Next silly season puzzle piece: Josh Grant

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 3:58pm
There are strong rumors floating around that we'll hear something soon on Josh Grant joining L&M/Wardy Racing on Kawasakis. There's no word on if/who a teammate might be.

Official release tomorrow?
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Anything about Facciotti yet ?
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i like Grant, sad to see his Honda ride go away without really ever getting to ride

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FastEddy 10/19/2011 1:35pm
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I'll take a wild guess at rider #2.....
Maybe Top Jimmy?
I think TLD has been helping him and Wardy has always been close to Troy.
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This one is easy......JG and BT101! Except BT is outdoor only!
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englishman 10/19/2011 1:38pm
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FastEddy wrote:
I'll take a wild guess at rider #2..... Maybe Top Jimmy? I think TLD has been helping him and Wardy has always been close to Troy...
I'll take a wild guess at rider #2.....
Maybe Top Jimmy?
I think TLD has been helping him and Wardy has always been close to Troy.
No need it's Hahn - thanks downandup Wink
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mojoman42 10/19/2011 1:41pm
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Not too surprising, I saw an interview with Ward in RX and he was really keen on hiring Grant. With the Brooks team hiring Short and Regal, Grant didn't really have many other options, so it made sense he would end up there.
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FastEddy 10/19/2011 1:43pm
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englishman wrote:
No need it's Hahn - thanks downandup Wink
So who is Motoconcepts going to be?
Just the 2 Alessi brothers?
For some reason I thought Tommy was gonna stay there.
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burn1986 10/19/2011 1:44pm
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It'll probably be Thomas Robb.Cool

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JG33 has been in the middle of a few texts lately with Renner, Dungey, Roczen (All KTM boys). I was wondering if maybe he would be RD5's teammate.......
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mxrider225 10/19/2011 1:45pm
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englishman wrote:
No need it's Hahn - thanks downandup Wink
FastEddy wrote:
So who is Motoconcepts going to be?
Just the 2 Alessi brothers?
For some reason I thought Tommy was gonna stay there.
Apparently jake Canada has a letter of intent from moto concepts.
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englishman 10/19/2011 1:49pm
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FastEddy wrote:
So who is Motoconcepts going to be?
Just the 2 Alessi brothers?
For some reason I thought Tommy was gonna stay there.
No clue there TBH.
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GuyB 10/19/2011 1:49pm
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FastEddy wrote:
So who is Motoconcepts going to be?
Just the 2 Alessi brothers?
For some reason I thought Tommy was gonna stay there.
As far as I know, Jeff is still at Rock River, not MotoConcepts.
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GrapeApe 10/19/2011 1:49pm
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englishman wrote:
No need it's Hahn - thanks downandup Wink
FastEddy wrote:
So who is Motoconcepts going to be?
Just the 2 Alessi brothers?
For some reason I thought Tommy was gonna stay there.
Is Jeff going to Motoconcepts? I thought he wanted out of "the program" and is sticking with Rock River.



Oops, GuyB got the jump on me.
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FastEddy 10/19/2011 1:56pm
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GuyB wrote:
As far as I know, Jeff is still at Rock River, not MotoConcepts.
Ahh....thanks.
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500guy 10/19/2011 1:59pm
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I didn't like some of the thug goofy stuff Josh was doing but he seems to have outgrown all that, hopefully he can stay healthy and have a good year for them.

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neverwasfastenuf 10/19/2011 2:03pm
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With the economy the way it is now, there seems to be several teams opting to support riders for next season.
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EvanR127 10/19/2011 2:03pm
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Wait a second so Larry/Mcgrath/Ward racing?

what happen to L/M on factory hondas? Maybe honda came to their senses and gave 22 factory backing!

I guess its going to be another team with full procircuit bikes cause of ward/LTD and Mcgraths pass with mitch.
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FastEddy 10/19/2011 2:06pm
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EvanR127 wrote:
Wait a second so Larry/Mcgrath/Ward racing? what happen to L/M on factory hondas? Maybe honda came to their senses and gave 22 factory backing! I guess...
Wait a second so Larry/Mcgrath/Ward racing?

what happen to L/M on factory hondas? Maybe honda came to their senses and gave 22 factory backing!

I guess its going to be another team with full procircuit bikes cause of ward/LTD and Mcgraths pass with mitch.
Larry & MC a team (Honda).

Mike the M from L&M & Wardy a Team (mike just didn't change the l&m name). On Kawi's.
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DownSouth 10/19/2011 2:07pm
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EvanR127 wrote:
Wait a second so Larry/Mcgrath/Ward racing? what happen to L/M on factory hondas? Maybe honda came to their senses and gave 22 factory backing! I guess...
Wait a second so Larry/Mcgrath/Ward racing?

what happen to L/M on factory hondas? Maybe honda came to their senses and gave 22 factory backing!

I guess its going to be another team with full procircuit bikes cause of ward/LTD and Mcgraths pass with mitch.
Two different teams.

Mike Kranyak (the M of L&M) has teamed up with Jeff Ward. Rumors have them riding Kawasaki's with possibly Josh Grant.

The Larry Brooks and McGrath team will be on Honda's with Andrew Short and a TBD rider (Regal according to some rumors)

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motokiwi 10/19/2011 2:07pm
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What about team Metal Mulisha? Are they still partnering up with Valli? Grant is already a MM sponsored rider yeah?
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motokiwi wrote:
What about team Metal Mulisha? Are they still partnering up with Valli? Grant is already a MM sponsored rider yeah?
The talk on that has been that the MM team is not happening and that Valli and Star racing are combining forces.
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FastEddy wrote:
I'll take a wild guess at rider #2..... Maybe Top Jimmy? I think TLD has been helping him and Wardy has always been close to Troy...
I'll take a wild guess at rider #2.....
Maybe Top Jimmy?
I think TLD has been helping him and Wardy has always been close to Troy.
top Jimmy would be a great addition to any team! He was still on a Valli ride at MEC. Isn't Valli and Star still in need of a 450 rider? I saw someone say they did sign Stroupe-but one more to sign?
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EvanR127 10/19/2011 2:25pm
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So two new teams this year L/M Ward and Larry/MC but at the same time we lost pretty much two teams factory suzuki and Valli/star combining.

But with PC running 450 with possible tickle, tyla or BT its could still be a positive year.
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EvanR127 wrote:
So two new teams this year L/M Ward and Larry/MC but at the same time we lost pretty much two teams factory suzuki and Valli/star combining...
So two new teams this year L/M Ward and Larry/MC but at the same time we lost pretty much two teams factory suzuki and Valli/star combining.

But with PC running 450 with possible tickle, tyla or BT its could still be a positive year.
still have Factory Suzuki, only now it's Yoshimura Suzuki, same team members, manager, and Metcalfe
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EvanR127 10/19/2011 2:43pm
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true but next year its probably done when metty contract is up.
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GuyB 10/19/2011 2:51pm
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EvanR127 wrote:
Wait a second so Larry/Mcgrath/Ward racing? what happen to L/M on factory hondas? Maybe honda came to their senses and gave 22 factory backing! I guess...
Wait a second so Larry/Mcgrath/Ward racing?

what happen to L/M on factory hondas? Maybe honda came to their senses and gave 22 factory backing!

I guess its going to be another team with full procircuit bikes cause of ward/LTD and Mcgraths pass with mitch.
Larry isn't involved with L&M. His deal is separate.
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GuyB 10/19/2011 2:53pm
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motokiwi wrote:
What about team Metal Mulisha? Are they still partnering up with Valli? Grant is already a MM sponsored rider yeah?
DownSouth wrote:
The talk on that has been that the MM team is not happening and that Valli and Star racing are combining forces.
I think you'll find that the Metal Mulisha is working with the combined Valli/Star teams.

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