Nichols To Honda HRC
C
olt Nichols, the 2021 250SX
East Champion, will fill the
seat vacated by Ken Roczen
and will be paired with teammate
Chase Sexton. It appears to be
a Supercross-only deal for the
2023 season for Nichols, be-
cause Jett Lawrence is expected
to move up to the 450cc class
for the Honda HRC Team for
outdoor motocross.
"First and foremost, I'm just
thankful and blessed for this op-
portunity to come about," Nichols
said. "It seemed like a longshot
at first, and now for it to actually
be real, I couldn't be happier
to be joining such a prestigious
team and be on a factory Honda.
I've always wanted to ride for this
team, and they carry a very large
and awesome legacy. I hope I
can contribute to that, get some
good results and help the team in
any way I can. Moving to the 450
class and racing the best guys
in the world will be fun and very
challenging, but I've got a great
teammate to learn from. I'm really
excited to get to work and get
this thing going."
"We're very happy to welcome
Colt to Team Honda HRC," said
Brandon Wilson, Manager of
Sports & Experiential at American
Honda. "During our selection
process, not a single person had
a bad word to say about him. He's
an incredibly talented rider and
also just a nice person that we
know will be a great fit in the team.
All of our current riders like Colt
and liked the direction. With Colt
being good friends with our official
test rider Trey Canard, we think
there will be a positive energy with
everyone, which will lead to great
results for the team. We're happy
to give him the 450 opportunity
he deserves, and we're all looking
forward to A1."
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VOLUME 59 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 18, 2022 P33
Colt Nichols will fill the
seat vacated by Ken
Roczen at the Honda
HRC Team for the 2023
Monster Energy AMA
Supercross Series.
