Who Has Raced GPs, Come to the US, Then Gone Back?

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Edited Date/Time 3/8/2022 3:12am
The Ken Roczen rumor thread about him possibly returning to GPs had me thinking...

What riders have come over from the GPs, raced US Supercross and motocross, then gone back?

Off the top of my head, there's the generations I've grown up watching, so here's who came to mind...

Tommy Searle
Tyla Rattray
Christophe Pourcel
Ben Townley
Arnaud Tonus
Gautier Paulin
Joaquim Rodrigues?
David Vuillemin
Dean Ferris

Who can you all think of?

By the way, I would exclude riders who came over here to do one or two races then head back. Such as Everts, Herlings, DeReuver, etc...
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ML512 2/28/2022 7:35pm
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I just remembered that Valentin Teillet did a season of West coast 250s then went back...
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crc245 2/28/2022 7:39pm
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Not SX and MX, but didn’t TG243 try his hand at a couple of MEC’s?

Pretty sure that outcome dissuaded at least a couple MX2/MXGP regulars from crossing the pond...
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FlickitFlat 2/28/2022 7:40pm
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You can add Max Anstie to the list. He is here now but has went back and forth a couple times.
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ML512 2/28/2022 7:41pm
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FlickitFlat wrote:
You can add Max Anstie to the list. He is here now but has went back and forth a couple times.
Well, so I kind of label him the opposite of my question as he actually started professionally here, went back to GPs, then did some SX, then back to GPs, then here. His is all over the place hahaha!

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Jeff Leisk?

and i cant remember if Andrew McFarlane also did the same in that order?
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ML512 2/28/2022 7:44pm
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decano51 wrote:
Jeff Leisk?

and i cant remember if Andrew McFarlane also did the same in that order?
McFarlane cross my mind but I couldn't remember if he went back to GPs from the US or went straight back to Australia after the US.
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Kim Ashkenazi was another im pretty sure did Europe, than raced 125 class and than back to Europe?
could be wrong tho haha
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chrisg19 2/28/2022 7:50pm
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Thomas Covington raced GP’s, did like two years in the Staes, then went back to the 450 Gp’s before retiring.
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Sabastien Tortelli ?

Someone already mentioned him. Edit
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Paulin raced here?!?!
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USA 2/28/2022 7:59pm
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Does Febvre count? I know he did some SX here in like 2011, but I dont know his GP history
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Banzai551 2/28/2022 8:13pm
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JMB...if you consider going back to start a road racing career. ML 512. I'd loved for you to do an in depth interview with him. The talent he had. Read he even practiced crashing, to avoid injuries since it was inevitable.
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scott_nz 2/28/2022 8:42pm
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decano51 wrote:
Kim Ashkenazi was another im pretty sure did Europe, than raced 125 class and than back to Europe?
could be wrong tho haha
I think he went to the USA first. Then to the uk. Then back to Australia after the stint at her majesties leisure
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ML512 wrote:
McFarlane cross my mind but I couldn't remember if he went back to GPs from the US or went straight back to Australia after the US.
Pretty sure he never went back to Europe after his stint with Yamaha of Troy

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Dean Ferris?
that dude went between MXGP/AUS and AMA every year i felt haha
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profeshenal125 2/28/2022 9:30pm
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Banzai551 wrote:
JMB...if you consider going back to start a road racing career. ML 512. I'd loved for you to do an in depth interview with him. The...
JMB...if you consider going back to start a road racing career. ML 512. I'd loved for you to do an in depth interview with him. The talent he had. Read he even practiced crashing, to avoid injuries since it was inevitable.
JMB it took him a few yrs to win on the most dominant bike the cr125. I saw him race he had little tricks like riding the rear brake in whoops and most everywhere. Rear caliper had huge cooling fins. Bradshaw was blazing fast JMB was crafty and creative on the bike.
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t_baum88 2/28/2022 9:49pm
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I count Tallon Vohland in this
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tmphotoart 2/28/2022 10:09pm
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Marty Moates > Ossa US > Ossa GP > LOP Yamaha US > private Honda GP

Jim Pomeroy > Bultaco US > Bultaco GP > Honda US > Bultaco / Beta GP


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KiwiBermRailer 3/1/2022 12:25am
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Shayne King.

Can remember if he went back to GPs after coming over to ride the new four stroke lemon.
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I don'know but Tomac/Anderson/Sexton, this is better than Herlings/Gasjer/Febvre
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ShipLap 3/1/2022 4:59am
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Pichon and Pourcel come to mind.
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decano51 wrote:
Jeff Leisk?

and i cant remember if Andrew McFarlane also did the same in that order?
ML512 wrote:
McFarlane cross my mind but I couldn't remember if he went back to GPs from the US or went straight back to Australia after the US.
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ML512 3/1/2022 5:14am
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MyBobbym wrote:
Adam Chatfield
Adam completed finished his amateur career in the US and turned pro here. So he wasn't GPs first.

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