After 31 races, the 2024 SuperMotocross Series finally came to an end last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, and by all accounts, the event was one of the most exciting races of the year! From Jett Lawrence and Haiden Deegan's second SMX World Championships, to Pierce Brown's long over-due win, to Chase Sexton's tragic hand injury that left Team USA for the Motocross of Nations in jeopardy!

A long year of racing wrapped up at the 2024 Las Vegas SuperMotocross, the title-deciding round of the SuperMotocross World Championship. Hear from two-time winner Jett Lawrence, runner-up Hunter Lawrence, 250 overall winner Pierce Brown, retiree Phil Nicoletti, and race finishers Coty Schock, Jett Reynolds, Julien Beaumer, Marshal Weltin, Fredrik Noren, and Grant Harlan.

Coty Schock 0:18
Jett Reynolds 2:24
Julien Beaumer 4:04
Pierce Brown 4:56
Phil Nicoletti 7:22
Grant Harlan 10:37
Marshal Weltin 12:25
Fredrik Noren 15:08
Hunter Lawrence 17:50
Jett Lawrence 19:03

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The second Supermotocross Playoff at Fort Worth featured some of the best 450-class action in recent memory! Form Hunter Lawrence's first SMX win to Eli Tomac's return to the "beast mode," there was a ton to talk about in this week's Kickstart Podcast presented by Pro Taper!

Playoff Two in the SuperMotocross World Championship proved to be crucial for racers, as a challenging track, hot weather, and the chance for double points made for thrilling motos. Hear what Hunter Lawrence and Haiden Deegan had to say about their wins and ranks as the top riders going into the finale, plus talks with Jordon Smith, Julien Beaumer, Jo Shimoda, Tom Vialle, Cullin Park, Colt Nichols, Malcolm Stewart, and Dean Wilson.

Jordon Smith | 0:18
Julien Beaumer | 1:36
Jo Shimoda | 3:09
Tom Vialle | 5:26
Haiden Deegan | 6:31
Cullin Park | 7:37
Malcolm Stewart | 9:28
Dean Wilson | 11:38
Colt Nichols | 13:55
Hunter Lawrence | 16:34

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Yusaku Yoshimura came to the United States in 2008 to work at the company his grandfather's company, Yoshimura R&D, based in Chino, California. At the time, Yusaku didn't speak English and started working in the production department, where his job was to clean pipes that had just been produced. Through the years, he worked many different jobs and learned all aspects of the business and in 2017 was promoted to President of Yoshimura R&D. Since then, Yusaku has streamlined production practices, grown business, and even expanded the company into the mountain biking industry. We caught up with "You Suck Yoshi" today for this week's 6d Helmets Midweek Podcast.

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It was a big weekend in racing at the first of three SMX Finals went off at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Jett Lawrence made his return to racing in winning fashion, Haiden Deegan made a statement with a pair of dominant moto wins, and Eli Tomac found his usual form! A few hours away, meanwhile, the Mini Monster East by Seven MX also gave amateur mini racers a chance to showcase their speed on the amazing Monster Mountain MX course. We go over everything that we saw and also have a guest appearance by Red Bull KTM's Julien Beaumer, who earned his first career podium in Charlotte!

Round one of the Supermotocross World Championship took in North Carolina at zMAX Dragway, and riders were put to the test during two 20-minute and a lap motos on a super-sized track. Hear from Justin Cooper, Shane McElrath, Julien Beaumer, and Chance Hymas about the 2024 Charlotte SuperMotocross.

Chance Hymas | 0:18
Julien Beaumer | 2:02
Shane McElrath | 3:48
Justin Cooper | 7:34

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We all enjoyed the one-week break between the Pro Motocross Championship Finale and the first of three SML Finals... What did you do with your free weekend? We had plenty to talk about and ponder regarding the upcoming finals...

Michael Antonovich talks about the weekend trip to the Ironman Motocross, the track changes, the 2025 MXoN, SMX, schedules, and more.

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Can you believe that it's already shootout season? Yesterday, we concluded our comparison testing of the 2025 450 MX bikes with a final day of back-to-back riding at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. Representatives from the manufacturers were on hand to help set up the bikes ideally for each test rider, and we outfitted all of the bikes with excellent Maxxis SI tires to ensure consistent traction between all the machines. Thank you to Temecula Motorsports for making our private test day possible!

The 2025 Beta RX450 and Suzuki RM-Z450 are not yet available, but we will test them when they arrive.