Did Ricky Dietrich just get himself fired – and hired - by the same company?

Anyone who saw Moto 2 from Freestone can attest that Ricky D is one bad mo-fo. He finished sixth in that race (fifth overall) and here’s a short list of the guys he beat: Byrne, Tedesco, Brayton, Cooper, Wey, J. Alessi, Grant, and Reynard. His average lap time in Moto 2 was 2:15.9. This guy has some incredible physical conditioning, not to mention his skill on the motocross track, which is a favorite training ground for off-road racers.

With none of the original factory motocross riders under the big tent, will Dietrich get called up to the big leagues full time? If so, where does that leave his off-road career which is currently on a meteoric rise? There’s a WORCS race this weekend in Toutle, Washington. Rumor has it we’ll see Dietrich at High Point on Saturday and then Kawasaki will overnight ship him across the country for the grueling two-hour off-road event on Sunday. That’s one hell of a schedule, plus he’ll have missed Saturday afternoon practice so he’ll be racing a blind course. It’ll be interesting to see how well he holds up – we’re rootin’ for ya, Ricky!!

Check out the Motocross Freestone Raceway results and the AMA Motocross Freestone Insider report.