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Current readers of my blog here on steemit will have read about the ongoing saga between Benoit Paturel and his team BOS. If you have not then you can check out my posts here and here to get up to speed with the war of words.
It seems the messy exchange has reached the end as BOS have found a replacement for Paturel for the 2018 MXGP season, Evgeny Bobryshev will return to MXGP! Long time readers will remember i posted way back in December about Bobryshev leaving MXGP this year to sign with RFX Suzuki and compete in Arenacross here. It seems that even though Bobryshev will pilot a Suzuki and the team currently use KTM this will not be an issue.
Olivier Bossard
BOS
"The fact that Evgeny rides a RM-Z450 does not bother us. It is even better! We will be present at the twenty MXGP rounds to show that our suspension is great, so doing it on a European base and a Japanese base is perfect."
How can a team run two different bikes? I hear you say :) Jordi Tixier will be running his current 450 SXF and this will not change. The reason they can be flexible is due to the fact they do not receive any support from any manufacturers. This means, although quite uniquely, they are free to run whatever they choose.
Now, what does this mean for Lombard Express Suzuki team in Britain? Now although Bobryshev will be riding a Suzuki on the world MXGP stage nothing is stopping him returning to ride out the eight Maxxis British Championship rounds. Also remember he is also committed to Arenacross so I'im predicting a VERY busy year for Bobryshev! Imagine him taking home titles in all three! :)