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Prado joins Monster Power Kawasaki SMX 2025 roster

Contemporary off profitable back-to-back FIM World MXGP Championships, Monster Power Kawasaki welcomes four-time FIM Motocross World Champion Jorge Prado, who will be part of 2018 Monster Power Supercross champion, Jason Anderson to compete on the brand new KX450SR for SMX 2025.

Prado, four-time FIM Motocross World Champion from Lugo, Spain is able to tackle a brand new problem after his first style of SMX in 2024, competing within the first 4 rounds together with a Warmth Race win and seventh place Major Occasion end in San Francisco.

At solely 23 years outdated and with an excellent report of 31 MX2 victories, 18 MXGP victories, and 4 FIM Motocross World Championship titles, Prado continues his pursuit of greatness with objectives of bringing his profitable methods to SuperMotocross.

Jorge Prado

“Coming to America to race Supercross, Motocross and the Supermotocross World Championship with Monster Power Kawasaki is an unbelievable alternative. I’ve all the time admired the extent of competitors right here, and I’m excited to problem myself in opposition to a few of the finest riders on the planet. It is a new chapter in my profession, and I’m prepared to present it the whole lot I’ve bought, representing a legendary manufacturing facility like Kawasaki. The fervour and depth of the followers right here is unmatched, and I can’t wait to expertise that power.”

Dan Fahie – Kawasaki Racing Senior Supervisor

“We’ve nice confidence in our 2025 staff roster and are excited to see how Jason and Jorge carry out on the brand new KX450SR. Each riders convey distinctive strengths to the staff, and we’re desperate to see how we stack up in opposition to our competitors. I’m particularly excited in regards to the increasing SMX rounds, as they provide us extra alternatives to display our strengths over the course of the season. With Jason’s confirmed observe report and the recent power Jorge brings, we imagine this yr might be a powerful one for the Monster Power Kawasaki staff as we push towards new milestones.”

Within the 250 Class, Monster Power Professional Circuit Kawasaki will retain its lineup of confirmed race winners, together with Levi Kitchen, Cameron McAdoo, and Seth Hammaker, all driving the all-new 2025 KX250.

The staff additionally welcomes again Garrett Marchbanks and Ty Masterpool to everlasting positions on the staff for 2025. Monster Power Kawasaki Workforce Inexperienced rider Drew Adams has dedicated to a multi-year extension with Kawasaki, making certain he’ll proceed his journey with the model into the professional ranks.

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Ken Roczen re-signs with Ecstar Suzuki for SMX 2025

Ken Roczen will return for 2025 to compete within the SuperMotocross World Championship with the Progressive Insurance coverage Ecstar Suzuki Workforce aboard the Suzuki RM-Z450. Roczen who has had robust outcomes with the staff over the previous couple years will as soon as once more compete on the highest degree.

Ken Roczen

“I’m very excited to proceed my relationship with Suzuki and the staff. We’ve had a fairly profitable final couple of years and we’re desperate to proceed chasing our goals of wins and podiums.”

2025 might be Ken’s third yr with the Progressive Insurance coverage Ecstar Suzuki Workforce competing on the Suzuki RM-Z450. With the time he’s had on the bike and the familiarity with the staff, he appears to place in some robust racing and contend for wins.

Roczen and Suzuki followers alike eagerly await the primary gate drop set for January eleventh in Anaheim, the place the season kicks off.

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2025 MXGP of Australia to characteristic ‘State of Origin’ MX3 and MX85 helps

The 2025 MXGP of Australia in Darwin will characteristic ‘State of Origin’ help lessons for MX3 and MX85 rivals, with the distinctive format to showcase the long run stars of Australian motocross on the September 19-21 world championship occasion.

The MX3 class might be open to riders from 14-U18, and the MX85 for 12-U16 rivals on ‘massive wheel’ machines. Each lessons will compete in a number of motos on the custom-built observe on the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complicated.

The inclusion of the state problem for MX3 and MX85 will add to an already large on-track schedule in Darwin, which will even embrace the MXGP and MX2 lessons and the FIM Girls’s Motocross World Championship – all that includes a number of Aussie wildcards from the ProMX Championship.

Every State Controlling Physique in Australia will choose two six-rider MX3 and MX85 groups by way of their very own qualifying processes, which is able to embrace ProMX and state championship occasions.

In Darwin, three trophies might be awarded: to the highest states in MX3 and MX85, and an general winner. Extra particulars on the State of Origin help lessons might be made accessible within the New 12 months.

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2025 Australian Trial Championship heads to Queensland

The 2025 Australian Trial Championship might be held in Meringandan (Qld) on the weekend of June 7-8. The championship, to be promoted by Moto Trials Queensland with principal backing from The Hell Workforce and its related manufacturers TRS and Mecatecno, will see riders battle it out throughout a wide range of senior and junior lessons.

Connor Hogan and Jenna Lupo would be the defending champions within the top-tier males’s and girls’s lessons. Meringandan is situated simply outdoors of Toowoomba in south-east Queensland. The venue hosted the 2024 Queensland Trial Championship, with large granite boulders and deep gullies proving a looking out examination for all riders.

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Liam Everts to Nestaan Husqvarna Manufacturing facility Racing MX2 for 2025

With a recent begin and new race quantity, 26, Liam Everts is able to make his mark in an thrilling chapter of his motocross profession, with Nestaan Husqvarna Manufacturing facility Racing for the 2025 MX2 season. Everts will race alongside reigning MX2 World Champion Kay de Wolf, forming a duo that guarantees to take the FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship by storm.

Liam Everts, aged 20, hailing from Hasselt in Belgium, carries a prestigious motocross pedigree because the son of ten-time world champion Stefan Everts and the grandson of four-time world champion Harry Everts. Whereas his household’s legacy has undoubtedly formed his early profession, Liam’s personal accomplishments at the moment are talking for themselves.

Liam Everts

“I’m tremendous completely satisfied to affix Nestaan Husqvarna Manufacturing facility Racing – they’re an awesome group of individuals, and it’s an thrilling new problem. I’ve spent loads of time with them prior to now, so I really feel actually good about this transfer. My motivation to tackle a recent problem is basically excessive; I positively wanted a change. We each wish to win – that’s the final word purpose. We wish to grow to be world champions. We’ll see how the whole lot goes with me getting back from harm, however we’ll take it step-by-step and see what the pace is like as soon as I’m again on the bike. This chance additionally felt like the right time to vary my race quantity – new staff, new colours, new quantity! After the accident, loads modified, and now it felt like the suitable time to begin one thing of my very own. My household has been tremendous supportive. It seems like an thrilling, recent chapter in my profession!”

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Valerio Lata joins Workforce HRC MX2 for 2025

Valerio Lata has joined Workforce HRC in a multi-year deal that’ll see him journey the Honda CRF250R alongside fellow Italian Ferruccio Zanchi within the MX2 class for 2025. The 19-year-old has had a couple of wildcard MX2 rides thus far in his profession – together with a 3rd place on the 2024 MXGP of Italy – however the 2025 marketing campaign will mark his first full season within the class and one that’s crammed with potential.

The season will see Lata and Zanchi in MX2, with five-time world champion Tim Gajser and Ruben Fernandez within the MXGP class, in what’s the strongest squad of riders for Workforce HRC in numerous years.

All 4 riders are at present coaching onerous, getting themselves in form for what needs to be a troublesome, 20-round season within the World Motocross Championships, which is able to get underway in Cordoba, Argentina on March 1st.

Valerio Lata

“It’s a nice honour to be becoming a member of Workforce HRC for the 2025 season, in preparation for what might be my first full-time MX2 season. As a child, you all the time know the historical past of the riders that rode for HRC and it’s a privilege to be becoming a member of that checklist now. Final yr, they re-started with the Honda CRF250R programme they usually had some good outcomes with Ferruccio (Zanchi), so I knew that I’d have a superb bike and a superb setup and now I hope I may also help them with much more prime outcomes. It’s a very skilled staff who know easy methods to win, and I can’t wait to get began.”

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Marc-Antoine Rossi to don Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing colours in 2025

Promising French teenager Marc-Antoine Rossi will put on Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing colours in 2025 and is ready to steer a KTM 250 SX-F within the FIM MX2 World Championship.

The 18-year-old comes into the works outfit for what might be his second try on the MX2 sequence. He has spent a lot of his fledgling racing profession on KTM SX equipment as he ascended by way of EMX European Championship competitors.

Marc-Antoine Rossi

“I’m actually completely satisfied to be again in orange and to affix this crew. I’m already excited for 2025 and might be again on a motorbike quickly and dealing with Joel. I’ll give the whole lot I’ve for what might be a protracted yr. I hope I could make the rostrum in some unspecified time in the future subsequent season.”

#28 will come beneath the steerage of Joel Smets and the remainder of the Pink Bull KTM construction for the subsequent step in his profession path. He’ll observe within the footsteps of countrymen like Marvin Musquin, Jordi Tixier and Tom Vialle to attempt to excel within the orange.

The total Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing line-up for 2025 in each MXGP and MX2 lessons will encompass Jeffrey Herlings and Lucas Coenen driving the KTM 450 SX-F after which Andrea Adamo, Sacha Coenen, Simon Lägenfelder and Marc-Antoine Rossi with the KTM 250 SX-F.

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2025 VHR VRT Yamaha Official EMX250 Workforce introduced

The VRT Yamaha Official EMX250 staff has partnered with the esteemed VHR staff, led by Bruno Verhaeghe, to type the newly named VHR VRT Yamaha Official EMX250 staff for 2025.

Yamaha and the staff are proud to maintain gifted riders Ivano van Erp and Janis Reisulis for one more season. Each, outfitted with Yamaha’s confirmed GYTR kitted YZ250F, may have the instruments to chase championship glory in 2025.

This collaboration with VHR, a staff which was based in 1997 by Bruno Verhaeghe, marks an thrilling chapter for Yamaha Motor Europe’s EMX250 program.

The VHR staff, identified for its household spirit and historical past of growing gifted riders, brings a wealth of expertise to this new enterprise.

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World Supercross WSX/SX2 entry lists revealed for Perth spherical

The FIM and SX International have introduced the entry checklist for the second spherical of the 2024 FIM World Supercross Championhip which is able to happen in Perth (Australia) on 23 & 24 November.

WSX – Over 290cc to 450cc 4-stroke Entries

SX2 – Over 175cc to 250cc 2-stroke or 4-stroke Entries

 

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Toni Bou claims one centesimal X-Trial podium in Pamplona

This weekend, the 2024 X-Trial World Championship concluded on the Navarra Area in Pamplona. Toni Bou was the winner, along with his one centesimal podium within the indoor self-discipline. Jaime Busto took the silverware, whereas Gabriel Marcelli rounded out the ultimate prime three.

There was an ideal finish to the season for Toni Bou. The 36-time World Champion achieved victory on Saturday, his sixth of the yr. Within the first spherical, the Montesa Cota 4RT rider dominated and led the way in which. In spherical two, he certified for the ultimate because the pacesetter and, on the final spherical, with 5 factors to his title, he took the win – his sixth of the yr.

Regardless of giving his all on the remaining sections, Busto made a few small errors which finally price him the highest spot. Finishing the spherical on 20 marks noticed Jaime place third place on the night time. The end result secured him his sixth podium of the season, and second general within the championship standings.

Marcelli has began the occasion with some difficulties and, on the primary spherical, with 15 penalty factors, putting sixth. Within the second spherical, the Repsol Honda rider did an ideal job however, regardless of him cleansing the lap, it was not sufficient to qualify for the ultimate. With this end result, Marcelli finishes in third place within the general standings, repeating the results of final season and shutting the yr with 6 podiums.

The X-Trial World Championship’s 2024 season involves an finish, however on December twenty first the riders will return for a brand new problem in Madrid with the beginning of the 2025 marketing campaign.

Toni Bou – P1

“I’m very proud of the top of the season. I felt very snug on the bike. After the lead to Estonia the purpose was to get again to the highest, and we achieved it. It’s been an nearly excellent yr, we completed it in one of the best ways, and I wish to thank the staff for his or her nice work. In December the 2025 season begins and we’re already targeted on that. As all the time, the purpose might be to combat for the title, so we’re prepared to present it our all.”

Jaime Busto – P2

“Total, I’m actually proud of my journey! I knew going into tonight that the primary and second lap had been tremendous necessary to ensure I bought into the ultimate to safe second within the championship. I began the night time robust however sadly relaxed a bit an excessive amount of within the last and made too many errors. I completed on the rostrum once more, although, and bought second within the championship which I’m tremendous completely satisfied about. It’s been an awesome season stuffed with robust outcomes, and I can’t wait to hold this momentum into the brand new season in December!”

Gabriel Marcelli – P3

“At present was a tough day, I made two errors on spherical one which I carried over into the second spherical and I couldn’t get well from. We completed third general and though it’s optimistic, the purpose was the runner-up spot, so we’re left with a bittersweet style in our mouths. Total it’s been an awesome season and I wish to thank the staff for the work they’ve executed. On December twenty first we begin the 2025 X-Trial season once more, so we’ll look to be at our greatest.”

2024 X-Trial Standings after Pamplona

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Al-Balooshi takes crushing victory at Jordan Baja

After ending twelfth on the Prologue stage, Mohammed Al-Balooshi imposed himself on his opponents over the next two phases and romped to a cushty fourth successive win on the Jordan Baja.

Al-Balooshi (KTM) received the primary two phases of 200.60km and 133.53km on Friday by way of the legendary Wadi Rum area in idyllic climate. The Emirati opened up a niche of greater than 10 minutes on the Lebanese Rafic Eid (GasGas), whereas the Saudi rider Abdulhalim Al-Mogheera (KTM) took third place.

Mohammed Al-Balooshi

“It was good however very tough navigation as we speak, I caught the opposite guys after 40km and it stunned me as a result of I used to be not likely able to be opening this quickly. There are a lot of notes with out caps so it was a tough job to navigate, particularly if you find yourself in entrance. However I’m actually completely satisfied to convey the bike dwelling and to complete within the lead.”

Much less lucky, Prologue winner Abdullah Abu Aisheh suffered a swollen arm after a fall. Martin Chalmers additionally fell and handed in his time card earlier than the top of the primary stage. Al-Shayban was forward of fellow Saudi Abdulaziz Al-Atawi and Al-Noumesi within the quads.

After finishing the remaining 185km within the lead on Saturday, Al-Balooshi elevated his benefit over Eid and Al-Mogheera, who had been driving collectively. Abu Aisheh and the injured Abdullah Al-Shatti weren’t in a position to begin the ultimate day and Briton Steven Holt withdrew on Saturday morning after falling on Friday.

The final stage ran alongside the Saudi Arabian border, then turned north to complete within the Valley of the Moon in Wadi Rum. As Al-Balooshi stormed to the end to report a fourth victory within the Hashemite Kingdom, Eid pulled away from Al-Mogheera on the run north however he missed three waypoints and was penalised.

The Jordanian trio of Abdullah Al-Batayneh, Hamza Al-Zawahreh and Tia’at Al-Shishane completed fourth, fifth and sixth with Qatar-based Australian Martin Chalmers rounding off the riders on the end in seventh.

Mohammed Al-Balooshi

“It was wonderful to open the day from the primary kilometre to the end line. It was a extremely enjoyable day. I had a superb rhythm and the street e-book was excellent. There have been some moments after I thought the others possibly would catch me till I reached the primary refuel. I waited three minutes, appeared and no-one got here. I simply managed after that, calmed down and introduced the bike to the end. I wish to dedicate this win to my mom. She was frightened about me even at my age. This win is for her…”

That final spherical of the FIM Bajas World Cup will happen in Dubai on twenty ninth November – 1st December.

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Provisional 2025 American Flat Monitor Schedule revealed

AMA Professional Racing has introduced a 16-round schedule for the 2025 Progressive American Flat Monitor season, promising an thrilling new period with a recent, all-production ruleset and the #1 plate up for grabs following Jared Mees’ retirement.

That battle for supremacy will open with 5 consecutive bar-banging Brief Tracks, beginning with the sequence’ conventional Daytona Seaside double opener in the course of the 84th annual Daytona Bike Week. The schedule then transitions to a run by way of the Midwest, together with a doubleheader in Lima, Ohio, and a high-speed showdown on the “Magic Mile” in DuQuoin, Illinois.

The Sturgis TT will function a spotlight of the schedule once more in ‘25, and this time round will probably be joined by an all-new doubleheader – the Jackpine Gypsies Brief Monitor I & II – which will even happen in Sturgis in the course of the eighty fifth Sturgis Motorbike Rally, simply days forward of Sunday’s TT.

The season’s stretch run will characteristic its two most iconic occasions – the world-famous 78th Peoria TT and a doubleheader on the legendary Springfield Mile – earlier than returning to Lake Ozark Speedway for a season finale set in the course of the nineteenth Annual Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest.

The AFT AdventureTrackers will return with an expanded schedule in ’25. Constructing on the category’ extremely profitable 2024 debut, will probably be featured in any respect three Sturgis occasions, together with the Peoria TT.

The upcoming season will characteristic additional innovation by way of the introduction of the Triple Problem format that might be utilized on the Lima Half-Mile I, Jackpine Gypsies Brief Monitor I and Springfield Mile I, by which the general winner and last factors payout might be decided by three races of accelerating distance and significance.

Including to the thrill alongside the way in which would be the inclusion of Royal Enfield’s Construct. Practice. Race. program at choose occasions.

Tickets for the DAYTONA Brief Monitor I & II are already on sale, whereas the rest of the season’s slate might be made accessible for buy within the weeks forward.

Provisional 2025 Progressive American Flat Monitor schedule

1. March 6, 2025 – DAYTONA Brief Monitor I, Daytona Worldwide Speedway, Daytona Seaside, FL
2. March 7, 2025 – DAYTONA Brief Monitor II, Daytona Worldwide Speedway, Daytona Seaside, FL
3. March 29, 2025 – Senoia Brief Monitor, Senoia Raceway, Senoia, GA
4. April 26, 2025 – Ventura Brief Monitor, Ventura Raceway, Ventura, CA
5. Could 3, 2025 – Silver Greenback Brief Monitor, Silver Greenback Speedway, Chico, CA
6. June 7, 2025 – TBA
7. June 27, 2025 – Lima Half-Mile I, Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH
8. June 28, 2025 – Lima Half-Mile II, Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH
9. July 5, 2025 – DuQuoin Mile, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, DuQuoin, IL
10. August 4, 2025 – Jackpine Gypsies Brief Monitor I, Sturgis, SD
11. August 5, 2025 – Jackpine Gypsies Brief Monitor II, Sturgis, SD
12. August 10, 2025 – Sturgis TT, Streets of Downtown Sturgis, SD
13. August 16, 2025 – Peoria TT, Peoria Motorbike Membership, Peoria, IL
14. August 30, 2025 – Springfield Mile I, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
15. August 31, 2025 – Springfield Mile II, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
16. September 13, 2025 – Lake Ozark Brief Monitor, Lake Ozark Speedway, Eldon, MO

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Yamaha bLU cRU AFTN Rounds 5 & 6 Wrap

See the complete report and outcomes right here:
Drane tops Gunnedah AFTN finale as Herrick wins title

Thomas Herrick received the 2024 Yamaha Blu Cru Aussie Flat Monitor Nationals Professional 450 title in an absolute thriller over the weekend, battling previous Jarred Brook within the last race to say the championship ring at Gunnedah’s Balcary Park Raceway over November 16-17.

Worldwide sensation Tom Drane took out each the Flat Monitor and TT rounds with some entertaining duels with Max Whale and Drane’s American Estenson Yamaha teammate Dallas Daniels.

Kristian O’Donnell once more dominated Professional Twins on the oval observe to wrap up the championship in that class.

In Junior Lites Cooper Archibald efficiently defended his title, with Riley Nauta and Neiko Donovan taking spherical wins.

In Junior 85’s Lockie Duggan held off a powerful problem from Levi Layton to choose up the championship by a mere 4 factors in addition to the spherical wins on each days.

Herrick needed to overcome a 21-point deficit to Jarred Brook over the 2 days of racing and mentioned the win felt like an enormous weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

Thomas Herrick – AFTN Professional 450 Champion

“The anticipation was killing me, it was a month of ready to learn the way this was going to finish! That was probably the most dramatic end however I needed to go for it. Jarred and I clashed a couple of occasions on observe however that solely made me extra motivated, I actually felt like I needed it extra. On prime of that it was a lot enjoyable racing with Tom (Drane), Max (Whale) and Dallas (Daniels), they race onerous and are very artful.”

Professional 450 Last Championship Standings

Junior Lites Last Championship Standings

Junior 85 Last Championship Standings

Clubman Open Last Championship Standings

Professional Twins Last Championship Standings

 

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