Yamaha high-flyer Jed Beaton now has a vice-like grip on the 2026 Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores (ProMX) after yet another dominant performance, this time in Traralgon on July 12.

Beaton’s 1-1 scorecard – his fifth clean sweep in six rounds – on the Monster Energy CDR Yamaha in the Kawasaki MX1 class has extended his lead to 64pts over defending champion Kyle Webster, with Aaron Tanti 1pt further back in third.

The MX1 battle has now been whittled down to those three, but it’s certainly now Beaton’s title to lose – and if he can keep his powder dry and results fall his way he could be toasting his first premier class success at the penultimate round in Conondale on July 26.

On a gripping day in Traralgon, Alex Larwood and Lachlan Turner put even more distance on their opposition in the Pirelli MX2 and Ezilift MXW classes, while Hayden Draper’s margin in Maxxis MX3 was trimmed by Heath Fisher as Seth Morrow scored a blazing double.

If Webster (Honda Racing Australia) and Tanti (Monster Energy CDR Yamaha) do eventually lose the MX1 fight to Beaton, it won’t be for a lack of dare.

Webster and Tanti both led large chunks of motos one and two respectively at Loy Yang Park before costly crashes gifted golden opportunities for Beaton to hit the front.

And just like the seasoned pro he is, Beaton didn’t waste the opportunities, winning the opener from Webster and then moto two from Nathan Crawford (Honda Racing Australia).

Crawford (4-2) was second overall in round six from Tanti (3-3), Webster (2-4) and Ryan Alexanderson (Penrite Racing Empire Kawasaki, 6-6), while Rhys Budd (Motocoach Elite Racing Honda) and Levi Rogers (Caloundra Motorcycle Centre Yamaha) were top five moto finishers.

Crawford has now pulled clear of Todd Waters (Raceline Husqvarna TDUB) by 18pts (189 to 171) in their battle for fourth, ahead of Luke Zielinski (Yamaha, 143pts) and Zachary Watson (KTM Factory Racing, 142pts) who sat out both Traralgon motos after a heavy crash in qualifying.

Larwood (Honda Racing Australia) has personified determination in 2026, and his eighth and ninth victories of the MX2 season showed more of that mettle as he got the job done ahead of teammate and main rival Kayd Kingsford who again piled on the pressure.

Larwood is now 16pts (259 to 243) ahead of Kingsford with two rounds remaining, so delicately poised heading into the business end of the season – and with KTM Factory Racing pair Byron Dennis (216pts) and Dylan Walsh (207pts) also remaining as genuine contenders.

Dennis (7-3) was third overall in Traralgon after finishing on equal points with Walsh (5-4), while Seth Burchell (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha, 4-7) was next.

The opening moto saw Larwood hit the front soon after the start, and he then checked out from siblings Kayd and Ryder Kingsford (Honda Racing Australia), while Burchell just held out a fast-finishing Walsh.

The second outing had more bite, with Kayd Kingsford the early leader before Larwood passed him on lap five, while Ryder Kingsford retired after lap one.

With Ryder out, no-one else had the pace to apply the blowtorch to the leaders, with Dennis finishing well back in third from Walsh, Noah Ferguson (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha) and Jet Alsop (Honda).

After two podium finishes in the previous five rounds, this time he rode the wave of success all day as he won both motos to become the sixth different MX3 winner in 2026.

Jobe Dunne (Yamaha Junior Race Team, 2-4), Ryder Matthews-Taylor (Husqvarna, 7-2), Jack Deveson (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha, 6-3) and Jack Ellingham (Honda, 3-6) also helped turn the normal MX3 pecking order on its head, with championship leader Draper (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha, 8-8) completing his worst round for the season – although he was only 12 seconds behind Morrow at the conclusion of the second moto.

Fisher (Honda Racing Australia, 4-5) also had Draper’s measure, and he is now 22pts (235 to 213) behind the New Zealander ahead of the Queensland double-header to finish the season.

Despite not finishing the second moto, Riley Burgess (Boyds Moto Racing KTM) remains in third on 193pts from Jackson Fuller (KTM Factory Racing, 188pts), Hayden Downie (Yamaha, 184pts) and Morrow (173pts).

American Lachlan Turner (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha) continued her imperious MXW form in Traralgon with two clinical victories over four-time defending champion Charli Cannon (Honda Racing Australia) and Taylah McCutcheon (JPM 360 Kawasaki).

Turner now has a perfect 100pts at the halfway mark in the championship ahead of McCutcheon (76pts) and Cannon (66pts).

The day’s major flashpoint occurred in the opener when Turner and Cannon collided and went down, but both were able to remount as Turner eventually prevailed by six seconds – while McCutcheon also had plenty to spare over Darci Whalley (Honda), Emma Milesevic (Yamaha) and Madi Simpson (Yamaha).

Turner was ruthless in moto two, with her best lap over four seconds faster than Cannon as she waltzed to her fourth successive WMX victory. The top six was unchanged from the opener, which allowed Whalley (59pts) to inch closer to Milesevic (62pts) in the standings. Simpson (52pts) is sixth.

Round seven of the 2026 ProMX Championship will be held in Conondale on Sunday, July 26. Tickets can be purchased by clicking on the event graphic below.