Australians Chad Reed, Michael Byrne, Brett Metcalfe and Jay Marmont have all been selected to compete in the
eighth U.S. Open Supercross to be staged at MGM‰Ûªs Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is Friday, October 7 thru Sunday, October 9.
Reed, who has won on the last two occasions, will be out to defend his title and grab his share of the $300,000 in prize money in
the 250cc class whilst Marmont and Metcalfe will compete in the 125cc class. Byrne will also compete in the 250cc class.
Here is the complete list 2005 US Open invited Riders
250cc
Ricky Carmichael, Havana, Fla.
Chad Reed, Menifee, Calif.
Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss.
David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif.
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif.
Grant Langston, Temecula, Calif.
Mike LaRocco, South Bend, Ind.
Ernesto Fonseca, Murrieta, Calif.
Sebastian Tortelli, Lake Elsinore, Calif.
Heath Voss, Mico, Texas
Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif.
James Stewart, Haines City, Fla.
Tyler Evans, Canyon Lake, Calif.
Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla.
Damon Huffman, Valencia, Calif.
Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla.
Michael Byrne, Temecula, Calif.
Joe Oehlhof, Hesperia, Calif.
Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich.
Ryan Clark, Corrales, N.M.
Kyle Lewis, Henderson, Nev.
Jeremy McGrath, Encinitas, Calif.
Darcy Lange, Courtenay, B.C.
Travis Pastrana, Davidsonville, Md.
Jean Sebastien-Roy, Acton Vale, PQ Canada
Andrew Short, Murrieta, Calif.
Erick Vallejo, Dallas, Texas
Jeff Gibson, Westerville, Ohio
Sean Hamblin, Murrieta, Calif.
Keith Johnson, Albuquerque, N.M.
Justin Buckelew, Riverside, Calif.
Jiri Dostal, Murrieta, Calif.
125cc
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif.
Grant Langston, Temecula, Calif.
Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif.
Josh Hansen, Elbert, Colo.
Andrew Short, Murrieta, Calif.
Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga.
Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif.
Steve Boniface, Murrieta, Calif.
Jay Marmont, Murrieta, Calif.
Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich.
Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif.
Troy Adams, Brooksville, Fla.
Danny Smith, Middleton, Idaho
Matt Walker, McDonough, Ga.
Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ky.
Josh Grant, Yucaipa, Calif.
Broc Hepler, Kittanning, Pa.
Joaquim Rodriguez, Murrieta, Calif.
Tommy Hahn, Belpre, Kan.
Brock Sellards, Sherrodsville, Ohio
Ryan Morais, Turlock, Calif.
Ryan Mills, Clintondale, N.Y.
Greg Schnell, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Mike Alessi, Apple Valley, Calif.
