On The Pegs January 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Page 55

On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 1 - January 2018
P 55
’S GREETINGS
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WHERE FOR 2018
s Silly Season. It’s that time of the year when rider contracts are up and riders are
g year. Here’s what we know so far about who went where among the off-road teams..
N-FAB AM PRO YAMAHA
RICKY RUSSELL, TBA
With the departure of Josh Toth to
KTM, it looks like Randy Hawkins will be
relying solely on Ricky Russell (right) to
represent Yamaha in the GNCC series in
the XC1 class. Randy also told us
he plans on adding an XC2 rider
who has yet to be named.
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ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA
THAD DUVALL, JOSH STRANG
Thad DuVall (left) signed a two-year deal starting
in 2018 with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory
Racing, while Josh Strang is in the final year of a
two-year contract. Thad plans on riding the Kenda
AMA National Enduro Series along with the GNCC
series. The West Virginia rider finished second in
both series in 2017 despite suffering a major wrist
injury at mid-season.
Strang, who was the 2010 GNCC champ, will ride the
GNCC series and the Full Gas Sprint Enduro series.