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MIR JOINS MARC
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unaway Moto3 points leader Joan Mir
has been snapped up by the Marc VDS
team, with a three-year deal confirmed mid-
way through the Moto3 race at Catalunya,
June 11, while the Spaniard was pushing to
take his fourth win in seven races.
The latest super-talent to come out of
Spain, Mir won a Moto3 race last year on
his way to finishing fifth overall, easily the
top of a fine crop of rookies. He will move
to Moto2 next year with the team that has
won six out of seven races this year. He is
expected to join Alex Marquez, with current
teammate Franco Morbidelli earmarked for
a move to MotoGP in 2018.
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STEVE HATCH JOINS GASGAS
F
ormer AMA National Enduro Champion Steve
Hatch has joined the GasGas fraternity. Steve
Hatch Racing will be the official Off-Road Training
Program of GasGas. Hatch will use the new 2018
GasGas EC and XC models for all of his coaching and
training seminars. In addition, Hatch will also promote
the benefits of Trials crossover training for off-road
racers aboard GasGas TXT trials bikes.
"I rode the new 2018 EC and XC models and I'm
amazed with the performance of the new bikes,"
Hatch said. "I am very excited to be a part of the new
effort and development happening in North America,
and I look forward to working with the entire GasGas
staff."
Steve Hatch Racing offers complete training,
coaching, and mentoring for riders of all levels
through multiple mediums, including personal train-
ing, clinics, web videos and documents.
To learn more visit www.stevehatchracing.com. CN
Joan Mir will be a member of the Marc VDS Team next year.
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