Kyle Peters is extending his stay in Australia. The North Carolina native will contest the 2017 season Down Under with Wilson Coolair Motul Factory Suzuki, the team announced yesterday.
Peters, a former champion in 250 A at Loretta Lynn’s, previously raced in Australia in 2014, then again this year, riding for factory KTM in the Australian Supercross Championship. In 2017, he will contest both the Australian Motocross and Supercross Championships with the team.
“When I first arrived in Australia it was meant to be for three weeks and I was just going to do a couple of races, but once I got there and I saw just how competitive both motocross and supercross were, I made sure people knew that I wanted to be back there racing full time in 2017,” Peters said in a team statement.
“To have the chance to race for Wilson Coolair Motul Factory Suzuki in 2017 is a dream come true. They proved this year they have everything you need to win, and I’m confident that together we can achieve more great things for the brand.”
Peters, a former Star Racing Yamaha rider, raced the 250SX West Region with Ride365.com Honda in 2016, finishing eighth overall. He’ll be joined by Luke Wilson on the team.
“I raced for Neale in supercross in 2014, and Luke was also my teammate back then, so we know what works for us, we’ve had success together before and I’m just so excited to have the opportunity to come back to Oz and spend a full season racing there.”
