Brodie Connolly has wrapped up the 2025 Pirelli MX2 Championship with a round to spare following a dominant clean sweep at Toowoomba’s Echo Valley, round seven of the Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores.
The Polyflor Honda Racing rider posted a perfect 1-1 scorecard on the day, sealing back-to-back MX2 titles for the Kiwi. In a standout day for the manufacturer, Honda riders won every category contested across the weekend.
In the Kawasaki MX1 class, Boost Mobile Honda Racing’s Kyle Webster edged out a tightly packed field to take the round win and move into the championship lead. Jet Alsop (JPM Honda) claimed the overall in MAXXIS MX3, while SCT Logistics Honda Racing’s Charli Cannon again went undefeated in EZILIFT MXW.
Kawasaki MX1
Webster emerged with the overall MX1 win at Toowoomba, in what was some of the closest and most competitive racing of the season.
Triumph’s Zachary Watson was the surprise of the morning, clocking the fastest time in the AMX Superstores Pole Shootout, with a 1:59.812 lap that was three-tenths clear of KTM’s Nathan Crawford. Wilson Todd (Honda Racing) had topped qualifying and lined up third.
Webster led every lap of moto one, fending off pressure from Todd Waters (Husqvarna), who crashed out late, and then Crawford, who stayed close until the flag. Luke Clout (Empire Kawasaki), Todd and Kirk Gibbs (KTM) completed the top five.
Todd bounced back to win a nail-biting second moto that saw the top five riders—Todd, Crawford, Webster, Clout and Watson—swap positions throughout. Todd eventually took the win by 1.9s over Crawford, with Webster third. Clout and Watson rounded out the top five.
With 3-1 scores, Webster claimed the round win ahead of Crawford and Todd. Webster now leads the MX1 championship with 273 points, while Crawford and the injured Jed Beaton are tied for second on 257.
Pirelli MX2
Connolly was untouchable in the slippery Toowoomba conditions, topping qualifying by 1.35s over KTM teammates Byron Dennis and Noah Ferguson before winning both motos to seal the 2025 title.
In moto one, Ferguson made an early move to the front and held a strong lead until the final lap, where Connolly launched a late charge to steal the win by 2.85s. Alex Larwood (NFAL Honda) took third, followed by Ryder Kingsford (Yamaha) and Kaleb Barham (Kawasaki).
Moto two saw Ferguson again grab the holeshot, but Connolly wasted no time moving to the front. Despite a final-lap push from Ferguson, Connolly stayed in control to win by 1.4 seconds. Kingsford, Larwood, and Dennis completed the top five.
Connolly’s clean sweep handed him the round win and an unbeatable 50-point lead heading into the final round. He sits on 335 points, ahead of Kingsford (285) and Ferguson (259).
MAXXIS MX3
Jet Alsop broke Kayd Kingsford’s recent MX3 winning streak by taking the overall at Toowoomba with 1-2 results.
Kingsford topped qualifying by a significant margin, but Alsop took control in moto one to win by over 11 seconds from KTM’s Jackson Fuller, with Yamaha’s Koby Hantis third. Kingsford, after an early crash, recovered to finish fourth, while Seth Shackleton (KTM) was fifth. Ky Woods’ (Yamaha) title hopes ended after a late-race crash saw him break his collarbone.
In race two, Kingsford passed Alsop early and maintained the lead to take the win by 3.1s. Hantis, Fuller, and Shackleton rounded out the top five.
Alsop’s 1-2 score earned him the round win ahead of Kingsford and Hantis. In the championship, Kingsford holds a 44-point lead over Alsop, with Woods now third.
EZILIFT MXW
Charli Cannon delivered another commanding performance in the EZILIFT MXW class, going 1-1 at Toowoomba to maintain her perfect season.
After topping qualifying by over five seconds, Cannon recovered from an early crash in race one to eventually take a 55-second win over Yamaha’s Madi Simpson and Honda’s Mia Tongue. Taylor Thompson (KTM) and Taylah McCutcheon (Kawasaki) completed the top five.
Race two saw Cannon again hit the lead early before another tip-over let Simpson close in. Cannon regrouped to finish 10.7s clear of Simpson at the line, with McCutcheon third. Thompson and Tongue completed the top five.
Cannon stood atop the round podium with Simpson and McCutcheon. She leads the championship on 150 points, ahead of McCutcheon (110) and Thompson (103).
The final round of the 2025 Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores will be held at Queensland Moto Park on August 2-3.
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