Hi Steemers!
If you are avid readers of my blog posts then you might have seen my post about Broc Tickle spied testing on a JGR Factory Suzuki bike last week (Post). This is great news after his shock suspetion from the sport following a dope test failure. He has always proclaimed his innocence and give his track record and known good nature it did seem a little far fetched.
Following on from the news that he was testing for the Factory team it has now been annouced that he will pick up the fill-in position for the injured Fredrik Noren and Joey Savatgy in this seasons 2020 Monster Energy Supercross series. That means Tickle will be heading to the Raymond James Stadium this weekend and return to Suzuki where he has spent over half his career and compete in the premier 450 class.
Broc Tickle
JGRMX/Yoshimura/Suzuki Racing
I'm really excited for this opportunity with the JGRMX/Yoshimura/Suzuki Team. I had a great thing put together but there were still some missing pieces that on race day can really come into play, and JGR has those pieces being the Suzuki effort. I've had success in the past with Suzuki, so when we got to communicating and putting things together, it just ended up working out and made sense to move forward with the JGR Suzuki program.
"I'm ready to go racing and looking forward to just getting back in the mix. The overall goal is to go out, enjoy it, have fun, and do the best I can do. Two years of not racing is a big deal but I'm up for the challenge and eager to be back on the gate as well as being back to training, riding, and doing this at the highest level."
This is a much needed pick me up for JGR as they are currently without any presence in the premier 450 SX class and that is commercial suicide for any sponsor driven team. With two riders out and the third, Weston Peick out recovering also from a life threatening crash in Paris back in 2018.
Jeremy Albrecht
JGRMX/Yoshimura/Suzuki Racing Team Manager
"I'm excited to see Broc back on a Suzuki this weekend in Tampa. He has been testing and riding in North Carolina with our team for a couple weeks and will finish out the Supercross season on our team. His speed and fitness are good so we will see this weekend where he ends up. I'm happy that we have great partners that helped make this happen."
I for one am stoked to see Tickle back on the start line and he has always been a good starter so could he complete a dream come back and grab a holeshot this weekend?
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