Lucas Oil/Troy Lee Designs has signed former AMA Horizon Award winner Darryn Durham, the team announced today. Durham, who spent last season with Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki, is returning after missing all of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross due to injury.
Below is the official press release from the team.
Corona, CA - Troy Lee Designs is pleased to announce the signing of Darryn Durham to the team for 2015 and beyond.
Darryn will compete in both the 2015 AMA Monster Energy West Coast Supercross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship in the 250 class alongside TLD / Lucas Oil / Red Bull / KTM teammates Jessy Nelson and Shane McElrath. Together, this team will be top contenders in the upcoming season.
"I'm really excited to have Darryn aboard team TLD," said team manager Tyler Keefe. "I think he, Jessy and Shane will work well together and learn a lot from each other. Thanks to KTM's support, this is going to be a year of growth for TLD, and I'm glad Darryn will be a part of it. I look forward to seeing what 2015 has in store for us."
Owner Troy Lee said, "It's great to have Darryn on the team. He's got a lot of talent and I'm looking forward to seeing his career grow. I know that with the support of the TLD / Lucas Oil / Red Bull / KTM team, he's going to be hard to beat next season."
Darryn Durham is also looking forward to a great season saying, "I'm super excited to be riding for the TLD / Lucas Oil / Red Bull / KTM team. The whole vibe on the team is really good, and it's what I was looking for. How I try to pursue my racing is having fun and doing well at the same time, and that's kind of the team attitude as well. You know, everyone likes to have fun and everyone wants to win, so I feel like the mesh between me and the team is going to be really good this year. I'm looking forward to trying to pull off some wins!"
Learn more about the TLD / Lucas Oil / Red Bull / KTM Team at:
www.troyleedesigns.com/team
