SMX Next – Motocross
Scouting Moto Combine
Set to Kick Off with
First Gathering from
Legendary RedBud MX
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AMA Hall of Famers Broc
Glover and Kevin Windham
Join Esteemed Rider Coach
Lineup Providing
Mentorship of 25 Elite
Amateur Prospects
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va.
(June 30, 2026)
– A
month into the Pro
Motocross
Championship,
sanctioned by
AMA Pro Racing,
the summer
component of
the Monster
Energy SMX World
Championship,
the time has
arrived for the
top prospects in
amateur
motocross to
come together
for the first
gathering of
the SMX
Next – Motocross
Scouting Moto
Combine,
scheduled to
commence this
Friday, July 3,
from Michigan’s
legendary RedBud
MX. The Combine
will take place
on the eve of
the 53rd running
of the 5.11
RedBud National
and will kick
off the weekend
festivities for
this year’s race
as part of
America’s 250th
Anniversary
celebration.
The SMX Next
initiative
combines two
summer Scouting
Moto Combines,
at RedBud and
Ironman, with
the five races
that comprise
SMX Next –
Supercross
during the
winter and
spring. The
season will
culminate with
the SMX Next
World All-Stars,
which will take
place during the
Monster Energy
SMX World
Championship TM Playoffs.
This year-long
collaboration
under the SMX
League
cultivates the
development of
the top A & B
class prospects
in amateur
motocross,
providing a
defined path to
the prestigious
professional
level of SMX.
“SMX Next is a
proven
development
program that
continues to
foster young
talent through
one-of-a-kind
exposure
opportunities
alongside the
sport’s premier
professional
championships.
It is rare in
the world of
motorsports to
find such a
meticulous,
hands-on
initiative to
nurture the next
generation of
athletes, let
alone serve as
the catalyst for
a new breed of
exciting young
racers brimming
with potential,”
said Jim Perry,
Program Director
for the Scouting
Moto Combine.
“From multi-time
champions like
Haiden Deegan to
rising stars
like Cole
Davies, SMX Next
has served as
the proving
ground for the
future stars of
the sport. The
Scouting Moto
Combines take
the program a
step further
through
one-on-one
mentorship from
Rider Coaches,
which has
included the
likes of AMA
Hall of Famers
like Broc
Glover, Chad
Reed, and Kevin
Windham. We’re
excited to
welcome the
first group of
prospects this
summer on what
will be a
memorable
weekend at
RedBud.”
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Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna's Landon
Gibson captured a moto
win at RedBud last
summer and enters the
first Combine gathering
of 2026 as the most
experienced rider in the
field with a dozen SMX
Next starts.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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The group of
invited
prospects for
the RedBud
Combine was
determined
through a
collaborative
effort with
several of the
SMX World
Championship’s
competing
manufacturers in
Honda,
Husqvarna,
Kawasaki, KTM,
Suzuki, Triumph,
and Yamaha. The
athlete roster
features a
diverse
collection of
young racers,
many of whom
have amassed an
impressive résumé
filled with
success at the
American
Motocross
Majors, a
collective of
the top amateur
events in the
country, and the
Grand
Championship
that is the
Monster Energy
AMA Amateur
National
Motocross
Championship
from Loretta
Lynn’s Ranch.
Some have even
gained
professional
experience by
making select
starts in the
Pro Motocross
Championship, in
accordance with
the rulebook.
The RedBud
athletes will
receive guidance
and mentorship
from a
celebrated group
of Rider
Coaches, as AMA
Hall of Famers
Broc Glover and
Kevin Windham
will be joined
by former
international
pros Michael
Byrne, of
Australia, and
Gareth
Swanepoel, of
South Africa. In
addition to
coaching,
Combine
participants
will receive
classroom-style
education
sessions on
other aspects of
the sport such
as health,
fitness,
nutrition, and
media engagement
from leaders in
the industry.
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KTM Orange Brigade's
Luke Fauser grabbed a
runner-up finish at last
year's RedBud Combine
and comes into the
weekend fresh off his
professional debut two
weeks ago.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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Monster Energy
Yamaha Star Racing's
Carson Wood hopes the
experience of top-20
finishes in his first
two professional starts
in June gives him an
edge as he chases a
first SMX Next victory.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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Friday’s Combine will be
highlighted by a pair of
25 Minute + 1 Lap motos
on the famed RedBud
layout, where a winner
and overall podium will
be determined.
Additionally, all 25
prospects will be
included in the fanfare
of Saturday’s National,
with a special 10-minute
practice session on the
fully prepped track that
will lead up to opening
ceremonies.
SMX Next –
Motocross // RedBud
Combine Lineup:
#10 Wyatt Thurman /
Burleson, Texas / KTM
#14 Kane Bollasina /
Fenton, Missouri /
Yamaha
#15 Thor Powell /
Jacksonville, Florida /
GASGAS
#20 Kayd Kingsford /
Middle Arm, NSW,
Australia / Honda
#23 Landon Gibson /
Peachtree City, Georgia
/ Husqvarna
#24 Owen Covell /
Plymouth, Massachusetts
/ Yamaha
#27 Vincent Wey /
Murrieta, California /
Kawasaki
#29 McKayden Fitch /
Elbert, Colorado /
Yamaha
#34 Grant McDonald /
Fountain Hills, Arizona
/ KTM
#41 Brandon Eade /
Temecula, California /
KTM
#46 Luke Fauser /
Midland, Pennsylvania /
KTM
#48 Trinnytie Batchelor
/ Mountain Home, Idaho /
Kawasaki
#49 Brennon Harrison /
Jacksonville, Florida /
Husqvarna
#50 Chace Lawton /
Clermont, Florida /
Kawasaki
#57 Jesson Turner /
Lockesburg, Arkansas /
Yamaha
#95 William P. Canaguier
III / Marysville,
Pennsylvania / Kawasaki
#105 Franklin Bowsher /
Cornelius, Oregon /
Yamaha
#177 Kade Johnson /
Hideaway, Texas /
Kawasaki
#188 Cade Bradley /
Kingman, Arizona / Honda
#247 Tegan Kortenbach /
Wolf Creek, Alberta,
Canada / KTM
#260 Carson Wood /
Zephyrhills, Florida /
Yamaha
#373 Gavin Betts /
Clifton Park, New York /
Kawasaki
#404 Riley Busse / New
Berlin, Wisconsin /
Yamaha
#444 Wyatt Duff /
Lexington, Kentucky /
Kawasaki
#883 Blake Thomas /
Queensland, Australia /
Honda
This group will look to
add their names to the
ever-growing list of
graduates from SMX Next
that are making a
significant impact at
the professional level,
led by the program’s
most successful alum in
two-time SMX World
Champion and Pro
Motocross 250SMX Class
Champion Haiden Deegan.
The talented collection
of SMX Next alumni also
includes Honda HRC
Progressive’s Chance
Hymas, Phoenix Racing
Honda’s Aden Keefer and
Gavin Towers, Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna Factory
Racing’s Daxton Bennick,
Casey Cochran, and Ryder
DiFrancesco, Monster
Energy Pro Circuit
Kawasaki’s Drew Adams
and Enzo Temmerman, Red
Bull KTM Factory
Racing’s Julien Beaumer,
Triumph Factory Racing’s
Deacon Denno, Monster
Energy Yamaha Star
Racing’s Cole Davies,
Caden Dudney, Landen
Gordon, and Kayden
Minear, and Toyota
Redlands BarX Yamaha’s
Parker Ross and Lux
Turner. At the most
recent stop of the Pro
Motocross Championship
at High Point, 29 of the
42 riders in the 250SMX
Class (69%) had competed
in at least one Scouting
Moto Combine.
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For information
about the Pro
Motocross
Championship,
please visit ProMotocross.com and
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the Pro
Motocross social
media channels
for exclusive
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MX Sports Pro
Racing
MX Sports Pro Racing,
Inc., manages and
produces the world's
premier motocross racing
series - the Pro
Motocross Championship,
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing. MX Sports Pro
Racing is an industry
leader in off-road
powersport event
production and
management, its mission
is to showcase the sport
of professional
motocross competition at
events throughout the
United States. Through
its various racing
properties, partnerships
and affiliates, MX
Sports Pro Racing, Inc.,
organizes events for
thousands of action
sports athletes each
year and attracts
millions of motorsports
spectators.
Visit MXSportsProRacing.com for
more information.
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Pro Motocross
Championship
The Pro Motocross
Championship features
the world's fastest
outdoor motocross
racers, competing aboard
homologated bikes from
one of seven competing
manufacturers on a
collection of the
roughest, toughest
tracks on the planet.
Racing takes place each
Saturday afternoon, with
competition divided into
two classes: one for
250cc machines, and one
for 450cc machines. MX
Sports Pro Racing, the
industry leader in
off-road powersports
event production,
manages the Pro
Motocross Championship.
For more information,
visit ProMotocross.com.
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Monster Energy
SMX World Championship
The Monster Energy SMX
World Championship™ is
the premier off-road
motorcycle racing series
in the world that
combines the technical
precision of stadium
racing with the all-out
speed and endurance of
outdoor racing. Created
in 2022, the Monster
Energy SMX World
Championship Series
combines the Monster
Energy AMA Supercross
Championship and the AMA
Pro Motocross
Championship into a
28-round regular season
that culminates with the
season-ending SMX World
Championship Playoffs.
Visit SuperMotocross.com for
more information.
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AMA Pro Racing
AMA Pro Racing is the
premier professional
motorcycle racing
organization for North
America, operating a
full schedule of events
and championships for a
variety of motorcycle
disciplines. It serves
as the sanctioning body
of the Pro Motocross
Championship.
Learn more about AMA Pro
Racing at
AMAProRacing.com.
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