250 Words: Settling In

Notes: After four years with KTM (in America) Roczen signed a two-year to join RCH Factroy Racing this off-season. Roczen began his career in the FIM World Motocross Championship with Suzuki. “My decision when I went with RCH, people were like, “It’s not factory.” Yes, we are factory. It doesn’t even matter; I have so much faith in the bike I’m like whatever. Just give me the bike and I’ll make it work,” Roczen told Racer X. There could be a teammate for Roczen (and we’d expect Broc Tickle to be the first option) but they’re still buttoning up sponsorship deals before making anything official.

Notes: After five years with Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki, Dean Wilson is headed to Red Bull KTM to join Ryan Dungey. KTM announced they have signed Wilson for two years. “Dean is a very talented rider who has shown a lot of potential on a 450,” commented Red Bull KTM Factory Team Manager Roger DeCoster. Wilson added: "This is an amazing opportunity for me to learn from Roger and Ian and the rest of the crew." Expect Wilson and Dungey to be on brand-new 2016 style KTMs—under the 2015 "Factory Edition" name—come Anaheim.

Notes: Justin Brayton will move over from Toyota/JGR Yamaha to join the returning Andrew Short, the team announced. “I am ready to win, and my new KTM 450 SX-F is a bike that I am 100% confident I can do that on,” Brayton said in a press release.

Notes: Jason Anderson re-signed with the team earlier this year. The team is switching brands for the third time in as many years—from Suzuki to KTM to Husky (but KTM owns Husky, so that’s not as crazy as it sounds).

Notes: After spending his entire pro career with Honda (GEICO and American), Barcia has signed with Toyota/JGR Yamaha. “There was a ton of options for me. I had a lot of meetings and met a lot of great people, so that was pretty cool. But I leaned towards JGR. It just went really good when I had some talks with Jeremy Albrecht and Coy and also Joe Gibbs, the coach,” Barcia told Racer X. Peick, who spent years as a privateer, will have his first full season under a factory rig. He spent the summer with RCH/Soaring Eagle Suzuki. Phil Nicoletti is returning to the team for all 12 rounds of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship.

Notes: Ben LaMay returns for another year with the team. 

Notes: Killy Rusk will race the 450 Class for the new team. 

Notes: Kawasaki has signed Davi Millsaps and Wil Hahn to replace Ryan Villopoto (who is going to the GPs) and Jake Weimer. “We have big shoes to fill after winning four straight supercross titles, but I could not be more excited to have both Davi and Wil on the team,” Dan Fahie, Monster Energy Kawasaki team manager, said in a press release.

Notes: Kawasaki will continue their partnership with Discount Tire/TwoTwo Motorsports. Josh Grant has signed with the team, giving Chad Reed a teammate for the first time since becoming an owner in 2011. There has been no official announcement on Byrne's role, but from what we hear, he will help test, serve as a training partner, and fill in in the case of injury.

Notes: Mike Alessi will be back with SmarTop/MotoConcepts in 2015 and will race "AMA Supercross season, AMA Pro Motocross, Canadian Motocross, and a very strong interest for a World GP partnership," according to a recent press release. The team has also come to terms with Vince Friese. He will race the 450 on the West Coast and a 250 on the East Coast.

Notes: The popular Wey will continue to forge his own, ahem, way, with his own team in 2015.

Notes: Team 3BR, a small family run team who helped Tevin Tapia a season ago, will expand and bring on Nick Schmidt and Jake Scarbrough for 2015.

Notes: DirtCandyGraphics/PRBC.com returns for its second year and will bring back both members, Lind and Stewart, for 2015.

Free Agents:

#75 Josh Hill: No word yet on Hill, who rode the CMRC Canadian Motocross Nationals this summer after parting ways with RCH/Soaring Eagle Suzuki after supercross.

#20 Broc Tickle: Will Tickle return to RCH Factory Racing? Like the rest, we should hear something shortly.

#12 Jake Weimer: Possibly a Kawasaki side deal with Nick Wey? Full on privateer by himself? We'll see.

#24 Brett Metcalfe: Metcalfe will race part, if not all, of Monster Energy Supercross in 2015 on his own deal before returning to Canada this summer with Monster Energy Leading Edge Kawasaki.

#36 Matt Goerke: Goerke is headed back to Canada. He signed a deal with Rockstar Energy Drink/OTSFF Yamaha to race the Canadian Nationals (MX1) in 2015. Goerke last raced in Canada in 2012, winning the MX1 Championship that season. We also hear he may race Amsoil Arenacross in 2015, but nothing has been confirmed on that front. 

#34 Malcolm Stewart: No word on where Stewart will end up in 2015. Rumors are he is still looking for a deal and may even put together his own program for supercross.

#53 Jimmy Albertson: Albertson will probably be back with his own deal.

#39 Fredrik Noren: We hear he could have a deal with Crossland Racing for 2015, with Honda possibly throwing in some support. Stay tuned.

#11 Kyle Chisholm: Chisholm split his time between Canada and the U.S. in 2014.

TBD Kyle Regal: Regal split his time between arenacross and supercross last year.

TBD Kyle Partridge: Partridge is returning from a torn ACL. Nothing has been announced for next year.

#63 Chris Blose: Blose will ride for the Babbits/Monster Energy Kawasaki team in arenacross next year. 

#87 Cody Gilmore: No word on Gilmore for 2015.

250 Class

Notes: Kawasaki has announced the 2015 Monster Energy/Pro Circuit squad. The team will feature four new additions. Adam Cianciarulo is the only returning member.

Notes: Justin Bogle and Matt Bisceglia return to the team to join recent amateur grads RJ Hampshire and Jordon Smith. Smith will have to ride a few Amsoil Arenacross rounds to gain his eligiblity for supercross, so expect him to ride East. The team has also signed Malcolm Stewart to a deal for the 250SX West Region. Nothing has been announced for Lucas Oil Pro Motocross.

Notes: The 250 squad for Rockstar Energy Racing is all-new in 2015. Martin Davalos returns to the team (he rode for Bobby Hewitt’s squad in 2012) and will be joined by the 2014 GEICO Honda duo of Zach Osborne and Zach Bell.

Notes: KTM announced the addition of Justin Hill in September. Hill comes over from Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki. Musquin returns to the team.

Notes: TLD Honda is now TLD KTM and will return Shane McElrath and Jessy Nelson. The team has also signed Darryn Durham, who spent last year with Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki.

Notes: Jeremy Martin and Cooper Webb signed extensions with the team during the season. Anthony Rodriguez returns for his second year with the team and will be joined by Aaron Plessinger, who moves up from amateurs. 

Notes: Alex Martin and Greg Gehrer return to the team and will contest the 250SX West Region. Rookie Luke Renzland will race the 250SX East Region.

Notes: We expect Kyle Peters to return and the team added Kyle Cunningham, who spent last year with SmarTop/MotoConcepts, to the mix. We also expected the team to bring back Cade Clason and to sign one more 250 West Region rider.

Notes: Josh Hansen returns to racing with help from MotoSport.com and Kawasaki. He will race the 250SX Class.

Notes: Williams and Wentland will compete in the 250SX East Region, while Blake Dungey (Ryan's brother) will contest the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship on  a 450. Williams is also confirmed for the Nationals on a 250.

Notes: Scott Champion and Zach Freeberg return to the team, and will join new member Cole Martinez. All three will race the 250SX West Region.

Notes: The 2013 MX2 Canadian National Champion is returning from a broken femur in January that cost him all but one round in supercross in 2014. He will race the West Region.

Notes: A new team for 2015, Barn Pros Racing/Home Depot Yamaha, based out of Washington, will contest the 250SX West Region.