On Track Off Road No. 194

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premier class debut; maybe since
Ben Townley in 2005 or Cairioli
in 2009 (although #222 had
provided us with that telling debut
wildcard win at Donington Park in
2007).
Question marks hang over the
location of the 2020 Spanish
Grand Prix but it’s not hard to
understand why Youthstream and
native promoters are waiting and
trying to capitalise on the second
phase of the Prado story. I only
hope the venue chosen is suitable
for MXGP and can draw in the
fans that have been patient for an
authentic star since Javier Garcia
Vico’s eccentricity held such
appeal at the start of the century
(neither Jonathan Barragan or
Jose Butron really inhabited a
space at the peak of the elite like
Vico did in the 500cc division
and the highly elevated plinth on
which Prado now crouches).
For now, 2019 surrenders to time.
In a matter of days 2020 cranks
up with Dakar and Supercross.
Next year we’ll hit issue 200 of
OTOR, a special little milestone.
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