The game of musical chairs known as “Silly Season” is seeing pieces fall into place for the 2027 SuperMotocross World Championship season as team announcements continue to trickle in.
Shane McElrath announced his time with the Quad Lock Honda team will come to an end after this year’s AMA Pro Motocross Championship. During their two years together, McElrath won the Australian SX2 Championship and the World Supercross SX2 Championship. No confirmation yet where he’ll land in 2027, but it sounds like it will be a full-time ride on a 450 team.
“I want to give a massive thank you to Quad Lock Honda for the amazing support over the last two years,” McElrath said. “It’s been an amazing run with these guys and they have worked hard to provide me with an opportunity to perform and to continue to improve throughout my time here.”
Julien Beaumer announced he’s re-signed with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team through the 2027 SMX World Championship and beyond.
“I’m really stoked to announce that I’ve extended my contract with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing,” Beaumer said. “I can’t thank them enough for the belief and hard work they put in. These last three years have been amazing and I couldn’t be happier to be with the group of people that I’m with.”
Benny Bloss and the Liqui Moly Beta Racing team have agreed to a two-year contract extension to race the Beta RX 450F in the 450SX class. Bloss started with the brand during their inaugural Supercross campaign back in 2024 and will continue with the team through 2028.
“Signing on for two more years with Beta was an easy call,” Bloss said. “This is the longest I’ve been in one place in my whole career, and there’s a reason for that. Everyone here works together like family, and they’ve stood by me through the good weekends and the hard ones. We built this program from nothing in 2024, and we’re not done.”CN
