After parting ways with the Liqui Moly Beta race team following a marketing campaign in Monster Power AMA Supercross, Colt Nichols‘ anticipated transfer to H.E.P. Motorsports Twisted Tea Suzuki has now been introduced. The crew says Nichols will make his debut for the squad on the Unadilla Nationwide on August 10.
Nichols at the moment sits twenty sixth within the SMX (supercross and motocross mixed) standings within the 450 division, and with 62 factors, is 43 factors behind twentieth ranked Grant Harlan. The highest 20 riders within the standings earn automated placement into the motos.
Nonetheless, Nichols’ new deal is not simply in regards to the last Professional Motocross rounds or racing SMX in September, it is also a head begin on the total 2025 marketing campaign. Nichols missed the early rounds of Monster Power Supercross this 12 months with a rotator cuff harm, and struggled to acclimate to the Beta as soon as he returned to racing. On June twenty sixth, Beta and Nichols parted ways.
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Colt Nichols Indicators with HEP Motorsports
Brea, CA – Suzuki Motor USA, LLC and Pipes Motorsports Group, LLC announce that Colt Nichols has joined the H.E.P. Motorsports Twisted Tea Suzuki crew for the rest of the 2024 Motocross season, main into the 2024 SuperMotocross Playoffs and have a mutual extension possibility in place to race on the crew for 2025.
As a former 250SX West Champion and the 2023 AMA 450SX Rookie of the 12 months, Nichols brings in depth expertise and expertise to the Twisted Tea Suzuki crew. Everyone seems to be eagerly anticipating Colt’s debut with Suzuki on the upcoming AMA Motocross Unadilla Nationwide on August tenth, 2024.
“I’m very excited to be becoming a member of the H.E.P. Suzuki crew.” mentioned Nichols. “It’s fairly cool to get to check in 2024, get some races underneath our belt this 12 months, iron out a couple of issues and hopefully come into 2025 swinging. I’m very blissful to be part of the crew and am grateful for the chance to get to work with the workers and the bike to get this complete factor found out.”
Colt will be part of teammates Shane McElrath and Kyle Chisholm to complete out the 2024 championship season.
“The crew is thrilled to have an athlete of Colt’s caliber be part of the crew,” mentioned Dustin Pipes, Workforce Principal of the Twisted Tea/H.E.P. Motorsports/Suzuki offered by Progressive Insurance coverage crew. “Being a former Lites Champion, Colt has the expertise and pedigree to race his Suzuki RM-Z450 to nice outcomes. Within the brief time we now have labored collectively, Colt has been very insightful and contributory on easy methods to enhance the bike as we progress all through this partnership. I stay up for seeing Colt on the beginning line.”
“We’re wanting ahead to Colt becoming a member of the H.E.P. Motorsports program and aligning his skills with our organized construction,” mentioned Chris Wheeler, Motorsports Supervisor, at Suzuki Motor USA, LLC. “That is an thrilling growth, and the collaboration will undoubtedly assist us maximize his potential and obtain nice outcomes on the monitor.”
Suzuki and Pipes Motorsports Group, LLC are eagerly anticipating an action-packed weekend of racing at spherical eight of the AMA Professional Motocross Championship, the 2024 Washougal Nationwide in Washougal, WA.
