KTM Full Steam Ahead for 2025
SuperMotocross
D
espite its recent financial
struggles, KTM confirmed that
its Red Bull Factory Racing Team
is focused on the 2025 AMA
SuperMotocross Championship,
which includes AMA Supercross
(450 and 250cc), AMA Pro Moto
-
cross and the SMX Finals.
The team's 450cc riders will
again be made up of Chase Sexton
and Scott Plessinger, and its 250cc
team includes Tom Vialle and
2024 250SX and 250MX Rookie of
the Year Julien Beaumer.
"We've had a good off-season
to prepare so far, and we are
ready to start our second year
with Chase, so hopefully we can
expand on our success and get
even better with him for 2025,"
said Team Manager Ian Harrison.
"Aaron had his best season ever
this past year, and the plan is to
improve on that, too. Tom is the
defending champion in 250SX
East; it will be great to see the
number one on our bike when
the Eastern region [250SX East]
begins. Julien is going into his
second season with us, so we
are hoping that after a strong
preseason, he will be in a position
to really shine also. It's always
an exciting time leading up to
Anaheim 1 and we are ready for
the challenge ahead."
Sexton said he took a sig
-
nificant break off the bike but is
ready to get back to business
again. "We're getting close to the
season now, and I had a good
off-season," said Sexton. "[I] took
around five weeks off of the bike,
so I feel refreshed, and we've
made a lot of progress—com
-
pared to last year, I'm in a much
better spot for 2025. The goal
this season is to win more races
than last year, so I feel good, and
I'm ready to start the season."
Plessinger is as enthusiastic
as ever. "I'm super-stoked for
the 2025 season," he said. "I'm
ready to start where we left off
in Supercross last year, where I
won my first main event, and I
only think we're going to get bet
-
ter this year. The bike's good, I'm
feeling strong both physically and
mentally, so I'm ready to show
these guys that I'm here to stick
around and that it ain't no game.
I'm ready to see the fans and
have a good time doing it!"
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KTM says it's business as usual in AMA SuperMotocross in 2025.
