The penultimate round of the Australian ProMX Championships will be held in Toowoomba, Queensland, this weekend with Kiwi rider Brodie Connolly sure to be a hit.
Round seven of the Penrite ProMX Championships heads to Toowoomba’s scenic Echo Valley circuit, less than a two-hour drive from the state’s capital of Brisbane, always a popular venue amongst fans and riders alike, with its sweeping hills and technical, rutted conditions lending itself to spectacular motocross action.
Leading the charge will be the MX1 and the MX2 championships, with MX3 and the women’s (MXW) divisions promising entertaining, high-octane racing for the seventh round.
MX1 CLASS
The MX1 class experienced a massive shake-up last week, with series leader Jed Beaton (Vic) bowing out of the remaining two rounds of this year’s championship due to a broken femur sustained in a training incident.
The injury marks a significant blow to the Monster Energy CDR Yamaha team, with Beaton holding a 29pt advantage with two races to contest.
This brings defending class champion Kyle Webster (Vic) right back into the thick of the action, alongside KTM Racing Team’s Nathan Crawford (Qld), who trails Boost Mobile Honda’s Webster by 15pts leading into Toowoomba. The fight atop of the MX1 category is well and truly alive, with each rider looking to gain maximum points in Echo Valley.
Making a welcome return to the podium in Canberra, Honda Racing’s Wilson Todd (Qld) continues to build throughout the latter stages of the season and sits fourth in the series standings, with an overall podium the target for both he and the team.
Privateer revelation Zachary Watson (Qld) is fifth overall and will look to continue his scintillating form across the final two events.
Series veterans and former Kawasaki champions Kirk Gibbs (SA) and Todd Waters (Qld) hold positions six and seven respectively, while a challenging recent stretch of racing sees Penrite Racing Empire Kawasaki’s Luke Clout (NSW) in eighth overall, with the now Queensland-based rider looking to rebound in Toowoomba.
It’s all to play for the Kawasaki MX1 division, with Beaton’s injury throwing the door wide open for the contenders who are next in line, with Toowoomba serving as a key round to determine the late-season narrative.
MX2 CLASS
New Zealand’s defending Australian champion and 2025 MX2 series leader Brodie Connolly (pictured here), from Tauranga, has been the rider to beat across the previous three rounds, having claimed five of the last six race wins, and as a result leads the category by 38pts over Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha’s Ryder Kingsford (NSW).
It’ll take a lot to slow the number one down, although Toowoomba provides an opportunity to do so.
The battle for third position in the championship is fierce entering the penultimate round, with KTM Racing Team’s Noah Ferguson (Qld) holding a 1pt advantage over NFAL Honda’s Alex Larwood (SA). A further 14pts back is the second factory KTM of Byron Dennis (NSW), with each rider looking to lay claim to a series podium result in 2025.
Jayce Cosford (NSW) is sixth, followed by New Zealand’s Cobie Bourke, class rookie Seth Burchell (NSW), Rhys Budd (NSW), and Deacon Paice (WA) to complete the top 10, as each rider looks to elevate position during the final two rounds of racing.
Plenty of action remains in the Pirelli MX2 division, with the Toowoomba stop adding another chapter to what has been a strong season of racing so far.
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