SUPERCROSS PREVIEW: 2021 MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Monster Energy Star
Yamaha Racing 250
The Monster Energy Star Rac-
ing Yamaha team is the largest in
the pits this year with six riders.
Proven race winners, Jeremy
Martin (a two-time 250MX
Champion) and Christian Craig,
have been added to the roster
after their time ended with Geico
Honda. Colt Nichols and Justin
Cooper are another pair on the
team, eager to show their true
potential on the track. Finally, a
pair of rookies, Jarrett Frye and
Nate Thrasher join the team for
the first season in the stadiums.
The team will wear matching kits
consisting of Bell helmets, 100%
goggles, Thor gear and Alpin-
estars boots.
The Monster Energy Star
Racing Yamaha Team is huge
with six riders. The team
acquired former 250MX
champ Jeremy Martin over
the off-season.
Red Bull KTM
Rookie Max Vohland is KTM's
lone factory 250 rider for 2021.
He's signed on for three years
and has shown some serious
potential in the amateur ranks.
Look for him in Troy Lee helmet
and gear, Scott goggles and
Alpinestar boots.
AJE Motorsports
Another fleet of GasGas bikes
joins the ranks in the 250 class
with the AJE Motorsports Team.
Veteran Chris Blose heads up
the effort with Derek Kelley and
Mitchell Falk. This team wears
6D helmets, X Brand goggles,
FXR gear and Alpinestars boots.
BAR X/Chaparral/
ECSTAR Suzuki
Racing
Suzuki's factory 250 effort is
now under the Bar X/ Chapar-
ral/Ecstar tent. Two riders on
each coast will pilot their respec-
tive RM-Z250s. Look for Dylan
Schwartz, and Derek Drake on
the West Coast, and John Short
and Sean Cantrell on the East
Coast. Drake is currently recov-
ering from a broken femur and
his exact return to racing is still
up in the air. The team will be
managed by veteran leader Larry
Brooks.
250SX TEAMS
