With the Olympic Games being held in London, England, at the moment the whole country is in sports mode. When the Grand Prix of Great Britain arrives at the Matterley Basin circuit and the biggest off-road event in the 2012 Motocross calendar does come to life on August 16 until the 19th, there will be a number of riders who will be in the spotlight.

With five times World Motocross Champion Antonio Cairoli winning his 50th Grand Prix last weekend in Loket, Czech Republic, I had to think back to 2001 when 10 times World Motocross Champion Stefan Everts picked up his 50th GP win at the Namur circuit in Belgium.

The MXGP Festival at the British Grand Prix is just days away and we at Monster Energy are pumped to be a part of the show. So much so that we want to give those riders sharing one of the best tracks in the FIM Motocross World Championship with the GP stars an extra bonus. Get your teeth into this…

In the history of the Grand Prix of Great Britain home riders haven't always had the success the British supporters might have hoped for. Sure in the 1950's and 60's many British riders controlled the British GP, and then of course the era of Graham Noyce and Dave Thorpe British fans enjoyed many great victories by home riders, but in recent years it's been thin pickings for the British riders.

Spanish rider Jonathan Barragan has not had the 2012 season he had hoped for. Once a GP winner and contender for the MX1 Championship this year has seen him drop out of the top ten and a Grand Prix victory is a long way off.