2016 MXGP teams and riders...?

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WeiserGuy 11/22/2015 4:01pm
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Also when did Herlings or more importantly KTM say MX2 wasn't a done deal? I could've been dreaming, but I thought a PR was already put out stating he was staying in MX2 for 2016.
darren7878 11/22/2015 4:10pm
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Mel Pocock has aged out of MX2.
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How is his hand doing after smashing it all to hell, and losing half his thumb? Did he make a full recovery?
He had another operation last week to remove more metal work and do some internal cleaning up.

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WeiserGuy 11/22/2015 4:27pm
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philG wrote:
He was racing minibikes the other week, and won, and is back on a big bike preparing for 2016 , British MX2 and EMX250 .
How long has he been on the bike? I figured he would be off atleast a year. Has he ever posted any X-RAY pictures on his social media?

Who is he riding for in the BCs & will he be doing select GPs?

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nytsmaC 11/22/2015 7:28pm
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Olson wrote:
Sure hope TM will be a lot easier to work with than in the past, if Bengtsson ends up there. Not a good move in my...
Sure hope TM will be a lot easier to work with than in the past, if Bengtsson ends up there. Not a good move in my eyes.
Have they been? Besides when Ricci ran the team?
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philG 11/23/2015 12:49am
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philG wrote:
He was racing minibikes the other week, and won, and is back on a big bike preparing for 2016 , British MX2 and EMX250 .
WeiserGuy wrote:
How long has he been on the bike? I figured he would be off atleast a year. Has he ever posted any X-RAY pictures on his...
How long has he been on the bike? I figured he would be off atleast a year. Has he ever posted any X-RAY pictures on his social media?

Who is he riding for in the BCs & will he be doing select GPs?
He is riding for DRT Kawasaki, and he wont do GP's in MX2 as he is aged out , so EMX is his only option unless he goes MX1 .

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themrtoad 11/23/2015 1:18am
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Olson wrote:
Sure hope TM will be a lot easier to work with than in the past, if Bengtsson ends up there. Not a good move in my...
Sure hope TM will be a lot easier to work with than in the past, if Bengtsson ends up there. Not a good move in my eyes.
I also feel so-so about this one. On the other hand we have to be happy if he finds a ride at all.
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Olson 11/23/2015 1:34am
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Olson wrote:
Sure hope TM will be a lot easier to work with than in the past, if Bengtsson ends up there. Not a good move in my...
Sure hope TM will be a lot easier to work with than in the past, if Bengtsson ends up there. Not a good move in my eyes.
nytsmaC wrote:
Have they been? Besides when Ricci ran the team?
It might have been when Ricci ran the team. I know very little about them so I could be wrong on this one. But I remember reading an interview with Shaun Simpson about when he first went there, every time he wanted to do changes to the bike he got the response "it worked for Tanel, why change it?". TM do build great bikes, Filip should have a great base setting with Techincal Touch and KYB. It could be the partnership both sides need, but I would rather see Filip on another team with more experience and resources. Bernadini was their only rider last season, he had some good races going and seems to be staying with them for next year, that says they're at least doing something right (if he's not another Tanel Leok).
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DeStouwer 11/23/2015 1:36am
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Olson wrote:
Sure hope TM will be a lot easier to work with than in the past, if Bengtsson ends up there. Not a good move in my...
Sure hope TM will be a lot easier to work with than in the past, if Bengtsson ends up there. Not a good move in my eyes.
nytsmaC wrote:
Have they been? Besides when Ricci ran the team?
Olson wrote:
It might have been when Ricci ran the team. I know very little about them so I could be wrong on this one. But I remember...
It might have been when Ricci ran the team. I know very little about them so I could be wrong on this one. But I remember reading an interview with Shaun Simpson about when he first went there, every time he wanted to do changes to the bike he got the response "it worked for Tanel, why change it?". TM do build great bikes, Filip should have a great base setting with Techincal Touch and KYB. It could be the partnership both sides need, but I would rather see Filip on another team with more experience and resources. Bernadini was their only rider last season, he had some good races going and seems to be staying with them for next year, that says they're at least doing something right (if he's not another Tanel Leok).
Guarneri was riding for TM aswell last year. I think he did pretty good until he got injured.

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