Here’s a look back at the events, emotions and sensations of the 69th Motocross of Nations last weekend at Ernee with Ray Archer’s superb photography in place
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Hitting the heights: Mexico MXGP in Leon
Reaction from a stuffy first day at the penultimate round of the MXGP series in 2015 and where Romain Febvre and Pauls Jonass sit on Pole Position at Leon. Titles, altitude, small gates and weather ‘bullet-dodging’ here’s the low-down from South America
The Rising: Why we all have to watch for Romain Febvre
Romain Febvre is the hottest and most unexpected prospect that MXGP has thrown up in years. His ascent to the top of the standings has been shocking, magnificent, revitalising. We wanted the inside line on how the 23 year old slayed the premier class and also asked a few of the people around him for some perspective…
MXGP of Belgium on Saturday: Simpson’s sandy signal for victory at Lommel
The irony of the sand is that the bumpiest and roughest terrain on the MXGP calendar is the best leveller. At a sun-coated Lommel today the UK reigned, with Shaun Simpson barrelling his privateer KTM to a first ever MXGP Pole Position and Max Anstie taking his third consecutive Pole in MX2.
Yamaha surging ahead with Vertex Piston link
The MXGP paddock is full of key technical partners that fans rarely hear about. A small sticker can usually be spotted on the race bike but the presence of other material on the machine is of more importance…