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IN THE WIND P30 And speaking of KTM, the Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Red Bull KTM Team picked up another former Monster Energy/Pro Cir- cuit/Kawasaki Team rider, Dar- ryn Durham. The TLD team will campaign the 250 West Super- cross and 250 outdoor Nationals with three riders: Durham and re- turning riders Jessy Nelson and Shane McElrath. With the exception of Adam Cianciarulo, the 2015 Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki Team sees a complete roster change. The all-250 team will be made up of Cianciarulo, four- time Arenacross Champion Tyler Bowers, former Rockstar Energy KTM rider Joey Savatgy, Swiss rider Arnaud Tonus (who comes from the Grand Prix Series), and rookie Chris Alldredge. The Monster Energy Kawa- saki factory team also officially introduced its two riders - Davi Millsaps and Wil Hahn - to its 450 Supercross and motocross team. The two take the place of the departing Villopoto and Jake Weimer, who has yet announced where he is going. Kawasaki will also support Josh Hansen for Su- percross. The new Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Team is currently made up of West 250 Super- cross Champion Jason Ander- son, who will compete in the 450 class, and Zach Osborne and Martin Davalos who will take on the 250 class. The BTO-KTM Team also an- nounced the signing of former JGRMX Yamaha Team rider Jus- tin Brayton who joins the return- ing Andrew Short. Earlier, the Muscle Milk Honda Team made it known that it had re-signed Trey Canard, while add- ing Cole Seely to replace Justin Barcia, who defected to JGRMX Yamaha along with former RCH Suzuki rider Weston Peick. How- ever, Honda's 250 GEICO Team has remained quiet, but it is ex- pected that Justin Bogle, Matt Bisceglia, Zach Bell and rookie RJ Hampshire will make up the heart of its 250 team, while still courting amateur star Jordon Smith. Eli Tomac will return on the 450 GEICO Honda. LAVERTY TO MOTOGP E ugene Laverty, a fixture in the World Supersport and World Superbike paddock for six years, is heading to MotoGP to achieve his ambition of Grand Prix racing. "I think the Aspar is the best ride I could have taken in Mo- toGP," Laverty said at Magny Cours. "I have been here for six years and I have always weighed up both classes and of all the years this is the best opportunity that arose. It is strange because one of the best opportunities has arisen after one of my worst sea- sons. I wasn't sure if I could have got it wrapped up because in this game you are only as good as your last race, but Aspar remem- PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE Eugene Laverty will move to MotoGP in 2015 on the Aspar Honda team.