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KAWASAKI TEAM GREEN ANNOUNCES 2016 SQUAD
K
awasaki Team Green has revealed its ama-
teur motocross plans for 2016. The team will
consist of Ryder DiFrancesco on the KX65, while
Jett Reynolds, Nick Romano and Stilez Robertson
will race the KX85. Monster Energy Cup winner
Lance Kobusch will focus on the KX100 in the
Supermini classes.
Racing the KX250F will be Joey Crown in the
A class, Jordan Bailey in the Schoolboy and B
classes, and Hannah Hodges in the Women's
division.
In keeping with the established program be-
tween Team Green and the Monster Energy/Pro
Circuit/Kawasaki race team, both Austin Forkner
and Garrett Marchbanks have signed long-term
agreements to represent Monster Energy/Pro Cir-
cuit/Kawasaki as amateurs before they begin their
professional careers. Forkner will compete in the
A/Pro Sport classes in 2016 before making his
professional debut in the Pro Motocross Champi-
onship. Marchbanks will race the Schoolboy and
B classes.
Team Green will make its season debut at the
Thor Winter National Olympics in Gainesville,
Florida, November 23-28. CN
Austin Forkner is one
of the returning riders
on the 2016 Kawasaki
Team Green squad.
STONER/DUCATI MAKE IT OFFICIAL
D
ucati Corse officially an-
nounce that two-time
MotoGP World Champion Casey
Stoner will return to the Italian
manufacturer next year in the
role of brand ambassador and
test rider.
The 30-year-old Australian
from Southport (Queensland) will
become brand ambassador for
the Bologna-based manufacturer
and, as part of the agreement,
will appear at the 2016 edi-
tion of World Ducati Week,
scheduled to run from July
1-3. He will also take part in
a selected number of Mo-
toGP tests for the Ducati
Team next year.
"It's been a great jour-
ney with HRC over the last
five years. Winning the
World Championship in
2011 was obviously a high point
and I've made many friends and
formed lasting relationships
along the way," Stoner said.
"For 2016 I am very excited to
announce that I will again be
joining the Ducati team! I have
so many great memories work-
ing with the people and the
brand of Ducati and the oppor-
tunity to work with them again
is something very special. Gigi
Dall'Igna has brought with him a
new approach and I'm looking
forward to assisting the team,
Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea
Iannone however I can." CN
Casey Stoner is happy to be reunited with Ducati.
