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Anthony Gobert, Doug Chandler and Larry Pegram will participate in a multiple-rider test at Road America, June 23 and 24, to try for a spot on one of HMC KTM’s two AMA Supermoto teams, according to HMC owner Mitch Hansen.

When Roadracingworld.com reached Hansen by phone on Friday, June 20, he was unsure if current HMC rider Scott Russell will continue due to still-pending insurance issues, which Hansen said he previously thought had been resolved.

Russell received a disability insurance settlement when he retired from road racing with severe injuries.

According to Hansen, the upcoming test will also feature current KTM dirt trackers Kenny Coolbeth and Joe Kopp, as well as up-and-coming young riders Chris Filmore and Ben Carlson, along with a couple other riders invited by KTM, whose names Hansen did not yet know.

The riders will be trying out for a spot on what Hansen called HMC KTM Team One and Team Two, with each team fielding five riders. Hansen also said that all 10 spots may not be permanent and there would be some “musical chairs” going on with guest riders sent from the KTM World Team.