AEO Powersports KTM Racing is pleased to announce a four-man roster for the upcoming 250 SuperMotocross season, comprising of returning riders Talon Hawkins and Lux Tuner, while also bringing rookies Avery Long and CJ Bernard onto the program.
For 2025, the team continues its extensive relationship and technical partnership with KTM to provide its riders with the best package for success. The team will lineup at Anaheim 1 with Hawkins, Turner, and Long for the West Coast 250 Supercross series, before growing to a full four-main effort with CJ Bernard joining as the team heads into Pro Motocross.
2025 marks the team’s fourth complete season of racing, continuing their mission to bring young and promising talent to the forefront of AMA professional racing.
Talon Hawkins #48: “Year two with the AEO team, big things coming, and I’m so excited to get back on the starting line with this crew behind me. I’m feeling better than I ever have on Supercross and on the bike, and the gains we’ve made with the bike this off-season are going to surprise some people”
Lex Turner #65: “I’m so pumped to earn my deal for 2025 after being the fill-in guy for 2024. The bike is amazing, the whole team is amazing, we’ve made big gains on and off the bike this off-season, and I’m ready to show what I’ve got.”
AVERY LONG TO MAKE HIS SX PRO DEBUT
With amateur support from the NSA Factory Yamaha team, Avery Long won two Loretta Lynn B class titles in 2022 and was named the Amateur Rider of the Year. Two years later, in 2024, he finished second in the Open Pro Sport and 250 Pro Sport classes at Loretta’s and won the 450 Pro Sport motocross and supercross classes at Mini O’s. Unfortunately, the NSA Yamaha team announced they would not continue their program, leaving Avery without a ride. As one of the top amateur prospects, one would think he’d be offered a deal by another team immediately, but such was not the case. After a few months of searching for an opportunity, one came from Jeremy Scism and his AEO Powersports KTM Racing Team.
Avery Long:“Super excited to be a part of the AEO Powersports KTM team, it’s a dream come true to finally be racing AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross. With just a few weeks to get ready, I’m a bit nervous but I’m ready to make the most of the prep I have and this opportunity, then build through the season.”
