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SEEWER STAYS WITH SUZUKI
J
eremy Seewer, second in the
2016 MX2 FIM Motocross
World Championship has extend-
ed his contract with Suzuki and
will remain with the Stefan Everts-
managed team through at least
2019.
The Swiss rider will turn 23
next year and will soon be forced out of the
MX2 class due to age limits, so he will begin
the next stage of his career in the MXGP class,
starting in 2018. He will finish out his MX2 ca-
reer in 2017.
"For me it actually was a pleasure to know and
work with Stefan for my first year now," Seewer
said. "And I knew, I would decide about my future
after working together with him. It all worked out
great this season, we want to go in the same
direction, I feel good in the team so it was clear
for me that I wanted to stay with them and that my
future was with Suzuki."
"Working with Jeremy has been a pleasure, we
have a good feeling and a good spirit between
us," said Everts. "We have the same goal and
same ambition. I'm very pleased that we could
come to an agreement with Jeremy for the '18 and
'19 MXGP seasons. It's an important phase of my
planning for what I want to achieve with the Suzuki
Factory Team." CN
Jeremy Seewer
(left) and
Stefan Everts
will continue
working
together at
Suzuki through
at least 2019.
SIPES OUT FOR ISDE
U
.S. World Trophy Team rider Ryan Sipes will
miss next week's ISDE in Spain. Sipes was
involved in an unfortunate incident while warming
up for the Powerline Park GNCC in St. Clairsville,
Ohio. Just moments before the race, while head-
ing for the starting line, he and an-
other rider collided. He reportedly
tried to avoid the other rider and
went down when the other rider
hit him. Sipes suffered a possible
concussion and a broken bone in
his arm in the crash. His mechanic
confirmed via social media that Sipes, who was
the overall individual winner at the ISDE last year
Slovakia, will not be riding Spain.
His position on the team will be filled by his
Coastal Racing/Rockstar/Husqvarna teammate
Layne Michael, who won the XC2 class at the
Powerline GNCC. CN
An injury will
keep Ryan
Sipes from
defending his
ISDE individual
championship.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
KEN
HILL
