Takes: Michael Mosiman Retired! Now He’s Getting Top 5s in Supercross

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Michael Mosiman retired last year. He had a party (not three like Phil), filled with balloons and cake and chess. Okay, that last party has not been verified, but Mosiman was finished racing.

Without a deal for 2024, Mosiman joined Monster Energy/Yamaha Star Racing prior to Seattle Supercross late in the season on what was announced as a multi-year deal. Although he went down with an injury in Supercross, Mosiman was looking to compete in Pro Motocross with the team. While testing prior to the opener at Fox Raceway, Mosiman had another crash and sustained fractures in his neck.

A scary injury and one that had Mosiman ready to retire.

There was little in the way of updates on Mosiman in the following months, and now we know why: he was done.

Then, as told on the Peacock broadcast over the weekend, the doctors told Mosiman that he was at no further risk of injury once the fractures healed, and he could return to racing.

Back with Star, Mosiman was hoping to return to the speed that saw him challenging Christian Craig and Hunter Lawrence for the 2022 250SX West Region title. While he was good at the opening two rounds—9-7 finishes—he knew he had more. At the Triple Crown in Glendale, we finally saw the Michael Mosiman that has podium speed. After going 6-4 in the first two races, Mosiman held off his teammate Haiden Deegan for third in the final race for fifth overall.

As Mosiman explained in the Yamaha press release following Glendale, he was dealing with a shoulder injury he sustained in a crash on press day.

“It was quite an eventful weekend,” he said. “I had a practice crash on press day and hurt my shoulder, and I wasn’t sure how it was going to handle. I didn’t feel that great at the beginning of the day in free practice, but I just continued to push through.

“We got better starts this week, and I think that was the difference. I think that the quality of riding and pace has been there since the first round, it was just a matter of getting up there with the starts. I’m super excited. We have some good building blocks. I nearly hit the podium. It was just a small tip-over in the first one that cost me, but I’m happy to have a little bit of momentum going into the break and to just continue to build. It’s a long-play outlook and I think the growth is right on track. I look forward to Arlington.” 

While teammates Haiden Deegan and Cole Davies will have most of the spotlight, Mosiman’s story is one to watch.

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