Well i certainly did not see this one coming that's for sure! It's a complete shock announcement from RFX Suzuki's newest signing which states that Evgeny Bobryshev has left MXGP and is headed to the UK to compete in Arenacross. Bobryshev was dropped by Honda HRC at the end of the season and has been searching around for a new deal. It seems that deal was found outside of normal channels and i for one will be looking forward to seeing a rider of his calibre competing here! Being a former Brittish Champion that is a high calibre of rider to snag and RFX Suzuki must be looking forward to seeing what he can do with their machine.

Evgeny Bobryshev

RFX Suzuki

"I am really happy to have made a deal with Suzuki England to race in the Arenacross World Tour for 2018. I have known Neil Prince for a long time and I am looking forward to working with him. I actually raced one round in Ireland in 2010, which I won, and it was a lot of fun. I was in a unique position where I could choose to ride in whatever I wanted and I decided that this was what I wanted to do. It is going to be so different to MXGP as the racing is only done in one day, which to be honest means I will probably enjoy riding the bike a lot more and having a bit of fun with it. I am planning to start riding on the bike next week and get focused. I will be ready for it."

The Arenacross world tour begins right at the start of 2018 in the first weekend in Manchester and will run through till March. The series will end in Germany so it's going to be a real treat for European Arenacross fans. Unsurprisingly he will also be racing some traditional motocross as well in the Maxxis British Championship and Michelin MX Nationals through the summer months. This also means he will no be competing at all in MXGP which will disappoint some fans.