The news that Ty Masterpool will team with Garrett Marchbanks this Saturday night when the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki race team lines up to compete in the 250SX West Region round set for Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego is lighting up websites and social media platforms around the bike racing world.
Texan Masterpool was initially penciled into Mitch Payton’s 250SX East Region starting line-up, but due to Levi Kitchen’s exodus from the 250SX West due to pre-race illness last Masterpool comes off a productive back half of the 2024 racing season where he charged to fifth overall in the 250cc AMA 250cc Nationals and also competed in the three-round SuperMotocross World Championship, where he placed ninth overall. Although Masterpool did not participate in the 2025 Angel Stadium 250SX West Region opening round, he’s both enthused and determined to line up behind the starting gate on a Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki KX250F this Saturday night.
“I flew out here early yesterday morning and then went straight to the test track and then I was breaking in the race bike yesterday and today,” said Masterpool. “Right now I’m going to the Fox Racing headquarters to go work out. Yeah, a lot going on but I’m all good with it. A little last minute — I mean, being prepared and ready for the East Region was going to be a bit early for me, too. I’m aways ready to go racing. I’m a little underprepared, but it’s all good. Ready to go.
“Everyone knows I’m kind of a little behind supercross and stuff. So the biggest thing is that I’ll need time and I need experience, but the focus this year in supercross is just getting experience and gate drops and just getting the most experience that I can. The priority is outdoors this year. I want to gain the most experience I can so I can be a title contender next year in supercross.”
With a significant amount of his current supercross experience gleaned from riding and racing a 450F in various main events in 2024, Masterpool is looking forward to being upon the 250 full-time come the launch of the 250SX West Region title fight.