Nichols Signs With H.E.P.
Motorsports Suzuki
C
olt Nichols, who recently
parted ways with Beta USA,
has signed with the H.E.P. Mo-
torsports Twisted Tea Suzuki
Team. Nichols will finish out
the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross
Championship with the squad
and compete in the SuperMoto-
cross Playoff rounds later this
year before racing the entire
2025 season with the team.
Nichols joins teammates Shane
McElrath and Kyle Chisholm.
"I'm very excited to be join
-
ing the H.E.P. Suzuki team," said
Nichols. "It's pretty cool to get
to sign in 2024, get some races
under our belt this year, iron out
a few things and hopefully come
into 2025 swinging. I'm very
happy to be a part of the team
and am grateful for the opportu
-
nity to get to work with the
staff and the bike to get this
whole thing figured out."
"The team is thrilled to
have an athlete of Colt's
caliber join the team," said
Dustin Pipes, team principal
of the Twisted Tea/H.E.P.
Motorsports/Suzuki,
presented by Progressive
Insurance team. "Being a
former Lites Champion, Colt
has the talent and pedigree
to race his Suzuki RM-Z450 to
great results. In the short time
we have worked together, Colt
has been very insightful and
contributory on how to improve
the motorcycle as we progress
throughout this partnership. I
look forward to seeing Colt on
the starting line."
Nichols' first race on the Suzuki
will be at the Unadilla round of Pro
Motocross on August 10.
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Colt Nichols, who recently parted
ways with the upstart Beta MX team,
signed with the H.E.P. Motorsport/
Twisted Tea Suzuki team. His first
race on the Suzuki will be at Unadilla.
Tomac To Make Budds
Creek Comeback?
M
onster Energy Star Racing
Yamaha's Eli Tomac says
he's back on the motorcycle
and is eyeing a return to racing
at the Budds Creek round of
the Pro Motocross Champi
-
onship, August 17. Tomac
injured his thumb at the Den-
ver Supercross and has been
sidelined ever since.
Tomac said via social me-
dia on Sunday evening, "Finally
back on the motorcycle tomor-
row! I've been out on my MTB
a few times, trying to build
confidence and strength back
in my thumb. It's been a long
recovery but now starting to
make real progress with the
pins removed. When will I be
back? That's still TBD, but I'm
sure after a few rides, I'll know
a realistic timeframe. Hoping
for around Budds Creek."
Tomac is hoping to get
a few races under his belt
before the SuperMotocross
Playoffs, which get underway,
September 7.
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Eli Tomac says he's hoping to
make his racing comeback
from injury at Budds Creek.
