Bench Racing Ammo: Free Agents
It’s not an ideal time to be a professional motocross rider looking for a high-paying factory ride, and in 2010 we’ll more than likely see some top riders take a huge pay cut or even take the entire season off. It’s crazy to think that a rider who won a 450 national and led Team USA to victory in 2009 will probably not have a factory ride (Tedesco). Or even a rider who finished on the podium in AMA Supercross may not be racing at all (Hepler). So who has a ride and who doesn’t? We went down the list of 2010 national numbers below and did our best to fill in the blanks. If you see something amiss, please feel free to email us at letters@racerxonline.com and we’ll get it corrected immediately.
2: Ryan Villopoto – Monster Energy Kawasaki
5: Ryan Dungey – Rockstar/Makita Suzuki
7: James Stewart – San Manuel Yamaha
9: Ivan Tedesco
10: Thomas Hahn – Canidae/Rockstar Suzuki
11: Travis Preston - JGRMX/Toyoyta Yamaha employee
12: Jake Weimer – Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki
13: Heath Voss – Wonder Warthog Racing
14: Kevin Windham – GEICO Powersports Honda
15: Timmy Ferry
16: John Dowd
17: Justin Barcia – GEICO Powersports Honda
18: David Millsaps – Honda Red Bull Racing
19: Tommy Searle – FMF KTM
20: Broc Tickle – DNA/Shred Sticks/Star Racing Yamaha
21: Blake Wharton – GEICO Powersports Honda
22: Chad Reed – Monster Energy Kawasaki
23: Justin Brayton – JGRMX/Toyota Yamaha
24: Brett Metcalfe – GEICO Powersports Honda
25: Nathan Ramsey
26: Michael Byrne
27: Nick Wey – Boost Mobile/ampm/Monster/J-Law Racing
28: Tyla Rattray – Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki
29: Andrew Short – Honda Red Bull Racing
30: Cody Cooper
31: Matt Lemoine – Suzuki City
32: Kyle Cunningham
33: Josh Grant – JGRMX/Toyota Yamaha
34: Jimmy Albertson
35: Matt Goerke – Moto Concepts Yamaha
36: Darryn Durham – Suzuki City
37: Tyler Bowers – Babbitt’s Kawasaki (arenacross)
38: Trey Canard – GEICO Powersports Honda
39: Ricky Dietrich – Monster Energy Kawasaki off-road
40: Jake Moss – Canidae/Rockstar Suzuki
41: Kyle Regal – Valli Motorsports Yamaha
42: Ben Evans - BTOSports.com/BBMX/Palmetto Suzuki
43: Steven Clarke – Suzuki City
44: PJ Larsen
45: Austin Stroupe – Rockstar/Makita Suzuki
46: Ryan Sipes – Moto Concepts Yamaha
47: Matt Boni - Hart & Huntington Honda
48: Max Anstie - DNA Shred Sticks Star Racing Yamaha
49: Wil Hahn – Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil Honda
50: Alex Martin
51: Paul Carpenter
52: Antonio Balbi
53: Jeff Alessi – Moto Concepts Yamaha
54: Jason Lawrence
55: Kyle Chisholm
56: Ben Coisy
57: Jarred Browne
58: Weston Peick
59: Daniel Reardon – Moto Concepts Yamaha
60: Broc Hepler
61: Vince Friese – Moto Concepts Yamaha
62: Jason Thomas – BTOSports.com/BBMX/Palmetto Suzuki
63: Sean Borkenhagen
64: Taylor Futrell
65: Troy Adams
66: Blake Baggett – Canidae/Rockstar Suzuki
67: Chris Blose – Hart & Huntington Honda
68: Robert Kiniry - BTOSports.com/BBMX/Palmetto Suzuki
69: Adam Chatfield
70: Robby Marshall
71: Kyle Summers
72: Christian Craig – Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil Honda
73: Ben Lamay - Samsung Yamaha
74: Tucker Hibbert
75: Josh Hill – San Manuel Yamaha
76: Martin Davalos – DNA/Shred Sticks/Star Racing Yamaha
77: Josh Summey
78: Gavin Gracyk
79: Justin Sipes
80: Billy Laninovich – Monster Energy Kawasaki (test rider)
81: Cole Siebler
82: Jesse Casillas
83: Steve Boniface
84: Michael Hall – Husqvarna/Europe
85: Scott Champion
86: Bobby Bonds - Maxxis/Bonds Racing Off-Road
87: Les Smith
88: Ricky Renner
89: Jacob Marsack
90: Willy Browning
91: Jase Lewis
92: Michael Willard
93: Justin McDonald
94: Ryan Morais – Canidae/Rockstar Suzuki
95: Lucas Crespi - BTOSports.com/BBMX/Palmetto Suzuki
96: Josh Hansen – Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki
97: Robert Fitch
98: Roberto Castro
99: Topher Ingalls
101: Ben Townley
128: Dean Wilson – Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki
341: Nico Izzi - DNA/Shred Sticks/Star Racing Yamaha
**377: Christophe Pourcel – Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki
*800: Mike Alessi – KTM
Matt Moss – Rockstar/Makita Suzuki
Kyle Keylon - BTOSports.com/BBMX/Palmetto Suzuki