Former full-time German MXGP racer Henry Jacobi confirmed today that he will be making the journey across the pond to the United States for two rounds of AMA Pro Motocross, the upcoming Unadilla National & Budds Creek National. Jacobi races for Sarholz KTM Racing and currently races the ADAC Championship full time. He has raced a couple other one of events as well in 2024, in June he raced his home GP, the MXGP Of Germany at Teutschenthal. He qualified incredibly with a 9th, and on race day finished 10th in moto 1. Unfortunately in moto 2 Jacobi crashed out thus finishing 31st, dropping his overall finish to 16th… Still not too bad for a one off World Championship appearance. So there are three very prominent riders that have gear deals ending in 2024, those riders are Justin Cooper, Cooper Webb, and Aaron Plessinger. Rumor has it Justin cooper will be separating with Alpinestars in 2025 and signing with Oneal, Cooper Webb will be separating with Thor and signing with FXR. Now the Aaron Plessinger rumor is less certain. The rumor was that a single digit rider would be signing with Fly Racing, well other than Webb, the only other single digit rider without a gear deal for 2025 is Plessinger. So the rumor was that AP would be going with Fly Racing in 2025. Again, this one is iffy, it was also expressed to me that the single digit rider going to FLy rumor was actually thought to be Webb, but that rumor got shut down since it’s pretty certain he’s signing with FXR. So dont take my word on the AP rumor, but expect to see Justin Cooper in Oneal next year & Cooper Webb in FXR!
Romain Febvre and the Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP, who have enjoyed a highly successful partnership in the FIM MXGP World Championship since 2020, have agreed to continue their collaboration for the next two years. Since joining Kawasaki five years ago, Febvre has become ONE OF the most successful rider in the team’s history in the MXGP class, earning silver medals in the series in both 2021 and 2023. Motorcycling New Zealand has announced its team for the 2024 FIM Monster Energy Motocross of Nations, set to take place in England from October 4-6. The squad consists of Brodie Connolly, Hamish Harwood, and Nathan Crawford, with James Scott named as the reserve rider. Led by Team Manager Shayne King, a former World Motocross Champion, the team aims to build on New Zealand’s impressive record at the event, which includes three podium finishes. Speaking of Crawford & Connolly, Six riders have accepted the challenge to compete in the Shanghai-based event – Nathan Crawford (KTM), Todd Waters (Husqvarna), Kirk Gibbs (GASGAS), Brodie Connolly (Honda), Jayce Cosford (Yamaha) and Byron Dennis (GASGAS) – as the championship returns to the world’s second most populous nation for the first time since 2019 and just a year before MXGP comes back to Australia.
The Dutch Nestaan Husqvarna Factory MX2 rider and current World Championship points leader Kay De Wolf has been rumored to be in talks of moving to the US for a while now. Originally it was thought to be 2025, but then he got locked in with the KTM group umbrella for another year, so potentially 2026?
CHAPTERS:
0:00 INTRO
1:59 Henry Jacobi to USA
4:19 GEAR DEAL RUMORS
6:54 Febvre 2 yr Kawi DEAL
10:17 Team New Zealand
11:57 Aussie’s racing in China
14:00 De Wolf talks USA
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13 Comments
Your doing great, love the content 🤘
Waiting to hear if Kawi will resign Seewer as well.
A star to O’Neill is crazy to me
I hate to see De Wolf leaving mxgp! Things are going great with him and the Lucas brothers and Adamo and the others. There was a report months ago about mixing more USA and MXGP races during the season that NEEDS to happen! It can save the sport on both ends!
Jcoop, don't go to O'Neal man they have some of the ugliest and bland gear. And Webb, I can't believe would leave Thor after damn near 9 years with them, and for FXR of all gears?
Moto is going in the direction of bmx…dead. I hate to see it. The last 4 years were so promising.
Does Haiden have his own gear deal with Thor? I'd imagine they'd try to set up a relationship in hopes of keeping him in the future. He has different gear all the time and idk if it's cause he has his own deal with Thor or if it just mutually benefits both parties. Haven't heard much talk of it but I figured that's probably cause it's a weird spot considering they supply the gear for the whole 250 team. I know he just released his replica helmet with astars but that's not gear obv. If Haiden has a deal, that could affect them signing a 450 rider. Honestly a tough spot for Thor if you could only choose one. I think marketing/popularity wise Haiden prob a better choice than almost any 450 rider unless maybe their winning a championship. It's interesting to discuss because Haiden is kind of a special case with his popularity and results on track.
the posts just get better and better
The money as well as the conditions is what is tempting that euro talent.
Not sure why Webb would move to FXR when he is with Starr and they normally have either Thor or Astars backing. Justin Cooper going to fly makes sense since he seems to be heading to a new team in 2025. AP I would have thought would be Fox or Astars.
I just subscribed to this page because you deliver the news professionally and straight-forward without trying to be a comedian or saying brutal, corny cliche's like most MX hosts and announcers do.
These gear contracts are crazy all of them I don't get that at all, No one leaves alpinestar to go to O'Neal unless there is bad blood and Thor to FXR is just as bad smh
Vialle, Prado, Coenen brothers is already a blow to the future of MXGP. de Wolf coming over would be a massive blow.