In recent seasons, Joel Wightman has built a reputation as a domestic privateer supercross specialist, alongside adding 14 Monster Energy Supercross appearances to his name. For AUSX 2024, the New South Welshman secured Yamaha Motor Australia backing in his quest to improve on last season’s P5 finish in the SX1 standings. Ahead of November’s Wollongong round, we caught up with the 28-year-old for this Upfront feature.