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RJ Hampshire (born 26 January 1996) is an American professional Motocross and Supercross racer. Hampshire has ridden professionally in the AMA Supercross Championship and the AMA Motocross Championship since 2014. He has been runner-up twice in the AMA Supercross Championship, once in the 250SX West class & once in the 250cc East class.
He currently rides for the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team and represented his country at the 2023 Motocross des Nations.
Hampshire has one Grand Prix win in the FIM Motocross World Championship which he achieved at the 2017 MXGP of USA as a wildcard in the MX2 class.
Career
Amateur Career
Hampshire worked his way up the ranks of the American amateur scene, winning the Amateur All-Stars race at the 2013 Monster Energy Cup supercross. Following this, he was signed by the Amsoil Factory Connection Honda team for 2014, where he won two titles at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship.