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SAN MARINO MXGP CANCELED
T
he San Marino MXGP, origi-
nally scheduled for July 8-9,
2017, has been canceled, re-
ducing the 2017 FIM Motocross
World Championship from 20 to
19 rounds. No reason has been
given for the cancelation, just
that Youthstream, the Federation
of San Marino and the govern-
ment of San Marino, "have
mutually agreed to postpone
the MXGP round of San Marino"
until 2018.
Additionally, the MXGP round
of Italy, which was originally
scheduled to take place April
15-16, and the MXGP round of
Trentino, which was set to take
place June 24-25, have officially
swapped places on the calen-
dar. The MXGP of Italy will now
take place at the venue of Mag-
giora in June, while the MXGP
of Trentino will be the first Euro-
pean round of the 2017 series
and will take place at the venue
of Pietramurata in April. CN
SHOT GEAR, BPRMX TEAM UP
S
hot Gear will provide race gear for the
BPRMX/Home Depot/Yamaha Team for 2017.
The French gear company, now being distributed
by MTA Distributing in the U.S., will be the gear
that team riders Chris Alldredge and Scott Cham-
pion will wear in 2017.
"We are excited to venture into the
premier motorcycle series in the U.S.
with the BPRMX/Home Depot/Yamaha
team," said Shot Gear's Jason McCune.
"As a new line of gear here in North
America, we are focused on building our
brand through supercross and moto-
cross. BPRMX gives us a great platform
to make our first step into racing. With
Chris Alldredge and Scott Champion,
the team has huge potential to be a seri-
ous contender in 2017. We are looking
forward to a great relationship with the
entire team and can't wait to get this
season started." CN
Scott Champion (left) and Chris Alldredge will sport Shot Gear
on the BPRMX/Home Depot/Yamaha Team for 2017.
