The news no one has looked forward to is finally here: JGRMX will end their race team immediately. Talk of the shutdown has circulated within the industry, has been confirmed by multiple people involved, and has been announced via a social media video.
The North Carolina team, owned by NFL Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs and run alongside the Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR operation, spent 13 total years in professional motocross, worked with a long list of high-caliber riders, and had served as the flagship racing efforts for both Yamaha and Suzuki at different points in time.
Team Manager Jeremy Albrecht told us on multiple occasions that the team had made progress with potential partners, including a deal with the Cherokee tribe of North Carolina, and things looked encouraging early in the summer. Unfortunately, the necessary support did not come in time, a matter that is said to be further complicated by delays in negotiations with Suzuki, and the team will not be part of the pit area in 2021.
This is terrible news for just for the team staff and riders, but the industry as a whole.
