Instead of the fact that Slovak riders are talented there haven´t been team contains only Slovak riders in the history of the MX3 FIM Motocross World Championship. Now, the Slovakia MX Profi Team is coming on the scene with two Slovak´s best motocross riders: Martin Kohút and Tomáš Šimko.
Both of riders have the experiences with the international motocross competitions. They have one big success in common when in 2011 they achieved with the Jozef Kulhavý in the one team, the third place on the UEM Motocross of European Nations in Sevlievo. Also each of them is multiple champion of Slovak Republic in various classes. There is a hope, that they will continue taking good places also on the international scene as the Slovakia MX Profi Team is going to make them as good conditions as possible to let them show their riding skills in the MX3 FIM Motocross World Championship 2013.
Martin Kohút was sidelined all last season long because of knee injury he picked on the very beginning of the year 2012. However, this slowed him down, he trained a lot during the offseason and now he feels ready for the comeback.
“It was difficult for me just watch my friends riding last year while I was injured. I knew that everything takes time and my recovery wasn´t exception. So hopefully my knee will be strong enough to survive this season, which will be the season of my life as I´m going to take part on every single round of the MX3 FIM Motocross World Championship.”
Martin owned his first motorbike when he was seven and at the age of ten he started racing. Since then he has rode on many tracks all over the Europe. According his experience we could expect him on the high steps of rostrum this year.
“I expect from myself very good results as I´m great motivated after the “rest” season 2012. Of course I would like to beat the concurrency and be the one of best riders. We will see. For sure I will pay attention on my health and injuries and would try to avoid them. This season I involved the KTM SX-F and I really believe in this bike.”
Martin Kohút´s motocross career:
| 1999 – 2004 | 1st place | The Slovak national Motocross Championship – 85 ccm |
| 2004 | 1st place | The Slovak national Motocross Championship – MX2 |
| 2005 | 1st place | The Slovak national Motocross Championship – MX2 |
| 2006 | 12th place | The MX2 World Motocross Championship – “Desertmartin- Ireland” |
| 2006 | 13th place | The MX2 World Motocross Championship – “Sevlievo- Bulgaria” |
| 2006 | 8th place | “Maxxis British Motocross Championship” |
| 2008 | 1st place | The Slovak national Motocross Championship – MX2 |
| 2008 | 1st place | The Czech national Motocross Championship – MX2 |
| 2009 | 1st place | The Czech international Motocross cup – MX2 – “PROFI AUTO IVECO CUP” |
| 2009 | 1st place | The Slovak national Motocross Championship |
| 2009 | 2nd place | The European Motocross Championship – EMX2 – Holice (Czech republic) |
| 2009 | 2nd place | The “ADAC MX Masters” – MX1 – Aichwald (GER) |
| 2011 | 1st place | The Slovak national Motocross Championship – class OPEN |
| 2011 | 3rd place | The MX3 Motocross World Championship – Šenkvice (Slovakia) |
| 2011 | 3rd place | The UEM Motocross of European Nations – Sevlievo (Bulgaria) |
In contrast, his team colleague Tomáš Šimko was last season very active. He took part on several international races such as the MXoEN in Kiev, moreover he became the MX2 national champion in Slovakia.
“For this season the Slovakia MX Profi Team asked me to join their team. They offered me good conditions and gave me the chance to attend all round of the MX3 FIM Motocross World Championship as well. I´m really thankful for this chance as I always dreamt of it.”
In steps of his grandfather and father, Tomáš started riding motocross when he was six. As a young boy he reached a lot of national titles in Slovak and Czech Republic. Now he became a great motocross rider, winning most of the homeland competition so the time is up to ride in MX3 world concurrency.
“I really don´t know what to expect from the 2013 season as this will be the new experience for me. I have never been part of the whole MX3 season so hopefully, it will bring me experiences and new opportunities too.“
Tomáš Šimko´s motocross career:
| 2003 | 1st place | Multiple Slovak and Czech National Motocross Championships |
| 2004 | 1st place | The Junior European Championship in Sevlievo |
| 2007 | 18th place | The Junior World Championship in Sevlievo |
| 2011 | 3rd place | The UEM Motocross of European Nations in Sevlievo |
| 2012 | 1st place | The Slovak National Motocross Championships in MX2 class |
| 2012 | 9th place | The MXoEN – The Motocross of European Nations in Kiev |