Jul 19, 2023
You can mark it on your calendar. Each summer, usually around
RedBud, Ty Masterpool starts hauling butt and reminding everyone
that he has serious talent. Then comes the cries from fans to put
Ty on a factory motorcycle. Yet, it's 2023 and Ty, who sits sixth
in 450MX points despite not even racing the 450 class at the
opening round, is yet again a privateer, under the HBI Racing
tent.
There are many misunderstandings and rumors about the
Masterpool plan. Some think Ty and his family don't want to race or
succeed in supercross. Some think they don't want Ty to race at
all. Some think they don't want to work with a factory team.
Ty is not a rider of many words, but he is making it clear he
would love a factory bike and loves supercross. To dive in deeper,
Jason Weigandt rang up Ty's father, Jerry, formerly an Olympic
Champion coach in Alpine racing (and Ty's mom, Tarah, is one of the
pioneers, and a great champion, in snowboarding). But Jerry wants
everyone to know this isn't abou t mom and dad. It's about Ty, who
wants to race, and the family will support him as far as they
possibly can. They would love to see him on a factory team,
though!
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