Round 4 of the 2026 Penrite ProMX Championship at Echo Valley, Toowoomba on May 24 will be remembered for ten seconds of chaos. A first-turn pile-up in MX1 moto one collected Dean Ferris, Kyle Webster, Wilson Todd and Liam Jackson — and by day’s end Jed Beaton had swept the round on a heavy, rutted track and stretched his championship lead to 40 points.
MX1: disaster for some, daylight for Beaton
Beaton had already edged Webster in Superpole by an absurd 0.009 seconds. When the gates dropped, Aaron Tanti grabbed the holeshot before the pile-up behind ended Ferris and Jackson’s days and left Webster’s race in ruins; Todd remounted, injured, for eighth. Beaton took the lead on lap two and won by 13 seconds from Tanti and Nathan Crawford. In moto two Webster holeshot and chased hard, but Beaton led every timed lap. Crawford’s 3-3 earned second overall on countback — his first podium since switching to Honda.
| MX1 Overall | Rider | Bike | Motos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jed Beaton | Yamaha | 1-1 | 50 |
| 2 | Nathan Crawford | Honda | 3-3 | 40 |
| 3 | Aaron Tanti | Yamaha | 2-4 | 40 |
| 4 | Todd Waters | Husqvarna | 4-5 | 34 |
| 5 | Zachary Watson | KTM | 5-6 | 31 |
An angry Webster didn’t hold back afterwards, saying track preparation needed to improve: it “shouldn’t be slippery on one side and rolled in on the other.”
MX1 points after Round 4: Beaton 195, Webster 155, Tanti 146, Todd 128, Waters 122.
MX2: Kingsford defies the collarbone
Three weeks after collarbone surgery, Kayd Kingsford went 2-2 to win the overall — his second of the season. Honda locked out the moto one podium (Larwood, K. Kingsford, R. Kingsford) before Alex Larwood crashed early in moto two, hurt his shoulder and salvaged 12th. Noah Ferguson bounced back from two moto-one crashes to win race two going away.
| MX2 Overall | Rider | Bike | Motos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayd Kingsford | Honda | 2-2 | 44 |
| 2 | Dylan Walsh | KTM | 4-3 | 38 |
| 3 | Ryder Kingsford | Honda | 3-5 | 36 |
| 4 | Alex Larwood | Honda | 1-12 | 34 |
| 5 | Noah Ferguson | Yamaha | 14-1 | 32 |
MX2 points after Round 4: Larwood 164, K. Kingsford 155, Dennis 151, Walsh 147 — top four covered by 17 points.
MX3: Downie’s breakout day
Hayden Downie (Yamaha) dominated both MX3 motos by 19 and 15 seconds for a perfect 50, ahead of red-plate holder Hayden Draper (2-2) and S. Morrow (3-3). Moto two carried real drama: Heath Davy and Mason Brown both crashed out requiring medical attention, and Jack Ellingham copped a five-position penalty for gaining an advantage under a medical flag. Heath Fisher’s quiet 7-6 dropped him to third in points.
MX3 points after Round 4: Draper 174, Burgess 139, Fisher 137, Fuller 128, Downie 117.
MX85 Cup: Bohannon perfect, title sealed
Blake Bohannon (Yamaha Junior Racing) won both motos — the second after dropping to fourth in the sticky mud and reclaiming the lead on lap nine — to finish the three-round Fox Racing MX85 Cup a perfect 150 from 150. He’ll be one to watch in selected MX3 appearances later this season under age dispensation.
Next up: Round 5 at Appin, NSW, June 14.
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