Suzuki Announces Race Teams
S
uzuki officially named its
riders for the upcoming 2024
SuperMotocross season. The
HEP Motorsports (450cc) and
BARX Suzuki (250cc) teams
are back under the Pipes Mo
-
torsports Group's direction. The
2024 Toyota Redlands BARX
Suzuki squad will field a lineup
of five riders competing in both
250 and 450 classes.
HEP Motorsports returns with
two squads under its canopy—
Progressive Insurance Ecstar
Suzuki and Twisted Tea Suzuki
Presented by Progressive Insur
-
ance.
The Progressive Insurance
Ecstar Suzuki team features Ken
Roczen (94) on the Suzuki RM-
Z450.
"I am excited to be back for
2024 with the Progressive Insur
-
ance ECSTAR Suzuki Team,"
Roczen said. "We have built a
great foundation, and I am eager
to continue to try and put our
Suzuki on the podium. The team
and I are very motivated!"
HEP Motorsports' Twisted Tea
Suzuki, Presented by Progres
-
sive Insurance effort carries on
with veteran riders Kyle Ch-
isholm (11) and Shane McElrath
(12).
Larry Brooks will continue as
HEP's team manager.
Toyota Redlands BARX Suzuki
will primarily race the Suzuki
RM-Z250 while also fielding one
rider in the 450 class with the
Suzuki RM-Z450. The team is
made up of Preston Boespflug,
Anthony Bourdon of France, Max
Miller, Dillon Schwartz and Derek
Drake, who will be the BARX
team's lone 450cc rider.
"I am looking forward to the
RM-Z450 this season; this will
be a whole new challenge for
me that I'm incredibly excited
about," said Drake. "We also
have some new personnel this
year that I enjoy working with, so
it will be a great year!"
Toyota Redlands BARX Suzuki
will also support three amateur
racers, Californians Nathan
Abbott and Cole Timboe, and
Illinoian Leo Tucker.
The Toyota Redlands BARX
Suzuki Team will be managed by
James Coy.
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Ken Roczen will make
up the Progressive
Insurance Ecstar
Suzuki Team under
the HEP Motorsports
Group banner.
The Toyota Redlands BARX
Suzuki Team will house four 250
riders and one 450 rider.
