PRADO RUMORS

8/9/2025 4:38pm

Isn’t Coenen coming over so it would be a KTM GP team with Prado there? What is Pit up too?

No. Coenen in Europe for at least '26

8/9/2025 4:41pm
Bow977 wrote:
Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The...

Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The grass isn’t always greener.

ML512 wrote:

Kawasaki isn't paying him 3 million a year in salary...

I thought he gave up quite a bit of money to come here. 

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8/9/2025 5:15pm

Couldn't Prado race 250 SX? 

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8/9/2025 5:26pm
3strokemx wrote:

Couldn't Prado race 250 SX? 

No because he won the MXGP championship. 

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8/9/2025 5:32pm
3strokemx wrote:

Couldn't Prado race 250 SX? 

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No because he won the MXGP championship. 

well shit, guess he better pick up the pace

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8/9/2025 5:40pm
Bow977 wrote:

Combined (kawi fox etc), so I guess leaving 1.5-2 mil on the table is no biggie.

ML512 wrote:

Still too high.

my man....TALK. What you know needs to be reported. You're reporting about "sources" so time to spill the beans?

Guys… if ML was told Prado’s salary “off the record” or otherwise in confidence, he is ethically required to NOT report it.  But he is permitted to say what he said. Give him a break for being professional.

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8/9/2025 6:05pm

The best option for all involved 

And in the blink of an eye, he will still be 5th-10th....

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8/9/2025 6:11pm
Bow977 wrote:
Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The...

Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The grass isn’t always greener.

TeamGreen wrote:

While that’s true…

Being happy and wanting to win has its own…and real…value.

He's not winning here... on any bike!

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8/9/2025 6:29pm
Dirt_Dawg wrote:
Can we just agree in MX Prado is a 7-10 guy here in the states? and if there is a few top guys out he's 5-8...

Can we just agree in MX Prado is a 7-10 guy here in the states? and if there is a few top guys out he's 5-8 🤙 Not hating just spitting facts. 

George for sure is. 

Not sure where Jorge would stack up. At this point I'm not sure when or whether we'll ever get to see him 

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8/9/2025 6:48pm

Would be a good move.  Kawasaki is not the team to be on if you blame the bike.  Ask CR22

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8/9/2025 6:52pm

Kawi is the big loser in all this. Probably happy to see Jorge go elsewhere.

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8/9/2025 7:15pm

Hopefully he makes it an outdoor only contract.  It would be great to see what he's really got. If he keeps riding supercross, he'll keep getting his soul crushed

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8/9/2025 7:41pm

If the Kawi and the team has always sucked, Prado should still be able to win on it like RV and Tomac were able to. He’s a big dog champ like them, they made the Kawi and the personnel work for them for wins and titles. James won on that POS 2010-11 Yamaha, only bike worse then that was the pre linkage KTM 450s lol

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8/9/2025 7:59pm

What about the fact he bagged the Gas Gas after he left the GPs

Im sure KTM group was pissed at that!!

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I was excited to see Prado come to America and run our series. 
I figured he would run 4-7, flirt with some 2-5’s. 
Next year would have been the year. To challenge the Lawrences, Secton, Tomac and thw other suspects.  

Ive had many employees work for me with some great ones that just didnt vibe with the rest. 

Let the kid go elsewhere and hopefully he can shine.  

If this sport had no drama none of is would ever be on this site. 🤷🏻‍♂️💪

 

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8/9/2025 10:20pm
ML512 wrote:

Still too high.

my man....TALK. What you know needs to be reported. You're reporting about "sources" so time to spill the beans?

Guys… if ML was told Prado’s salary “off the record” or otherwise in confidence, he is ethically required to NOT report it.  But he is permitted...

Guys… if ML was told Prado’s salary “off the record” or otherwise in confidence, he is ethically required to NOT report it.  But he is permitted to say what he said. Give him a break for being professional.

Forgive us for wanting some real journalism in our sport.. 

I guess we just have to make do with ‘content creators’..

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8/9/2025 10:50pm Edited Date/Time 8/9/2025 10:50pm

my man....TALK. What you know needs to be reported. You're reporting about "sources" so time to spill the beans?

Guys… if ML was told Prado’s salary “off the record” or otherwise in confidence, he is ethically required to NOT report it.  But he is permitted...

Guys… if ML was told Prado’s salary “off the record” or otherwise in confidence, he is ethically required to NOT report it.  But he is permitted to say what he said. Give him a break for being professional.

Forgive us for wanting some real journalism in our sport.. I guess we just have to make do with ‘content creators’..

Forgive us for wanting some real journalism in our sport.. 

I guess we just have to make do with ‘content creators’..

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Read Not hillbilly's post again. Those F1 salaries were publicly disclosed by the drivers, their teams, or their reps. If ML was told Prado's contract details off the record, then ethically, he can't say numbers. And being ethical is real journalism.

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Guys… if ML was told Prado’s salary “off the record” or otherwise in confidence, he is ethically required to NOT report it.  But he is permitted...

Guys… if ML was told Prado’s salary “off the record” or otherwise in confidence, he is ethically required to NOT report it.  But he is permitted to say what he said. Give him a break for being professional.

Forgive us for wanting some real journalism in our sport.. I guess we just have to make do with ‘content creators’..

Forgive us for wanting some real journalism in our sport.. 

I guess we just have to make do with ‘content creators’..

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Sully wrote:
Read Not hillbilly's post again. Those F1 salaries were publicly disclosed by the drivers, their teams, or their reps. If ML was told Prado's contract details...

Read Not hillbilly's post again. Those F1 salaries were publicly disclosed by the drivers, their teams, or their reps. If ML was told Prado's contract details off the record, then ethically, he can't say numbers. And being ethical is real journalism.

Those F1 guys are eating crab and lobster while the top moto guys are hitting the golden carol lol our 10th place guy is trying to sell sponships on the fenders to get to the next race lol 

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8/9/2025 11:20pm
Forgive us for wanting some real journalism in our sport.. I guess we just have to make do with ‘content creators’..

Forgive us for wanting some real journalism in our sport.. 

I guess we just have to make do with ‘content creators’..

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Sully wrote:
Read Not hillbilly's post again. Those F1 salaries were publicly disclosed by the drivers, their teams, or their reps. If ML was told Prado's contract details...

Read Not hillbilly's post again. Those F1 salaries were publicly disclosed by the drivers, their teams, or their reps. If ML was told Prado's contract details off the record, then ethically, he can't say numbers. And being ethical is real journalism.

ohh_454 wrote:
Those F1 guys are eating crab and lobster while the top moto guys are hitting the golden carol lol our 10th place guy is trying to...

Those F1 guys are eating crab and lobster while the top moto guys are hitting the golden carol lol our 10th place guy is trying to sell sponships on the fenders to get to the next race lol 

Yeah, they make a ton of money in F1, but that has nothing to do with what I said. 

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8/9/2025 11:24pm

Swapmoto post race interview spoke to Prado and he mentions Tickle and Taka did some testing during the week. Testing translated to some changes today and he seemed reasonably optimistic.

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8/10/2025 1:32am
ML512 wrote:

Kawasaki isn't paying him 3 million a year in salary...

Bow977 wrote:

Combined (kawi fox etc), so I guess leaving 1.5-2 mil on the table is no biggie.

ML512 wrote:

Still too high.

Why can't salaries be discussed like every single other sport on the planet? 

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Forgive us for wanting some real journalism in our sport.. I guess we just have to make do with ‘content creators’..

Forgive us for wanting some real journalism in our sport.. 

I guess we just have to make do with ‘content creators’..

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Sully wrote:
Read Not hillbilly's post again. Those F1 salaries were publicly disclosed by the drivers, their teams, or their reps. If ML was told Prado's contract details...

Read Not hillbilly's post again. Those F1 salaries were publicly disclosed by the drivers, their teams, or their reps. If ML was told Prado's contract details off the record, then ethically, he can't say numbers. And being ethical is real journalism.

ohh_454 wrote:
Those F1 guys are eating crab and lobster while the top moto guys are hitting the golden carol lol our 10th place guy is trying to...

Those F1 guys are eating crab and lobster while the top moto guys are hitting the golden carol lol our 10th place guy is trying to sell sponships on the fenders to get to the next race lol 

That's because F1 is a massive sport and always has been. Most Americans seem to think the sport was invented by Netflix. It's been the biggest motorsport in the rest of the world for decades. 

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8/10/2025 1:46am Edited Date/Time 8/10/2025 1:47am
689 wrote:
Swapmoto post race interview spoke to Prado and he mentions Tickle and Taka did some testing during the week. Testing translated to some changes today and...

Swapmoto post race interview spoke to Prado and he mentions Tickle and Taka did some testing during the week. Testing translated to some changes today and he seemed reasonably optimistic.

I heard Taka saying he was testing factory suspension and wasn’t sure about it, then he’d try standard based stuff and it’d be better. I thought that was very telling with where they’re at.

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8/10/2025 2:22am
Dirt_Dawg wrote:
Can we just agree in MX Prado is a 7-10 guy here in the states? and if there is a few top guys out he's 5-8...

Can we just agree in MX Prado is a 7-10 guy here in the states? and if there is a few top guys out he's 5-8 🤙 Not hating just spitting facts. 

Yes on a kawa he is....... on a ktm podium

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8/10/2025 4:02am
Dirt_Dawg wrote:
Can we just agree in MX Prado is a 7-10 guy here in the states? and if there is a few top guys out he's 5-8...

Can we just agree in MX Prado is a 7-10 guy here in the states? and if there is a few top guys out he's 5-8 🤙 Not hating just spitting facts. 

mxxxeR1 wrote:

Yes on a kawa he is....... on a ktm podium

That's how you spell 'confidence' Smile

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I don't know if it has been mentioned previously in this thread, but a big shout out and thank you needs to go to Michael Lindsay for actually addressing this "rumor" in a factual concise adult way, totally unlike a lot of the media following our sport behaves. Between Lindsay and Lewis, these men are becoming the premiere actual news and information source of this sport. Lewis has had several interviews with Prado that try to get to the core of the apple as well. Shame about Darkside though - thought he was good as well. Anyway, great work men.

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8/10/2025 5:24am
Herr Lich wrote:
That's because F1 is a massive sport and always has been. Most Americans seem to think the sport was invented by Netflix. It's been the biggest...

That's because F1 is a massive sport and always has been. Most Americans seem to think the sport was invented by Netflix. It's been the biggest motorsport in the rest of the world for decades. 

I spit my coffee out on that one. I agree with you about the yanks.  

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8/10/2025 5:41am
Dirt_Dawg wrote:
Can we just agree in MX Prado is a 7-10 guy here in the states? and if there is a few top guys out he's 5-8...

Can we just agree in MX Prado is a 7-10 guy here in the states? and if there is a few top guys out he's 5-8 🤙 Not hating just spitting facts. 

mxxxeR1 wrote:

Yes on a kawa he is....... on a ktm podium

Worked out great for Sexton yesterday…🙄

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8/10/2025 5:47am

If he had bike dialed from round 1 he would made podiums here and there. Now he is 6th in points while been cruising couple races where havent felt good on bike. When Tomac is dropping from 1 to 8th its just bad day but Prado should leave country...

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8/10/2025 5:54am

Yesterday was a good day for Prado, he fought til the moto end. Battling with Justin Cooper is nothing to be ashamed of. Guys that thought he would come here and beat Jett / Chase are just delusional. 

Top 5s by end of the year this year isn’t that bad. 

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