Yamaha star Jed Beaton has produced another imperious display in round five of the 2026 Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores (ProMX), this time in extremely heavy and choppy conditions at Appin on June 14.

It would seem certain that Beaton and rival, Kyle Webster will ride the 450 machines at this years MXoN in Ernee, with the MX2 spot wide open. Both Beaton and Webster would do Australia proud.

On a wet day which tested the mental and physical endurance of riders, as well as pushing bikes to the absolute limit, Beaton checked out in both Kawasaki MX1 motos to claim the spoils ahead of Monster Energy CDR Yamaha teammate Aaron Tanti and Nathan Crawford (MotoCoach Elite Racing Honda). Beaton also dominated Superpole and set two fastest laps as he put on a motocross masterclass.

With defending champion Kyle Webster (Honda Racing Australia) scoring 4-4 finishes, clearly hampered by a shoulder complaint after crashing in a recent American Pro Motocross round, Beaton now has a vice-like grip on the MX1 standings with three rounds remaining.

Beaton’s 54pts (245 to 191) ahead of Webster, while Tanti (190pts) is now putting the squeeze on Webster as well.

In the other championship classes, Alex Larwood (Honda Racing Australia) extended his Pirelli MX2 lead over teammate Kayd Kingsford by the barest of margins – from nine to 10pts – while Hayden Draper (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha) now has a new pursuer in Maxxis MX3 – Heath Fisher (Honda Racing Australia).

Ryder Madafiglio (Husqvarna) and Hudson Francis (Yamaha) again set the standard in the KTM Group MX65 Futures class, in what was an exceptionally challenging day for the pint-sized brigade.

Kawasaki MX1

Honda dominated the Kawasaki MX1 pre-race headlines thanks to Webster’s injury cloud and communication from the factory team that Wilson Todd was going to be sidelined indefinitely “to prioritise his long-term health and wellbeing”.

That immediately altered the Appin dynamics, but for Beaton it was all about opportunity. And he duly obliged as he broke ranks and waltzed to his fourth clean sweep in five rounds to strengthen his claims on winning a maiden MX1 title.

“I’m super happy for the team this weekend with a 1-2 finish,” said Beaton. “It was a tough track out there, and I was just trying to find those lines to allow me to get into a flow and stay smooth. I was just trying to find some clean lines and ride my own race.”

The field stretched out in both motos as the challenging conditions made their presence felt, with only seven riders completing the same number of laps as Beaton in the opener and 10 in in the second.

With Tanti and Crawford safely ensconced in second and third, Webster edged out Zachary Watson (KTM Factory Racing), Todd Waters (Raceline Husqvarna TDUB Racing) and Ryan Alexanderson (Penrite Kawasaki) in moto one, with Rhys Budd (MotoCoach Elite Racing Honda) – now a permanent fixture in MX1 after moving up from MX2 – eighth.

Budd then upped the ante in the second moto to finish fifth, ahead of Alexanderson, Watson and Levi Rogers (Caloundra Motorcycle Centre Yamaha).

Crawford (149pts) has moved up to equal fourth in the standings alongside Waters, and then it’s Watson (142pts), Todd (128pts) and Luke Zielinski (Yamaha, 122pts).

Pirelli MX2

The Pirelli MX2 riders undoubtedly copped some of the heaviest track conditions in their opening moto, which saw reigning No. 3 Noah Ferguson (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha) overtake early leader Kayd Kingsford to score a runaway victory.

Larwood, Ryder Kingsford (Honda Racing Australia), Byron Dennis (KTM Factory Racing) and Seth Burchell (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha) were next – Burchell the first to be lapped by Ferguson – as attrition hit hard, but in the second moto conditions were a little more benign.

That was a cue for the moto of the day, as Kayd Kingsford gained the early ascendancy and was on track for his second win of the year before Larwood’s stirring charge from seventh saw him take the honours – a result that could prove to be pivotal come season’s end.

Meanwhile, Ferguson was as high as second before mid-moto difficulties saw him drop back to seventh, with privateer Reid Taylor (Honda) an excellent third from Ryder Kingsford, Dylan Walsh (KTM Factory Racing) and Dennis.

The MX2 standings remain very tight, with Larwood (209pts) ahead of Kayd Kingsford (199pts), Dennis (182pts), Walsh (173pts), Ferguson (163pts) and Ryder Kingsford (163pts).

Maxxis MX3

A red-letter day for Jackson Fuller (KTM Factory Racing) in Maxxis MX3 as he won his first moto of the season as well as claiming round honours. Fuller’s 1-4 scorecard saw him edge out Fisher (3-2) and Hayden Downie (Team XLR Yamaha, 5-1), while Riley Burgess (Boyd's Moto Racing KTM) and Draper also finished on the Appin podium.

Round five produced two sizzling finishes. Fuller defeated Burgess by just over one second in the opener, and then Downie had just 0.441 seconds to spare over Fisher in a moto two blockbuster.

Other riders to feature inside the top 10 across both motos were Seth Morrow (GASGAS Australia, 8-6), Jobe Dunne (Yamaha, 9-9) and Seth Morrow (Honda, 10-7). Max Compton (Honda) also won plaudits with a fine fourth in moto one.

With Draper (209pts) still in control, Fisher (179pts) did enough at Appin to slip past Burgess (177pts), but it’s a logjammed battle for second with Fuller (171pts and Downie (158pts) also prominent.

KTM Group MX65 Futures

It was a hard slog to maintain momentum for the KTM Group MX65 Futures cohort, but the cream again rose to the top as Madafiglio and Francis traded first and second places, while Joe Thurlby (KTM) was third on both occasions. Thurlby crossed the finish line first in moto one, but was then relegated two positions for gaining an off-track advantage.

Cooper Nilsson (KTM) and Stella Harding (Yamaha) were fourth and fifth in moto one, and in the second Ollie Cale (KTM) and Miles Ardern (Husqvarna) stepped up.

Madafiglio maintains a 9pt (94 to 85) lead over Francis with one round remaining (at QMP on August 1-2), while it’s tightening between Cale (74pts) and Thurlby (72pts).