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This is one of the sickest one-off setups i've seen in a while.

Gajser running a Rossi tribute:

The mx addict - it look like you are very well informed, thank you for sharing. Its always good to have these people here.

I think Seewer and Ducati should split. This is a waste of time for both parties. Especially for Ducati.

Pancar is KTMs testrider, he's doing what Leok has done for years. But Leok did it on a white KTM.

Based on that I'll tell you this - Febre, Gaijser, Herlings make money, rest of them ride for pennies in heaven. The factory ride doesn't bring that huge paycheck. Langenfelder made money last year - not much but some money. I would think Fernandez, Vialle, Coenens, De Wolf, Renaux, Vlaanderen and the B-tier riders do not make huge amounts of money. The MXGP politics is so fucked up that a bronze medalist can not get a decent ride - decent money we are not talking about. Hoff has been in the circus for almost 20 years - and he started...

Pancar is doing allright. Yes it is a small setup with his father. But Pancar has sponsors who bring in a lot of money. And he has good support from KTM (don't know if anyone noticed but at MXoN Pancar was riding special materials). He can continue with this setup for years, no reason to all leave that for a 1 year deal with a semi-factory team where he probably doesnt make more anyway and he would be 1 injury away to again setup his own team (after just chasing away his sponsors by ending his team).

I think that sort of KTM development role is more likely to fall in Mattia's lap...

Marcel Stauffer has been the main MX development rider I believe. Out of the spotlights in ADAC MX Masters.

I agree for a big part, but actually Coldenhoff made a real decent amount of money in his career. Factory Suzuki, factory KTM, Standing construct KTM & GasGas, Wilvo Yamaha + Fantic. That was a decent career. Wilvo actually gave him such a good offer that Tim Mathys was pissed at KTM Group that they wouldn’t go for a push to keep him (he wanted to add money to keep him as well)

I have to say, De - I've mostly heard 'Doof Doof", Techno, and Acca Dacca ( and their like) the times I've been to Trentino. Something that's often entertained, well, 'Spooked' me, is seeing the Mad Bastards / Bastardesses Free Climbing on the Cliffs above / around the venue! I doubt I'll get back there again, but I'd really like to.

It's Nessun Dorma by Luciano Pavarotti, but indeed, must recommend.

Go to the race early morning and/or stay late. You will hear your Andrea Bocelli at full volume in between the rocks through the speakers.. one of the sickest things of this GP!

39 entries in MXGP 35 entries in MX2 69 entries in EMX250 74 entries in EMX125 Get some!

Let's hope! The more contenders, the merrier.

I don't know why but I get the feeling that at some point Gajser will just 'click' with the Yamaha and he'll be up at the sharp end where he belongs.

Well, if the start is important anywere, it's on this track. Coenen's starts have been so and so this season, or at least not as dominant as the second part of 2025. At Almonte and Riola Sardo you can come back from outside the top 5, but at Trentino... You need to be in there straight away. I think Vialle could be very dangerous next weekend.

I agree, this is Gajser’s track to put his world championship aspirations back on track. Febvre should also do well there too. Can anyone beat Coenen though?

If Gajser has any title aspirations left, it has to happen here to relaunch his ambitions. It's "his" track, with a lot of Slovenian fans attending and he won his very first GP here in 2015, after beating Herlings straight up on his semi-factory Honda Gariboldi. He won last year aswell with a 2-1-1, and won 6 times in total at Pietramurata. If it doesn't work for him here, I'm afraid it won't work at all during the rest of the season on a regular basis.