rui goncalveS
por, 25 years, honda World Motocross Rui has been through the mill with injuries in the last five years and operated largely under the radar in 2010 as a third MX1 KTM team-mate to Cairoli and Nagl. His 2009 runner-up position in the MX2 series shows that he has the capability to run at the front and his efforts on the 350SX-F towards the end of ’10 were more and more noticeable. Granted a works CRF450R for this season, podium potential is not out of reach for the likeable Portuguese.
ken de dycker
Bel, 26 years, ls honda racing Adored by Belgian fans Ken De Dycker remains an enigma at world championship level where he will dominate a Grand Prix one weekend and appear completely uninterested the next. Former employers have pointed towards an unwillingness to work, but if he doesn’t get podiumhappy again from within the confines of the Belgian LS Honda team and with the brand with whom he burst to prominence in 2007 then he will continue to frustrate. For his criticisms, De Dycker is one of the hardest and most entertaining riders on the circuit.