MOTOCROSS ACTION MID-WEEK REPORT
#WHIPITWEDNESDAY
Rider: Jake Weimer
Jake Weimer was a top-level rider since the amateur ranks. Unfortunately for Jake, he was in the same class as Ryan Villopoto and Mike Alessi growing up who were two dominant riders in the sport. Though he never grabbed a Loretta Lynn’s championship, he did finish second multiple times and in his final year at the ranch grabbed the attention of Napster Honda. When heading pro in 2006 he was able to grab three top-ten finishes in just his rookie season. In Supercross he would improve each year he was on the track. In 2007 he finished fourth overall in 2009 he made a team switch to Pro Circuit Kawasaki. From there he was able to finish second overall, and then in 2010 would become a champion. He had a twelve-year career in the pro ranks and was able to find success throughout almost every season. In 2018 Jake had a bad crash resulting in a broken Humerus (not funny) which would leave him sidelined and looking to move on to other ventures. Jake was a great rider through the years and definitely gave the competition a run for their money.
HUNTER LAWRENCE TAKES THE LEAD IN SMX POINT STANDINGS
Hunter Lawrence grabbed the overall at the SMX in Dallas this past weekend.
Hunter Lawrence was finally able to get the job done this past weekend which was a monumental step forward as he took over the points lead for the SMX series, just one point ahead of Chase Sexton who finished second overall on the weekend. Now the series continues to Las Vegas where the event will be a winner-take-all. Both the Lawrence brothers and Chase Sexton are in a position to win this weekend with Hunter Lawrence in the driver’s seat. It will be an all-out battle which Jett Lawrence is pretty good at overcoming. Tune in this weekend to see who takes home the championship.
HAIDEN DEEGAN NO WORRIES
Haiden Deegan is going to need a bigger trophy room after this year.
Haiden Deegan has been the most dominant ride through the second half of the year. After winning the motocross championship a race early, he finished off the season and went straight into SMX. Since the start of SMX he has been untouchable thus far winning from behind in Charlotte and then leading every lap in Dallas, it seems that Haiden Deegan has the SMX series locked up and will be collecting his check next weekend. The rest of the class is going to have to find speeds they didn’t know existed to catch Deegan. And as for Haiden, he’s making it look easy.
MOTOCROSS ACTION’S 2025 450 SHOOTOUT
MXA PHOTO TRIVIA
Who is this rider? Answer at the bottom of the article.
MXA FANTASY LEAGUE: THE WINNER OF THE DALLAS SMX PLAYOFFS #2 SCORED 308 POINTS
Haiden Deegan was the big winner once again this past weekend in Dallas for the second SMX Playoff round which gave double points. He now is in the driver’s seat for the championship which will be crowned next weekend in Las Vegas. As for the 450 class, Hunter Lawrence was able to grab the win followed by Chase Sexton moving Hunter to the top of the leaderboard and Sexton into second by one point. Jett Lawrence is also a few points out of the lead, making Las Vegas a winner-take-all round.
THE WINNER OF THE DALLAS SMX PLAYOFFS #2 FANTASY LEAGUE “TSUTTON80”
Tsutton80 was the big winner this past weekend at the Dallas SMX Playoff. He chose the most consistent lineup of riders and won a custom graphics kit as well as a $250 shopping spree courtesy of Roost.
450 CLASS PREDICTIONS
Hunter Lawrence was the winner of the SMX Playoff from Dallas.
In the first place position, Jett Lawrence was chosen. Jett was the number one pick out of all the players to win the Dallas round. However, he ended up third overall only giving 21 fantasy points and no bonus points were awarded. In second Hunter Lawrence was chosen and he did win the event giving 26 fantasy points with no bonus included. In third Eli Tomac was chosen and he ended up fourth on the night giving 19 fantasy points with no bonus. In fourth Chase Sexton was chosen and he finished second giving 23 fantasy points with no bonus. In fifth Cooper Webb was chosen and this was a correct prediction giving 28 fantasy points including a ten-point bonus. And in sixth Ken Roczen was picked and he also finished in the correct position giving 27 fantasy points including the ten-point bonus.
250 CLASS PREDICTIONS
Jo Shimoda fought hard and even put a pass on Deegan for just a moment before Deegan was able to move back into the lead.
In the 250 class, Haiden Deegan was predicted to finish first, and Deegan was able to accomplish that, giving 36 fantasy points including the ten-point bonus. Deegan was the rider that was picked by most to win this weekend. In second Jo Shimoda was chosen and Jo finished in third giving 21 fantasy points with no bonus. In third Tom Vialle was chosen but he finished second only giving 23 fantasy points but no bonus included. In fourth Levi Kitchen was selected and he in fact did finish fourth giving 29 fantasy points including the ten-point bonus. In fifth Julien Beaumer was chosen and he did finish fifth giving 28 fantasy points including the ten-point bonus. And in sixth Jordon Smith was chosen giving 27 fantasy points including the ten-point bonus. Three riders in a row were chosen correctly.
MXA has hundreds of crashed and used orange helmets lining the walls, rafters, and shelves of Jody’s barn.
250 POINTS STANDINGS AFTER DALLAS SMX
Haiden Deegan has pulled a large gap on the rest of the field and is looking to become a second-time SMX Champion next week in Las Vegas.
| Rider Name | Total Points | Previous Points | 09/06 Charlotte, NC | 09/13 Fort Worth, TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haiden Deegan | 100 | +25 | *25 | *50 |
| Tom Vialle | 81 | +20 | *17 | *44 |
| Levi Kitchen | 78 | +22 | *17 | *36 |
| Jo Shimoda | 76 | +18 | *18 | *40 |
| Julien Beaumer | 69 | +13 | *22 | *34 |
| Jordon Smith | 64 | +16 | *16 | *30 |
| Pierce Brown | 56 | +15 | *11 | *30 |
| Max Anstie | 49 | +10 | *15 | *24 |
| Ty Masterpool | 43 | +11 | *10 | *28 |
| Cameron Mcadoo | 42 | +14 | *14 | *28 |
| Nicholas Romano | 40 | +6 | *8 | *16 |
| Ryder DiFrancesco | 39 | +12 | *9 | *18 |
| R.J. Hampshire | 36 | +9 | *13 | *14 |
| Garrett Marchbanks | 35 | +3 | *12 | *20 |
| Coty Schock | 30 | +7 | *7 | *16 |
| Chance Hymas | 23 | +17 | *6 | 0 |
| Lux Turner | 15 | +3 | *3 | *12 |
| Jalek Swoll | 14 | +14 | *0 | N/A |
| Talon Hawkins | 12 | +2 | *2 | *10 |
| Jett Reynolds | 10 | *4 | *4 | *6 |
| Henry Miller | 8 | 0 | 0 | *8 |
| Daxton Bennick | 8 | +8 | 0 | N/A |
| Carson Mumford | 5 | *5 | *5 | 0 |
| Joey Savatgy | 5 | +5 | 0 | N/A |
| Max Sanford | 4 | N/A | N/A | *4 |
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: RJ HAMPSHIRE AFTER HIS CRASH IN DALLAS
“It was a tough weekend, first moto, I felt pretty good, and it was decent. Second moto, I was running third, but slid off the face of the triple and went too far right into the tuff blocks. It was disappointing to end the weekend like that obviously, but my pace was good again today and that is a positive to take out of Texas.”
MXA PHOTO OF THE WEEK
CLASSIC MXA PHOTO
Jeff Ward riding his KX500 in the early 1990’s.
MXA Photo Trivia Answer: Marty Smith competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1974 to 1981, most prominently as a member of the Honda factory racing team with whom he won 18 AMA race victories and three National Motocross championships.
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