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Ferrandis Phoenix Racing Honda deal made official

To compete onboard CRF450R through entire 2024 SMX season.

The future of Dylan Ferrandis has been confirmed through the 2024 season, the Frenchman officially signing a deal with the Phoenix Racing Honda team next year onboard a CRF450R.

Ferrandis, 29, makes the switch after a long stint with Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing, which saw him win the 2020 250MX championship, plus the 450MX title the following year on debut.

With Cooper Webb, Eli Tomac and Justin Cooper to feature in Star Racing’s 450 program next year, it became evident that Ferrandis would not continue. Despite early rumours that he would join HEP Suzuki, he was recently seen testing with Phoenix Racing and he will contest the entire 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX).

Part of former multi-time 250SX West champion Ferrandis’ deal with Phoenix Racing is the addition of Factory Connection, which will see Rick ‘Ziggy’ Zielfelder an integral part of the organisation after working with Ferrandis in the final stages of Pro Motocross this year.

“I’ve always wanted to race a Honda and Phoenix Racing has given me the opportunity to do so,” said Ferrandis. “David Eller has been super-nice with my situation and working towards building a program that will work for me. This includes working with Factory Connection, which is something that was very important for me in 2024.

“So far everything has been really great and the feeling on the bike is exactly what I was looking for. Having Ziggy around, with all his experience in the sport, I really feel at home with him and the whole Phoenix Racing team. The vibe is awesome and I’m very thankful to be in this situation”

The opening round of the 2024 Monster Energy Supercross Championship takes place at Angel Stadium, Anaheim, on 6 January, with Chase Sexton (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) entering as the defending number one.

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Future in the air as Musquin plans to sit out Supercross

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Back on the bike 'for some fun' as 2024 season approaches.

Image: Octopi Media.

Frenchman Marvin Musquin will sit out the 2024 Monster Energy Supercross Championship, his future up in the air after an injury-affected season that saw him injured in January.

Musquin has been a mainstay at Red Bull KTM since arriving in the United States over a decade ago in 2011, continuing on a Supercross-only deal these past two years.

However, that plan was derailed almost immediately after he broke his wrist between Anaheim 1 and San Diego, effectively ending his campaign just one round into the season. He hasn’t returned to competition and, now, has announced that he won’t be returning for 2024.

“Many of you are wondering what I’m up to and what my plans are for the next couple months,” the 33-year-old revealed. “What I know for sure is that I won’t be racing the 2024 US Supercross series.

“I have been taking some good time off to heal my last injury. It’s been fun to get back on the bike and I love riding – I will give you more news as soon as I can. In the meantime, I hope to see you at the track for some fun.”

Musquin has been one of the most high profile riders in the sport globally, winning two MX2 World Championships prior to establishing his career in the US. He won the 250SX East title in 2015 and achieved a string of top-three results in the 450SX and 450MX series between 2016-2019.

The 2022 season saw Musquin finish fourth in the final 450SX standings, picking up a single victory – the 10th of his premier class career – in St. Louis. It’s unclear if he will maintain an association with KTM into the new year.

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Hunter & Jett Lawrence have achieved so many incredible feats in their young motocross careers, yet even they know how special the Motocross of Nations event is. Hear from the boys in our short film "Racing The World" where they break down what makes the MXoN event so unique and their own personal pride of being able to pull on the green & gold and represent Australia at the biggest motocross race of all. Though ultimately falling one place short of their overall goal and winning Australia the Chamberlain Trophy for the very first time, their 2nd place finish in France this year is undoubtedly a sign of things to come in the future for the Lawrence brothers and Team Australia. With both Hunter and Jett making the move to full-time 450 guys in 2024, it goes without saying that Team Australia will be a serious contender at the Des Nations events for many years to come.

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Following his Achilles tendon injury at the Denver Supercross back in May, there were questions about what the future would look like for Eli Tomac. The two-time 450SX Champion and four-time 450 Class AMA Motocross Champion continued to move up the records books both indoors and outdoors as he progresses into the later stages of his career. In fact, he was leading the race and 450SX Championship when he pulled off the track at Empower Field At Mile High. So what impact would the injury have on Tomac's career? Would the injury end his career there in Denver in front of his home crowd?

Well, just a few months later, ET3 signed another one-year deal with Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing back at the end of July (later clarifying the deal is supercross-only with a motocross option). He has said previously his goal is to race until he is not competitive enough to fight for race wins and championships anymore. But again, at 30 years old he showed no signs of slowing down this year, earning a class-leading seven main event wins before his season-ending injury. He got back to riding October 2, which was big progress. Now we have another update on the Colorado native.

In an Instagram video posted on the @blucruofficial account, Tomac is seen riding supercross and then provides an update, stating the following in the video:

“It’s the beginning of November here, I just got back on the supercross track. I’ve been on it probably four days now and before that I spent probably three and half weeks on the motocross track just building my base up. Now we’re to the real deal, back on the supercross track. I’m feeling great. I still feel like I’m ahead of where I anticipated. I don’t feel like I’m going to behind at all anymore. So, I’ll be ready to go come Anaheim 1, 2024.”

There have been a lot of questions around New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the Naitonal Football League (NFL) and while the two sports are different, it is interesting to watch the two progress through their respective recoveries, both being later in their respective careers. Rodgers at 39 years old—and turning 40 in December—has mentioned possibly making a comeback around mid-December. If Rodgers is able to come back and play this year, he would undoubtably be the first player ever to suffer a significant injury but return to play later in the same season, no matter the sport. While Tomac made no public intentions of returning to racing this year, he seems to still be progressing through his rehabilitation faster than he expected. Tomac turned 31 years old today and again, looks like he has more podiums, race wins, and possible championships still on the table.

Tomac will line up alongside Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing teammates Cooper Webb (two-time 450SX Champion) and full-time 450SX rookie Justin Cooper for the 2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship, which will kick off January 6, 2024.