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RIDER OF THE MONTH Kiara Fontanesi

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Giuseppe Luongo President of Youthstream Group

Dear MX friends, By now I hope you’re easily finding your way around MXGP Mag and that you are enjoying all the videos and photo galleries our online interactive magazine has to offer.

An important meeting between FIM, the representatives of the manufacturers and Youthstream was held at the end of October with the target of discussing various issues and hearing everyone’s opinion in order to be able to make the right decisions

during the FIM Motocross Commission Meeting and improve the FIM Motocross World Championship. These constructive meetings are generally held twice a year and prove to be very beneficial for the growth of MXGP. You will find more information about the issues discussed during this meeting in an article further into the magazine.

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Despite the fact MXGP doesn’t race over the winter period for obvious reasons, the organizational work behind the scenes preparing for the 2014 season and all the novelties is in full swing, so you can rest assured; even during the Christmas break MXGP Mag will conYouthstream was so delight- tinue keeping you up-to-date right through the cold wined with our 100,000 ‘likes’ on Facebook that we decid- ter months making your wait until next season pass as ed to offer the 100,000th quickly as possible. person who ‘liked’ MXGP

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n the 31st of October 2013 a meeting was held in Switzerland between the FIM, the MXGP manufacturers and Youthstream. The meeting was carried out in a positive and constructive manner and all who were present were delighted with the open and frank dialogue of the meeting. The top management of the FIM and Youthstream and all the representatives of the manufacturers and factory teams attended the meeting and Husqvarna, as a new manufacturer, was present for the first time. There was a very positive feeling with regards to 2013 and it was a good year for the World Championship. Everyone was pleased with the TV coverage and the newest elements of the TV production.

There was great benefit from having the mobile medical center at all the Grand Prix, the MXGP Academy is coming on strongly and is of great benefit to the sport and to all involved, overall everyone was delighted at the level of the World Championship and its riders.

One of the main issues discussed was for the mobile medical center to continue for 2014 when it will be financially supported by Youthstream.

There will also be tighter cooperation between the mobile medical center, the local Chief Medical Officer and the FIM medical commission member.

For the FIM Motocross of Nations it was decided by the MXGP commission that due to the high number of entries a new ‘C’ final will be created to avoid sending countries home without having the chance to race and that the fuel and sound regulations will remain the same.

Noise was an important issue that was discussed and together everyone will work to keep the noise levels down,

Youthstream is very aware of the importance for MXGP to lead by example will and keep noise levels down. The manufacturers will cooperate and encourage the riders to do the same, the FIM will encourage national federations to bring the sound down both at National Championship races and at training circuits.

The European 125cc, 250cc and 300cc Championships will now use the same race format as the MXGP and MX2 classes at each event with two races over the weekend and as of 2014 new track safety standards will be introduced.

Everyone who took part was very eager to see the start of action again in Qatar on the first weekend of March.

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2013’S EMX EUPHORIA In a world bursting with young unrefined talent just waiting to be discovered, the European Championships are a saving grace. Occupying the same pits, tracks and running on the same day as MXGP, the EMX Championships are the obvious step for every young rider to take on their path to becoming an MXGP pro.

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his year, the European Championship kicked off at the Grand Prix of Trentino, Italy, on the weekend of April the 13th. The circuit of Arco Di Trento crouches in a breath-taking valley surrounded by glorious snow covered mountains and welcomed the sounds and smells of the first European class, the EMX 125cc.

EMX125 is a true proving ground, a showcase for the phenomenal speed of the younger MX generation.

Without a doubt, this season’s break out star was Latvian Pauls Jonass. Armed with a

Wilvo Nestaan JM Racing KTM he won almost everything in sight starting with the first four rounds!

The runner up spot went to Frenchman Nicolas Dercourt, who put his MJC Yamaha YZ125 on the podium at five of the eight rounds. Not only For Jonass, round five in Loket, does Dercourt have insane Czech Republic, saw the godirt bike skills and a super ing get tough when a couple of sweet style, he is also the only untimely spills lead to his first rider this year to beat Jonass defeat at the hands of Nicolas in a straight fight.

Dercourt. He responded like a true champion, bouncing back South African born Calvin to win the FIM Junior 125cc Vlaanderen came next with Motocross World Championship his super consistent results. the following weekend and the The tall Bodo Schmidt KTM agile seventeen year old carrider began the season with ried that momentum onwards a remarkable third place, to be crowned European 125cc there after he brought home Champion the weekend after steady results, which in turn that. saw him finish the season

EMX125 is a true proving ground, a showcase for the phenomenal speed of the younger MX generation. Without a doubt, this season’s break out star was Latvian Pauls Jonass.

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the same way he started, in third. Meanwhile, Swedish rider Anton Lundgren’s season was just a bit more of a yo-yo. There were times he was up and times he was down. Despite being clearly quick enough to run inside the top three, a few bad rounds left Lundgren only two points short of a overall podium finish this season in fourth.

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on), Mike Kras (2012 EMX250 third place and 2013 MX3 Round 1 runner-up), Jeremy Seewer (2011 Junior 125cc Vice World Champion), Simone Zecchina (2011 EMX 125 Champion) and Valentin Guillod (2011 EMX250 third place).

of Holland’s strongest sand riders such as Mike Kras and Brian Bogers, Guillod proved why he is the deserved 2013 EMX250 Champion when he won the final round in the brutal sand of Lierop, The Netherlands.

With a field so deep in talent, the surprise of the championship turned out to be the dominance of Swiss senWhile the EMX125 brings in a sation Valentin Guillod. The lot of fresh faces, the EMX250 twenty-year old Guillod Mois typically a field of more torsports rider had a stellar seasoned youngsters with this year, astonishingly finishing all year’s EMX250 Championship eight EMX250 rounds on the set to be a beauty! In a field of podium, five of those times on ninety plus riders, at least five the top step. riders were in with a shot at winning the championship, Tim Even with minimal sand trainGajser (2012 EMX125 champi- ing and going up against some

After the European 250cc championship was done and dusted, Guillod then went on to stun the world when he jumped on a KTM 450SX-F for Team Switzerland at the MXoN and actually fought for the lead in the motos!

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Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Jeremy Seewer was the name on everybody’s lips coming into 2013. Before the season had even begun the

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flamboyant Swiss rider had already done a Grand Prix in MX2 where his rookie score card of twelfth and tenth place finishes were none too shabby.

Seewer went on to race the EMX250 Championship where he managed to rail his way to two round wins in Latvia and Great Britain. In total, Seewer stacked up six from a possible eight podium finishes which warranted him second overall in the championship.

Rounding out the EMX250 top three was one of Belgium’s young stars, Damon Graulus. Despite still studying full time at school Graulus started the season strongly when he finished second overall at

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the first round in Portugal.

Round two in France saw the Standing Construct KTM rider have a huge crash in practice, which seemed to dull his riding edge and his results for that round. By the time round three in Sweden rolled around Graulus seemed to have recovered from his nasty fall taking home another outstanding second overall. That was the high point as from then on the Belgian youngster struggled to get back into the top three. Nevertheless, his consistent top five results landed him third overall for the championship.

To be honest, there is nothing more refreshing than watch-

ing pint-size people on pintsized bikes hauling around a Grand Prix circuit, that’s what we witnessed when the final round of the EMX65 and EMX85 Championships took place during the MXGP Festival in Great Britain.

In EMX85 you would have been crazy to bet against the FIM 85cc Junior World Champion and local rider Conrad Mewse. Mewse, as expected, was unstoppable and made everyone stand up and take notice when he spectacularly won the second race by over thirty seconds. Taking home second was Danish teenager Glen Meier while a little Italian called Gianluca Facchetti

riding with the very familiar number 222 sawed his way through the pack to finish and outstanding third overall. Meanwhile, Dutch future star, Raivo Dankers blitzed the field in the EMX65, convincingly winning both races to be crowned EMX65 champion. Second place went to the speedy little Spaniard David Braceras while third was taken by Italian Kevin Cristino.

Adding to the stacked European Championship categories, Honda in conjunction with Youthstream and FIM Europe created the EMX150 class where Honda invited riders from all corners of the world to race on a CRF150 that they supplied. The championship was held over three rounds, beginning in Germa-

ny and ending in Great Britain.

British youngster Mitchell Lewis was the winner of round one in Lausitzring, Germany, followed by two charismatic Italians Alberto Forato and Fillippo Grigoletto. Round two took place in Bastogne, Belgium, and this time Grigoletto took control when he won narrowly ahead of Frenchman Enzo Toriani and round one winner Mitchell Lewis.

Heading into the third and final round in Matterley Basin, Great Britain, Filippo Grigoletto and Mitchell Lewis were tied for the lead. When the gates dropped, Lewis proved to be on a mission, riding like a bat out of hell around the spectator friendly circuit of Matterley Basin. Unfortunately for

Lewis, a collapsed front wheel forced him into the pits, which dropped him all the way down to forth in the championship.

Capitalizing on the bad luck of Lewis, Filippo Grigoletto rode smart, taking home third in the race behind Albie Wilkie and Michael Joergensen which was enough to secure his spot as the first ever EMX150 Champion.

As the European Championships continue to grow it’s great to see the success that these young riders are having. Whether it’s securing a ride in a bigger team or just gaining confidence and speed, every step forward is one to be proud of.

Special congratulations to all the European Motocross Champions of 2013!

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MXGP fans keeps Facebook busy!

In less than one year the MXGP Facebook Page has reached and overtook the 100,000 fans. In order to celebrate it, the 100,000th fan, Kay-Arne Bulsink, will receive two permanent paddock passes for the 2014 MXGP season.

During the 2013 FIM Motocross World Championship MXGP Facebook page has been updated with news, pictures and videos from the Motocross Grand Prix events, and the fans have been able to participate in numerous contests to win very special gifts, such as the racing gear of the best riders of the moment.

Women’s FIM Motocross World Champion, Chiara Fontanesi, and her dear friend from MX3, Matthias Walkner, put their GoPro cameras on to show around the Valkenswaard MX Circuit in the Netherlands. Together with the riders and GoPro experience you can see the challenging jumps and deep sandy corners of the track!

BOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE Visit MXGP Instagram (@MXGPLIFE) and have fun!

Calvin-pretraining @pelotrainracing: Pre season testing with “Casper” @cvlaanderen looking forward to a solid year in 2014 with the gangster.

Cairoli-videogame coachsurfer: @Antoniocairoli testing out the new @milestoneitaly #MxGpTheVideoGame #mxgp

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Cairoli-football @antoniocairoli: Grande giornata per il #sic58 mi è mancato il gol ma abbiamo vinto! Nice day for#sic58 charity match i miss the goal but we non!

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or many riders the question of what to do over the winter is a tricky one, those who live in the grey and cold north of Europe have little choice but to take a deep breath, don a pair of thermal leggings and head out to ride on the sometimes frozen tracks that give such joy in the summer but such pain and cold in the winter.

There is an alternative though, for newly crowned World

Champions to GP stars in the making southern Europe holds the key to winter speed and hitting the ground running in the new year. With average temperatures in the mid teens the south of Spain has become one of the top destinations for riders wanting to gain an edge during the cold winter months.

That experience is now open to all with the MXGP-Academy running week long winter training camps starting from

the 23rd of December and running until the 1st of March 2014 across 9 different tracks with varying conditions in and around Malaga.

With expert tuition from 2 time Motocross World Champion John Van Den Berk riders will receive personalised coaching in all the key aspects of race craft, from starting to jump techniques, braking and body position. With full timing and video recording services all there to provide the rid-

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ers personal evaluations of their technique and progress throughout the camps.

The MXGP-Academy’s week long events are full service packages for the rider, with KTM 65/85 or 125cc machines to ride, 7 nights in a 4* beach front hotel complete with gym facilities, pool, sauna and tennis courts with breakfast and dinner included, 6 days of intense world class training and tuition, bike maintenance on site and transport to and from the hotel.

Riders can book as often as they want over the ten week period, staying extra days or returning for more training on different weeks to con-

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tinue honing the skills that they develop over the training period. To top it all off some of the world’s best GP riders will be in attendance during the camps to show just how it’s done, with double MX2 World Champion Jeffrey Herlings pencilled in to ride for the first camp on the 23rd of December and Spain’s top MXGP rider Jose Butrón due to make appearances throughout the winter it’s an opportunity not to be missed.

For more information and to sign up for one of the MXGP-Academy’s winter camps contact secretariat@ mxgp-academy.com and get ready to train with the best this Christmas.

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Keeping up with Kiara

If you haven’t heard the name Kiara Fontanesi, then maybe you have been living under a rock. The charismatic nineteen year-old from Parma, Italy, is fast becoming one of the biggest names in women’s motocross.

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Over the last two years, Fontanesi has dominated WMX racing with her two consecutive FIM Women’s Motocross World Titles and her X-games bronze medal.

But take nothing away from the hungry Monster Energy Yamaha rider; her achievements are truly the fruit of hard labour.

Her name first appeared on the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship entry list at the start of 2009 and while success didn’t come immediately, the ambitious Italian continued to fight, training harder than any other rider that year. A tattoo on her forearm reads “28-08-2009” which to this day remains one of the most significant dates in the young Italian’s career. It marked the day of the final round of the 2009 FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship. And on that day, in the gnarly sand of Lierop, the tiny, then 15-yearold, Chiara absolutely blew everyone away as she won her first ever Grand Prix race and tied with the then world champion Steffi Laier for the overall win.

ia and throughout the year the dynamic youngster took home multiple podium finishes and a series of race wins to end the year fourth in the world.

In 2011, the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship joined the FIM MX3 World Championship series on their tour, and for Chiara this was a perfect scenario as she was now able to join her brother Luca Fontanesi on his mission to be a top 10 rider in MX3.

With a good feeling within, Chiara went head to head with three times FIM WMX World Champion Steffi Laier, but come years end and even though Chiara took home the most race wins that year, she still came a tantalising nine points short of winning the championship.

The following year, Chiara After coming so close in 2011, backed up her end of season Chiara knew the title was withwin with an outstanding second in her reach and she took that overall at round one in Bulgarinto the next season, dominat-

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ing the 2012 FIM WMX World Championship and taking the World Champion’s crown at the MXGP Festival in Matterley Basin, Great Britain, with a round to spare.

After such a dominant performance in 2012, everyone expected that this year would be smooth sailing. At least that was until the championship heat was turned up with the arrival of Australian champion Meghan Rutledge and the return of Steffi Laier.

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Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, saw Meghan Rutledge, Chiara Fontanesi and Natalie Kane rise head and shoulders above the rest. The trio banged bars in all three races over the weekend, with no closer finish than the qualifying race where the three riders all finished within the same second.

WMX then moved on to Maggiora, Italy, where they had the opportunity to soak up the best atmosphere in MXGP. In front of eighty thousand passionate Italian fans, Fontanesi proved why she was the reigning FIM WMX World Champion by once more winning both moto’s to make it 6 from 6.

While Meghan Rutledge won the qualifying heat, it was Chiara who turned it up a notch in the races, taking home both moto wins and the overall.

The MXGP Festival at Matterley Basin, Great Britain, was round four of the WMX World Championship. After winning the first race, the question on everybody’s lips was “who will beat Chiara Fontanesi?” HM Plant KTM UK’s Natalie Kane soon answered that question, when she took a ripper of a

Round two in Slovenia saw Chiara absolutely dominate as she convincingly won the qualifying and both main events. The

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holeshot to run away with her first victory of the year, her first ever overall victory at the FIM WMX World Championship and the first loss of the year for Fontanesi Chiara’s response to that defeat? Another crushing double victory at round five in Pacov, Czech Republic.

At the sixth and final round in Senkvice, Slovakia, Chiara’s strength was tested as she carried an ankle injury that occurred while riding some supercross. Despite having an ankle the colour of a blueberry and as thick as a melon, Chiara knew she had only to finish six-

teenth or better to wrap up her second consecutive FIM WMX World Title. With a calm head on her shoulders that belies her age, the nineteen year-old rode safely to come home a respectable third in race one which immediately crowned her the 2013 FIM Women’s Motocross World Champion.

While Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Meghan Rutledge went on to take her first race victory this year. It was actually Natalie Kane who had the best speed and the win in the qualifying heat, but a crash in practice saw the friendly Irish racer forced to go for medical clearance at the local hospital.

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Unfortunately that meant that she didn’t make it back in time for race one, but was give the nod by the doctors and made it back for moto two. Clearly upset about missing the start in race one (which eventually cost her second position in the championship standings), Kane took the holeshot and went on to a dominating final moto victory.

‘Sugar, spice and everything nice’ doesn’t quite describe the ladies of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship. It’s more like talent, guts and determination, and it’s impressive to see. At the end of

the series, Fontanesi, onboard her Monster Energy Yamaha Rinaldi YZ250F had claimed her second consecutive WMX World title. Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Australian rider Meghan Rutledge was crowned vice world champion while Rabbit Racing Kawasaki’s Steffi Laier took home third. The final race winner, and fourth round winner Natalie Kane was forced to settle for fourth despite holding second place going into the final round. Fifth place went to a WMX rookie on board her YZ 125 two-stroke, Nancy Van Der Ven. With that being said, 2014

is already looking likely to be amazing year with the WMX re-emerging into the limelight as they re-join the pits of MXGP. For the FIM MX3 World Championship, Slovenian Klemen Gercar was crowned World Champion ahead of Czech Martin Michek and the 2012 World Champion Matthias Walkner.

It’s a title that Gercar will take into the record books as the last ever MX3 World Champion with 2013 being the final year for the series. However we all look forward to seeing some of the MX3 talent line up in MXGP for 2014.

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HALL OF FAME

Alessandro Puzar The Italian legend

With Michele Rinaldi and Antonio Cairoli, Alessandro Puzar is one of the greatest Italian riders in the history of Motocross. The likeable and enthusiastic Italian, born on the 19th of November 1968 in Ceva, only started racing when he was fifteen years old but had a long and successful career with two World titles and four other championship podiums. Truly passionate, he is still involved in the FIM Motocross World Championships.

As with most young kids Alessandro Puzar had more interest for the calcio (Football) than for Motocross when he was young, but when he got a 50cc AIM he started to ride and later, when he turned fifteen, he entered the 80cc local championship. Two years on and he won the 125cc Italian Junior championship and when he turned seventeen he entered Grand Prix with the support of Farioli KTM. Puzar ended his first ever campaign in eighteenth place

but he became truly famous in Italy sor as Chesterfield supporting by winning the 1986 Genoa Suhim, as well as his team, and he percross! attracted many young fans to the Motocross tracks. The following Two years later with the support seasons were not so successful of his manager Luigi Toschi, who for him, and after four years in the was like a second father for him, Rinaldi team he switched to private Alessandro claimed his first run teams and made a successful come of GP podiums (3rd in Ireland back in the 125cc class in 1995. and 2nd in France) and scored a Working with Corrado Maddii, anfinal fourth position in the 125cc other famous former Italian rider series. A young team manager who had moved into team manafter a successful career as rider, agement, Alessandro wrote anMichele Rinaldi signed him in his other very nice page in Motocross Suzuki Chesterfield squad and Alex history when he finally beat Alessio made another step. The winner of four GP’s and ten heats in 1989, he battled for the World title with Trampas Parker to finish as runner-up in the 125cc series. Moving up to the 250cc class in 1990, he reached his goal and won his first World title after a strong season (thirteen heats and seven GP wins) on his Suzuki.

With his nice riding style and his enthusiasm, Puzar became a hero in his country with a strong spon-

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Chiodi, who was riding on a factory bike, with his private team. Four years after that250cc title Puzar became the first Motocross Italian rider to get a second world title.

The 125cc class was really ‘his’ class even though he did race in the 1999 500cc World Championship as a part of his dream to be a World Champion in all classes.

It was in the smallest category that he finished his career, riding for Italian brands such as TM and Husqvarna he got some great results including two final podiums with TM and a fifth overall during his last season. He so loved racing that he retired at the true veteran age of 34 years old and got the last of his twenty-three GP wins during his last season in 2002. He also added to his list of successes a win at the Motocross of Nations with the Italian team, and retired in Monaco with his wife and their children to enjoy a comfortable life.

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However, racing has always been in his blood, and whilst he was training and preparing for a comeback in the veteran class he had a terrible accident, a moment that perhaps meant It was time to have a normal life. But life without motocross was impossible for Alessan-

dro and so he is still involved in the sport with Pro Grip. Working for the Italian company he is following the World Championship with the same smile, the same enthusiasm and the same passion.

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1986 125 cc Motocross World Championship - 18th (KTM) 1987 125 cc Motocross World Championship - 23rd (KTM) 1988 125 cc Motocross World Championship – 4th (KTM) 1989 125 cc Motocross World Championship – 2nd (Suzuki)) 1990 250 cc Motocross World Championship - 1st ([Suzuki) 1991 250 cc Motocross World Championship – 3rd (Suzuki) 1992 250 cc Motocross World Championship – 4th (Yamaha) 1993 250 cc Motocross World Championship – 10th (Kawasaki) 1994 250 cc Motocross World Championship – 19th (Kawasaki) 1995 125 cc Motocross World Championship – 1st (Honda) 1996 250 cc Motocross World Championship – 13th (Honda) 1997 125 cc Motocross World Championship – 2nd (TM ) 1998 125 cc Motocross World Championship – 3rd (TM ) 1999 500 cc Motocross World Championship – 8th (Yamaha) 2000 125 cc Motocross World Championship – 12th (Yamaha) 2001 125 cc Motocross World Championship – 10th (Husqvarna) 2002 125 cc Motocross World Championship – 5th (Husqvarna)

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02/Monster Energy Yamaha’s Christophe Charlier refreshing his teammates during the German Grand Prix. 03/The seven-times Motocross World Champion Antonio Cairoli impressed the crowd with his driving skills at the Moza Rally. 04/Davide Guarneri and Filippo Pozzato finished third overall in the cycling race at the charity event of RideForLife. 05/06/Davide Guarneri and Alessandro Lupino visited Milestone to give their feedback on MXGP, the Official Motocross Videogame, to make it as real as possible.

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07/The fans crowed the NEOX stand during the official launch at EICMA in Milan.08/ MXGP fans driving the super sports car X-Bow at the paddock of Lausitzring.

09/The 1982 World Champions Eric Geboers, Danny Laporte and Brad Lackey reunited at the race of Transborgaro in Italy. 10/Antonio Cairoli took part in the charity football match “Tutti insieme per Simoncelli� at the Stadium Tardini in Parma in memory of Marco Simoncelli.

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QUESTIONS TO THE EDITOR

QUESTIONS TO THE EDITOR Hi MXGP, This question is about the mxgp game. Will you be making the game for the next gen consoles as well ps4 xbox one?

Thanks.

Dean Sheridan.

Hi Dean, Thanks for the interest. The game will be available on current gen. It’s made for PlayStation©3, Xbox 360©, PlayStation©Vita and PC. It comes out in March 2014. Stay tuned with MXGP Facebook for more updates!

All the best, Youthstream Hi MXGP, When can I buy 2014 Season Package to watch MXGP races LIVE on MXGP-TV? Thanks.

M. Dieminger.

Hello, MXGP-TV packages for 2014 will be available from the beginning of December on www.

MXGP-TV.com. Thank you for enjoying the MXGP season with us!

All the best, Youthstream

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Hi MXGP, I am Patrik from Czech Republic. I am writing to you with a request. Do you think it would be possible to share our video on MXGP Facebook page. It is a video from the biggest Czech Junior team, summarizing the 2013 Season.

Many Thanks, Patrik Prochazka Hi Patrik, What a nice video! MXGP is always pleased to help spread a word about our future motocross generation. The video has been published on MXGP Facebook and MXGP-TV You are doing a great job, JD191 team.

Best Regards Youthstream

Hi MXGP, My name is Simon and I come from Germany. I saw on your Facebook page that there is a motocross training in Spain.

My question is, if every rider can come to this training. I am not yet a professional rider.

Are there some places left?

Are there busses or aircrafts which are driving or flying on the days? Where can I get an application to sign in?

Thanks.

Simon.

Hi Simon, Thank you for your interest in MXGP Academy. The goal is to train you into a better rider so, of course, you are welcome to join us at the training camps. For more information, please contact secretariat@ mxgp-academy.com, and we will help you to organize the registration and trip.

Best Regards!

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