A thrilling day of racing at Canberra’s Fairbairn Park Motorsport Complex saw big shake-ups to this year’s 2025 Penrite ProMX Championship, presented by AMX Superstores, as the class front-runners tightened their grip at the head of each respective category.
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Riders experienced the full spectrum of conditions at round six, as a cold, clear morning gave way to overcast skies, and then chains of heavy showers ensued in the afternoon. Despite the weather, the class leaders shone brightest, as Jed Beaton and Brodie Connolly extended their points lead in the Kawasaki MX1 and Pirelli MX2 divisions.
MX1: BEATON WINS
Beaton overcame a mid-pack start to take a crucial victory in the opening MX1 moto. It was KTM Racing Team’s Kirk Gibbs who launched to the holeshot, however, as the championship leader found himself outside the top 10 and Webster outside the top five during the early stages.
It would only take a handful of laps for the Yamaha rider to muscle his way past early leader Crawford, then put in some high-intensity laps and capture a 10.9-second win. Crawford finished a distant P2, as Webster clawed his way to third. Todd and Gibbs completed the top five.
Heavy rain made the second moto a challenge, but Beaton was unfazed as he charged to another win and capped off a perfect day. Todd secured the final Kawasaki MX1 Class holeshot, but Beaton took the lead within a couple of laps, then checked out by 20.7 seconds over the Honda rider. Crawford stayed composed to finish third, ahead of Todd Waters.
Beaton stood atop the round podium, flanked by Crawford and Todd, while the Victorian extended his points lead to 29pts over Webster, with Crawford a further 15 markers back.
MX1 RACE RESULTS
Top 10 MX1 Overall
- #14 Jed Beaton (Yamaha) 1-1
- #3 Nathan Crawford (KTM) 3-3
- #6 Wilson Todd (Honda) 4-2
- #1 Kyle Webster (Honda) 3-5
- #47 Todd Waters (Husqvarna) 6-4
- #5 Kirk Gibbs (KTM) 5-7
- #8 Zachary Watson (Triumph) 7-6
- #38 Bryce Ognenis (Yamaha) 10-10
- #49 Cody O´Loan (Yamaha) 12-9
- #17 Jack Simpson (Triumph) 14-8
Top 10 MX1 Standings after Round 6 (of 8)
- #14 Jed Beaton (Yamaha) 257
- #1 Kyle Webster (Honda) 228
- #3 Nathan Crawford (KTM) 213
- #6 Wilson Todd (Honda) 174
- #8 Zachary Watson (Triumph) 159
- #5 Kirk Gibbs (KTM) 150
- #47 Todd Waters (Husqvarna) 147
- #4 Luke Clout (Kawasaki) 135
- #34 Levi Rogers (Yamaha) 131
- #38 Bryce Ognenis (Yamaha) 96
MX2: CONNOLLY WINS
Polyflor Honda Racing’s Brodie Connolly was in a class of his own as he rocketed to another perfect day and extended his points lead.
Connolly spearheaded the first Pirelli MX2 moto from start to finish, seeing off a sniping attack from KTM Racing Team’s Noah Ferguson midway through to finish with a buffer of 6.4 seconds. Kingsford worked his way forward from a P9 start to take third behind Ferguson.
Despite rain creating a treacherous race track for the second Pirelli MX2 moto, Connolly again powered to the holeshot and was untroubled as he coasted to a 9.4-second win. Larwood overcame goggle issues to work his way to a hard-fought second place, ahead of Dennis in P3.
Connolly, Larwood, and Ferguson stood on the round podium, while in the points standings, the Honda rider has a comfortable 37pt margin over Kingsford, with Ferguson a further 32pts back.
MX2 RACE RESULTS
Top 10 MX2 Overall
- #1 Brodie Connolly (Honda) 1-1
- #5 Alex Larwood (Honda) 4-2
- #29 Noah Ferguson (KTM) 2-5
- #6 Byron Dennis (KTM) 5-3
- #7 Jayce Cosford (Yamaha) 6-4
- #21 Ryder Kingsford (Yamaha) 3-12
- #16 Kaleb Barham (Kawasaki) 7-8
- #386 Haruki Yokoyama (Honda) 10-6
- #715 Cobie Bourke (Honda) 8-9
- #110 Rian King (Honda) 11-11
Top 10 MX2 Standings after Round 6 (of 8)
- #1 Brodie Connolly (Honda) 285
- #21 Ryder Kingsford (Yamaha) 247
- #29 Noah Ferguson (KTM) 215
- #5 Alex Larwood (Honda) 214
- #6 Byron Dennis (KTM) 200
- #7 Jayce Cosford (Yamaha) 176
- #714 Cobie Bourke (Honda) 131
- #18 Seth Burchell (Yamaha) 129
- #22 Rhys Budd (Husqvarna) 105
- #13 Deacon Paice (Honda) 88
