Stacked 250 field for Pro Motocross opener, 20 full-factory riders

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He didn't even crash out in sx last year, if I remember right. He made a mistake and got landed on. Kellen had a great observation...

He didn't even crash out in sx last year, if I remember right. He made a mistake and got landed on. Kellen had a great observation on the podcast with Big Lew. It's really important for Cole to just make all the rounds outdoors this summer. There's a good chance he's going to have to move up after next year. He would be moving up to the 450 class only doing two mx seasons on a 250

ohh_454 wrote:
If he stays with Star, there’s a good chance he can do 450sx and then rode a 250 for outdoors. They did it with JCoop after...

If he stays with Star, there’s a good chance he can do 450sx and then rode a 250 for outdoors. They did it with JCoop after he pointed out of 250sx, minus racing the full 450sx schedule. 

Good point. JCoop dropped down to a 250 in '24, right? That was a more common thing to do when I was a kid. 250 sx...

Good point. JCoop dropped down to a 250 in '24, right? That was a more common thing to do when I was a kid. 250 sx guys would drop down to do 125 outdoors. 

I think it may have been 2023 when he did that. I wish more 450 guys would drop down and race a 250 outdoors, I think it’s pretty cool when they do like Kenny did a few years back on the RM-Z 250, or KDub in ‘09 I think. Roncada did it in ‘03 and then was back on the 250 half way thru the outdoors. I remember Reynard dropping down to a KX125 back in the ‘03 too lol

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Rotaholic wrote:

Any news on what Brodie Connolly is doing? 

jaun wrote:

Nope but did you see Jake Cannon coming over with Bud?

CPR wrote:

Didn’t see that, how many rounds?

He's only racing Southwick. 

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So many Yamahas 

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So many star riders. Can't wait to see this again this summer 🤣

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agn5008 wrote:

lol Davies was a rookie last year… 🤔

Has Jo ever finished every moto in a season since he turned pro in 2019? (Serious question) 

Spudinki45 wrote:
Believe he has lined up for every moto in 20, 21,22,23, and 25 but DNF-ed 2-3 motos due to mechanical across those 5 seasons. Due to...

Believe he has lined up for every moto in 20, 21,22,23, and 25 but DNF-ed 2-3 motos due to mechanical across those 5 seasons. Due to injury, he’s only missed Unadilla, Budds Creek, and Ironman in 24. Per Racer X.


He’s very good in MX but much more injury prone in SX.

Thanks. Judging by the downvotes, people must’ve thought I was being a dick. I was legitimately curious how many seasons he’s finished every moto, especially since the guy I replied to was kind of knocking Cole for being inconsistent or whatever. We’ll see, all I hope is both of them make it through the entire season without injury or mechanicals. I’d love to see another series go to the last round for the championship. 

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I'll be honest, I know Honda has L1 and L2, but after what Jo showed at MXoN I thought he might jump up to the 450 class and forget about 250's...

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Here for the yearly you guys are sleeping on Levi for this title, he can hit his 2024 stride and reel off a string of wins, looking for Washougal to be his only off race. Also Dudney could be ridiculous with this coast being so wide open

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ML512 wrote:
Almost half the rides go away if there’s no East/West though, and a couple trams don’t participate.I don’t disagree that the East/West thing is kind of...

Almost half the rides go away if there’s no East/West though, and a couple trams don’t participate.

I don’t disagree that the East/West thing is kind of broken but thinking combining the two will result in this level of support fo that many riders isn’t going to happen.

lostboy819 wrote:
I am not looking at it from a "level of support" point of view, I see it from a racing point of view where you would...

I am not looking at it from a "level of support" point of view, I see it from a racing point of view where you would have more than 3 or 4 really fast guys per coast. The best SXs are the east/west shootout. Not sure why some of you think that the SX series is the Jobs corps, combine the east west and things will work out, What makes you think half the riders will go away if they combine the coasts ? they wont but it will much harder to qualify. Maybe they will lose some support here but they may get it back someplace else. No one is guaranteed a job racing or wrenching, times change. 

Talon wrote:
This exactly. Why are we hurting the product just so guys that aren’t good enough to make the top 20 can get lapped 2 times. You’re...

This exactly. Why are we hurting the product just so guys that aren’t good enough to make the top 20 can get lapped 2 times. You’re either good enough to score points or you aren’t. Do other sports hurt their overall product just so more guys can play/drive/race? Thought it was supposed to be the absolute best against the best in professional sports. I’m sorry but as a subscribing, ticket paying fan, I don’t care if Crocket Myers doesn’t make a main when I’m watching Deegan , Davies and co duke it out 

So you think all those guys will show up as privateers when half the factory rides go away? If Star cuts their team in half do think the other half is going to race? You will still get the guys that get lapped twice either way but you will lose many of the factory supported riders without a ride as we have seen in the past when they lose factory rides many of them don’t go buy a bike and race or race somewhere for free they just stop. You will not get a more competitive series you will get just the opposite…ML is 100% correct here…Yes something needs to happen to improve but eliminating the coasts ain’t it….

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kxking wrote:
I'll be honest, I know Honda has L1 and L2, but after what Jo showed at MXoN I thought he might jump up to the 450...

I'll be honest, I know Honda has L1 and L2, but after what Jo showed at MXoN I thought he might jump up to the 450 class and forget about 250's...

Potential wins on the 250 vs top 10's in the 450.  What's the upside?  MXon is a one off race that has very rarely correlated to consistent results.

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lostboy819 wrote:
I am not looking at it from a "level of support" point of view, I see it from a racing point of view where you would...

I am not looking at it from a "level of support" point of view, I see it from a racing point of view where you would have more than 3 or 4 really fast guys per coast. The best SXs are the east/west shootout. Not sure why some of you think that the SX series is the Jobs corps, combine the east west and things will work out, What makes you think half the riders will go away if they combine the coasts ? they wont but it will much harder to qualify. Maybe they will lose some support here but they may get it back someplace else. No one is guaranteed a job racing or wrenching, times change. 

Talon wrote:
This exactly. Why are we hurting the product just so guys that aren’t good enough to make the top 20 can get lapped 2 times. You’re...

This exactly. Why are we hurting the product just so guys that aren’t good enough to make the top 20 can get lapped 2 times. You’re either good enough to score points or you aren’t. Do other sports hurt their overall product just so more guys can play/drive/race? Thought it was supposed to be the absolute best against the best in professional sports. I’m sorry but as a subscribing, ticket paying fan, I don’t care if Crocket Myers doesn’t make a main when I’m watching Deegan , Davies and co duke it out 

DonM wrote:
So you think all those guys will show up as privateers when half the factory rides go away? If Star cuts their team in half do...

So you think all those guys will show up as privateers when half the factory rides go away? If Star cuts their team in half do think the other half is going to race? You will still get the guys that get lapped twice either way but you will lose many of the factory supported riders without a ride as we have seen in the past when they lose factory rides many of them don’t go buy a bike and race or race somewhere for free they just stop. You will not get a more competitive series you will get just the opposite…ML is 100% correct here…Yes something needs to happen to improve but eliminating the coasts ain’t it….

Oh well, racing isn't for everybody. If they run the 250 SX the whole series they will still have full gates and the racing will be better. 

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lostboy819 wrote:
I am not looking at it from a "level of support" point of view, I see it from a racing point of view where you would...

I am not looking at it from a "level of support" point of view, I see it from a racing point of view where you would have more than 3 or 4 really fast guys per coast. The best SXs are the east/west shootout. Not sure why some of you think that the SX series is the Jobs corps, combine the east west and things will work out, What makes you think half the riders will go away if they combine the coasts ? they wont but it will much harder to qualify. Maybe they will lose some support here but they may get it back someplace else. No one is guaranteed a job racing or wrenching, times change. 

Talon wrote:
This exactly. Why are we hurting the product just so guys that aren’t good enough to make the top 20 can get lapped 2 times. You’re...

This exactly. Why are we hurting the product just so guys that aren’t good enough to make the top 20 can get lapped 2 times. You’re either good enough to score points or you aren’t. Do other sports hurt their overall product just so more guys can play/drive/race? Thought it was supposed to be the absolute best against the best in professional sports. I’m sorry but as a subscribing, ticket paying fan, I don’t care if Crocket Myers doesn’t make a main when I’m watching Deegan , Davies and co duke it out 

DonM wrote:
So you think all those guys will show up as privateers when half the factory rides go away? If Star cuts their team in half do...

So you think all those guys will show up as privateers when half the factory rides go away? If Star cuts their team in half do think the other half is going to race? You will still get the guys that get lapped twice either way but you will lose many of the factory supported riders without a ride as we have seen in the past when they lose factory rides many of them don’t go buy a bike and race or race somewhere for free they just stop. You will not get a more competitive series you will get just the opposite…ML is 100% correct here…Yes something needs to happen to improve but eliminating the coasts ain’t it….

That’s the way it is anyways. Even with the coasts split, if you ain’t got the money to build a 80k bike you aren’t competing. This ain’t the 90s where you can be competitive with your exhaust and big bore kit. The sport has evolved to the level and money that it needs to stop being referred to as a “grooming series”. Especially when guys like RJ, Anstie and others literally live(d) in the class. 

You think these kids are going to jump on an already inferior bike and beat guys that have been pro for 10 years on the 250 class? Not gonna happen. At least make these homesteaders work for their podium bonuses by combining the class. 

Seems like teams would save more money on bonuses and contracts when they are only paying one or two riders a race for a podium or win for say a 10 race series, Instead of 2 or 3 a week every single race. 

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CEMX182 wrote:

arent all the MX6 guys on 450's?

Nope, 250s.

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Talon wrote:
This exactly. Why are we hurting the product just so guys that aren’t good enough to make the top 20 can get lapped 2 times. You’re...

This exactly. Why are we hurting the product just so guys that aren’t good enough to make the top 20 can get lapped 2 times. You’re either good enough to score points or you aren’t. Do other sports hurt their overall product just so more guys can play/drive/race? Thought it was supposed to be the absolute best against the best in professional sports. I’m sorry but as a subscribing, ticket paying fan, I don’t care if Crocket Myers doesn’t make a main when I’m watching Deegan , Davies and co duke it out 

DonM wrote:
So you think all those guys will show up as privateers when half the factory rides go away? If Star cuts their team in half do...

So you think all those guys will show up as privateers when half the factory rides go away? If Star cuts their team in half do think the other half is going to race? You will still get the guys that get lapped twice either way but you will lose many of the factory supported riders without a ride as we have seen in the past when they lose factory rides many of them don’t go buy a bike and race or race somewhere for free they just stop. You will not get a more competitive series you will get just the opposite…ML is 100% correct here…Yes something needs to happen to improve but eliminating the coasts ain’t it….

Talon wrote:
That’s the way it is anyways. Even with the coasts split, if you ain’t got the money to build a 80k bike you aren’t competing. This...

That’s the way it is anyways. Even with the coasts split, if you ain’t got the money to build a 80k bike you aren’t competing. This ain’t the 90s where you can be competitive with your exhaust and big bore kit. The sport has evolved to the level and money that it needs to stop being referred to as a “grooming series”. Especially when guys like RJ, Anstie and others literally live(d) in the class. 

You think these kids are going to jump on an already inferior bike and beat guys that have been pro for 10 years on the 250 class? Not gonna happen. At least make these homesteaders work for their podium bonuses by combining the class. 

Seems like teams would save more money on bonuses and contracts when they are only paying one or two riders a race for a podium or win for say a 10 race series, Instead of 2 or 3 a week every single race. 

Yep the 250 class is the expensive class to run, most of these guys could buy a 450 and get better results in the big bike class than running two laps down in the 250s

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Im picking 9 different winners this summer 😆.  

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matze wrote:

Holy shit. Cant wait!

So Hymas is 100% confirmed to be ready for round 1? Havent heard from him in a while

Yes and he’s the “flying at the test track” guy for sure going into outdoors. 

Has Jett covered I heard..on the test track of course. 

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ML512 wrote:

Temmerman will be on a Team Green bike at the opening couple of rounds from what I was told.

Sully wrote:

Is it Mitch or Kawi making these decisions? Honestly, this is exactly how you get your guys poached by Star...

ohh_454 wrote:
I think Kawi has the final say because they pay the riders salaries. I’ve heard Kawi wanted older/more established guys on the team instead of young...

I think Kawi has the final say because they pay the riders salaries. I’ve heard Kawi wanted older/more established guys on the team instead of young guys. RyderD had contract issues, people say it was a pain for Adams to get his pro deal, Dudney and Gordon were Kawi kids before Star, but I dunno if Temmerman is on those guys level. I d wanna see Mitch being over a gp guy like Lagenfelder, he ages out of MX2 this year along with Farres. If Triumph was smart, they’d bring Farres over, he’s winning motos in MX2 currently. 

If they can’t ride Supercross, no team in America is interested!!  just look at Ty Masterpool!  Dude sucks at Supercross, but rips it outdoors and can’t stay on a team!! I think some of that is his fault as well!!

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Ryder D has been starting to show the speed he had before the injuries .Hes finally  on a good bike and with a great team.If he...

Ryder D has been starting to show the speed he had before the injuries .Hes finally  on a good bike and with a great team.If he can go the distance and not just 20 or 25min he will be a podium guy 

Finally on a good bike? You do know the triplets are basically the same factory bike right?

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Rotaholic wrote:

Any news on what Brodie Connolly is doing? 

jaun wrote:

Nope but did you see Jake Cannon coming over with Bud?

CPR wrote:

Didn’t see that, how many rounds?

Just the one from what they are saying.

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This underlines just how insane a split 250 class in SX is. 

There will be a guy in that list of the factory guys, who are proper paid riders, who wont even score a point. 

Meanwhile, any of those guys could jump to 450 and be decent for a lot less money. 

Forkner having his 20th(?) shot at a 250 title .  He actually looked decent on a 450, i dont get it. 

 

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jaun wrote:

Nope but did you see Jake Cannon coming over with Bud?

CPR wrote:

Didn’t see that, how many rounds?

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He's only racing Southwick. 

Ah he was asking me actually....1 down vote for you.

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philG wrote:
This underlines just how insane a split 250 class in SX is. There will be a guy in that list of the factory guys, who are proper...

This underlines just how insane a split 250 class in SX is. 

There will be a guy in that list of the factory guys, who are proper paid riders, who wont even score a point. 

Meanwhile, any of those guys could jump to 450 and be decent for a lot less money. 

Forkner having his 20th(?) shot at a 250 title .  He actually looked decent on a 450, i dont get it. 

 

What's the comparison to AC, I think he's trying to go that route, win a 250 national title and then move up and see if he can find himself.

Man he was the most promising rider but injury's suck.

I just hope he does well and stays healthy, keep bringing in the paycheck for the expanding family.

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jaun wrote:

Nope but did you see Jake Cannon coming over with Bud?

CPR wrote:

Didn’t see that, how many rounds?

jaun wrote:
Just the one from what they are saying.

Just the one from what they are saying.

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Thanks to Mav and Jaun for the reply. Will be cheering for Cannon but really interested to see what Garcia does; that dude is fast.

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Ferry??

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ShipLap wrote:

Ferry??

He’s out with an ACL injury….Keefer is his replacement

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I’d say this is Jo’s title looking at the field and who has consistent outdoor speed

And so he can win a 250 title and move up. Jo and Kitchen are shaping up to be the next Hampshire and Jordan Smith. Spent...

And so he can win a 250 title and move up. Jo and Kitchen are shaping up to be the next Hampshire and Jordan Smith. Spent their whole careers chasing a 250 title. Hampshire admitted he wished he moved up sooner even after winning his 250 sx title. I think its Jo's 7th season on a 250 and Levi's 6th. Jo looked good on a 450 at the MXdN

I agree to a point. I think Jo can give er one last try this summer, and then he needs to think about stepping up. Kitchen, he needs to put some decent races together or he is going to be a nobody in the 450's.

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I think the biggest argument for having separate coasts (assuming it did cut half of the riders) is you need a bigger feeder class than premier class. I know it's the 250 class, not the "feeder class" but we all know what it is for the cream of the crop guys.

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I’d say this is Jo’s title looking at the field and who has consistent outdoor speed

And so he can win a 250 title and move up. Jo and Kitchen are shaping up to be the next Hampshire and Jordan Smith. Spent...

And so he can win a 250 title and move up. Jo and Kitchen are shaping up to be the next Hampshire and Jordan Smith. Spent their whole careers chasing a 250 title. Hampshire admitted he wished he moved up sooner even after winning his 250 sx title. I think its Jo's 7th season on a 250 and Levi's 6th. Jo looked good on a 450 at the MXdN

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I agree to a point. I think Jo can give er one last try this summer, and then he needs to think about stepping up. Kitchen...

I agree to a point. I think Jo can give er one last try this summer, and then he needs to think about stepping up. Kitchen, he needs to put some decent races together or he is going to be a nobody in the 450's.

Jo looked so good on the 450 at the MXON. I really don't want to see this guy chase a 250 title for 3-4 more years. I think he'd be a great addition to the 450 class immediately. 

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ML512 wrote:

Nope, 250s.

yeaaa, Marshal told me yesterday. That kinda blows my mind haha stoked for them though. 

Definitely an interesting team that one, keen to see them outdoors.

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philG wrote:
This underlines just how insane a split 250 class in SX is. There will be a guy in that list of the factory guys, who are proper...

This underlines just how insane a split 250 class in SX is. 

There will be a guy in that list of the factory guys, who are proper paid riders, who wont even score a point. 

Meanwhile, any of those guys could jump to 450 and be decent for a lot less money. 

Forkner having his 20th(?) shot at a 250 title .  He actually looked decent on a 450, i dont get it. 

 

This. We're all sort of tired of the hype around guys like forkner and shimoda (and I'm a fan of both mind you). I'm all for people earning a paycheck but damn. We need a reset. We need some of these turn and burn Yamaha kids to get a shot elsewhere (ty mitch). Let the class develop.l instead of finding the guy that has the ability to put an 8-year 250 rider away for the title on day 1. 

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