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I think it's a combination of Infront their descisions and other championships within Europe making it very attractive for these riders to join their races instead of GP's. Jbone19, NVA57, PhilG and almost everyone else agree in this conversation that it get's less attractive to attend these GP's as a privateer (unless you're a rider like Pancar, who gets support from his personal sponsor). Take for example Harri Kullas. Decent GP rider, even broke into some top 10s in outdoors last two years. He earned more riding a small Supercross race in the Netherlands (Goes) then he ever will do...

PhilG, Rocketship Thanks for the input. I think it actually alligns with the point i was trying to make: Yes Infront should help but it isnt just Infront that is solving it. The number of ~3k for a GP after spending 60k allready at your nationals as Rocketship mentions simply isnt going to be covered by Infront. Add in the logistics issue. Imo for the gps to get back to Entry levels it used to be there is much more needed then some money by infront. Change is needed from all industry parties

+ if we keep the focus on being from the Netherlands as an example. One of those examples is Karssemakers. Legit rider with potential to break into the 10 occasionally. He actually proved this quite some times, but what does he gain from this while doing these results as a privateer? In the AMA series, we have a few sattelite/privateer teams picking up these kind of talents, trying to develop them into consistent top 10 riders and top 5, until a team like PC, Star or any other factory team picks them up. He now has the opportunity to prove...

Against all odds on the Yamaha, love to see it. I also said I wasn't sure how he was doing on a team where everyone struggled over the last years. Can't wait to watch him this season, hope he has a good year.

2025 Prado: Attitude and riding made Kawasaki look bad. 2026 Prado: Riding still making Kawasaki look bad.....

Easily the most open Ben's ever been about Kawasaki, Beta and whatnot. Worth a watch or listen (on podcast platforms now).

It’s a 350, so that’s a plus. Frame, tank, bodywork, exhaust are different

Fox is owned by Vista Outdoors, any chance of durability improvement is long gone. They’re about maximizing profits and minimizing costs, ask anyone who has purchased Simms or Stone Glacier anything in the last couple of years. They’re in a lot of outdoor products and none of them have improved for the better after Vista acquired them.

I’m in my 60s and I get it: Branding. And they’re not “branding” to my demo…they’re branding to the kids…the present and future kids of moto. What I’m seeing is this: Fox is dropping some coin on this launch. I’ve seen other down-town LA footage that is pretty damn amazing. Then there’s the “Diamond Hole-Shot” & other scenes they've shot. All of it is impressive. How about 450 Deegan being chased by 250 Deegan? Like, I said, it’s not aimed at me; but, I’m impressed. Hell, I don’t even have a Tik-Tok acct…so, there ya go…it ain’t aimed at me…but...