According to a press release issued by Kawasaki, Davi Millsaps has been released from his contract with the factory Monster Energy Kawasaki Team.
The release says:
Monster Energy Kawasaki has terminated its agreement with Davi Millsaps effective immediately. Unfortunately this means our factory race team will not be competing at the final three rounds of the Monster Energy Supercross season but we will be cheering on our 250SX support team Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki as well as TwoTwo Motorsports’ Chad Reed and Josh Grant in the 450SX class. With Wil Hahn continuing to recover from his injury, we are working hard on our motocross program and the factory team is looking forward to getting back to the track for the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season opener at Hangtown on May 16.
The release gives no reason for his release.
Cycle News spoke with Millsaps who was not ready to make an official comment on his release from the team. “I can’t comment on anything right now,” Millsaps said. “Not until I have some more in-depth conversations with people that I have to talk to.”
Millsaps, who joined the Monster Energy Kawasaki factory team between the 2014 and 2015 season, has struggled with his results so far this year. He is currently 11th in the Monster Energy Supercross Championship with his best finishes being fifth, which he has done three times.
We also spoke with a Kawasaki representative who said that the team has not decided if it will take on a replacement rider for the upcoming outdoor nationals.
