A massive weekend of racing wrapped up the eight round 2025 Penrite ProMX Championship at Queensland Moto Park (QMP) on the weekend with Yamaha’s Ryder Kingsford and Ky Woods both making the podium in their respective classes.
In ideal conditions and a two-day format that saw the track go from fast and flowing, to technical and challenging, the final round again delivered plenty of drama.Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha – MX2
Ryder Kingsford finished off the season strongly taking second place on the day on his YZ250F with 2-2 results. Kingsford was quick right from the get-go and the pace between the top three riders in qualifying was just over .1 of a second, so things were always going to be tight.
In both races, he was able to make some aggressive moves on the opening lap and get himself inside the top three as the race settled down. As has been a trademark this year, he was able to put together consistent laps all day and take advantage of any error his rivals made.
At the end of the day, Kingsford finished with 44 points, one behind Noah Ferguson and one ahead of Brodie Connolly.
In the championship chase, Kingsford came into the final round with a handy points gap back to third and would had to have experienced a disastrous round to lose any positions. He kept it on to the very end and kept the numbers twos going with a second place in the MX2 championship, one better than 2024.
His season score card for the championship reads, 2-2-2-1-2-1-2-2-3-5-3-11-4-3-2-2, with two round victories, three second places and a third totalling six podiums across the eight rounds.
“This year has been a step forward for me in most aspects of my racing,” Kingsford explains. “My speed is better than last year, my consistency is better, my fitness has taken a step forward and together with the team, our race bike is better, so it’s been an improved year and one that I’m happy with.
“I only missed the podium twice and one of those was because of a decent crash I had in the mud at Canberra.
“Thanks to everyone one the team for the support this year, Mike and Ben have worked so hard to give me everything I need, and their support means a lot. Ross Beaton, my family and so many others are involved so thanks to them and now it's time to get ready for supercross. I’m excited for that,” Kingsford ends.
While Kingsford ended his championship with joy, the mood wasn’t the same with Jayce Cosford. He was looking to bounce back after a tough weekend at Toowoomba, but it all went sideways, literally, in qualifying when he was ejected form his bike and landed shoulder first into the dirt.
He took some time to regather himself and remount to finish the session but once off the bike, a visit to the RACESAFE Medical team had confirmed he had a suspected AC shoulder issue.
In considerable pain and unable to gain or lose points in the championship, Cosford elected to sit the rest of the weekend out and not risk further damage to his shoulder. He finished the MX2 championship in sixth place, despite missing the final round.
“I’m gutted I didn’t get to race this weekend as I was so determined to finish the final round on the podium. It seems the last couple of rounds, the harder I tried, the worse it got.
“But, I need to get this shoulder sorted so I’m ready to go for Supercross in October so I will get onto that this week and begin whatever is required for my rehab.
“The team have again been a huge support to me this year and I’m sorry I wasn’t able to get them the result they deserved this weekend. They all put in a lot of effort, and I wanted to bring it home strong. Unfortunately, things didn’t go that way,” he said.
Monster Energy WBR Yamaha – MX3
The WBR Yamaha team had both their riders at different ends of the injury spectrum. Ky Woods fell off in Toowoomba and snapped his collar bone which looked to have ended his season. But he was able to get the collarbone plated mid-week and return to the track in an attempt to ride and keep his podium change alive.
For Kobe Hantis, he was getting back to his best after an injury riddled start to the year. He was out to get on the podium and prove he still has what it takes to me a main player in the MX3 division.
And to both rider’s credit, they achieved their goals. Hantis worked hard all day to finish second on the day and make it back-to-back podiums at the final two rounds. He finished with 2-2 for the day to take second and continue to build confidence in his riding and fitness. Despite missing three rounds with a dodgy shoulder, Hantis clawed his way back to seventh in the championship and showed plenty of mental resilience along the way.
“Today the goal was try and win races. I really had nothing to lose or on the line as far as the championship goes so the idea was to go fast and see where it put me.
“I couldn’t quite match Kayd up the front, but I was able to move my way into second each race and finish the season on a good note. Its been a tough year for me and it only really got going at the final two rounds but hopefully now I’m through my little injury stage and I can continue to pump out the good results as we move into Supercross.
“The WBR Yamaha team kept their belief in me, so it was cool to get some podiums for them at the end.”
Ky Woods was in a world of hurt. After two laps of practice and just three days after collarbone surgery, he didn’t think he was able to ride. He tried but it hurt and he had no strength.
But when qualifying started a few hours later and the adrenaline kicked in, Woods was able to string some laps together that would see him qualify inside the top five and hopefully of being able to secure the handful of points he needed to keep his third place in the championship.
Sunday rolled around and the track was a bit tougher. The soil was deeper, the ruts longer, and the intensity of getting through the first turn become his immediate goal. Well, that didn’t go well as he completed the first lap a distant last after a fall and needed to get at least back into the points to keep his podium alive.
He was 18 positions and 18 seconds from 20th place, where the points start, so he had a tonne of work to do. Slowly, but surely, he chipped away at the riders in front and begun to edge closer to the top 20.
With a few laps left to run he would crack the top 20 and if he could snare a few more, then he wouldn’t even need to line up for the final race of the season. With one final push, he managed to claw his way to 15th place, take the six points on offer and lock down the third place with a moto to spare.
He didn’t line up for the final MX3 race.
“I’m just relived to get through the weekend,” Woods said at the end of racing. “On Monday, I thought I was out, but the RACESAFE team said they could get me bike on the bike and cleared to ride if I could handle the pain, so we gave it a shot. I was in surgery on Wednesday and those first few laps on Saturday were awful and I didn’t think it would last.
“But somehow, I got through the weekend and gave myself and the Monster Energy WBR Yamaha team the podium they deserved. It wasn’t pretty and I really couldn’t have done moot two as the pain has really set in now but I’m glad I gave it a shot and was able to give the team something for the season,” Woods explained.
For Madi Simpson, she had an up and down day that reflected her year. She crashed in race one and couldn’t finish the moto but rebounded in race two to finish fourth and ride well.
She ended the year, he first in the Senior Women’s class, in fifth place and gained plenty of experience along the way.
“I’m a little disappointed in how my season went. I started the championship off on the wrong foot and struggled at both Wonthaggi and Gilman. But, I was able to turn things around for Toowoomba and at least give myself a chance at the podium as we came into the final round.
“Unfortunately, I made some mistakes in race one and any chance of a championship podium went with it, but the team have had my back and I can’t thank them enough for what they do.”
ProMX Results
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ProMX Results
Round 8 – QMP
MX2
1st Noah Ferguson – 45
2nd Ryder Kingsford – 44 (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha)
3rd Brodie Connolly – 43
4th Byron Dennis – 34
5th Brock Flynn – 25
6th Seth Burchell – 25
7th Madoc Dixon – 24
8th Kaleb Barham – 23
9th Rhys Budd – 23
10th Cobie Bourke – 22
MX3
1st Kayd Kingsford – 50
2nd Koby Hantis – 44 (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha)
3rd Jackson Fuller – 38
4th Hayden Draper – 33
5th Seth Shackleton – 32
6th Jet Alsop – 29
7th Casey Wilmington – 28
8th Heath Davy – 23
9th Riley Burgess – 22
10th Kayden Strode – 21
ProMX Championship Standings – Final
MX2
1st Brodie Connolly – 378
2nd Ryder Kingsford – 329 (Yamaha YZ250F)
3rd Noah Ferguson – 304
4th Alex Larwood – 272
5th Byron Dennis – 257
6th Jayce Cosford – 199 (Yamaha YZ250F)
7th Cobie Bourke – 179
8th Seth Burchell – 164 (Yamaha YZ250F)
9th Rhys Budd – 154
10th Kaleb Barham – 138
MX3
1st Kayd Kingsford – 381
2nd Jett Alsop – 316
3rd Ky Woods – 251 (Yamaha YZ250F)
4th Seth Shackleton – 242
5th Jack Deveson – 222
6th Jackson Fuller – 161
7th Koby Hantis – 155 (Yamaha YZ250F)
8th Riley Burgess – 154
9th Baylin Townsend – 147
10th Casey Wilmington – 137
MXW
1st Charli Cannon – 200
2nd Taylah McCutcheon – 152
3rd Taylor Thompson – 145
4th Karaitiana Horne – 112
5th Madi Simpson – 111 (Yamaha YZ250F)