Race Results: SMX Moto Combine | Red Bud 2025

Landen Gordon Takes SMX Next Combine Win at RedBud

The action kicked off today at RedBud in Buchanan, Michigan, with the second round of the SMX Next Moto Combine—a class designed to showcase the top A/B amateur riders in front of OEM teams and industry scouts. While there’s no championship standings in this development series, the racing remains intense and highly competitive.

Team Green Kawasaki’s Landen Gordon claimed the overall victory with consistent 4-1 moto finishes, showing smart racecraft and strong pace when it mattered most. Luke Fausser (KTM) finished second overall with a 7-2, and Jesson Turner (Yamaha) rounded out the podium after going 9-3.

Landon Gibson (Husqvarna) was the standout in Moto 1, taking the win after charging through the pack. Unfortunately, his bid for the overall victory ended in heartbreak when his bike let go while leading Moto 2. The overall results were decided using the Olympic scoring system (1st = 1 pt, 2nd = 2 pts, etc.).

MOTO 1 RECAP:

The first moto of the afternoon saw Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Carson Wood assert himself out front with the holeshot and the early race lead as Gordon settled into second. Behind them, multiple riders jockeyed for position in the opening laps, but it was KTM Orange Brigade’s Deacon Denno who ultimately took hold of third ahead of Altus Motorsports BLU CRU Yamaha’s Owen Covell and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Landon Gibson.

The clear track allowed Wood to inch away from the field as Gordon started to lose ground in the middle of the moto, dropping from second to fourth. That moved Denno up into second while a hard charging Gibson climbed up to third. Denno and Gibson then battled it out for several laps, with Gibson able to make the pass. The Husqvarna rider then started to make ground on Wood, who went down right in front of Gibson with just a few laps remaining.

That allowed the Gibson rider to assume the lead and storm to the moto win 6.6 seconds ahead of Denno, followed by Altus Motorsports BLU CRU Yamaha’s Kade Johnson in third, with Gordon just off the podium in fourth.

MOTO 2 RECAP:

The final moto began with Gordon and Gibson side-by-side exiting the first turn, with the holeshot edge going to Gordon. However, in the following corner they bumped one another going for the same rut, which sent Gordon off to the side and Gibson into the lead. The Husqvarna rider charged forward as Gibson started fourth but fought back up to second, with Orange Brigade KTM’s Luke Fauser slotting into third.

Misfortune plagued Moto 1 contenders Denno, who started second but then crashed on the opening lap, and Johnson, who started third, went down, and then had his bike expire. Out front, Gibson was in a class of his own and opened up an insurmountable margin over Gordon. Unfortunately, heartbreak struck the Husqvarna rider with just two laps to go as his bike also stopped running. That moved Gordon into the lead and on to the moto win 3.1 seconds ahead of Fauser, with Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha’s Jesson Turner in third.

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