MXGP Rumours/Silly season

JBone19
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Rocketship wrote:
For sure interesting times with all the rumors.Fantic leaving the MXGP / MX2 paddock for 2026? Hutten leaving the paddock? Factory KTM leaving the paddock where...

For sure interesting times with all the rumors.

Fantic leaving the MXGP / MX2 paddock for 2026? Hutten leaving the paddock? Factory KTM leaving the paddock where Decarli will be the only official KTM factory team?

Factory KTM will move into the Nestaan team probably. 

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7/16/2025 5:06am
Rocketship wrote:
For sure interesting times with all the rumors.Fantic leaving the MXGP / MX2 paddock for 2026? Hutten leaving the paddock? Factory KTM leaving the paddock where...

For sure interesting times with all the rumors.

Fantic leaving the MXGP / MX2 paddock for 2026? Hutten leaving the paddock? Factory KTM leaving the paddock where Decarli will be the only official KTM factory team?

JBone19 wrote:

Factory KTM will move into the Nestaan team probably. 

Interesting.

I also heard rumors about them doing Triumph MX2 or Yamaha MX2.

rym
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7/16/2025 5:26am

Doesnt Hutten have a contract for next year Rocketship?

7/16/2025 5:38am
rym wrote:

Doesnt Hutten have a contract for next year Rocketship?

Apparently Yamaha isn't too stoked that the team owner is involved in a criminal case. Ultimately it will probably depend if he will get convicted or not.

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7/16/2025 5:48am

Vialle has officially confirmed that he will race Paris SX and australian round of WSX on a 450.

It seems he has made his choice for 2026 season, now.

So, team KTM (USA) or team HRC (Europe) for him next year?

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7/16/2025 3:37pm
Rocketship wrote:
For sure interesting times with all the rumors.Fantic leaving the MXGP / MX2 paddock for 2026? Hutten leaving the paddock? Factory KTM leaving the paddock where...

For sure interesting times with all the rumors.

Fantic leaving the MXGP / MX2 paddock for 2026? Hutten leaving the paddock? Factory KTM leaving the paddock where Decarli will be the only official KTM factory team?

JBone19 wrote:

Factory KTM will move into the Nestaan team probably. 

Probably wrong. Hearing Nestaan I’ll take over the Yamaha mx2 team

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Rad76
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7/18/2025 6:30am
Rocketship wrote:
Apparently Yamaha isn't too stoked that the team owner is involved in a criminal case. Ultimately it will probably depend if he will get convicted or...

Apparently Yamaha isn't too stoked that the team owner is involved in a criminal case. Ultimately it will probably depend if he will get convicted or not.

is it linked with the Jumbo/money laundering fiasco ? 

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Man, Wilvo going to Ducati would be badass. How about Coldehoff though? He is the main guy in the team and really stepped up this year...

Man, Wilvo going to Ducati would be badass. How about Coldehoff though? He is the main guy in the team and really stepped up this year. I understand that they want to keep Bonacorsi, given his age. 

I saw Gariboldi replying on multiple posts of Herlings on IG. Shouldn't say much, but if Gajser leaves HRC it would make room for Herlings to join Honda. Or would it be the Coenen brothers?

One thing is for sure, lots of things happening upcoming off season in the GP's

MBR wrote:

Herlings to Triumph.

Hearing Honda now

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MitchMX
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7/19/2025 3:29am
Rocketship wrote:
Apparently Yamaha isn't too stoked that the team owner is involved in a criminal case. Ultimately it will probably depend if he will get convicted or...

Apparently Yamaha isn't too stoked that the team owner is involved in a criminal case. Ultimately it will probably depend if he will get convicted or not.

Rad76 wrote:

is it linked with the Jumbo/money laundering fiasco ? 

The criminal case was not linked with the Hutten Yamaha team owner, it was about the Riley Racing team owner.

Hutten was sponsored by Jumbo as well (which has stopped of course), but that has nothing to do with the team owner of Hutten.

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7/19/2025 3:31am
Cortami79 wrote:
Man, Wilvo going to Ducati would be badass. How about Coldehoff though? He is the main guy in the team and really stepped up this year...

Man, Wilvo going to Ducati would be badass. How about Coldehoff though? He is the main guy in the team and really stepped up this year. I understand that they want to keep Bonacorsi, given his age. 

I saw Gariboldi replying on multiple posts of Herlings on IG. Shouldn't say much, but if Gajser leaves HRC it would make room for Herlings to join Honda. Or would it be the Coenen brothers?

One thing is for sure, lots of things happening upcoming off season in the GP's

MBR wrote:

Herlings to Triumph.

mx317 wrote:

Hearing Honda now

Latest rumours I saw and heard for 2026:

- HRC Honda -> Herlings and Vialle
- Factory Yamaha -> Gajser and Renaux
- HEP Suzuki (US) -> Vlaanderen

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7/19/2025 5:01am
Rocketship wrote:
Apparently Yamaha isn't too stoked that the team owner is involved in a criminal case. Ultimately it will probably depend if he will get convicted or...

Apparently Yamaha isn't too stoked that the team owner is involved in a criminal case. Ultimately it will probably depend if he will get convicted or not.

Rad76 wrote:

is it linked with the Jumbo/money laundering fiasco ? 

MitchMX wrote:
The criminal case was not linked with the Hutten Yamaha team owner, it was about the Riley Racing team owner.Hutten was sponsored by Jumbo as well...

The criminal case was not linked with the Hutten Yamaha team owner, it was about the Riley Racing team owner.

Hutten was sponsored by Jumbo as well (which has stopped of course), but that has nothing to do with the team owner of Hutten.

You are completely wrong. Both Riley ane Hutten are involved in the case so get your facts straight.

Multiple news articles about Wim H, owner of the team where in the Dutch press.


I follow the courtcase closely that started in June, and main suspect Theo E. Received 1 million euro’s from Wim H. for arranging the Jumbo sponsorship of a total of 2 million sponsored in total.

MitchMX
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7/19/2025 5:14am
Rocketship wrote:
You are completely wrong. Both Riley ane Hutten are involved in the case so get your facts straight.Multiple news articles about Wim H, owner of the...

You are completely wrong. Both Riley ane Hutten are involved in the case so get your facts straight.

Multiple news articles about Wim H, owner of the team where in the Dutch press.


I follow the courtcase closely that started in June, and main suspect Theo E. Received 1 million euro’s from Wim H. for arranging the Jumbo sponsorship of a total of 2 million sponsored in total.

You're right about the case you mentioned.

I was talking about an other case related to the Riley owner:
https://nos.nl/artikel/2571747

 

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7/19/2025 1:37pm Edited Date/Time 7/19/2025 1:41pm
Rocketship wrote:
For sure interesting times with all the rumors.Fantic leaving the MXGP / MX2 paddock for 2026? Hutten leaving the paddock? Factory KTM leaving the paddock where...

For sure interesting times with all the rumors.

Fantic leaving the MXGP / MX2 paddock for 2026? Hutten leaving the paddock? Factory KTM leaving the paddock where Decarli will be the only official KTM factory team?

JBone19 wrote:

Factory KTM will move into the Nestaan team probably. 

Renner153 wrote:

Probably wrong. Hearing Nestaan I’ll take over the Yamaha mx2 team

They have talked with another manufacturer briefly, dunno which one, but will stay under the KTM umbrella with the same two riders.

PS: On Instagram is Vermati (Italian bike builder and tuner) talking about joining the MXGP. Joel Smets rode a Vermati somewhere early in the '90s.

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7/19/2025 2:51pm
JBone19 wrote:

Factory KTM will move into the Nestaan team probably. 

Renner153 wrote:

Probably wrong. Hearing Nestaan I’ll take over the Yamaha mx2 team

MXMattii wrote:
They have talked with another manufacturer briefly, dunno which one, but will stay under the KTM umbrella with the same two riders.PS: On Instagram is Vermati...

They have talked with another manufacturer briefly, dunno which one, but will stay under the KTM umbrella with the same two riders.

PS: On Instagram is Vermati (Italian bike builder and tuner) talking about joining the MXGP. Joel Smets rode a Vermati somewhere early in the '90s.

Vertemati, you mean.

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Renner153 wrote:

Probably wrong. Hearing Nestaan I’ll take over the Yamaha mx2 team

MXMattii wrote:
They have talked with another manufacturer briefly, dunno which one, but will stay under the KTM umbrella with the same two riders.PS: On Instagram is Vermati...

They have talked with another manufacturer briefly, dunno which one, but will stay under the KTM umbrella with the same two riders.

PS: On Instagram is Vermati (Italian bike builder and tuner) talking about joining the MXGP. Joel Smets rode a Vermati somewhere early in the '90s.

DeStouwer wrote:

Vertemati, you mean.

Indeed! 

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rym
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7/21/2025 1:49am

Karssemakers is filling in for Bobby Bruce at Dixon. I assume also a the GP

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7/21/2025 6:35am
MitchMX wrote:

Latest rumours I saw and heard for 2026:

- HRC Honda -> Herlings and Vialle
- Factory Yamaha -> Gajser and Renaux
- HEP Suzuki (US) -> Vlaanderen

Vlaanderen on a ZOOK in the States?!! That would be cool.

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7/22/2025 2:18am

Prugnieres and WZ Racing part ways with immediate effect 

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7/22/2025 4:36am Edited Date/Time 7/22/2025 4:36am
Vialle has officially confirmed that he will race Paris SX and australian round of WSX on a 450.It seems he has made his choice for 2026...

Vialle has officially confirmed that he will race Paris SX and australian round of WSX on a 450.

It seems he has made his choice for 2026 season, now.

So, team KTM (USA) or team HRC (Europe) for him next year?

It has to be HRC.

KTM USA would never allow him to ride WSX. Also, a French TV channel aired a short documentary about him during Southwick and it ends with him saying he misses Europe. 

Latest rumor is that Vialle wanted more money to stay at KTM (I guess they're not that interested in Tom and the priority is spending their money on the Tomac deal), KTM said no and Tom is going with the HRC deal.

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7/22/2025 5:03am
Airmk wrote:
It has to be HRC.KTM USA would never allow him to ride WSX. Also, a French TV channel aired a short documentary about him during Southwick...

It has to be HRC.

KTM USA would never allow him to ride WSX. Also, a French TV channel aired a short documentary about him during Southwick and it ends with him saying he misses Europe. 

Latest rumor is that Vialle wanted more money to stay at KTM (I guess they're not that interested in Tom and the priority is spending their money on the Tomac deal), KTM said no and Tom is going with the HRC deal.

A one year deal with KTM USA was on the table. Not the best option to learn the big boys category, especially in supercross...

7/22/2025 6:10am
Cortami79 wrote:

Prugnieres and WZ Racing part ways with immediate effect 

Prugnieres could run the 450cc category in Loket. Any idea with which team/bike ?

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7/22/2025 8:34am

I see that the french media is saying financial difficulties at WZ? 

7/22/2025 9:29am
rym wrote:

I see that the french media is saying financial difficulties at WZ? 

I'm curious to see if WZ KTM will run (or not) the next european rounds of the 2025 world championship...

7/22/2025 10:26am Edited Date/Time 7/22/2025 10:27am
rym wrote:

I see that the french media is saying financial difficulties at WZ? 

I'm curious to see if WZ KTM will run (or not) the next european rounds of the 2025 world championship...

Salaries haven't been paid for months is the rumour and also they don't have any riders as both Alexandersson and Grau are out with injuries.

Prugnieres filling in? and for who that would be?

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7/22/2025 10:41am

Rumor is he will ride loket for SR Honda

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7/22/2025 10:49am
linhai wrote:

Rumor is he will ride loket for SR Honda

Horgmo or Forato spot ?

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7/22/2025 1:26pm
linhai wrote:

Rumor is he will ride loket for SR Honda

Horgmo or Forato spot ?

Who of them is out? Seems I've missed that.

7/23/2025 1:42am Edited Date/Time 7/23/2025 1:43am
linhai wrote:

Rumor is he will ride loket for SR Honda

Horgmo or Forato spot ?

DeStouwer wrote:

Who of them is out? Seems I've missed that.

Forato - knee surgery required 

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7/23/2025 1:54am

Horgmo or Forato spot ?

DeStouwer wrote:

Who of them is out? Seems I've missed that.

ksithumper wrote:

Forato - knee surgery required 

Jeez, bummer... When did that happen? He did great in Finland two weeks ago.

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7/23/2025 2:04am
DeStouwer wrote:

Jeez, bummer... When did that happen? He did great in Finland two weeks ago.

In Finland... He was just getting up to speed, too bad for him. He'll have a hard time finding a good spot for 26. 

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