SKVI, Metal Mulisha Announce New Monster Energy Supercross Support Team
SKVI and Metal Mulisha announced a collaboration today in which the brands have formed a new support team for the 2018 Monster Energy Supercross season. The team will assist six privateers, including the popular Enticknap brothers, Adam and Tyler.
"We wanted to do something to both give back to the sport and help out privateer riders, and starting the support team was the perfect opportunity to do that," SKVI co-owner Colin Morrison said. "We’re supporting a fantastic lineup of riders, and we look to have a strong presence both on the track and in the pits."
“There are so many costs involved in getting a rider to events like supercross that it’s almost impossible for privateers to make it without any support. SKVI has gotten so much support from the moto community that it just makes sense to partner up with the Mulisha to give these guys the opportunity that they wouldn’t have had otherwise,” SKVI co-owner Jeff Metcalfe said.
The team will assist 450 riders Colton Aeck and Alex Nagy in addition to the Enticknap brothers. In the 250 Class, they will help Broc Shoemaker and Brock Leitner.
"I'm grateful to all the people that stepped up this year to help us race, and I'm ready to handle business this weekend," Adam Enticknap said. "Me and Tyler have had a great off-season riding at Castillo Ranch with Ken Roczen. I feel like we've definitely stepped up our program, and I've never been more prepared coming into A1 than I am this season. My goal is to make the jump from consistent main event rider to being a solid 12th-15th place rider this year."
Check out the entire press release on the new team:
SKVI brand owners Colin Morrison & Jeff Metcalfe are proud to announce their collaboration with industry leader Metal Mulisha in the formation of a brand new Supercross support team who will assist six privateer riders competing in the 2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season. The support team consists of both established veterans and young upstarts who will contest the west coast rounds of the tour.
"We wanted to do something to both give back to the sport and help out privateer riders and starting the support team was the perfect opportunity to do that," said SKVI co-owner Colin Morrison. He continues, "We’re supporting a fantastic lineup of riders and we look to have a strong presence both on the track and in the pits."
“There are so many costs involved in getting a rider to events like Supercross that it’s almost impossible for privateers to make it without any support. SKVI has gotten so much support from the moto community that it just makes sense to partner up with the Mulisha to give these guys the opportunity that they wouldn’t have had otherwise,” said SKVI co-owner Jeff Metcalfe.
The SKVI / Mulisha Support Rig will be supporting a strong 450 class roster consisting of Adam Enticknap, Tyler Enticknap, Colton Aeck and Alex Nagy. The popular Enticknap brothers and Colton Aeck are making their return to Supercross after injury-shortened 2017 seasons.
"I'm grateful to all the people that stepped up this year to help us race and I'm ready to handle business this weekend," said an excited Adam Enticknap. "Me and Tyler have had a great off-season riding at Castillo Ranch with Ken Roczen. I feel like we've definitely stepped up our program and I've never been more prepared coming into A1 than I am this season. My goal is to make the jump from consistent main event rider to being a solid 12th to 15th place rider this year."
For Aeck, the opening round at Anaheim will be the first chapter in his remarkable return from the injuries he sustained at the Dallas round in 2017. "It's been a long road to recovery, but I feel like I am ready for 2018," said the Granada Hills native. "I'm stoked to be able to come back and race my motorcycle again, but I don't want to just make it back; I want to be better and stronger than I've ever been and I wouldn’t have been able to make ride competitively this season without help from these guys."
Nagy has consistently made the night show and is looking to take the next step this season on his new KTM. "I've been a solid night-show guy, but I have a good feeling about 2018 with my new bike. I hope to not only make some mains this year, but also score some solid points as well."
Also under the SKVI / Mulisha support umbrella are two 250 class riders, Broc Shomaker and Brock Leitner. Shoemaker looks to build off of his 2017 season, which was highlighted by his first career main event appearance at Arlington, while Leitner is looking to carry the momentum from his successful Canadian Motocross series campaign into the upcoming Supercross season.
