VOL. 51 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 16, 2014 P81
Roczen brings the outdoor number-
one plate to Team RCH and will be
looking to add a number-one plate in
Supercross, since the former MX2
World champ is one of the pre-season
favorites to win the Supercross title this
year.
Broc Tickle is expected to be back
with RCH/Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns
Suzuki as soon as he's able to ride,
which will add a bit of depth to the Su-
zuki lineup.
Of course, over at Yoshimura Suzu-
ki there's still a bit of uncertainty, with
James Stewart awaiting a final verdict
from the FIM concerning his negative
test for a non-approved substance at
the Oakland round back in April. There
are a couple of ways this could play out,
and of course, this is purely speculation,
but either the FIM throws the book at
James and suspends him from racing for
two years, or they go easy on him and he
lines up sometime this year, hopefully at
Anaheim 1. Either way, it has to be a frus-
trating and stressful ordeal for both Stew-
art and his team.
During the off-season, Yoshimura Su-
zuki hedged its bet by signing Blake
Baggett as a second rider for the team,
so at least they'll have one rider on the
track if Stewart isn't able to race. Baggett
is new to the 450 class, but does have
the recent Monster Energy Cup race un-
der his belt where he finished 10
th
.
Another rider making a change of scen-
ery is Davi Millsaps who is basically taking
Villopoto's spot over at Monster Energy
Kawasaki. Millsaps, who left Rockstar
Energy Racing after a tumultuous tenure
with the team, won two rounds in 2013
and finished the year second to Villopoto.
Wil Hahn joins Millsaps as the second
(Above) Ryan Dungey will be returning on his previous Red
Bull KTM team and will be aboard the all-new KTM 450 SX-F
Factory Edition. He stands a good chance of reclaiming the
SX number-one plate he last held five years ago.
(Below) Blake Baggett joins Yoshimura Suzuki in his
full-time Supercross-class debut.
RYAN DUNGEY
BLAKE BAGGETT
