As we mentioned in our interview with Thomas Covington on the weekend, Thomas had mentioned as early as January that he was thinking of making the move back to America but didn't make his final decision until two weeks ago, and to be honest, when rumors started flying around two weeks ago, that Jed Beaton had possibly signed with the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna team, then it seemed obvious that Thomas was going. 

True or untrue, Beaton would be the perfect replacement for Covington, and no doubt he will put in some solid riders under a factory team truck.

Other rumours going around are that Arminas Jasikonis has replaced Max Anstie at the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna team in 2019, and that Max was looking for a ride with HRC, but at the moment, these are just rumors as nobody will confirm or deny.