Shane McElrath has signed a two-year deal with Beta, officially announced, and will debut with the team at SMX

First reported 27 August 2026 · last updated 28 August 2026

Who said it

Other news, Shane McElrath Beta. We've talked about it on this show, but it's official. He's going to start at SMX. Benny Bloss announced it too. Two-year deal for these guys.

Source: Two Championships on the Line at Pro Motocross Finale | The Blair Matthes Project 064 (7aHVYeDL_9A), 00:30:10 · insider tier

The Shane one tells me that Shane won the negotiation because he's a World Supercross guy and what I understand part of his deal was he had to move on from that and he did.

Source: Two Championships on the Line at Pro Motocross Finale | The Blair Matthes Project 064 (7aHVYeDL_9A), 00:30:56 · insider tier

Our reading

Speaker: Steve Matthes. Auto-graded insider tier, confirmed.