Van De Moosdijk and Fantic part ways

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Edited Date/Time 3/15/2024 8:25am

So a shocker from mxgp paddock, Van De Moosdijk and Fantic factory racing parts ways before van de Moosdijks mxgp season even start.

https://www.mxlarge.com/index.php?p=news/van-de-moosdijk-departs-fantic…

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3/15/2024 9:34am

Yes, very weird. Guess we gotta wait for a statement from #39 himself. No rumours at all?

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I know he had a huge crash in Spain pre season, and proper rung his bell, and now a knee injury that he picked up at Hawkstone , i think. 

Maybe he is struggling to recover from the test crash, maybe there is something else. 

I wonder who will step in. 

3/15/2024 9:59am
philG wrote:
I know he had a huge crash in Spain pre season, and proper rung his bell, and now a knee injury that he picked up at...

I know he had a huge crash in Spain pre season, and proper rung his bell, and now a knee injury that he picked up at Hawkstone , i think. 

Maybe he is struggling to recover from the test crash, maybe there is something else. 

I wonder who will step in. 

Probably Bogers...

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philG wrote:
I know he had a huge crash in Spain pre season, and proper rung his bell, and now a knee injury that he picked up at...

I know he had a huge crash in Spain pre season, and proper rung his bell, and now a knee injury that he picked up at Hawkstone , i think. 

Maybe he is struggling to recover from the test crash, maybe there is something else. 

I wonder who will step in. 

Probably Bogers...

Good call.

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3/15/2024 10:14am
philG wrote:

Good call.

Problem : Bogers is under contract with KTM group actually.

3/15/2024 10:47am
philG wrote:

Good call.

Problem : Bogers is under contract with KTM group actually.

Wasn’t he riding a Honda doing the French beach races? 

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3/15/2024 11:08am

There must be something else in this story. 

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3/15/2024 11:30am

Wasn’t he riding a Honda doing the French beach races? 

One shot only for "le Touquet" beach race.

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3/15/2024 12:10pm

He's probably already in Cairo, GA

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3/15/2024 2:42pm
tek14 wrote:

There must be something else in this story. 

Latest rumour is that he got fired.

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3/15/2024 2:54pm
GrapeApe wrote:

He's probably already in Cairo, GA

Press release from Star Racing coming soon...

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tek14 wrote:

There must be something else in this story. 

63mark wrote:

Latest rumour is that he got fired.

Why? He didnt do what team wanted or something else? 

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3/16/2024 12:24am Edited Date/Time 3/16/2024 12:25am
tek14 wrote:

There must be something else in this story. 

63mark wrote:

Latest rumour is that he got fired.

tek14 wrote:

Why? He didnt do what team wanted or something else? 

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63mark wrote:

Latest rumour is that he got fired.

tek14 wrote:

Why? He didnt do what team wanted or something else? 

63mark wrote:

Sounds like we wont hear details anytime soon if they are going to court. Its shame he is good rider. 

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3/16/2024 2:54am
philG wrote:
I know he had a huge crash in Spain pre season, and proper rung his bell, and now a knee injury that he picked up at...

I know he had a huge crash in Spain pre season, and proper rung his bell, and now a knee injury that he picked up at Hawkstone , i think. 

Maybe he is struggling to recover from the test crash, maybe there is something else. 

I wonder who will step in. 

Probably Bogers...

philG wrote:

Good call.

Last sunday at the national in Oss he was 4th and 5th, so i don't think he is in the right GP form.

3/16/2024 4:09am

He’s a good rider, but really lived up to the hype that surrounded him coming in, with a lot of injuries etc. He’s maybe needing to reset and rebuild. 

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3/26/2024 12:21pm

That didn't last long. Hope he finds a good home, and I hope Fantic finds a good replacement for that full factory slot.

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Is this the GP version of Millsaps - Kawasaki? Will we ever hear why this actually happened?

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Who will be new Fantic factory rider?

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3/26/2024 2:05pm
tek14 wrote:

Who will be new Fantic factory rider?

I heard Gainluca Facchetti was sniffing around the paddock. 

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3/26/2024 2:13pm
tek14 wrote:

Who will be new Fantic factory rider?

Bogers has already tested the bike.

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3/26/2024 7:33pm

Roan to HRC fill in for fernandez.

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3/26/2024 9:45pm

Heard his name coming around on a few teams now, for him “lucky” that there a multiple possible fill in rides at the moment. 
 

There are also some wild rumors going around why they split, don’t know if those are true.  

One thing for sure if he fills in somewhere, he needs to preform and gets results straight away because eyes are on him. 

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Motofinne wrote:

Is this the GP version of Millsaps - Kawasaki? Will we ever hear why this actually happened?

Lack of effort is what the team owner said is the reason. 

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Roan is a perfect example why the age rule sucks. The guy podiumed like 10 GP's but never won and now he has to race MXGP. Imo he will follow guys like Jacobi, Sterry, Beaton, Mewse, Boisrame etc. etc. and be out of MXGP full time in a year or 2. 

Not sure what we gain by pushing guys like him in MXGP when we don't have 40 riders at the gate in mx2.

 

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3/27/2024 2:55am
rym wrote:
Roan is a perfect example why the age rule sucks. The guy podiumed like 10 GP's but never won and now he has to race MXGP...

Roan is a perfect example why the age rule sucks. The guy podiumed like 10 GP's but never won and now he has to race MXGP. Imo he will follow guys like Jacobi, Sterry, Beaton, Mewse, Boisrame etc. etc. and be out of MXGP full time in a year or 2. 

Not sure what we gain by pushing guys like him in MXGP when we don't have 40 riders at the gate in mx2.

 

It's a World Championship so I don't think there should be any rule but if there has to be why not make it a win or points/Championship threshold to move them up .

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3/27/2024 8:54am
ATKpilot99 wrote:
It's a World Championship so I don't think there should be any rule but if there has to be why not make it a win or...

It's a World Championship so I don't think there should be any rule but if there has to be why not make it a win or points/Championship threshold to move them up .

Absolutely.

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3/27/2024 9:13am
rym wrote:
Roan is a perfect example why the age rule sucks. The guy podiumed like 10 GP's but never won and now he has to race MXGP...

Roan is a perfect example why the age rule sucks. The guy podiumed like 10 GP's but never won and now he has to race MXGP. Imo he will follow guys like Jacobi, Sterry, Beaton, Mewse, Boisrame etc. etc. and be out of MXGP full time in a year or 2. 

Not sure what we gain by pushing guys like him in MXGP when we don't have 40 riders at the gate in mx2.

 

Totally agree, remember like the early/mid 2000s. When guys like Bartolini/Eggens ect who where in the 30s dropped down to the mx2 class to race and compete. 

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Yeah that age rule never made sense to me. 

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