Is Jett Lawrence really that good? How come a ‘different’ Tom Vialle turned up at the 76th Motocross of Nations? And what goes into the creation of an MXGP Grand Prix calendar? Plus takes on other news at Ernee and some cool photography
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Walking Back
1-1 with Romain Febvre on last race-last laps title anguish, a different Kawasaki experience, recovery and the intensity of that phenomenal 2021 MXGP season.
Hotting-up
This coming Sunday and next Wednesday find a channel or stream that will beam the last two rounds of a brilliant MXGP contest. It’s going down to the wire and there were even more talking points after a gripping final Grand Prix in Italy last weekend: crashes, smashes, teamplay and dirty riding and 3 points between it all.
The drive and the desperation
Look no further than the drama Jeffrey Herlings brings to MXGP for some of the most fascinating stories in the sport but was his physical gamble in Belgium last weekend as risky as they come?
The ultimate roulette
MXGP begins again on June 13th. The world championship last raced on November 8th 2020. The Grand Prix of Russia is the first flurry of action in a calendar that will open the throttle and barely back-off (and with some date changes still likely to happen) through the summer and autumn on the charge to at least eighteen rounds. Will riders be nervy, rusty, agitated at Orlyonok? We spoke to the world #2 to find out…
Broadcast views: the rise of the Pulp Podcast & show
Steve Matthes has been an OTOR Blogger for almost ten years but his own Podcast empire and the PulpMX show has grown unceasingly in size, coverage and relevance. Far from being a dedicatory nod to Steve and his efforts we wanted to know a bit more about PulpMX, the reasons for the boom and why it continues to connect the sport and the fans unlike any other media outlet…
MXGP talk about 2021 Oman opener
MXGP could make an unusual first stop for the 2021 season with the inaugural Grand Prix of Oman set to open the 20 date calendar. What’s the story?