Slaw Dog
We interrupt your Loretta Lynn’s coverage for some 2022 Silly Season news.
Shane McElrath has inked a deal with the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-WPS-KTM team for the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship.
The former 250 TLD and Star Racing rider spent his rookie 450 season with SmarTop/MotoConcepts Honda, but only made two main events, as he missed most of the season with a back injury. The team is supercross-only, so McElrath has not raced in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship this summer.
“We are excited to bring Shane onto the team for the 2022 racing season, and we are so for many reasons. We as a team have a lot of changes in store for 2022, and Shane fits the mold for a lot of them. Professional SX and MX racing is changing, the top 10 in the 450 class has become like the top 10 in the NASCAR Cup Class. The sport is exploding, there are so many good guys, we are all having to adjust and Shane is a rider that not only believes in himself, he believes in our Team. We are actually two guys that have watched each other for a long time now from opposite sides, and have always wanted to work together. Shane has and shows a tremendous amount of respect for our Team and Sponsors, and I personally have watched him do just that with teams he has ridden for in the past. At the same time, he has worn the Red Plate before, and he knows what he wants and expects out of himself on the race track. We are excited, and ready,” says team co-owner Forrest Butler.
McElrath stated: “I’m super excited for the opportunity to join the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC – KTM -WPS team. I feel like I’m getting the chance to work alongside some great people, people that are focused on the same goals as myself. My wife and I are very thankful for this Team believing in me, and we are looking to start working and building for the 2022 season now. See you all at Anaheim 1!”
Nothing has been announced on current team riders Joey Savatgy and Justin Bogle for the 2022 season.
Main image provided by the team
