Happy memories inspire Team HRC for final stretch

The final three rounds of the 2023 MXGP World Championships hold a lot of good memories for Team HRC, and they’ll be hoping to add some more in these next few weeks, starting with the MXGP of Turkiye this weekend.

Last year Tim Gajser was able to win in Turkiye for the first time, after previously just collecting a couple of race wins since the track was introduced onto the calendar in 2018, so the Slovenian is heading there with a lot of confidence that he can challenge for the podium spots that have so far eluded him since his return to action. Whilst he hasn’t been inside the top three, these last few GPs have provided some valuable testing experience and will be extremely useful for the 2024 campaign, when the #243 will be looking to regain his world championship crown.

Teammate Ruben Fernandez hasn’t had the same success that Gajser has had in Turkiye, but he is heading east with the belief that he will be lining up on the gate much closer to full health than he has done in a number of weeks. The Spaniard has put in some really impressive rides since his incident in Finland, but he has always known that things could be better and now, after a weekend off, he will approach the challenge of the Afyon track in much improved condition.

There don’t seem to be any major layout changes, so although there might be some minor tweaks, this will essentially be the same track the riders have ridden these past few years. With the weather around 30C and little chance of rain, it will be a hot, hard-pack experience once again and while entries are down from the last round, it will still be a considerable challenge against the fastest motocross riders in the world, for this 17^th round of the 2023 season.