It’s pretty amazing that we are less than a week away from the start of the 2015 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship. With Ryan Villopoto off to Europe, the 450SX Class will see a new champion for the first time in four years. And each 250SX Region is loaded with hungry, young stars. Unlike last season, where we only saw one major rider in the 450SX Class switch brands, this off-season offered a plethora of different moves. It’s a lot to keep up with, which is why we’ve put together the 2015 Team Guide. Make sure to bookmark (do people still do that?) or print this out before the 2015 kickoff at Anaheim this Saturday.
450 Class
GEICO Honda |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#3 Eli Tomac |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
Notes: Tomac returns to GEICO for his second 450 season with the team. He has spent his entire professional career with Honda. This team also runs a 250 operation (see below).
American Honda |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#41 Trey Canard |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
#14 Cole Seely |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
Notes: Canard re-signed for two more years in July. Joining Canard will be Cole Seely, who spent last year with Lucas Oil/Troy Lee Designs Honda in the 250 Class. Seely's multi-year deal was announced in August.
Behind the scenes, Honda has revamped its racing structure, with the works unit from Japan (HRC) getting involved again with bike development in a big way.
Motosport.com/GPI/Honda Racing |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#39 Fredrik Noren |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
Notes: Honda was so happy with Noren's performance during the 2014 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship that they found a slot for him here. This team, known as Crossland Racing in 2014, now gets some factory support. This team also runs a 250 operation (see below).
Yoshimura Suzuki |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#7 James Stewart |
Suspended |
Suzuki |
Suzuki |
#4 Blake Baggett |
Official |
Kawasaki |
Suzuki |
Notes: Suzuki signed Blake Baggett to pair with James Stewart in 2015. But due to Stewart’s suspension for a positive test at Seattle SX in 2014, Baggett will serve as the team’s only 450 rider. The FIM announced a sixteen-month suspension for Stewart earlier this month. He is eligible to return to racing in August.
RCH/Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns Suzuki |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#94 Ken Roczen |
Official |
KTM |
Suzuki |
#20 Broc Tickle |
Official |
Suzuki |
Suzuki |
Notes: After four years with KTM (in America), Roczen signed a two-year deal to join RCH Factory Racing Suzuki this off-season. Roczen began his career in the FIM World Motocross Championship with Suzuki. Broc Tickle will return for another year with the team.
Red Bull KTM |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#5 Ryan Dungey |
Official |
KTM |
KTM |
#15 Dean Wilson |
Official |
Kawasaki |
KTM |
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. Wilson and Dungey will be on brand-new 2016 style KTMs—under the 2015 "Factory Edition" name—come Anaheim. This team also runs a 250 operation (see below).
BTOSports.com KTM |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
# 29 Andrew Short |
Official |
KTM |
KTM |
#10 Justin Brayton |
Official |
Yamaha |
KTM |
Notes: Justin Brayton will move over from Toyota/JGR Yamaha to join the returning Andrew Short.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#21 Jason Anderson |
Official |
KTM |
Husqvarna |
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). Much of Anderson's bike is built by the KTM Factory Services wing (again they own Husky and the basic bikes are similar), so he has top-level equipment. This team also runs a 250 operation (see below).
Toyota/JGR Yamaha |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#51 Justin Barcia |
Official |
Honda |
Yamaha |
#23 Weston Peick |
Official |
Suzuki |
Yamaha |
#46 Phil Nicoletti |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
Notes: After spending his entire pro career with Honda (GEICO and American), Barcia has signed with Toyota/JGR Yamaha. 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 twelve rounds of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship.
CycleTrader.com/Rock River Yamaha |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#42 Ben LaMay |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
Notes: Ben LaMay returns for another year with the team. This team also runs a 250 operation (see below).
Blue Buffalo/Slater Skins Yamaha |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#58 Killy Rusk |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
Notes: Killy Rusk will race the 450 Class for the new team. This team also runs a 250 operation (see below).
Monster Energy Kawasaki |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#18 Davi Millsaps |
Official |
KTM |
Kawasaki |
#48 Wil Hahn |
Official |
Honda |
Kawasaki |
Notes: Kawasaki signed Davi Millsaps and Wil Hahn to replace Ryan Villopoto (who is going to the GPs) and Jake Weimer.
Discount Tire/TwoTwo Motorsports |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#22 Chad Reed |
Official |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki |
#33 Josh Grant |
Official |
Yamaha |
Kawasaki |
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.
SmarTop/MotoConcepts |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#800 Mike Alessi |
Official |
MCR450 |
MCR450 |
#45 Vince Friese |
Official |
Honda |
MCR250 |
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 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.
Mafia Moto |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#27 Nick Wey |
Official |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki |
Notes: The popular Wey will continue to forge his own, ahem, way, with his own team in 2015.
Team Tedder/Monster Energy Racing |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
|
#12 Jake Weimer |
Official |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki |
Notes: After four years with Monster Energy Kawasaki, Jake Weimer will spend 2015 with Team Tedder/Monster Energy Racing. The team also has a 250 operation (see below).
Arma Energy/MotoSport.com Yamaha |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
# 53 Jimmy Albertson |
Official |
Honda |
Yamaha |
Notes: Albertson, who spent 2014 with Crossland Racing, has a new deal with a new team: Arma Energy/MotoSport.com Yamaha. The team also has a 250 squad (see below).
Valli Motorsports Yamaha |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#75 Josh Hill |
Official |
Suzuki |
Yamaha |
Notes: After spending the off-season traveling the globe on a Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki 450, Hill has been reunited with Yamaha, the brand he rode throughout his amateur career and early in his pro career.
Traders Racing Kawasaki |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
TBD Tony Archer |
Official |
|
Kawasaki |
Notes: Archer will contest the 450SX Class for the team, which also has a 250 rider (see below).
Team 3BR |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#211 Tevin Tapia |
Official |
Suzuki |
Suzuki |
#70 Nick Schmidt |
Official |
Honda |
Suzuki |
TBD Jake Scarbrough |
Official |
Suzuki |
TBD |
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.
DirtCandyGraphics/PRBC.com |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
TBD Robert Lind |
Official |
Yamaha |
Suzuki |
#69 Ronnie Stewart |
Official |
Suzuki |
Suzuki |
#24 Brett Metcalfe |
Official |
Kawasaki |
Suzuki |
Notes: DirtCandyGraphics/PRBC.com returns for its second year and will bring back both members, Lind and Stewart, for 2015. Metcalfe has signed with the team and will race at least the first six rounds. Oddly, he'll be on a Suzuki with this team but then switch back to a Kawasaki for the Canadian Nationals this summer.
Rocky Mountain ATV/MC |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#792 Bracken Hall |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
#199 Kyle Partridge |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
Notes: Same riders returning to this team for 2015. Partridge tore his ACL last year but was fast in his return to action at Red Bull Straight Rhythm.
AG Motorsports/Gurrnaid Racing |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#92 Cade Clason |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
Notes: Clason returns to the team for his second year. The 250 will also feature a 250 rider (see below).
Others:
#11 Kyle Chisholm: Chisholm split his time between Canada and the US in 2014. We expect him to race Anaheim on his own program.
#36 Matt Goerke: Goerke is headed to Amsoil Arenacross for the Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy Kawasaki team. Then it's back up north for the summer with Rockstar Energy Drink/OTSFF Yamaha, as he'll race the Canadian Nationals (MX1) in 2015. Goerke last raced in Canada in 2012, winning the MX1 Championship that season.
TBD Kyle Regal: Regal will race arenacross in 2015 for a new Rockstar Energy TiLube Husqvarna team.
#63 Chris Blose: Blose will ride for the Team Babbit’s/Monster Energy Kawasaki team in arenacross next year.
#64 AJ Catanzaro: Catanzaro rode for The Factory Metal Works/Club MX team last season. According to the Anaheim 1 pre-entry list, he will race 450SX West Region on a Suzuki with help from JMR Racing and other sponsors, and ride 250SX on the East Coast.
#87 Cody Gilmore: Expect another privateer effort for Gilmore for 2015.
#90: Topher Ingalls: According to the AMA pre-entry list, Ingalls will ride a KTM in 450SX.
250 Class
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#50 Adam Cianciarulo |
Official |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki |
#200 Arnaud Tonus |
Official |
Kawasaki (GPs) |
Kawasaki |
#66 Chris Alldredge |
Official |
Kawasaki (Amateurs) |
Kawasaki |
#911 Tyler Bowers |
Official |
Kawasaki (Arenacross) |
Kawasaki |
#37 Joey Savatgy |
Official |
KTM |
Kawasaki |
Notes: The team will feature four new additions in 2015. Adam Cianciarulo, the only returning member, will miss the 2015 Monster Energy Supercross season after sustaining a shoulder injury in Geneva. As always, this team is yet to announce who will race which coast. If we had to guess, it’s Savatgy and Alldredge on the West, but then Savatgy’s name popped up on the entry list for 250SX East Region opener in Arlington, for whatever that’s worth. The mystery continues!
GEICO Honda |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#19 Justin Bogle |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
#80 RJ Hampshire |
Official |
Honda (Amateurs) |
Honda |
#38 Matt Bisceglia |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
#126 Jordon Smith |
Official |
Honda (Amateurs) |
Honda |
#34 Malcolm Stewart |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
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 eligibility for supercross, so expect him to ride the East Region. An injury has also pushed Bogle to the East Region, where he is the defending champion. The team signed Malcolm Stewart to a deal for the 250SX West Region, and we expect Hampshire and Bisceglia to join him there.
Motosport.com/GPI/Honda Racing |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#130 Tommy Hahn |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
TBD Colt Nichols |
Official |
Kawasaki (Arenacross) |
Honda |
Notes: Hahn, who hasn't raced full-time since 2012, will race the 250SX West Region and the 250 Class in Lucas Oil Pro Motocross in 2015. Hahn last rode the 250 Class in 2008. Colt Nichols, who raced Amsoil Arenacross last year, will ride the East Region in his rookie year.
Rockstar Energy Racing Husqvarna |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#47 Martin Davalos |
Official |
Kawasaki |
Husqvarna |
#16 Zach Osborne |
Official |
Honda |
Husqvarna |
#44 Zach Bell |
Official |
Honda |
Husqvarna |
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. Bell and Osborne will race West, Davalos East.
Red Bull KTM |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#25 Marvin Musquin |
Official |
KTM |
KTM |
#32 Justin Hill |
Official |
Kawasaki |
KTM |
Notes: KTM announced the addition of Justin Hill in September. Hill comes over from Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki. Musquin returns to the team. Hill will race West, Musquin East.
Lucas Oil/Troy Lee Designs KTM |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#40 Shane McElrath |
Official |
Honda |
KTM |
#28 Jessy Nelson |
Official |
Honda |
KTM |
#97 Darryn Durham |
Official |
Kawasaki |
KTM |
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. This team doesn’t race 250SX East so all three will be in the West.
Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#1/#6 Jeremy Martin |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
#17 Cooper Webb |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
#157 Aaron Plessinger |
Official |
Yamaha (Amateurs) |
Yamaha |
#62 Anthony Rodriguez |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
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. Plessinger and Webb will be the West riders.
CycleTrader.com/Rock River Yamaha |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#31 Alex Martin |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
#254 Greg Gehrer |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
#343 Luke Renzland |
Official |
Yamaha (Amateurs) |
Yamaha |
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.
AG Motorsports/Gurrnaid Racing |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#35 Kyle Cunningham |
Official |
MCR250 |
Honda |
Notes: The team added Kyle Cunningham, who spent last year with SmarTop/MotoConcepts, to the mix. Cunningham will race East.
MotoSport.com/Team 100 |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#100 Josh Hansen |
Official |
|
Kawasaki |
Notes: Josh Hansen returns to racing with help from MotoSport.com and Kawasaki. He will race the 250SX West Region.
RSR (Rick Schugel Racing) |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#74 Zack Williams |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
#84 Jesse Wentland |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
TBD Blake Dungey |
Official |
|
Honda |
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.
Strikt Slaton Yamaha |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#65 Scott Champion |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
#86 Zach Freeberg |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
#71 Cole Martinez |
Official |
Kawasaki |
Yamaha |
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.
51FIFTY Energy Drink Yamaha |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#981 Austin Politelli |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
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 250SX West Region.
Barn Pros Racing/Home Depot Yamaha |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#91 Chris Howell |
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
#273 Conner Elliott |
Official |
Honda |
Yamaha |
#391 Ryder Steffy |
Official |
Kawasaki |
Yamaha |
Notes: A new team for 2015, Barn Pros Racing/Home Depot Yamaha, based out of Washington, will contest the 250SX West Region.
Blue Buffalo/Slater Skins Yamaha |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
TBD Ryan Zimmer |
Official |
Honda |
Yamaha |
Notes: Zimmer will race the 250SX East Region. The team signed Killy Rusk for the 450 Class.
Rockwell Watches |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#341 Nico Izzi |
Official |
|
Yamaha |
Notes: Izzi signed a deal earlier this year with the newly formed team for the 250SX West Region. Izzi last raced Monster Energy Supercross in 2012, finishing ninth in the 250SX West Region. The team announced that Paul Lindsey will serve as team manager.
Team Tedder |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#59 Dakota Tedder |
Official |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki |
Notes: Dakota Tedder is back for another year. He will race the East Region.
FMF/KTM Orange Brigade |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#88 Dakota Alix |
Official |
KTM |
KTM |
Notes: Alix rode for the team in Lucas Oil Pro Motocross. He will make his Monster Energy Supercross debut in the East Region.
JAB Motorsports |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
# 43 Matt Lemoine |
Official |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki |
Notes: Lemoine returns for another year in 250SX East.
Arma Energy/MotoSport.com Yamaha | Status | 2014 Brand | 2015 Brand |
#52 Mitchell Oldenburg | Official | Honda | Yamaha |
Notes: Oldenburg will race 250SX East and some West rounds on a 450.
Traders Racing Kawasaki | Status | 2014 Brand | 2015 Brand |
#95 Nick Gaines | Official | Kawasaki (amateurs) | Kawasaki |
Notes: The former Team Green rider will make his supercross debut in the East Region.
Team K1 Speed/BWR Engines/SSi Decals |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#137 Austin Coon |
Official |
|
Honda |
TBD Kyle White |
Official |
|
Honda |
TBD Zack Gurley |
Official |
|
Honda |
#243 Joey Dalzell |
Official |
Honda |
|
#89 Brady Kiesel |
Official |
Honda |
Honda |
Notes: Coon will race the 450SX Class on the West Coast and the 250SX Class on the East Coast. White will race the 250SX West Region and the 450SX East Coast. Gurley and Dalzell will ride the 250SX West Region. Kiesel is expected to ride the East Region.
Tenkom Motorsports |
Status |
2014 Brand |
2015 Brand |
#308 Nick Jackson |
Official |
Honda |
Yamaha |
#708 Joe Perron
|
Official |
Yamaha |
Yamaha |
#615 Logan Marzahn
|
Official |
Suzuki |
Yamaha |
#943 Nate Kohnke
|
Official |
Honda |
Yamaha |
Others:
#55 Kyle Peters: After spending the last two years with AG Motorsports, Peters will put his own deal together for 2015. He will race the 450 on the West Coast and the 250SX East Region.
#49 Jimmy Decotis: Jimmy D will race 250SX East, with sponsorship deals to be announced soon.
#60 Jake Canada: Canada, who spent last season with 51FIFTY Energy Drink, is putting together his own program for 2015.
#61 Michael Leib: Leib has put together a unique deal for 2015 250SX West Region.
#79 Jace Owen: Owen spent his first professional season with The Factory Metal Works/Club MX team in 2014. He is expected to ride the East Region.
#77 Justin Starling: Is racing the 250SX East Region on Yamahas. Details on team expected by Friday.
#98 Gavin Faith: Faith, who just won an Australian Supercross Championship, has signed a deal with Tuf Racing Husqvarna for Amsoil Arenacross.
#57: Jackson Richardson: Is expected to ride 250SX West Region.
#99 Paul Coates: Has a deal to race the GPs in 2015.
#85 Landen Powell: According to the pre-entry list, Powell will race the West Region on a KTM.
TBD Vicki Golden: Is expected to race the 250SX East Region.