What do you say we take a first crack at the '19 Silly Season chart? Most of this stuff has either been announced, or is pretty close to it. The biggest thing so far is how many riders are waiting on landing spots. The music is playing, and the riders are circling the chairs...
The AMA hasn't announced the top 99 numbers yet, and for now we've updated this sheet with Grant Dawson's projections, which were based on last year's points, as well as the riders we've heard from and their the numbers they'd like to pick. Aaron Plessinger has said he'd like number seven, but five, seven, eight, and nine are the single digits available. Does he opt for something else?
Also, we went with the chart that has Austin Forkner opting to not pick number 13. We're not sure how superstitious he is, but with all the terrible luck he had all season, we can't really see him picking that one.
As always, if you've got info to add, a legit team logo, or anything to help fill in the blanks, send an email to GuyB.
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Rockstar Energy Racing Husqvarna
T: Rockstar_Racing
I: rockstarhusky
Team Owner: Bobby Hewitt
Crew Chief: Steve Westfall
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet/Brace | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
1 (450 SX), 21 (450 MX) | Jason Anderson T: @elhombre_21 I: @elhombre_21 | Chris Loredo | Airoh/Atlas | Dragon | Alpinestars | Alpinestars |
16 (450) | Zach Osborne T: @zacho_16 I: @zacho_16 | Dave Feeney | Fly | Oakley | Fly | Gaerne |
36 (250) | Michael Mosiman I: @michaelmosiman342 | TBD | Airoh | Dragon | Fly | Alpinestars |
50 (250) | Jordan Bailey I: @jordanbailey133 | TBD | Airoh | Dragon | Fly | Alpinestars |
TBD (250) | Thomas Covington T: @thomasc64 I: @thomasc64 | TBD | Airoh | Dragon | Fly | Alpinestars |
Monster Energy Kawasaki
T: @RaceKawasaki
I: @racekawasaki
Team Manager: Dan Fahie
Crew Chief: Mike Williamson
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
1 (450 MX), 3 (450 SX) | Eli Tomac T: @elitomac I: @elitomac | Brian Kranz | Bell | Oakley | Alpinestars | Alpinestars |
17 (450) | Joey Savatgy I: @versacesavatgy37 | Justin Shantie I: @j_shan_ | Bell | Scott |
Red Bull KTM
I: ktmusa
Team Manager: Ian Harrison
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
2 (450) | Cooper Webb T: @cooperwebb_2 I: @cooperwebb2 | |||||
25 (450) | Marvin Musquin T: @MarvinMusquin25 I: @marvinmusquin25 | Frank Latham | Airoh/Leatt | 100% | Thor | Alpinestars |
Rocky Mountain ATV/MC - KTM - WPS
T: @TeamRmatvmc
I: @teamrmatvmc
Team Owner: Forrest Butler
Team Manager: Michael Byrne
Crew Chief: JR Boyd
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
4 (450) | Blake Baggett T: @blakebaggett4 I: @blakebaggett4 | Fly | Scott | Fly | Alpinestars | |
60 (450) | Benny Bloss T: @BBloss332 I: @bbloss332 | Fly | Scott | Fly | Alpinestars |
GEICO Honda
T: @fchonda
I: @fchonda
GEICOHonda.com
Team Manager: Dan Betley
Operations Manager: Darren Borcherding
R&D Director: Kristian Kibby
Technical Coordinator: Josh Wisenor
Technical Director: Andrew Hopson
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
6 (250) | Jeremy Martin T: @JeremyMartin6 I: @jeremymartin6 | Derek Dwyer | 6D | 100% | Shift | Alpinestars |
23 (250) | Chase Sexton T: @ChaseSexton486 I: @chasesexton486 | Jade Dungey | 6D | 100% | Shift | Alpinestars |
36 (250) | RJ Hampshire T: @Hampshire21 I: @rjhampshire | Keith Clickstein | 6D | 100% | Shift | Alpinestars |
38 (250) | Christian Craig T: @_christiancraig I: @_christiancraig | Ricki Rock | 6D | 100% | Shift | Alpinestars |
Hunter Lawrence | Adam Snyder | 6D | 100% | Shift | Alpinestars |
Monster Energy / Yamaha Factory Racing
T: @YamahaMotorUSA
I: @yamahamotorusa
Team Manager: Jim Perry
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
7 (450) | Aaron Plessinger T: @plessinger157 I: @aaronplessinger_23 | Billy Hartle | Bell | 100% | Thor | Alpinestars |
51 (450) | Justin Barcia T: @justinbarcia I: @justinbarcia/ | Sean Bell | Arai | Scott | Alpinestars | Alpinestars |
MotoConcepts Smartop Racing Team
Team Owner: Mike Genova
Team Manager: Tony Alessi
T: @tony800801
I: @talessi800801
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
10 (450) | Justin Brayton T: @justinbrayton I: @justinbrayton | Shoei | Scott | Fly | Gaerne | |
27 (450) | Malcolm Stewart T: @predator_34 I: @malcolmstewart | |||||
55 (450) | Vince Friese T: @Vincefriese I: @vincefriese | Nick McCampbell | Shoei | EKS | Alpinestars |
5150 Energy Yamaha
Plans for '19 not yet finalized.
Team Honda HRC
T: HondaPowersprts
I: honda_powersports_us
Team Manager: Erik Kehoe
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
14 (450) | Cole Seely T: @coleseely I: @coleseely | Rich Simmons | Troy Lee Designs | Spy | Troy Lee Designs | Alpinestars |
94 (450) | Ken Roczen T: @kenroczen94 I: @kenroczen94 | Oscar Wirdeman I: @Oswi_cbad | Fox | Fox | Fox | Fox |
Autotrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing
F: jgrmxrace
I: jgrmx
Team Owner: Coy Gibbs
Team Manager: Jeremy Albrecht
Engine Development: Dean Baker
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
18 (450) | Weston Peick T: @westonpeick I: @westonpeick | Glenn Hobson | Fly | Scott | Fly | Alpinestars |
26 (250) | Alex Martin T: @alexmartin_26 I: @alexmartin_26 | |||||
46 (450) | Justin Hill T: @justinhill36 I: @justinhill36 | Scott | O'Neal | Gaerne |
Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
T: @pcraceteam
I: @pcraceteam
Team Manager: Mitch Payton
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
28 (250) | Austin Forkner T: @AustinForkner I: @austinforkner | Olly Stone I: @olly_stone | Bell | Scott | Fox | Fox |
61 (250) | Garret Marchbanks | Bell | Scott | Fox | Fox | |
72 (250) | Martin Davalos I: @mdavalos30 | Kyle Defoe | Bell | Scott | Fox | Fox |
92 (250) | Adam Cianciarulo T: @AdamCianciarulo I: @adamcianciarulo | Brandon Zimmerman | Bell | Scott | Fox | Fox |
Monster Energy/Yamalube/Star/Yamaha Racing
T: StarYamahaMX
I: starracingyamaha
Team Owner: Bobby Regan
Team Manager: Brad Hoffman
Asst. Team Manager: Wil Hahn
Crew Chief: Jeremy Coker
Suspension Technician: Drew Hopkins
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
32 (250) | Justin Cooper I: justincooper191 | Josh Ellingson | Bell | 100% | Thor | Alpinestars |
35 (250) | Dylan Ferrandis T: @dylan22f I: @dylanferrandis | Nathan Pearson | Bell | 100% | Thor | Alpinestars |
40 (250) | Colt Nichols T: @Coat595 I: @coltnichols69 | Trevor Carmicheal | Bell | 100% | Thor | Alpinestars |
66 (250) | Mitchell Oldenburg T: @Freckle_62 I: @freckle_52 | Jay Burgess | Bell | 100% | Thor | Alpinestars |
Troy Lee Designs / Lucas Oil / Red Bull / KTM
Team Manager: Tyler Keefe
Crew Chief: Wayne Lumgair
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
24 (250) | Shane McElrath T: @shanemcelrath_ I: @shanemcelrath_ | Matt Winter | TLD | Oakley | TLD | Alpinestars |
29 (250) | Jordan Smith T: @Smitty_39 I: @smitty.39 | Christian Ortiz | TLD | Oakley | TLD | Alpinestars |
40 (250) | Sean Cantrell T: seancantrell37 I: sean_cantrell | Colter Ahrens | TLD | Oakley | TLD | Alpinestars |
Mitchell Falk | TLD | Oakley | TLD | Alpinestars |
AJE Motorsports/Gas Monkey Energy
# (Class) | Rider | Mechanic | Helmet | Goggles | Gear | Boots |
53 | Dylan Merriam | |||||
59 | Justin Starling | |||||
Chris Blose |
CycleTrader.com/Rock River Yamaha
www.rockriverracing.com
T: @RockRiverYamaha
I: @cycletraderRockRiver
Team Manager: Christina Denney
Nothing to report yet.
H.E.P. Motorsports
Nothing to report yet, but will be made up of three 450 riders.
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