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MT Helmets – MSI team announces Ogura and Garcia for 2024 Moto2 charge
MT Helmets-MSI has taken over Pons’ team after the team owner decided to shut down his historic operation. Pons missed out on a chance to re-join the MotoGP field. The new organization currently competes in the Moto3 world championship and originally wanted to bring lightweight class rider Diogo Moreira into the series, but he chose to join Italtrans in Moto2 instead. Ogura, a Honda-contracted rider currently competing for the Honda Team Asia squad in Moto3, will join the team for its first Moto2 campaign along with Garcia, who will remain with the team after competing with Pons in 2023. Ogura will still be contracted to Honda, and he is the next in line to join its premier class program when ready. The team is confident that the duo of Garcia and Ogura will be part of the top 10 riders in the Moto2 category next season. MT Helmets-MSI is currently ranked seventh overall in the Moto3 teams championship, while Ogura and Garcia are 11th and 13th overall in the Moto2 riders standings, respectively. Ogura has recently returned to form after starting the season injured, while Garcia has shown impressive progress in his first season in Moto2.
Source: Motorsport Week
