2025 Seattle Supercross | Monday Kickstart News and Photo Gallery

Rain in the days before the Seattle Supercross challenged the Dirt Wurx crew, but they managed to pull off yet another miracle. They built the track in record time, packed it firm, then covered it with plastic to protect it. The weather cooperated on race day and the track proved to be super challenging, but completely race worthy.

It looks like LiquiMoly Beta rider Benny Bloss is all in on the vlog scene. With a fresh new sponsorship with Insta 360, the tallest rider in the pits is whipping out some quality content with his pal and training partner Grant Harlan.

Justin Cooper has been on a roll lately. Still carrying momentum from his first 450 podium at Indianapolis, JCoop qualified quickest at Seattle for the first time in the 450 class with a blistering 46.899 lap and was the only rider to dip below 47 seconds.

"But if you really retire, who else will 'Chiz' everyone in the 450 LCQ?"

Garrett Marchbanks has had a rough go since injuring his shoulder after the series opener, but the Utah racer has kept his head down and looked forward to the challenging conditions that Seattle greeted racers with. As a taller, stronger rider, Marchbanks knew that the conditions would play into his favor.

Our buddy Justin Rodbell has yet to make a 450 main event this season, but we have hope! It's not the Summer of Rodbell, but we're hoping for at least one spring evening.

Triumph Racing's Jordon Smith returned to action in Seattle after suffering a punctured lung and some broken ribs in Arlington. "I'm still really sore and I hope to make it through the day without aggravating my ribs," he said. Sadly, he had one hell of a Saturday ahead of him.

Following his off-weekend arrest in Florida for doing donuts in his car in a parking lot last weekend, Haiden Deegan showed up at Seattle ready to give his fans what they wanted. While some might disapprove of the Deegan camp and sponsors from "glorifying" his arrest, the simple truth is that Dangerboy is a marketing machine. The mugshot tee Haiden wore during track walk dropped on the Deegan mech site a few days earlier and has likely sold out by now. The orange Alpinestars he wore during track walk also gave a hint as to the gear he's race in later on...

Everyone's got a little captain in them...

The faces of Aaron Plessinger, Part 1.

Freddie Noren missed a race with injury earlier in the season, but he's back to his usual self, logging main event scores aboard his privateer Kawasaki.

Jo Shimoda's personal sponsor Weird Tea has produced some cool pieces for the Japanese rider, including this hat that sports a patch on the side in the likeness of Jo's dog at home in Japan. Of course, in keeping with the "weird" theme of the brand's artwork, a third eye was added to his pooch.

Trey Canard is one of a kind. If you don't follow him on Instagram, you really need to. Keeping the theme of "should Honda HRC put someone on Jett's race bike?" alive, Canard bought a latex muscle suit and made some excellent videos last week.

LiquiMoly Beta's Mitchell Oldenburg (and his mechanic Taylor Muto) have been finding their stride and ideal setup on the Beta RX 450. "I really, really love my bike," said Oldenburg. "I'm feeling more comfortable on it every time I ride."

It's been great running into two-time 250 National Champion Jeremy Martin at the races this year. The "not formally retired yet" racer is the Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha VIP Experience tour guide at the races and has tons of personal insight to offer VIPs into what goes into race days.

SoCal's Austin Politely was back at the Supercross races in Seattle with the Rock River/Gizmo Mods/Yamaha squad. Politelli spent time in the tighter Arenacross circuits earlier this year. He narrowly missed the Seattle main aboard his Race Tech-suspended Yamaha YZ450F.

Dylan Ferrandis looked spicy all day in Seattle. The Phoenix Honda rider reported that he was provided some additional works parts from the Honda HRC Progressive team and that they have made a big difference in his program.

Ricky Carmichael was all smiles in Seattle.

The pits inside Lumen Arena were packed with fans during the Fanfest hours!

Fun fact: Justin Cooper's HJC helmet is maintained by the most knowledgable and well-versed helmet guy ever...Course Heading's Michael Antonovich!

Good to see that the Pickup Kit is alive and well.

Ever wonder if factory riders get special gear? Of course they do! In addition to custom-tailored riding gear and helmets, some even get special Alpinestars Tech 10 booties. Haiden Deegan's lace-up versions provide even more support.

We caught Monster Energy Kawasaki mechanic Jason "Rango" Montoya using a Kawasaki Electrode to get around Lumen Arena. The electric balance bike is designed for kids, but fun for adults, too!

Like most mechanics, Montoya had Jason Anderson's bike ready for action on Friday, but waited until Saturday's track walk to decide how much mud gear and prep to add to his machine. We asked him to give us the rundown of what he'd do to the number-21 bike, had the track been an absolute quagmire.

The first thing swapped out would be the seat on Anderson's KX450. The mud seat has a super-aggressive seat cover installed that has traction ribs on the sides of the seat, as well as the top. As opposed to ribs that are formed by folds in the cover, the sewn-on ribs offer grip in both forward and rearward directions. And yes, Anderson runs a taller seat foam.

In dry conditions, the team runs a vented airbox cover with super-precise vents that are cut into the plastic with a water jet. A solid cover would have been used to keep the air filter dry, had the track been a mess with standing water.

Solid brake rotors, paired with harder compound brake pads, would have been installed. The solid rotors do not pack up with mud and maintain a more consistent feel.

The two baggies in Rango's mud kit include all of the foam pieces installed in critical areas of the bike to keep mud from building up, a more dense air filter to keep water out, and a gear shifter with a more aggressive gnarling on the tip.

One example of foam being used to keep mud buildup.

To help keep the bike cool, a radiator fan could have been snapped on behind the radiator to help draw air through.

Anderson prefers soft compound, half-waffle grips (shown), but if the track was wet Rango would have switched for the super-tacky full-waffle Renthal grips.

Having drooled over he Airoh helmets worn by guys like Jason Anderson and Marvin Musquin for years now, we are excited that they are finally available in the United States Airoh USA.

Since the riding sessions on press day were canceled, we spent some time perusing the pit area instead. When we stopped by Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha, Haiden Deegan's mechanic Brent Duffe had a few props ready for the weekend ahead.

Nothing new to see on Cooper Webb's YZ450F...but an immaculately prepped factory bike is always nice to stare at, right?

On one of our recent posts, someone commented, "When are these vented front numberplate going to be available to the public? I need one!" The vented plates on the Star Racing bikes are hand made and available to the public by the crew at Anchor Tape. Find them at anchortapeco.com

To be completely honest, we were shocked to see the FMF Factory 4.1 muffler on Deegan's bike adorned with a standard sticker. Normally ones to bust out something custom, we expected to see something clever related to the youngster's recent arrest in place.

East Coast race bikes on standby.

We can't wait to see this bad boy unloaded from the rig. Eli Tomac told us weeks ago that he planned to return for the final few rounds of Supercross, and we've seen that he is back training on a bicycle already...that day can't come soon enough!

Factory lids...

Jett Lawrence's Honda HRC Progressive CRF450R continues to sit idle. We did learn that a fill-in rider has been decided upon, and that he will contest the final five Supercross races of the season. Stay tuned...

We caught Justin Brayton copping a feel on Jettson's machine on press day... It's not him though; he's got a full-time commentating gig!

Jo Shimoda's CRF250R finally has that "normal" look, without the single hand guard to protect the broken fingers on his left hand.

Jeremy McGrath's Peak/Pro Circuit/ Honda CR125R from 1992 was on display in the Honda HRC pits in Seattle. Cool!

As always, we enjoyed catching up with Chase Sexton's Red Bull KTM mechanic Jade Dungey. While he told stories, Jade used an air-powered hydraulic pump to bleed the fluid in the bike's hydraulic clutch system.

We asked Aaron Plessinger's mechanic Dave Burgess why the LitPro on his bike was 3D printed, considering the Factory Edition 450 SX-F machines come stock with the part installed on the front fender. "Believe it or not, it's because when we set the holeshot devices, we often pull on that part of the front fender and we have snapped a few in half," he said. "The 3D printed one is actually more flexible and won't break. It's the same components inside, just a softer case."

Team Tedder's Justin Hill has been enjoying a fantastic season by all accounts aboard his KTM 450 SX-F and he credits much of it to the performance of his enzo racing KYB conversion forks, which are being tuned here with ESP by Enzo's Yoshi Sako. Haha!

When riders took to the track for Saturday's first timed qualifying session, Haiden Deegan debuted his first of two custom Thor MX kits to make light of his previous weekend's escapades. The classic black-and-white stripes only could have been improved with the addition of a ball and chain in the pits.

It's sometimes easy to forget that Justin Hill's Team Tedder machine is a kTM 450 SX-F because it is adorned with all black plastics. Throw in a set of all=black Leatt gear, and Hill had an especially stealthy look in Seattle. We like it!

One of the special factory parts that Dylan Ferrandis told us has made big difference for him is a works transmission that has an exceptionally tall first gear. That's right...this allows him to use first gear on the track!

Jo Shimoda looked great during qualifying in Seattle, but when the gate dropped on racing he could only muster fifth in the main event. "That's all I got for now," he posted on his Instagram. "gonna fight back for every possible position, but I have to step it up in my speed."

Christian Craig's second weekend back at the races following a lengthy ACL reconstruction saw him finish 15th in the main event. Not the result he is capable of, but another building block to get back up to speed.

Ken Roczen told us that he got his MRI results back and that there is a ligament in his shoulder that is holding on by only a thread. It will, however, heal, and surgery can be avoided. "It's just tough because I cannot ride during the week and that leaves me rusty on race weekends," he said. In spite of nursing the shoulder injury and being off the bike, Roczen took control of the main for a bit in Seattle before settling in to fourth at the finish.

Justin Cooper, keeping it loose.

Our buddy Logan Kawnow was 10th in the Seattle 450 LCQ. Still no main events in 2025 for the Only Fans rider, but we bet he's having plenty of fun.

It's already round seven of the 250 Western Division series, but we still do a double-take when we see Preston Masciangelo and his number 800 Gas Gas on the track, One of these days we need to find the Canadian and ask him why he run's Mike Alessi's trademark digit.

Garrett Marchbanks looked great in the Seattle 250 main. The Pro Circuit rider battled back-and-forth with Julien Beaumer over the runner-up spot throughout most of the main, and took control of the position for good with only minutes left on the clock. After the race, Marchbanks expressed his gratitude for his second stint on the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team.

Coty Schock earned a popular win in the opening 25 heat race aboard his Club MX Yamaha, easily besting Julien Beaumer and Jo Shimoda with a start-to-finish romp out front. In the main, Schock ran a solid fourth until he landed on a Tuff Block and dropped out of contention. He recovered for eighth at the finish.

SLR Honda's Parker Ross continues to log solid results in his rookie season. A lap-one crash left him at the back of the field in the main event but he recovered to 14th by the checkers.

How's this for factory? Jo Shimoda's Fox Racing kits for the weekend are delivered in a customized garment bag.

Last week, Shimoda posted on his Instagram about a new custom-painted Drink Weird Fox helmet. We were looking forward to checking out all of the hand-painted detail done be Weird Tea's artists, but Jo decided to keep it new for at least one more week. This older one is just as cool, though!

In honor of Seattle's original Starbucks store, Shimoda's Fox pants featured this custom butt patch. Hmmm...is that how Starbucks spelled coffee way back then?

Another look at the "convict kit."

There's something about Justin Barcia's custom-painted Troy Lee SE5 helmet that get's our blood pumping. Must be something about the flames...

We haven't gotten our hands on one of the new HJC i50 helmets to test yet, but we heard that Justin Cooper had several helmet sponsors to choose from and it was the comfort of the i50 that won him over. On HJC's website, a $189 version of the i50 is featured, but Cooper's looks like a carbon fiber version that we hope to see make it to production!

Benny Bloss sporting his new Insta360 team paint job. Hey Benny...hook us up with a camera for mountain biking, will ya?

During the afternoon qualifying sessions, we were trying to get a low-speed pan shot of fast qualifier Justin Cooper, but his Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha teammate Christian Craig jumped into frame in the closer track lane. Upon inspection, we sent it to our buddy and asked what was going on. "F me," he replied. "Haha! I cased a jump and then went into neutral!"

We're glad Christian didn't crash, and we got the shot on the next lap.

Seattle SX Faces: This is Casey Davis, videographer for Octopi Media. He's also swap's nephew, believe it or not, as he is married to Maeda's niece, Zayne. AirD is one of the coolest guys in the pits and he has bigger ear plugs than you.

Canadian Julien Benek is one of only a couple privateers fielding a Triumph TF 250X. Benek is also backed by Bill's Pipes, and narrowly missed the Seattle SX main event with an eighth in the 250 LCQ.

Haiden Deegan busted out his second custom Their kit in the 250 heat race...all orange like the outfit he wore in his mug shot. Which did you like better; the black and white stripes, or the orange?

Just vibin': what's in Julien Beaumer's headphones on the starting line? "Got Damn," by Gunna.

Jordon Smith's day-to-forget carried on in the 250 heat race as he was knocked down in the third turn and had his Alpinestars Tech-Air MX chest protector deployed for the third time that day. Smith returned to qualify for the main event with second in the 250 LCQ.

Cole Davies turned in a near flawless performance en route to the first 250 Supercross win of his career. Save for a early lap or two when he surrendered the lead to Julien Beaumer, Davis was in control of the race every step of the way. The Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha rider blitzed the treacherous whoop section lap after lap, while most of his competitors resorted to jumping through them.

Deegan made a mistake on the first lap of the 250 main and found himself forced to recover from mid-pack. "I tucked the front end at the start and made a wrong choice with bike setup," he said. Deegan made an aggressive pass in a popular corner to do so near the end of the main event to take the final podium position from rival Beaumer.

Not even vlogging, and Bloss and Grant are still together...

Mitchell Oldenburg uses a mouth guard to not only protect his grill, but to guard against concussions that can be sustained by clacking your teeth together in a crash or heavy case.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Manager Dan Fahie was without a rider at Seattle. Jason Anderson was on hand for the morning track walk at Lumen Field, but left suddenly due to a "family emergency." Of course, our thoughts and well wishes are with El Hombre and his family...

Smith's woes continued in the main event, where he finished 12th. "I think I deployed by chest protector four times today," said Smith. "That has to be a record that will never be beaten. This day will never happen again. I am just glad to be leaving Seattle not any worse than I came."

Aaron Plessinger pulled a fat holeshot at the start of his heat race and led wire-to-wire. Mitchell Oldenburg started second on his Beta and was passed only by Chase Sexton, Malcolm Stewart and Colt Nichols as he raced to fifth. "It's amazing how you can ride when you have clear vision and only one guy ahead of you!" said Oldenburg.

Malcolm Stewart was fast all day in Seattle. He was also especially happy that the track shaped up the way it did because, "I really hate getting mud in my hair."

Mitchell Oldenburg finished 11th in Seattle, but was much quicker than his results on paper might indicate. "I accidentally signed an autograph with number 48," he told us, joking about his amateur number. "Maybe that was a sign."

Our buddies at Skillz Racing not only make riding gear sets, but also cold weather vests, modeled here by Freddie Noren.

Ken Roczen had his fans on their feet as he passed for the lead in the 450 main event and led for several laps. "I just tried to lay down as many fast laps as I could," he said. "I knew that my shoulder would get tired, but I needed to sprint to secure a good finish." Fourth with a bum shoulder? Pretty damn impressive, we'd say.

There seems to be a new company producing nasal strips, as these thicker, beefier-looking stick-on nasal dilators are popular this season. Riders are even customizing them with markers.

Even the Intake Breathing "nose magnet" system is making a comeback. Years ago when the Jim Castillo invention came to production (then as AC Systems), it seemed like every top racer wore one in Supercross. Justin Barcia has been using the system again in 2025...

...as has series points leader Cooper Webb! You can find them at intake breathing.com

Levels of personalization, part 1.

Levels of personalization, part 2.

Shout out to Tagger Designs for the paint he laid down on Austin Politelli's 6D ATR-3.

The downtown Seattle skyline always makes a nice backdrop. We still, however, miss the covered track days of the old Kingdom!

We witnessed a scary moment during the afternoon qualifying sessions when Anthony Rodriguez crashed in a rutted rhythm section. One of the track workers ran onto the track to get the downed KTM off the course, but he inadvertently pushed the bike into Ken Roczen's line as he raced towards the first jump in the next rhythm lane....

We're not sure if Kenny came into contact with ARod's bike, but the way he came off the jump face surely didn't look normal!

Motowhips rider Justin Starling qualified for the 450 main event directly from his heat race and carded 21st in the main.

Beaumer enjoyed some time in the lead of the 250 main event, but was unable to fend off Davies, who would not be denied.

We noticed the "Out on Bail" detail on Deegan's kit only while editing photos...

Smith's misfortunes continued in the main. Visor #2...

We're sure the this is the first of many Supercross wins for New Zealander Cole Davis, who is only the second Kiwi to earn an American SX win. The other? Ben Townley.

You can almost hear the celebratory revs in this photo!

After the finish, Deegan and Beaumer got together and exchanged some heated words, a helmet chin grab (Beaumer), and a helmet slap (Deegan.) Both were fined $5000 for unsportsmanlike conduct. What do you think? Warranted, or excessive?

Post race face: Deegan edition.

Post race faceL Beaumer edition.

Post race face: Davies edition.

Post race face: Marchbanks edition! Or would this be a better caption contest?

"I was pumped to give my mechanics Jed Parrish his first champagne shower," said Garrett Marchbanks on his Instagram.

Congratulations to the entire Davies camp.

Aaron Plessinger ripped a fat holeshot at the start of the main event, but stalled his KTM a few bike lengths before the first corner! Luckily for him, he was able to bump start it and salvage a decent start and a third-place finish, but not before...

...he bumped Malcolm Stewart, Justin Hill, Shane McElrath, and Kevin Moranz.

On lap six, Ken Roczen took over at the front of the pack, displacing Webb who had taken the lead from holeshot winner Plessinger. Roczen hardly looked like a rider who was nursing an injured shoulder and hadn't ridden in a week.

The racing was close and intense at the front of the pack. It really is rare to get this many riders in one corner photo! Ken Roczen led Cooper Webb and Chase Sexton in the first half of the main....

...but Justin Cooper wasn't far behind!

In the closing stages of the race, mistakes like this one were what ultimately allowed Webb to regroup and make a run at Sexton.

With under a minute left in the race, Webb stoke the lead back and raced on to his fourth win of the season and extended his series points lead to 11 over Sexton.

Finger guns.

"That was one of the gnarliest tracks that I’ve ever ridden and that was an absolute slugfest, two of the best guys right now going for it," said Webb.

After the race, Plessinger waited for Stewart and apologized for bumping his training partner off the track, "I came to Seattle thinking of spraying champagne again," said Stewart. "But it just wasn't meant to be." Stewart raced back to seventh at the finish.

Post race face: Sexton edition.

The faces of Aaron Plessinger, part two.

The faces of Aaron Plessinger, part three. See ya next week!