Brayton retiring? (Nope, back to MCR)

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McG194 wrote:
Not so fast with the retirement, back on a MCR Honda motoconcepts MotoConcepts Racing (MCR) is excited to announce the return of Justin Brayton to their...
Not so fast with the retirement, back on a MCR Honda




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MotoConcepts Racing (MCR) is excited to announce the return of Justin Brayton to their roster for the 2022 Supercross season.

Brayton enters his farewell season with an impressive resume, including a multi-year reign as the Australian Supercross champion, a consistent top-five finisher, and his record-setting race in 2018 when he became the oldest racer in history to secure a 450SX Main Event victory at the famed Daytona race.

Brayton shares the team’s enthusiasm to be back under the MCR tent. “Mike Genova and I have had a great relationship from the time we met and I’m excited to be back alongside him and the MCR team. I’ve learned a lot from him not only at the races but outside of racing as well. We’ve maintained our close friendship the past couple years even when I haven’t been on the team. My trust in Tony Alessi as the team manager is very high so I couldn’t be happier to be back with the team that helped me win the Daytona Supercross. It’s an exciting time in my career,” said Brayton

The 2022 Supercross season represents Justin’s twentieth season as a professional racer during which he has gained unparalleled experience and knowledge making Brayton a team manager’s ideal rider to work with. “It is an honor to have Justin on the MCR race team for the 2022 Supercross race season. It brings back fond memories of our work together during the race winning 2018 Daytona Supercross season. As this is slated to be Justin’s farewell tour and race season it is our hope and expectation to end his career on a positive note and one that fans will remember.”
Team owner Mike Genova shares Alessi’s hope and goal to create a memorable season for Brayton and the entire MCR team. “Justin has a charisma that fans and industry professionals are drawn to. I have a great amount of respect for Justin as a racer and as a person. He is high caliber in every category, fits the belief system, and models what MCR is about foundationally. I’m excited to work with Justin again and am confident we’re going to be competitive while having a lot of fun during the 2022 season,” said Genova.

MCR is finalizing the remainder of its 2022 roster and releasing further details in the future.
Wonder why the mucoff team
Only lasted one season. Anyone know?
My bet is because it is too tough to travel back and forth to Australia. They are an absolute mess right now.
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8/18/2021 12:23pm
So MCR is back and with Honda?
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8/18/2021 12:29pm Edited Date/Time 8/18/2021 12:43pm
tek14 wrote:
So MCR is back and with Honda?
The Honda was just an assumption on my part. History plus I don't see JB10 wanting to develop a new bike in his last year.

The bigger news than brand is there were rumors that MCR was going to ArenaCross and leaving SX. At least 2 maybe 3 quality rides can't hurt the sport.

Edit: JB posted a picture with a MCR Honda shirt on from the golf course.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSukT61rGxW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Spokane, Washington—MotoConcepts Racing (MCR) is excited to announce the return of Justin Brayton to their roster for the 2022 Supercross season.

Brayton enters his farewell season with an impressive resume, including a multi-year reign as the Australian Supercross champion, a consistent top-five finisher, and his record-setting race in 2018 when he became the oldest racer in history to secure a 450SX Main Event victory at the famed Daytona race.

Brayton shares the team’s enthusiasm to be back under the MCR tent. “Mike Genova and I have had a great relationship from the time we met and I’m excited to be back alongside him and the MCR team. I’ve learned a lot from him not only at the races but outside of racing as well. We’ve maintained our close friendship the past couple years even when I haven’t been on the team. My trust in Tony Alessi as the team manager is very high so I couldn’t be happier to be back with the team that helped me win the Daytona Supercross. It’s an exciting time in my career,” said Brayton.

The 2022 Supercross season represents Justin’s twentieth season as a professional racer during which he has gained unparalleled experience and knowledge making Brayton a team manager’s ideal rider to work with. “It is an honor to have Justin on the MCR race team for the 2022 Supercross race season. It brings back fond memories of our work together during the race winning 2018 Daytona Supercross season. As this is slated to be Justin’s farewell tour and race season it is our hope and expectation to end his career on a positive note and one that fans will remember.”

Team owner Mike Genova shares Alessi’s goal to create a memorable season for Brayton and the entire MCR team. “Justin has a charisma that fans and industry professionals are drawn to. I have a great amount of respect for Justin as a racer, and as a person. He is high caliber in every category, fits the belief system, and models what MCR is about foundationally. I’m excited to work with Justin again and am confident we’re going to be competitive while having a lot of fun during the 2022 season,” said Genova.

MCR is finalizing the remainder of its 2022 roster and releasing further details in the near future.
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8/18/2021 12:56pm
Wait
I thought MCR was leaving SX and racing AX ?
8/18/2021 1:30pm
Hopefully he's not on the old Honda Smile
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8/18/2021 6:16pm
Bring back Berlutti!!
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8/18/2021 6:54pm
Big win for the MCR team. Last year was a rough year after the previous few years of good finishes by Brayton, Mookie, even Justin Hill has some solid rides. Last year there was literally nothing to be pumped on. I’m curious to see who they bring back. I’m sure Vince will be back as he always is, so who takes the number 2 spot?
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8/18/2021 7:17pm
You know the guy isn't a douche bag when teams bring him back a second time, plus it ads validity to the team he's going back to.
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8/19/2021 5:43am
S.A. Weave wrote:
You know the guy isn't a douche bag when teams bring him back a second time, plus it ads validity to the team he's going back...
You know the guy isn't a douche bag when teams bring him back a second time, plus it ads validity to the team he's going back to.
True story, not only going back to MCR he went back to factory Honda a couple years ago.
8/19/2021 6:12am
S.A. Weave wrote:
You know the guy isn't a douche bag when teams bring him back a second time, plus it ads validity to the team he's going back...
You know the guy isn't a douche bag when teams bring him back a second time, plus it ads validity to the team he's going back to.
McG194 wrote:
True story, not only going back to MCR he went back to factory Honda a couple years ago.
And rode for JGR a couple of times. In an industry that normally is all about moving onto the next best thing, JB has shown that being a stand up guy and loyal goes a long ways.
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8/19/2021 9:39am
Really good news that MCR is coming back to SX for 2022. I assume Friese will get a spot as he is very loyal to MCR and they are very loyal to him, and I'm guessing his base salary is pretty low. I hope they give Benny Bloss another shot as well.
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Total respect through the whole moto community for This dude.
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[b]Spokane, Washington—[/b]MotoConcepts Racing (MCR) is excited to announce the return of Justin Brayton to their roster for the 2022 Supercross season. Brayton enters his farewell season...
Spokane, Washington—MotoConcepts Racing (MCR) is excited to announce the return of Justin Brayton to their roster for the 2022 Supercross season.

Brayton enters his farewell season with an impressive resume, including a multi-year reign as the Australian Supercross champion, a consistent top-five finisher, and his record-setting race in 2018 when he became the oldest racer in history to secure a 450SX Main Event victory at the famed Daytona race.

Brayton shares the team’s enthusiasm to be back under the MCR tent. “Mike Genova and I have had a great relationship from the time we met and I’m excited to be back alongside him and the MCR team. I’ve learned a lot from him not only at the races but outside of racing as well. We’ve maintained our close friendship the past couple years even when I haven’t been on the team. My trust in Tony Alessi as the team manager is very high so I couldn’t be happier to be back with the team that helped me win the Daytona Supercross. It’s an exciting time in my career,” said Brayton.

The 2022 Supercross season represents Justin’s twentieth season as a professional racer during which he has gained unparalleled experience and knowledge making Brayton a team manager’s ideal rider to work with. “It is an honor to have Justin on the MCR race team for the 2022 Supercross race season. It brings back fond memories of our work together during the race winning 2018 Daytona Supercross season. As this is slated to be Justin’s farewell tour and race season it is our hope and expectation to end his career on a positive note and one that fans will remember.”

Team owner Mike Genova shares Alessi’s goal to create a memorable season for Brayton and the entire MCR team. “Justin has a charisma that fans and industry professionals are drawn to. I have a great amount of respect for Justin as a racer, and as a person. He is high caliber in every category, fits the belief system, and models what MCR is about foundationally. I’m excited to work with Justin again and am confident we’re going to be competitive while having a lot of fun during the 2022 season,” said Genova.

MCR is finalizing the remainder of its 2022 roster and releasing further details in the near future.

I sincerely don't get the 3 downvotes for this pretty great news.

MCR for sure back in SX, and with Brayton, awesome news for the show and for the riders.
8/19/2021 4:22pm
Thank goodness someone hired him! He was very close to being in a position where he had to clean toilets to make ends meet...like J-Mart! lol

But seriously, Brayton is awesome and will succeed at anything he wants after MX.
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