VOLUME 59 ISSUE 1 JANUARY 4, 2022 P25
Bloss Out, Hill In
B
enny Bloss of the Team Ted-
der/Monster Energy/Lucas
Oil/KTM Racing Team won't be
lining up for the opening round
of the 2022 Monster Energy
Supercross Series after suffering
an ankle injury while training.
"Not the post I want to be mak-
ing but unfortunately I had a crash
on Tuesday and am going to miss
the start of the Supercross sea-
son," he said on Instagram, De-
cember 28. "Thankfully, I was able
to get my ankle fixed yesterday
and I'm on the road to recovery.
Not sure exactly how long I'll be
out, but I'm doing everything I can
to be back as soon as possible!"
The team announced that vet-
eran racer Josh Hill will take his
place until Bloss is fit again.
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Josh Hill will fill in for the injured Benny Bloss (left)
on the Team Tedder/Monster Energy/Lucas Oil/KTM
Racing Team in Supercross. Kaeden Amerine (right) will
compete in the 250SX class for the team.
I'm also stoked to have Max as
my teammate. We've had some
decent battles in the past and
he is going to be a great mentor
to learn from. I've looked up to
the entire KTM organization for a
long time, so I couldn't be more
ecstatic to get this 2022 season
started!"
Chris Fillmore, Red Bull KTM
Factory Racing Flat Track Team
Manager, said, "With one year of
racing at the top level under his
belt, the timing felt right to bring
Kody on board with Red Bull
KTM. At 17, you are quite young
and have some experience
still to gain, but Kody's level of
talent and natural ability were
very evident after watching him
race last season. Kody has had
great mentorship from his father
Joe, who is a legend in the sport
of flat track himself, and I look
forward to continuing to help him
grow. From the first week of rid-
ing, I feel the chemistry between
the two riders is really good and
they will continue to push each
other on and off the track to
deliver on KTM's Ready to Race
brand promise."
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