ing his title on the West.
The Factory GasGas program
is now run in-house at the KTM
headquarters and is officially
called the Rockstar Energy Gas-
Gas Factory Racing team. Justin
Barcia (51) is again the lone 450
rider, while Ryder DiFrancesco
(25) and Casey Cochran (40)
share the 250 responsibilities
Factory Racing has downsized
in the wake of parent company
KTM's financial troubles. Malcolm
Stewart (27) heads the team
as the sole 450SX rider, while
defending 250SX West champ RJ
Hampshire (24) will hold it down
the 250s. Another wrist injury for
Hampshire is likely to push him to
the East Coast instead of defend
-
slated again for the 450 class,
while Julien Beaumer (23) and
Tom Vialle (1) compete in the 250
West and East, respectively. Both
riders are sporting new looks and
numbers for 2025: Beaumer num
-
ber 23 in One Industries gear and
Vialle sporting the number-one
plate and new Alpinestars gear.
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(Top) Kawasaki
signing 2024
MXGP World
Champion Jorge
Prado was the
biggest move in
the off-season.
(Bottom) Tom
Vialle will wear
the number-one
plate for the first
time in the 250SX
West division.
