Aaron Plessinger presented KTM with two different contract options to stay on a two-year deal and KTM turned him down

Reported 21 September 2026 · graded A

Resolved by confirmation matcher against official: KTM would have kept Aaron Plessinger if Eli Tomac had made his retirement decision sooner Audit 2026-10-11: was confirmed, matcher had no real announcement to match; regraded A. Superseded by the confirmed move to Triumph.

Read the full Aaron Plessinger 2027 story, with all 7 claims and every source.

Who said it

Sources close to him told me they presented KTM with two different options. Like, I want a two-year deal. You could pay me this or that. You can break it up. I don't care. I want to stay. Pay me however works for you... And they were like, no.

Source: Fly Racing Racer X LA SMX Review (lB-NFDQOclk), 00:48:10 · insider tier

The Aaron Plessinger 2027 story so far

7 claims tracked on this move from 8 sources. Newest first.