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FMF/ RPM/ KTM Racing Announces 2024 Team F MF/ RPM/ KTM Racing announced its Moose Racing Athlete off-road team riders for 2024. The team will be made up of four rid - ers who will compete in various races and championships throughout the country and select races overseas. Kaitlyn Jacobs will defend her number- one plate in the WORCS Women's Pro Champion - ship and will also race in the AMA NGPC Women's Pro class and select AMA West Hare Scrambles races on a KTM 250 XC-F. JP Alvarez will compete in the WORCS 250 Pro class, also on a KTM 250 XC-F. Tristun Alvarez will defend his WORCS 125 Pro title on a KTM 125 SX. Jaden Dahners will focus on the AMA Enduro - Cross Jr. Championship and the AMA West Hare Scrambles 250 Pro Championship. He will also compete in select AMA Extreme Hard Enduro races and hopes to qualify for the ISDE and com - pete in the Erzbergrodeo in Austria. CN WIND IN THE P42 Moose Racing Athletes (L-R) Jaden Dahners, Kaitlyn Jacobs, Tristun Alvarez and JP Alvarez will make up the FMF/ RPM/ KTM Racing Team. PHOTO: MARK KARIYA Westby Racing Shuts its Doors T he Westby Racing team will cease operations effective immediately after team owner Tryg Westby cites his ongoing health issues as the cause. Westby Racing has been an integral part of the MotoAmerica paddock, first with the late Dane Westby and more recently with South African star Mathew Scholtz. "This is one of the toughest decisions I've had to make in my entire life," Westby said. "I've been dealing with a lot of health issues over the past few years, and it's been getting more and more difficult for me to get to the races. So, after a lot of careful thought, I've decided to conclude our long run as an AMA and MotoAmerica race team. "I started this team with my son, Dane, and after he passed, we continued to run the team as an answer to 'WWDD?,' which is 'What Would Dane Do?' Well, the answer to that was to keep racing because we had unfinished busi - ness that we started with Dane. But now, due to my health, it's time to close this chapter of the Westby legacy. "I want to personally thank all the riders, crew mem - bers, staff members, sponsors and team partners—especially Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA—who have worked with us over the years. We had a lot of success and good times together. I wish everyone well in their next endeavors, and I also want to thank MotoAmerica for allowing us to be part of their excellent road racing series." No word has yet been given as to whether Mathew Scholtz, who finished fifth in the 2023 MotoAmerica Superbike Cham - pionship, will be on the grid for 2024. CN Westby Racing team owner and patriarch Tryg Westby (right, with rider Mathew Scholtz) has been a fixture in the MotoAmerica paddock since the series began in 2015.