Beta Announces Liqui Moly Beta Racing Team
T
he Liqui Moly Beta Racing
team returns with six riders
from the 2022 team and wel
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comes one newcomer. The team
will be outfitted with Pirelli Tires
as they come on board as multi-
year sponsors beginning in 2023.
The West Coast team remains
unchanged. Joe Wasson, who fin
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ished second in the NHHA points,
returns and will continue riding
a Factory 480 RR in the National
Hare & Hound and the West Hare
Scrambles series. Also return
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ing to the team is Zane Roberts,
who rides the Factory 480 RR in
the National Hare & Hound and
the West Hare Scrambles. Back
for his second year as a factory
rider for Beta USA is Dare DeMar
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tile. DeMartile competes in the
WORCS and NGPC series.
The East Coast team returns
three riders to the factory team.
Jonathan Johnson competes
in the XC2 class at the GNCC
aboard a Factory 250 RR. John
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son will also look to continue his
success in the NE Pro2 class at
the National Enduro Series. Again
joining Johnson on the team is
Evan Smith, who also competes
in the GNCC XC2 class on the
Factory 250 RR. Smith will also
race National Enduro in the NE
Pro1 class. Rounding out the
team's GNCC riders is Jason Lip
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scomb. Lipscomb will compete
in the XC3 class on a Factory 125
RR.
The team's newcomer is Danny
Lewis. He will compete in the U.S.
Hard Enduro Series, as well as
the EnduroCross Championship
on a Factory 300 RR.
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The Liqui Moly Beta Racing off-road team is made up
of six returning racers and one new addition.
Forkner Out For Supercross Season
T
he Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki
Team confirmed that Austin Forkner will sit
out the rest of the 2023 Supercross season.
Forkner suffered a knee injury just a few feet
off the gate at the start of the 250SX West main
event at Anaheim 1, January 7. Forkner tangled
with a couple of other riders and went down in a
violent crash.
Forkner reported on his Instagram account
that his right knee suffered several injuries, but
the worst was a torn ACL. He also broke a bone
in his hand. This marks the third season in a row
that Forkner has been knocked out of the Super
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cross series due to injury.
You can view Forkner's video on Instagram
where he describes the crash and injury.
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A knee injury will force Austin Forkner to miss the
rest of the 2023 Supercross series—again.
