surely be the most diverse motocross championship in recent history.

The 2019 Provisional OAT MXGP & MX2 Lists can be viewed in its entirety below:

Click HERE to download the MXGP List

Click HERE to download the MX2 List

Click HERE to download the full list of 2019 OAT in PDF Format

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The 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship season is coming up quick and the holidays are here providing the perfect timing for MXGP tickets. Youthstream is happy to release tickets for the 2019 MXGP of the Netherlands at Valkenswaard being held the 30th and 31st of March.

Take advantage and save your spot for one of the first European races of the season which will also be the home GP for reigning MXGP World Champion Jeffrey Herlings. What are you waiting for? Get the holeshot of ticket sales and get stoked for 2019 and the MXGP of the Netherlands.

For more information about the ticketing options and to purchase online now visit

https://europe.motocross-tickets.com/en/10901-mxgp-of-europe/

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 20 December 2018 - With the 2019 MXGP Season on the horizon Youthstream announces a revised calendar for the FIM Motocross World Championship which will start on March the 2nd and the 3rd at the beautiful Patagonia-Argentina Circuit of Neuquen.

Firstly, the MXGP of Switzerland anticipated for August has been cancelled and is instead working to return to the calendar in the 2020 season. Following the removal of Switzerland, the MXGP of Italy in Imola will now be held on the 17th and 18th of August instead of the 21st and 22nd of September. Meanwhile the MXGP of Hong Kong will move from the 20th and 21st of April to the now available 21st and 22nd of September as per the local organization request.

The new timing will bring racing back to Imola after an impressive inaugural event in 2018 and will also provide Hong Kong with additional time to prepare for its first ever MXGP event.

In addition to the rescheduling of the rounds mentioned above the venue for the 2019 MXGP of Lombardia on May 12th is announced as Mantova which was last visited during the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship season.

The updated 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship Calendar can be viewed below:

Click HERE to download the 2019 Calendar Graphic

Click HERE to download the 2019 updated calendar in PDF format

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The twelfth and last 2018 issue of a monthly motorcycle sport magazine with some of the best interviews, features and Blogs from the heart of MXGP, MotoGP, AMA Motocross/Supercross and WorldSBK as well as tests and reviews of bikes and products from the motorcycling industry. In OTOR #182: Best of MXGP 2018; our top five riders of the season as well as six memorable moments from an MXGP campaign that created some outstanding narratives & prompts questions for ’19. Into the Hog’s Den; the Harley Davidson museum provided a great chance to learn about the wide and diverse history of a brand that sums up motorcycling Americana. Here’s what we liked. Pic, Blogs & more Best ofs; CormacGP selects his favourite images from MotoGP 2018 while OTOR’s fantastic and informed contributors offer-up their final Blog thoughts from an engaging year. Gimme more: Yamaha MT SP; Roland Brown reviews the suped-up Yamaha MT-09 SP to see whether the Japanese have succeeded in giving the successful bike’s fans a little more 

http://ontrackoffroad.com/magazines/otor-182-december-18th/

The early season rounds of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship are getting ready for a new and exciting year of racing. Coming up faster than ever is the 2019 MXGP of Trentino at the beautiful Pietramurata circuit in Italy and tickets are online and available to purchase now!

Take advantage and save your spot for the event at one of Europe’s most beautiful motocross venues set against the massive Dolomite Mountains. The racing will be the 4th round of the 2019 Motocross World Championship held on the 6th and 7th of April. What are you waiting for? Get the holeshot of ticket sales and get stoked for 2019 and the MXGP of Trentino.

For more information about the ticketing options and to purchase online now visit https://trentino.motocross-tickets.com/fr/6841-mxgp-of-trentino/