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Kemea and Smets maybe with Suzuki for 2028 MXGP season (MotoVerte).
That would be cool if true.
Just reinforces how supercross is a marketing powerhouse regardless of what you think of it compared to AMA MX and MXGP.
Some updates coming from Brazil:
-Honda is in talks with Van Doninck and Talviku
-Yamaha’s primary team is in discussions with Jeremy Seewer
-Yamaha’s second team has renewed with Coldenhoff
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Yeah. Wake me up when Zooki MXGP/MX2 return happens.
So far the last who dared to represent the Yellow in FIM MX World Championship was the legend, the GOAT, the only Florent Lambillon several years back if i'm not mistaken...
Yeah i'm not buying the Suzuki - Kemea - Smets back in '28 talk.
At the start of the week Kemea was still supposed to have the Yamaha factory role, on wednesday they get the news they lose it, and the next day they have a deal with Suzuki. That seems farfetched.
It's a rumour...
Well, what other options does he have? KTM, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Honda, Ducati, Triumph.. they're all occupied at the moment. The only options he has are Fantic and Suzuki.
ZxMoto and Kove are not really something I see him doing. GasGas would be a huge surprise. Or am I missing something?
Official: KTM Motorsport part ways with Joel Smets as MXGP restructuring takes place for 2027 – GateDrop.com
There may be some truth to the joined forces of Hans Corvers and Joel Smets for Suzuki though
What about the rumor that De Reuver is gonna be the team trainer off the KTM 250 side
Where did the Suzuki to MXGP talk originate? Did Suzuki or a reputable source say something official or is it just rumors? I'm not saying it's not true I just don't recall hearing anything about it outside of this thread.
Well, you missed some stuff about it outside this thread, yes.
But nothing "official".
MX is better with Suzuki fully in play.
No doubt
I'm sure I did, I'm just curious if it's anything credible or just the normal Suzuki speculation
FIM Grand Prix Teamoverzicht 2027:
– Team Red Bull-KTM-DeCarli
Valerio Lata (MX2)
Andrea Adamo (MXGP)
Maxime Renaux (MXGP)
- Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Simon Langenfelder ? (MX2)
Janis Reišulis ? (MX2)
- Van Venrooij Racing-KTM
Jeremy Seewer ? (MXGP)
Mattia Guadagnini ? (MXGP)
Kārlis Albert Reišulis ? (MX2)
- Gabriels-SS24-KTM
Noel Zanocz ? (MX2)
Ricardo Bauer ? (EMX250)
- Chambers KTM
Ollie Colmer (MXGP)
Cas Valk (MX2)
Gyan Doensen ? (MX2)
Hayden Statt ? (EMX125)
- Norman Racing-KTM Rookies
Lucas Leok ? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
Aron Katona ? (EMX250)
Moritz Ernecker ? (EMX250)
- Kosak KTM Racing
Roan van de Moosdijk (MXGP)
Valentin Kees (MX2)
Gyan Doensen ? (MX2)
- Racestore-KTM-SM Action
Andrea Uccellini (MX2)
Niccolò Mannini (EMX250)
- Osicka MX Team
? (MXGP)
? (MX2)
? (EMX250)
- Cat Moto-Bauerschmidt-KTM
Liam Owens (MX2)
? (EMX250)
? (EMX250)
- Kullen 1502 KTM Racing Team
August Frisk ? (EMX250)
- Team Sarholz-KTM
Noah Ludwig (MXGP)
? (EMX250)
? (EMX250)
- Monster Energy-Yamaha Racing Team
Tim Gajser (MXGP)
Ruben Fernandez ? (MXGP)
- Team VHR-Yamaha
Mauno Faure (EMX250)
Sleny Goyer (EMX250)
– JK Racing-Yamaha
Isak Gifting ? (MXGP)
? (EMX250)
? (EMX125)
? (WMX)
- De Baets MX Team-AIT-Yamaha
Lotte van Drunen ? (WMX)
? (EMX250)
? (EMX125)
- Yamaha 115 M78 Team
Bernardo Tiburcio (EMX250)
- JK Racing-bLU cRU-Yamaha Swiss
Jarno Janssen ? (EMX125)
Luis Santeusanio ? (EMX125)
- SDM Corse-Fantic Factory
Bertram Thorius ? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
- ZX Moto-JM Racing
Kevin Horgmo ? (MXGP)
Brent Van doninck ? (MXGP)
– Kawasaki Racing Team-IceOne Racing
Pauls Jonass (MXGP)
Mathis Valin (MX2)
Francisco Garcia (MX2)
– BikeIt-Dixon Racing Team
Kay Karssemakers (MX2)
? (UK)
– BUD Racing-Kawasaki
Nicolo Alvisi (EMX250)
Jake Cannon (EMX250)
– Team HRC-Gariboldi Racing
Jeffrey Herlings (MXGP)
Tom Vialle (MXGP)
Julius Mikula ? (MX2)
Maxime Grau ? (MX2)
- Team Honda SR-Motoblouz-Motul
Jago Geerts ? (MXGP)
Calvin Vlaanderen (MXGP)
- Honda Maddii Racing
? (MX2)
? (EMX250)
? (EMX250)
- Meuwissen Motorsports-GasGas
? (EMX250)
? (EMX125)
? (WMX)
- Millionaire Racing Team-Honda
Nicolas Lapucci ? (MXGP)
? (MXGP)
- Red Bull Ducati Factory MX
Romain Febvre (MXGP)
Andrea Bonacorsi (MXGP)
- Beddini Racing-Ducati
Ferruccio Zanchi (MX2)
Nikolaj Skovbjerg (MX2)
– Nestaan MX-Husqvarna Racing
Kay de Wolf (MXGP)
Liam Everts (MX2)
- MX-Handel Husqvarna Racing Team
? (MXGP)
? (EMX250)
? (EMX250)
- SixtySeven Racing
Scott Smulders (MX2)
Harry Seel ? (EMX250)
Max Ernecker ? (EMX250)
- Team Motovation Motorsport-Husqvarna
Dean Gregoire (EMX250)
Bryon Dennis ? (EMX250)
- Diana MX Team-Husqvarna
? (EMX250)
? (EMX250)
– Marchetti Racing-Beta Factory
? (MXGP)
? (MXGP)
Alexis Fueri ? (EMX250)
? (EMX250)
- Triumph Factory Racing
Camden McLellan (MX2)
Guillem Farres (MXGP)
Mikkel Haarup (MXGP)
- Team JP253
Jan Pancar (MXGP)
- Leoparden Racing
Leopold Ambjornsson (MXGP)
- SB Racing-KTM
Jens Walvoort ? (MX2)
- GI Cross Racing Team
David Cracco (EMX125)
- KTM GST Berlin Racing
Peter König ? (MXGP)
- Young Motion Powered by Resa Racing
? (MX2)
? (MX2)
Alessandro Gaspari (MX2)
- Team Steels Dr Jack-CRD Motorsport-TM Racing
? (MX2)
? (EMX250)
- Team Seven Motorsports
? (EMX250)
? (EMX125)
- DvS Junior Racing Team-TM Racing
? (EMX250)
? (EMX125)
- MCV Motorsport-TM-ABF Italia
? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
- RFME-GasGas-Mequitec Racing
? (EMX250)
? (EMX250)
? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
Daniela Guillen (WMX)
- FMX4Ever Team-GasGas
? (EMX250)
? (EMX250)
- DMX Celestini Motorsport-Fantic
? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
- Ghidinelli Racing-KTM
? (EMX250)
? (EMX250)
- Dreams Racing-KTM
? (EMX125)
Luca Colonnelli ? (EMX125)
Raffaele Frappa ? (EMX125)
- Carmen KTM Racing
Vítězslav Marek ? (EMX250)
- Team CTM Motorhomes/Priem MX
Thybe Ceulemans ? (EMX250)
Seth Priem ? (EMX250)
- KTM Scandinavia
Dante Lantz ? (EMX125)
- Team 737 Performance-KTM-D'Stock41
? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
Mathys Boisrame ? (France)
- Team TMX Competition
? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
- Husqvarna-Max Bart Motorsport
? (EMX250)
? (EMX250)
- Mandrile Racing Team
? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
? (EMX125)
Door: Steven van Kempen/KEMCO
^^^ Useless.
Cannon won't ride for Bud Racing team in 2027.
And where does that 2027 VHR Yamaha line-up come from? It's actually very unlikely!
Pit Row
Lotte van Drunen will not ride for "De Baets", she will do it on her own with Yamaha support.
I thought Cannon was already signed a long time ago. Whats the problem/ wheres he goin?
USA
What happened with the F&H comeback?
You sure?
https://www.mxgp.com/news/jake-cannon-re-signs-bud-kawasaki
What about byron Denis?
So many KTM teams again.
Van Venroy KTM
Old PR
BUD isn't the team that will hold him against his will in the EMX250 class while he can sign a SMX Future deal or Australian deal and get back together with his family.
Question: is there an other deal waiting for him! He showed some speed in Southwick...
Billy Askew announces split from Dirt Store Triumph, i expect Maddii Honda announcement soon.
https://www.vitalmx.com/features/taking-action-yamaha-confronts-mxgp-reality
Once again, a great article by Lewis.
I think it describes the issue at Yamaha currently, which can also be applied to some teams in the USA. They’d rather not win if it is not their idea, instead of winning with idea’s of others. The power of Rinaldi within Europe is for some reason bigger then some other obvious improvements.
I think that both Wilvo and KEMEA ran their program well. In Wilvo’s case, they never had a Herlings, Prado, Cairoli or Gajser. Febvre had initial success on the Yamaha, but was plagued by injuries the following years. With all respect to Seewer, Paulin, Coldenhoff and others, these 5 riders were needed to win championships.
KEMEA had the tools (and money) to develop beyond Rinaldi and the European limitations, just as they did with offering Geerts a Star racing package, but seems like corporate interest was more important then that? I don’t know the exact details and I wonder if the public would know it all, but overall it seems like that is the case here
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