Women’s Motocross
Championship Returns to
Action at Unadilla
for Final Three
Rounds of 2026 Campaign
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Lachlan Turner & Charli
Cannon Set to Resume
Captivating Rivalry, Title
Fight
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va.
(August 12, 2026) –
After a near two-month
midsummer break the Women’s
Motocross Championship
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(WMX) is set to
make its anticipated
return to action this
weekend from Central New
York’s legendary
Unadilla MX, the oldest
track in American
motocross. The second
half of the six-round
championship awaits at
this weekend’s ELF
Lubricants Unadilla
National, which
will resume the
captivating title fight
between Altus
Motorsports bLUcRU
Yamaha’s Lachlan Turner
and Quad Lock Honda’s
Charli Cannon.
Unadilla was the site of
last year’s closest
battle between the
championship leading duo
and ultimately spawned
the thrilling rivalry
that has unfolded this
summer. While Turner
came out on top at the
first two rounds at
Hangtown and Thunder
Valley, Cannon was able
to seize the momentum
heading into the break
with a breakthrough
first stateside victory
at High Point in June.
As a result, nine points
separate Turner and
Cannon with three rounds
and six motos remaining.
Adding to the intrigue
of the rivalry was their
recent head-to-head
showdown down under in
Australia during the
ProMX Championship,
where Cannon was the
reigning champion and
Turner assumed the role
of her primary
challenger. While it was
Turner who ultimately
came away with the
title, it wasn’t without
tension as she and
Cannon fought hard every
step of the way and even
came together at one
point fighting for the
win. Now, it’s Cannon’s
turn to try and return
the favor and attempt to
unseat Turner from her
WMX reign.
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WMX points leader
Lachlan Turner [#1] and
her championship rival
Charli Cannon [#7] will
renew their title fight
this weekend at the
Unadilla National in New
York.
MX Sports Pro Racing,
Inc.
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While all eyes will be on
Turner and Cannon, they’ll
also have to contend with a
growing field of talent
around them. Perhaps no
rider is more poised to
factor into the race for
victory than SLR Honda’s
Mayla Herrick. The Colorado
native turned heads in her
pro debut at High Point,
when she grabbed the
holeshot and put forth a
wire-to-wire victory in her
first ever WMX moto. She
comes into Unadilla fresh
off a championship-winning
outing at the Monster Energy
AMA Amateur National
Championship at Loretta
Lynn’s and has no shortage
of confidence in her ability
to go bar-to-bar against the
best in the world.
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After a eye catching
debut at High Point, SLR
Honda's Mayla Herrick
will look to insert
herself into the battle
for victory over the
second half of the
championship.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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Also not to be overlooked is
Dusty Rocks Yamaha's Jordan
Jarvis, SLR Honda's Mikayla
Nielsen, and Partzilla
Blaster Power PRMX
Kawasaki’s Taylah
McCutcheon. No rider in the
WMX has more experience than
Jarvis and it's one of the
primary reasons she sits
third in the championship
halfway through the season.
Additional gate drops in the
Canadian Triple Crown
Series, where she currently
sits atop the championship
standings, and a runner-up
effort at Loretta Lynn's
have Jarvis ready to do
battle at Unadilla.
For Nielsen and McCutcheon,
both riders have podium
finishes to their name this
summer and are two of the
best starters in the WMX
field. In fact, McCutcheon
boasts the best starting
average in the championship
and was in the thick of the
fight in Australia alongside
Turner and Cannon. With the
extended break to rest up
and get some additional
racing under their belt,
both riders will be even
better when the gate drops
at Unadilla.
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Dusty Rocks Yamaha's
Jordan Jarvis sits third
in the championship and
will come into the
weekend with a
significant number of
gate drops under her
belt during the break.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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SLR Honda's Mikayla
Nielsen has been a
consistent podium
contender this summer
and will look to capture
her first top-three
result since the opening
round.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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Partzilla Blaster
Power PRMX Kawasaki's
Taylah McCutcheon will
look to continue what
has been an impressive
first season of
competition on U.S.
soil.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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As arguably the most storied
venue in American motocross,
Unadilla provides a unique
challenge with its
sprawling, natural terrain
layout that takes full
advantage of the rolling
hills of the Unadilla
Valley. It has stayed true
to its roots, which span 54
years, providing an old
school feel that has blended
perfectly into the
motocross’ modern era. With
its wide racing surface,
multitude of elevation
changes, and several of the
most iconic obstacles in the
sport, Unadilla will provide
an opportunity for the stars
of the WMX to hang it out,
which should lend itself to
the best racing of the
season thus far.
On-track action for the WMX
at Unadilla will span two
days, with qualifying and
the weekend’s first 12
Minutes + 1 Lap moto
scheduled for Friday, August
14. The women will return to
the track on Saturday,
August 15, for a midday
warm-up before contesting
Moto 2 in between the first
and second motos of the
450SMX and 250SMX classes.
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For more information on the
WMX series, visit the
official website at
www.racewmx.com or call
(304) 284-0101. Join the
conversation on the series Facebook page,
follow us on
Instagram, and be sure
to always hashtag
#RaceWMX.
Media Contact:
Kayla Bolton
(304) 284-0101
media@mxsports.com
About Women’s
Motocross Championship
The Women’s Motocross
Championship (WMX), an AMA
National Championship,
features the world’s fastest
female outdoor motocross
racers. The 6-round series
begins with Fox Raceway
National in May and
concludes at Budds Creek
National in August. It
includes stops at premier
facilities across America,
with events in California,
Colorado, Indiana, New York
and Maryland. These female
racers compete in a two-moto
format on machines ranging
from 125cc to 250cc. The WMX
series is managed by MX
Sports Pro Racing, a West
Virginia-based company and
industry leader in power
sports event production.
For more information, please
visit www.racewmx.com or
call (304) 284-0101.
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is an industry leader in
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whose mission is to showcase
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events throughout the United
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organizes events for
thousands of racing athletes
each year and attracts
millions of motorsports
spectators.
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