Josh Hansen signs-up for 2016 Monster Energy Arenacross Tour
By Andrew Hill on 5th Dec 15
Three-time X Games Gold Medallist, Josh Hansen has been unveiled as the star signing for the UK Monster Energy Arenacross Tour, powered by Ford Ranger.
The 31-year-old Colorado-born rider will make his UK racing debut in 2016 for the Monster Energy Arenacross series.
TMX understands that Monster Energy Arenacross promoters, e22sports has worked tirelessly to sign one of the hottest names in American Supercross – it's a major coup for the UK series. Hansen sees contesting the Arenacross Tour as a kick-start to a new and exciting chapter in his life - snubbing the mighty American Supercross series to compete in the Monster Energy AX Tour.
"I'm pumped at the prospect of a new challenge and at competing in the UK,” said Hansen. "I know the guys back home just won't get it and that will drive me on even more. I see the Arenacross series as going places and I want to be a part of that. I reckon that after this, the gates will open and the British series will be flooded with Americans!
Hansen, who missed out on winning the THQ AMA Supercross East Coast Lites Championship in 2005 on a tie-breaker to Grant Langston, will start his preparation in the coming weeks ready for the series start on January 2.
Many fans will make Hanny favourite for the 2016 Monster Energy Arenacross crown when the tour comes to an end at the final round in London on February 27.
But series promoter Matt Bates of e22sports feels with the stacked talent anything can happen. "We are delighted to confirm that Josh will contest the full eleven-round series and we're sure it's going to be explosive. The series is now crammed with racing talent and I wouldn't like to place a bet on the outcome; it is wide open and is set to be ultra-competitive. The fact that Josh has chosen our Monster Energy Arenacross Tour over the American supercross series is really the icing on the cake!”
Bates makes a valid point, there's an impressive lineup of indoor riders that will be ready to race come January 2 at the Manchester Arena. The competition is always fierce in AX, but it's just gone up several notches.
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