In a surprising turn of events, the MUC-OFF/ClubMx/FXR team has announced in a press release that they and Garrett Marchbanks have ended their four-year partnership, and he will not be racing with the team this weekend at Washougal.
The 2024 season began promisingly for Marchbanks, with consecutive 250SX West podium finishes in San Francisco and San Diego. However, his season took a downturn following a thumb injury in Nashville, which sidelined him for the remainder of the AMA Supercross season. He was gearing up for a strong performance in the AMA Pro Motocross Championship to compete in the SuperMotocross World Championship in September. Unfortunately, a crash during a press day at the Fox Raceway season opener forced him to miss the first four rounds.
Marchbanks returned at Southwick Round #4, but it has been a challenging comeback. Mechanical issues this past weekend at Spring Creek and running out of gas in the first moto at Southwick cost him significant points in the SuperMotocross World Championship standings, tapering his chances.
It has been known for some time that Marchbanks will rejoin his former team, Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki, for the 2025 season. However, the question remains whether his 2024 season is entirely over. Currently still ranked 20th in the 250SMX combined points, there is speculation about whether he will compete in the September SMX rounds with his new team or even earlier participate in the remaining Pro Motocross rounds, starting with Unadilla. Time will tell.
Here is the press release from the ClubMX team:
"ClubMX has made the difficult decision to end its relationship with Garrett Marchbanks.
Team Owner Brandon Haas added: “In the fall of 2020, we took a chance on Garrett being the first rider to earn a salary on what was then a very low budget race team. Likewise, Garrett took a chance on us, coming to a team with little experience, just hoping what I was selling him was accurate. Collectively, we both put our money where our mouth was and put our YZ250F on the box right out of the gate at the opening round of East Coast Supercross in Orlando 2021 as our first ever race together. Since then, we have had multiple supercross podiums over the four years, heat race wins, multiple 250 motocross Top 5’s and a 450-motocross race podium. We are grateful for this opportunity, as it has helped us grow our program to where it is now. We are also grateful that Garrett took advantage of this opportunity and became one of the most sought-after riders for the 2025 season.
We have encountered some hardships along the way that we have proven difficult to overcome as a team. It is my job to ensure constant growth and development not only for our riders, but just as importantly for our crew. Now we must focus on our goals for our team and that is to prove to the world that whatever you set your sites on in life, regardless of your circumstances, you can accomplish them. There is nothing more satisfying to me than watching a great group of people work in harmony, with the flow of positive attitudes to drive us all to success. I will continue to search for this, and with time, we will accomplish great things together.
I appreciate all our race team partners, ClubMX families and members, and fans around the world who support us. Let us all wish Garrett nothing but the best moving forward!"
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