Motocross World Champion Jorge Prado Joins Team Mips
Sweden based Mips, a global leader in helmet-based safety, has added four-time world champion Jorge Prado to Team Mips, as the elite motocross athlete embarks on his U.S. racing debut with the Monster Energy Kawasaki team.
The company states that "in addition to being the official safety partner of the MXGP and long-time sponsors of the Honda HRC MXGP team; Prado joining Team Mips further enforces the company commitment to motocross and the advancement of rider safety within the sport.
"Following a dominant career in the FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP), where he racked up four world titles and an all-time record of 149 holeshots, Prado now takes on a new challenge: the SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX), starting with the Pro Motocross."
Max Strandwitz, CEO of Mips, is quoted as saying: "We're happy to have Jorge Prado join Team Mips, extending our team in motocross. Jorge's career and qualities as a rider speak for themselves, and we're looking forward to being part of his U.S. adventure.
"He represents qualities that are fully aligned with us here at Mips and our mission to be leading the world towards safer helmets."
Prado is expected to be a key contender in the 450 Class and will race in the Fox V3 RS helmet equipped with Mips Integra Split - "a cutting-edge safety system engineered to help reduce rotational motion during certain angled impacts."
