Vital MX Pit Bits: 2025 Pittsburgh Supercross

After over 30 years, the series returned to Pittsburgh!

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The setting inside the city was one of the more scenic stops on the schedule.

Setting right next to a river, bridges and more sights.

Steelers territory.

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Pushhhhhhh.

Pick carefully...

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You got this Jerry <3.

Ejection seat? Well, if you press the button, the seat on the Beta 450 RX does come off.

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Taylor Muto doing a tire change.

It's uncommon to see a team changing its own tires. However, for 2025 the Beta Factory team made the switch from Pirelli to Bridgestone. Since there's no Bridgestone support vehicle or staff at the races, the mechanics do the changes themselves.

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Blank forks? As we mentioned last week, it looks like the PRMX squad is changing suspension tuners. They've been with TCD for a few seasons now, but are supposedly working with Matt Andruk of Active Ride now (who took care of Ken Roczen the past two years at HEP).

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Tiger Wood looks to be spending the rest of 2025 as a Phoenix Honda Racer and we'd expect it to continue into 2026.

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Cullin Park came into Pittsburgh fourth in points and left fifth in points with Nate Thrasher moving ahead of him. Chance Hymas sits sixth just a few points away but if Park puts together a solid finale race, he'll bag his first ever top five series position.

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Have you tried VP Lubricants yet?

It's laptop time, aka morning check up.

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Matti Jorgensen and the Wildcat team returned to action in Pittsburgh. His full KYB forks are unique as they're PSF1 air on an Austrian machine.

Seth Hammaker entered Pittsburgh with sole possession of the red plate but relinquished it. He enters Salt Lake just one point out of the title.

Drool...

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Justin Barcia was absent for Pittsburgh and will continue that way for Denver and Salt Lake. Look for his return at the beginning of Pro Motocross.

Dirt Wurx has been getting good use of their tarps in the North East rounds.

They've done a pretty amazing job of getting the series usable tracks each weekend.

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An older era of Freestyle.

It looks like these two are going to continue to work together for a couple more years.

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The Ghost Hounds set up a live stage to perform in the pits at Pittsburgh.

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Anchor tape everywhere.

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Some are surprised when they learn that the Factory Yamaha and Star Racing Yamaha have used stock fork lugs for years and years. No billet goodies here.