2026 Silly Season

First shot of stars newest rider. 
 

Is that Landon Gordon?

SO FAR... the RUMORED 2026 TEAMS:

LIQUI MOLY / FACTORY BETA RACING

STAYING:

52 – Mitchell Oldenburg (450 SX / MX select / SMX) > CANVAS

54 – Benny Bloss (450 SX / MX select / SMX) > FXR

DEPARTING:

NONE

TROY LEE DESIGNS / DUCATI CORSE RACING

INCOMING:

14* - Dylan Ferrandis (450 SX / MX / SMX) > TLD (from Phoenix Racing / Honda)

51* – Justin Barcia (450 SX / MX / SMX) > TLD (from Rockstar Energy / Factory Gas Gas Racing)

DEPARTING:

NONE

HRC / PROGRESSIVE / FACTORY HONDA

STAYING:

18* – Jett Lawrence (450 SX / MX / SMX) > ALPINESTARS

29 – Chance Hymas (250 SX / MX / SMX) > FLY

96* – Hunter Lawrence (450 SX / MX / SMX) > ALPINESTARS

RUMORED STAYING:

30* – Jo Shimoda (250 SX / MX / SMX) > FOX

DEPARTING:

NONE

ROCKSTAR ENERGY / FACTORY HUSQVARNA RACING

STAYING:

24* – RJ Hampshire (450 SX / MX / SMX) > UNKNOWN

27* – Malcolm Stewart (450 SX / MX / SMX) > FXR

34 – Ryder DiFrancesco (250 SX / MX / SMX) > ONE Industries (rumored)

59 – Casey Cochran (250 SX / MX / SMX) > ONE Industries (rumored)

723 – Landon Gibson (SMX Next / 250 MX / SMX) > ONE Industries (rumored)

RUMORED INCOMING:

58 – Daxton Bennick (250 SX / MX / SMX) > ONE Industries (rumored)(from Monster Energy / Star Racing / Yamaha)

DEPARTING:

51* – Justin Barcia (450 SX / MX / SMX) > TLD (to  TLD / Ducati Corse Racing)

MONSTER ENERGY / FACTORY KAWASAKI

INCOMING:

4* – Chase Sexton (450 SX / MX / SMX) > ALPINESTARS (from Red Bull / Factory KTM Racing)

RUMORED INCOMING:

36* – Garrett Marchbanks (450 SX / MX / SMX) > UNKNOWN, maybe FOX (moving up from Monster Energy / Pro Circuit / Kawasaki)

DEPARTING:

21* – Jason Anderson (450 SX / MX / SMX) > ALPINESTARS (To HEP / Twisted Tea / Presented by Progressive ? Factory Suzuki team)

29 – Jorge Prado (450 SX / MX / SMX) > FOX (Rumored to Red Bull / Factory KTM Racing.)

MONSTER ENERGY / PRO CIRCUIT / KAWASAKI

STAYING:

10 – Seth Hammaker (250 SX / MX / SMX) > FOX

35 – Drew Adams (250 SX / MX / SMX) > FOX

47* – Levi Kitchen (250 SX / MX / SMX) > FOX

128 – Cameron McAdoo (SX / MX / SMX) > FOX

STAYING OR GOING / UNKNOWN:

36* – Garrett Marchbanks (250 SX / MX / SMX) > UNKNOWN, maybe FOX (strong rumors indicate to move up to the 450 class and be Sexton's teammate aboard the Monster Energy / Factory Kawasaki)

92 – Enzo Temmerman (SMX Next / 250 MX / SMX) > FOX

RUMORED DEPARTING:

48 – Ty Masterpool (250 SX / MX / SMX) > UNKNOWN (Unknown next team; with Monster Energy / Pro Circuit / Kawasaki having many riders, it came down to Masterpool and Marchbanks – with Marchbanks having a better season overall. Will he go to Triumph? KTM? Phoenix Racing / Honda? Or somewhere else?)

RED BULL / FACTORY KTM RACING

STAYING:

7* – Aaron Plessinger (450 SX / MX / SMX) > THOR

13 – Julien Beaumer (250 SX / MX / SMX) > ONE INDUSTRIES

INCOMING:

3* – Eli Tomac (450 SX / MX / SMX) > ALPINESTARS (from Monster Energy / Star Racing / Yamaha)

RUMORED INCOMING:

26 – Jorge Prado (SX / MX / SMX) > FOX (from Monster Energy / Factory Kawasaki; as sides came to a parting agreement.)

DEPARTING:

4* – Chase Sexton (450 SX / MX / SMX) > ALPINESTARS (to Monster Energy / Factory Kawasaki)

16* – Tom Vialle (450 SX / MX / SMX) > ALPINESTARS?? (FOX if in MXGP; has an offer from the Honda / HRC (MXGP) team to return to Europe. But will he end up wearing FOX gear while in MXGP, as the Honda / HRC team is outfitted with FOX gear?)

RED BULL / FACTORY KTM RACING (INTERNATIONAL)

??? – Lucas Coenen (450 SX select / MX select / SMX) > FLY

??? – Sacha Coenen (250 SX select / MX select / SMX) > FLY

>The Coenen brothers have an interesting contract to race in the US part-time, while they also compete in Europe in the MXGP / MX2 classes.

HEP / PROGRESSIVE / ECSTAR / FACTORY SUZUKI

STAYING:

94* – Ken Roczen (WSX select / SX / MX select?? / SMX) > FOX 

HEP / TWISTED TEA / PRESENTED BY PROGRESSIVE / FACTORY SUZUKI

STAYING:

45* – Colt Nichols (WSX?? / SX / MX select / SMX) > LEATT 

INCOMING:

21* – Jason Anderson (WSX?? / SX / MX select?? / SMX) > ALPINESTARS (from Monster Energy / Factory Kawasaki.)

RUMORED DEPARTING:

55 – Benoit Paturel (SX?? or SX select?? / MX / SMX) > LEATT (More than likely – will be DEPARTING; unsure of which team he’ll go to or maybe back to MXGP. It is unknown currently.)

TRIUMPH FACTORY RACING

STAYING: 

20 – Jordan Smith (450 SX / MX / SMX) > FXR (Smith might be moving up to the 450’s or stay on the 250’s (if and only if another 450 rider is brought in. More than likely, Smith will be moved up to the 450’s for the beginning of SX or the beginning of MX.)

33 – Austin Forkner (250 SX / MX / SMX) > FXR

56 – Jalek Swoll (250 SX / MX / SMX) > FXR

STAYING OR GOING / UNKNOWN:

31 – Mikkel Haarup (250 or 450??? SX?? / MX only? / SMX) > FXR (With a successful outdoor performance, it was heavily rumored that Haarup will go back to Europe to aboard the 450 on the Triumph Team in the MXGP. But with his performance, will he stay another year or more in the U.S.?)

DEPARTING:

325 – Stilez Robertson (250 SX / MX / SMX) > FXR (Robertson announced his early retirement from professional racing due to unsuccessful healing and injuries to his wrist. )

MONSTER ENERGY / STAR RACING / YAMAHA

STAYING:

2* – Cooper Webb (450 SX / MX / SMX) > FLY

25 – Nate Thrasher (250 SX / MX / SMX) > THOR

32* – Justin Cooper (450 SX / MX / SMX) > O’NEAL

37 – Cole Davies (250 SX / MX / SMX) > THOR

38* – Haiden Deegan (250 SX / 450 MX / SMX) > FOX (Rumored to be under the 450 tent and is heavily rumored to be wearing FOX gear at the beginning of the SX season.)

61 – Max Anstie (250 SX / MX / SMX) > THOR

82 – Caden Dudney (SMX Next or 250 SX / MX / SMX) > THOR

??? – Pierce Brown (250 SX / MX / SMX) > THOR

RUMORED STAYING / UNKNOWN:

23 – Michael Mosiman (SX / MX / SMX) > THOR (Unsure currently; Star Team Racing Manager has reportedly told Mosiman to just retire (too many concussions and injuries). Now, if he doesn’t resign; who does he sign with? Quad Lock / Honda?)

99 – Kayden Minear (SMX Next or 250 SX / MX / SMX) > THOR  (Unsure currently; names floated around as possibly a 2nd 250 rider for the Red Bull / Factory KTM Racing team; amongst other names as well. Prado’s situation complicates this scenario; so, he might stay with this team instead of going to KTM.)

INCOMING:

??? – Landen Gordon (SMX Next or 250 MX / SMX) > THOR (coming from Monster Energy / Kawasaki – Amateur Program.)

DEPARTING:

28* – Christian Craig (450 SX only) > FOX (Released from his contract early… might be getting ready towards the WSX (will be aboard the Quad Lock / Honda team - still wearing FOX head to toe); now to wait and see who’ll pick him up for the 2026 season. Maybe, the WSX will be an audition for several teams (Phoenix Racing / Honda or Quad Lock / Honda) or maybe another team. We’ll have to wait and see!

Is that Temmerman at PC confirmed? 

Good catch and call out; not confirmed. Updated that in there. I was only trying to focus on the the factory teams mainly.

Saw that lala turners mom posted she was at star and her brothers offer from club was a joke 

Is Lux going to BarX? I wonder what the Club offer was, maybe the offer was for him to pay to be on the team. Or rode for free and only bonus money for top 5s or top 3s? Paging ML. 

I could see them making him pay or be free. Lala signed to star….

So the word now is Deegs 450 at A1?

Lux to BarX, he had Club offer but turned it down. Yoder took the Club offer, slightly different than the offer made to Lux.

So what was the difference in the offers?

Really? Mom’s on social media criticizing team offers. Cringe worthy… 

So why would star choose Gordon over signing minear? Blair seemed to not be happy about it. Maybe the Gordon thing is a back door wil Hahn deal? 

Definitely influenced by wil at the least. 

Star brought him over from Aus and now they’re leaving him hanging? Someone tell Kawi and Mitch to grab some of Stars throwaways quick lol

Cliff notes? I don’t have the socials bruh 

Absolutely wild if thats the case, they didnt really give him a chance, he would go further than Thrasher would, or do you need to be in Bobbys pants to keep a ride these days

Yaa it’s pretty crazy, the kid did pretty good in the couple pro motos he did too, I think he got a couple 12ths if I remember correctly off the top of my head. 

I may have my Landen’s confused, but wasn't Gordon the Team Green kid? Why would Wil Hahn be a factor in him going to Star?

Wil has trained him 

Grown man saying “cringe worthy” is about as gay as it gets. Isn’t the first time club has been criticized over there contracts…

It seems there won't be any Factory Beta team in USA for 2026...

If true that sucks for Benny and Oldenburg. 

Both Beta riders are signed through 2026.

From what I understood, they were never the "factory" team, it was more of an effort put together by Gardner and supported by Beta. Or something along those lines. 

It seems it's a Tim Pilg passion project to raise awareness for Beta USA and their products. From what I know they get a decent amount of support from Italy, but probably not the amount that's needed to go all in.

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*their*

How is "cringe worthy" related to sexual preference?

Spreading false rumors? Bloss and Oldenburg both signed extensions for 2026, the team is continuing, I just double checked with the owner.

Source MotoVerte.com