It's Official: Tomac
To Yamaha
A
fter months of speculation, Eli Tomac has officially moved over
to the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing squad. The Ya-
maha team made the announcement on October 1.
Tomac will join 2021 AMA 450MX Champion Dylan Ferrandis,
making up a solid two-man 450cc team in Supercross and outdoors.
Aaron Plessinger, a long-time Monster Energy Star Racing Ya-
maha rider, is officially off the Yamaha team but is expected to join
the Red Bull KTM Team, though no announcement has been made
yet. Plessinger thanked the Yamaha team and said his "big" future
plans will be announced soon.
Christian Craig will join Ferrandis and Tomac in the 450cc class for
the 2022 Pro Motocross Championship after competing in the 250cc
class in the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross Championship.
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Eli Tomac has officially made the move
from Kawasaki to the Monster Energy
Star Racing Yamaha Team.
Anderson Joins
Kawasaki
J
ason Anderson will fill the
spot vacated by Eli Tomac
on the Monster Energy Kawa-
saki (450cc) Team. Anderson
moves over from the Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna squad, where
he earned the 450 Supercross
title in 2018. Anderson will race
alongside returning Kawasaki
factory rider Adam Cianciarulo.
Kawasaki also announced that
Broc Tickle has been brought on
as a full-time test rider and devel-
opment rider for the team.
"We have a very strong 2022
team roster," said Kawasaki Rac-
ing Senior Manager, Dan Fahie.
"We are pleased to welcome Ja-
son to the team and to continue
reaching for our
shared goals with
Adam as he steps
into his third year
of 450 racing. It
is a pleasure to be working with
Broc again, he is a great rider,
and we believe he will be a great
asset to our racing program."
Anderson has spent his entire
professional racing career as a
Rockstar team rider, but he is
no stranger to riding Kawasakis.
Anderson closed out his ama-
teur racing career with Kawasaki
Team Green, winning the AMA
Horizon Award before moving
on to become a 250 Supercross
West Champion on a Rockstar
KTM in 2014.
"It's great to join the Monster
Energy Kawasaki race team for
2022," said Anderson. "I'm look-
ing forward to the good times
ahead."
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Jason Anderson
(21) will be Adam
Cianciarulo's new
teammate on the
Monster Energy
Kawasaki factory
team in the
450 class.
