COOL SHOT

WE’RE FIVE ROUNDS INTO THE 2022 SEASON OF THE FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE BATTLES FOR THE TITLE’S IN MXGP AND MX2 ARE NOT THE ONLY THING THAT’S GETTING MORE INTERESTING EVERY WEEKEND.

In the last issue of the Magazine, which was published before the MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina, the Fox Holeshot competition looked to be in the hands of the Red Bull GasGas and KTM Factory teams, though the next few rounds have proved to be otherwise as other teams and manufacturers have risen to the challenge!

At the MXGP of PatagoniaArgentina the Fox Holeshot awards were presented to four different riders across the MXGP and MX2 categories� In the MXGP races, the starts were dominated by Honda, with JM Honda Racing’s Henry Jacobi leading the start in race one, meanwhile in race two, it was Team HRC’s Tim Gajser who got ahead of the field, on his way to a third consecutive Grand Prix victory of the season�

In MX2, it was again Tom Vialle and Simon Längenfelder who continued to set the standard for the starts in the class� The starts were important for Vialle who was able to start the races up-front and claim his first GP win of 2022�

A couple of weeks later, we headed to Agueda for the MXGP of Portugal, where again we were met with some more surprises and witnessed some new Fox Holeshot winners� In MXGP, Jacobi was the victor once again in the first race, while in the second race Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado timed the gate drop perfectly to claim his third Fox Holeshot of the season on his way to his first Grand Prix win since Loket 2021� Though in MX2 is where things got interesting as this time around the Fox Holeshot’s were won by Kawasaki mounted riders� In the first race, podium finisher Mikkel Haarup of the Big Van World MTX Kawasaki Racing squad secured his first holeshot on his way to a strong finish in the heat� Meanwhile in race two, the second Fox Holeshot went to F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Kevin Horgmo, as the Norwegian continued his strong performance�

The following weekend it was time to return to Pietramurata for the iconic MXGP of Trentino, which presented a new challenge for the riders with a new track layout, which included a 180-degree first corner which made the Fox Holeshot even more interesting�

In MXGP, the first Fox Holeshot of the day went Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff, who went on to lead 10 of the 19 laps to finish the race

second behind Gajser� While in race two, we saw Jorge Prado bounce back with a Fox Holeshot – though after stalling on the opening lap, he fought back to fourth, for third on the podium!

In MX2, Tom Vialle added a third consecutive Grand Prix victory of 2022 as he went 1-1 in both of the races, which were greatly aided by his two Fox Holeshots, with his total now standing at five as he edges out in the competition�

The Fox Holeshot competition will resume at the MXGP of Latvia on the 23rd and 24th of April but in

Tom Vialle 5

Simon Lanfenfelder 3

Mikkel Haarup

Kevin Horgmo 1

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Jorge Prado

Henry Jacobi

Tim Gajser

Glenn Coldenhoff