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…
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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.
Turning up the dial: Electronics in MXGP
Electronics are more noticeable than ever in MXGP thanks to the habits seen at the last few Grands Prix on hard-pack tracks and the presence of cables and laptops the moment a bike enters a team awning. We spoke to the FIM and a few of the technicians in the paddock responsible to see where the technology is heading and how it is going to affect the racing…
Strijbos, Herlings and a lot of verbal in Sweden
Heat and head-scratching at a dusty Uddevalla as Strijbos bangs in a first MXGP Pole Position and Herlings surprises with the top spot in MX2. Report and notes from Scandinavia…
The Transition: Loris Baz on tackling MotoGP
One of the feature interviews in OTOR #108. MotoGP’s latest French ace talks height, adaptation, aspirations and…Zinedine Zidane
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…
Simpson slays Lierop: Full reaction
The Scot speaks after an immensely popular victory here at Lierop today the first of the 25 year old’s career and the last MX1 GP of a ten season era