Heading into the second round of the Australian Supercross Championship, which will be played out in New Zealand in two weeks time, Quad Lock Honda rider Cameron McAdoo has been working really hard in a career change that might take some work, before we see the results. Having raced for the Mitch Payton’s Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki team for nearly a decade, moving to Honda is a big change.

Now racing down in Australia, with the team, in the teams national supercross series, the American is happy with his move and ready for whatever the Aussie locals hand him.

“I think it’s exciting to help build a team with winning potential in the States,” McAdoo said. “I’ve watched the team grow for the last few years – they’ve won with Max Anstie multiple times, and it’s exciting to be a part of trying to realize the same goal [championship] for the first time, for us both. Obviously, I had a really long stretch with the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki team – I was there for seven years."

"To be honest, I was looking for change just in general. I raced once with Yarrive [Konsky] in 2018 at the AUSX Open, and I started my career on a Honda. I’ve carried multiple red plates, but carrying that out until the end [of the season] is what I have struggled with, right? So that’s my biggest goal, is to make a change – maybe within myself – to be able to do that.”

The road to 2026 and Honda hasn’t been an easy one and no doubt, as our sport does, injuries have ruined many a season for McAdoo, but like so many athletes, he isn’t about the hand his body over to retirement and will race against Anstie for a championship in Australia. McAdoo finished fifth in SX2 at the AUSX opener in Queensland, Australia, in his first race on the CRF250R.

“This came together really seamlessly,” said McAdoo. “I have watched what the team has been building over the last few years and I know they have the ability to win races in America. They have the drive, the commitment and now, with the increased support from American Honda and the alignment with Kevin Windham, there is a really strong platform around the program.

“The team was extremely aggressive and really wanted me, and that meant a lot to me. I know I have made a great decision coming here.

“I’ve been racing for a long time and I’m still hungry. I want to win races, I want to fight for championships and I want to win the 250SX title. That’s the goal, and I’m looking forward to getting started straight away.”

For team owner Konsky, McAdoo represents the first major piece of a broader 250 program that has been shaped through discussions with American Honda and the developing partnership with former AMA champion Kevin Windham.

“American Honda wants to see a stronger 250 presence and wants us competing with genuine championship contenders,” said Konsky. “So we went after Cameron first. He is a race winner, a proven top-three rider and someone who races with an enormous amount of grit. He has been through the highs and lows of professional racing, he knows what it takes to compete at the front and, importantly, he still has the hunger to win. We pushed hard to get Cameron because we believe he can be a major part of what we are building."

Now onto New Zealand and a push towards Anstie and that championship red plate. No doubt, the American and British rider will go head to head at some point in the 2026 Australian supercross championship and for sure, there will be fireworks.