Round seven of the 2024 Penrite ProMX Championship at MX Farm saw a champion crowned and an action-packed day of racing across all classes. We’ve compiled the direct takes from riders in this Quotebook feature.

MX1

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Jed Beaton (CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team) – Second overall:
I have nothing left to lose now. Fourteen points will be a hard gap to chase down in one round, but all I can do is win the final two races and hope for a couple of things to go my way behind me. My riding is good, and the team have the bike running awesome, so it’s just all out for race wins at QMP and see where the cards fall. There was a bit going on in that first turn in race one and I know it felt like the rider in front of me just hit the brakes and all but stopped and left me no place to go. I must have copped a hit on the elbow as it felt pretty weird for a few laps, but I manged to shake it off and get back as many points as I could. I’m disappointed with what happened today because I felt that should have been a 1-1 day for me, but I will move on and get set for next weekend.

Kyle Webster (Boost Mobile Honda Racing) – First overall:
The weekend was solid – we extended our points gap, but we need to be mindful that there are still 50 points up for grabs next weekend. I’m happy with my ride in both motos and I’m looking forward to the final round.

Nathan Crawford (KTM Racing Team) – Ninth overall:
I don’t have a lot to say, really. I had high expectations for today and the day started well – I was able to make a lot of passes to finish third in the opening moto. The second race was one of those ones where nothing goes right. I crashed twice, hurt my wrist and had to work hard just to earn some points. It was a really disappointing result in the end.

Kirk Gibbs (GasGas Racing Team) – Third overall:
It feels good to be on the podium again, but to be honest, I wanted to take the win. It’s been five years since I’ve won an overall and I wanted to put everything into today. Unfortunately, the first moto cost me – I was out front and threw it away. When I got in the lead, I thought I’d ride at 90 percent because it was so slick… I didn’t even push into the turn, but the front-end was gone before I could save it. The second moto, I was battling with both championship contenders and putting the heat on the red plate-holder, but didn’t want to make it aggressive, so I settled for P3. I feel my riding was good, but the track was quite hard to race on. I’m happy with the podium, although at the same time, I feel it could’ve been more.

Todd Waters (Raceline Husqvarna Racing Team) – Seventh overall:
What a day that was. It was slick out there, especially for our opening moto when they put a lot of water on the track. I got into a good position early, but when I tried to make a pass back on a rider, he stalled it in the corner and I went down. It was a really disappointing moment for me. In the second moto I got an average start and just rode around in that position. It was frustrating, as I know I’ve got a lot more to give.

MX2

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Brodie Connolly (Polyflor Honda Racing) – First overall:
It’s just awesome, people don’t see what goes into this. Two years ago, I didn’t even have a full-time ride. Thanks to everyone at Honda, Polyflor, and all our sponsors for believing in me.

Noah Ferguson (Boost Mobile Honda Racing) – Seventh overall:
Seventh overall today isn’t where I need to be. I have the speed to run up front, but bad starts and mistakes hurt my chances. I’m one point off second overall, and I’ll go all out in the final round to take second in this championship

Alex Larwood (Terrafirma Equipment Sales Honda Racing) – Third overall:
It’s been a tough year, broken leg, setbacks, but these results are reassuring that we’re doing the right thing and moving forward.

Kayden Minear (KTM Racing Team) – Sixth overall:
Today was up and down. It was a very tricky track to pass on, but I felt really good on the bike all day. I’m not stoked with my end result, as I don’t believe it showed how good I was riding. Taking the positives, I’ve moved into second in the championship and I’m excited to get down to business next weekend at QMP.

Rhys Budd (Raceline Husqvarna Racing Team) – Second overall:
It’s been a long time, but it feels amazing to be back on the box in P2. I’m really happy with the way I rode in moto two. I was really close to getting my first career win in ProMX, and it was great to stick it to the championship leader for 25 minutes. I’ve struggled with arm strength and arm-pump a lot this year, but we’ve been able to get on top of that now, and it feels good to almost land a moto win.

Jack Mather (Raceline Husqvarna Racing) – Fifth overall:
My day started well and I had a decent qualifying. In the first moto, I had a good start, which was nice. I put myself in a good position and finished fourth, just shy of the podium. The second moto I got another good start but went down with another rider, and had to fight my way back from 15th to seventh. Finishing one point off the podium today has started to fuel the fire. The past few rounds have been up and down, so it’s great to have a decent result and something to build off for the final round.