For the second consecutive season, Polyflor Honda Racing’s Brodie Connolly has sealed the Pirelli MX2 Class championship with one round to spare, after posting a convincing performance at the seventh round of the Penrite ProMX Championship, presented by AMX Superstores, in Toowoomba.

It was another dominant day for Honda, with the manufacturer claiming every race win across each category at the scenic Echo Valley venue. Boost Mobile Honda Racing’s Kyle Webster saw off a series of challenges to claim the Kawasaki MX1 Class victory, while Jet Alsop took the top honours in the MAXXIS MX3 division. In the EZILIFT MXW Class, SCT Logistics Honda Racing’s Charli Cannon posted a perfect 1-1 scorecard.

Overnight rain made the Echo Valley race track heavy and technical, however, the conditions made for a day of unpredictable, entertaining racing. 

Kawasaki MX1

Defending champion Webster captured a narrow round win in the Kawasaki MX1 Class, on a day that featured some of the best racing showcased this year, with a string of battles up and down the field in each encounter.

Honda Racing teammate Wilson Todd fired first by topping the qualifying timesheets, before Triumph’s Zachary Watson stormed to one of the biggest surprise results of the 2025 season, claiming the fastest time in the AMX Superstores Pole Shootout.

Watson’s lap-time of 1:59.812s was 0.3s faster than Nathan Crawford (KTM Racing Team), as Todd took third pick of the gates for the upcoming two races.

Webster claimed a wire-to-wire win in the opening Kawasaki MX1 Class moto, in what was a tough battle with Todd Waters (Raceline Husqvarna TDUB Racing) pushing Webster hard before a big crash with 10 minutes to go. Then it was title-rival Crawford, who kept the pressure on the Honda rider all the way to the checkered flag.

Luke Clout (Penrite Racing Empire Kawasaki) crossed the line in third, followed by Todd and Kirk Gibbs (KTM Racing Team) to complete the top five.

Todd won a nail-biter final Kawasaki MX1 Class race of the day, where five riders diced for the entire duration for top honours.

Todd, Crawford, Webster, Clout, and Watson swapped positions almost constantly throughout the encounter, before Todd took a 1.9s win over Crawford. Webster’s P3 result was enough to secure him the round win, as long-time leader Clout finished P4, with Watson in fifth.

Webster took the round victory from Crawford and Todd, and inherits the championship lead from the injured Jed Beaton with a single event remaining. Webster has accumulated 273pts, with Crawford now effectively second (257), tied on points with Beaton.

Pirelli MX2

Polyflor Honda Racing’s Brodie Connolly revelled in the demanding, rain-soaked Toowoomba conditions to complete a perfect day of racing and wrap up his second Pirelli MX2 Class championship.

The New Zealander’s day got off to a positive start when he topped qualifying by 1.35 seconds over KTM Racing Team duo Byron Dennis and Noah Ferguson. The now two-time champion then won a sensational last-lap battle with Ferguson to snatch the opening Pirelli MX2 moto.

Penrite Racing Empire Kawasaki rider Rhys Budd led the field through the opening turn, but before the first lap was in the books, Ferguson had slid his way from third and into the lead.

Ferguson would then hold on until the last lap, when a huge charge from Connolly saw him close down a five-second gap and take the win by 2.85s.

Alex Larwood (NFAL Honda Racing) finished third behind a frustrated Ferguson, as Ryder Kingsford (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha) and Kaleb Barham (Kawasaki) rounded out the top five.

Connolly’s second-moto win saw him wrap up the MX2 championship with one round to spare.

Although it was Ferguson who beat everyone to the first turn, the Kiwi had worked his way into the lead within half a lap, and despite Ferguson’s best efforts, which included a desperate last-lap attempt, he couldn’t find a way past, and Connolly claimed the win by 1.4 seconds.

Kingsford finished third, followed by Larwood and Dennis. The round podium was filled by Ferguson and Kingsford.

Connolly heads to the final round with an insurmountable 50pt lead over Kingsford (335 to 285), while Ferguson is a further 26pts back in third.

MAXXIS MX3

JPM Race Team Honda’s Jet Alsop stopped Kayd Kingsford’s (Honda Racing) string of MAXXIS MX3 round wins by taking the overall victory at the ultra-technical Toowoomba circuit.

Kingsford topped qualifying as he continued his rampage in the MX3 division, with his 2:08.997 lap-time almost four seconds quicker than Monster Energy WBR Yamaha duo Ky Woods and Koby Hantis.

Alsop finished 11.4 seconds ahead of KTM’s Jackson Fuller in the opening MX3 race as the two traded positions throughout, with Hantis posting a solid third-place ride. Kingsford, who was outside of the top 20 on the opening lap after a tangle, scrambled his way back to P4 for valuable championship points, as Seth Shackleton (KTM) took fifth.

Championship contender Woods crashed out towards the end of the encounter and broke his collarbone, ending his title hopes.

In race two, Alsop beat everyone to the first turn, but couldn’t hold a charging Kingsford at bay – the championship leader sweeping into the lead on the opening lap, holding Alsop at arm’s length to take a 3.1 second win. Hantis finished third, with Fuller and Shackleton fourth and fifth, respectively.

Alsop’s 1-2 scorecard saw him take the round win and keep the MAXXIS MX3 championship alive, with Kingsford second and Hantis in third for round seven.

In the championship points, Kingsford holds a commanding 44pt lead over Alsop, with Woods falling back to third.

EZILIFT MXW
Toowoomba’s ProMX round was once again all about SCT Logistics Honda Racing’s Charli Cannon, who was in a league of her own all day in the EZILIFT MXW Class.

After qualifying quickest by 5.3 seconds over Taylah McCutcheon (Penrite Racing Empire Kawasaki) and Darci Whalley (KTM), Cannon mastered the challenging conditions to take a commanding win in the opening encounter.

GASGAS rider Emily Lambert scored the holeshot, but Cannon took little time to position herself at the front of the pack. Despite a tip-over on lap two and temporarily giving up the lead, the defending class champion was on another level as she soared to a 55-second win.

Yamaha’s Madi Simpson and Honda rider Mia Tongue finished in second and third, as Taylor Thompson (KTM) and McCutcheon completed the top five.

Cannon scored the holeshot in race two and quickly built a healthy lead before a tip-over allowed Simpson to close right in. Cannon kept it smooth for the rest of the race to take a 10.7-second win over Simpson, with McCutcheon, Thompson, and Tongue filling the remaining top five spots.

Cannon, Simpson, and McCutcheon locked down the round podium, while the Honda rider keeps control of the championship (150pts) over McCutcheon (110) and Thompson (103).

The final round of the Penrite ProMX Championship, presented by AMX Superstores, will be held at Queensland Moto Park on August 2-3. Get your tickets here.

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