Monday Morning Coffee Opinion Column by Bigwave about Motocross and other interesting topics

Grab yourself another cup for this week’s Monday Morning Coffee column about some of what happened over the weekend in Motocross and more

By Billy Rainford

“Next precipitation: Thursday”
Wakes up Monday: Raining. No wait…SNOWING!

Still sick here in DMX World HQ. The difference this morning? Now Emily is sick too. Sorry, Em. And we’re dog-sitting for 3 weeks. That’s all the chitter chatter I can muster this Monday. Let’s get right to some results.

MXGP logo
MX2 – GP Classification
Pos Nr Rider Nat. Fed. Bike Race 1 Race 2 Total
1 8 Mc Lellan, Camden RSA KNMV TRI 22 25 47
2 1 Längenfelder, Simon GER DMSB KTM 20 20 40
3 19 Coenen, Sacha BEL FMB KTM 14 22 36
4 317 Valin, Mathis FRA FFM KAW 18 15 33
5 772 Reisulis, Janis Martins LAT LAMSF YAM 16 16 32
6 18 Lata, Valerio ITA FMI HON 13 18 31
7 26 Everts, Liam BEL FMB HUS 15 14 29
8 47 Reisulis, Karlis Alberts LAT LAMSF YAM 12 13 25
9 99 Farres, Guillem ESP RFME TRI 25 0 25
10 33 Karssemakers, Kay NED KNMV KAW 11 12 23
11 20 Mikula, Julius CZE ACCR KTM 9 11 20
12 48 Walvoort, Jens NED KNMV KTM 10 8 18
13 172 Valk, Cas NED KNMV TM 7 10 17
14 408 Smulders, Scott NED KNMV HUS 8 9 17
15 716 Zanocz, Noel HUN MAMS KTM 6 7 13
16 83 Grau, Maxime FRA FFM HON 3 6 9
17 456 Colmer, Ollie GBR ACU KTM 4 4 8
18 420 Rossi, Andrea ITA FMI KTM 5 3 8
19 12 Gundersen, Pelle NOR NMF HUS 2 5 7
20 252 Vazquez, Valentino ESP RFME GAS 1 2 3
21 401 Van Drunen, Lotte NED KNMV YAM 0 1 1
22 938 Bicalho, Rodolfo BRA FMI KTM 0 0 0
23 140 Lodi, Tommaso ITA FMI KAW 0 0 0
24 370 Camps, Xavier ESP RFME GAS 0 0 0
25 14 Ortiz, Ilyes FRA FFM KTM 0 0 0
MX2 – World Championship Classification
Pos Nr Rider Nat. Bike Total ARG ESP SUI ITA ITA FRA GER LAT ITA POR RSA GBR CZE BEL SWE NED TUR CHN AUS
1 8 Mc Lellan, C. RSA TRI 99 6
15-22
(43)
9
22-25
(56)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2 1 Längenfelder, S. GER KTM 97 0
25-25
(50)
7
20-20
(47)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
3 99 Farres, G. ESP TRI 80 9
20-18
(47)
8
25-0
(33)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
4 19 Coenen, Sacha BEL KTM 78 10
22-0
(32)
10
14-22
(46)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
5 317 Valin, Mathis FRA KAW 76 8
16-14
(38)
5
18-15
(38)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
6 772 Reisulis, J. LAT YAM 76 5
18-15
(38)
6
16-16
(38)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
7 26 Everts, Liam BEL HUS 74 7
14-20
(41)
4
15-14
(33)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
8 47 Reisulis, K. LAT YAM 57 1
12-16
(29)
3
12-13
(28)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
9 18 Lata, Valerio ITA HON 48 4
13-0
(17)
0
13-18
(31)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
10 48 Walvoort, Jens NED KTM 40 0
11-10
(21)
1
10-8
(19)
MXGP – GP Classification
Pos Nr Rider Nat. Fed. Bike Race 1 Race 2 Total
1 5 Coenen, Lucas BEL FMB KTM 25 25 50
2 84 Herlings, Jeffrey NED KNMV HON 22 22 44
3 243 Gajser, Tim SLO AMZS YAM 15 20 35
4 959 Renaux, Maxime FRA FFM YAM 18 15 33
5 80 Adamo, Andrea ITA FMI KTM 14 18 32
6 16 Vialle, Tom FRA FFM HON 16 14 30
7 74 de Wolf, Kay NED KNMV HUS 11 13 24
8 1 Febvre, Romain FRA FFM KAW 20 0 20
9 10 Vlaanderen, Calvin NED KNMV DUC 3 16 19
10 303 Forato, Alberto ITA FMI FAN 8 11 19
11 70 Fernandez, Ruben ESP RFME HON 9 10 19
12 101 Guadagnini, Mattia ITA FMI KTM 12 6 18
13 919 Watson, Ben GBR ACU TRI 13 5 18
14 93 Geerts, Jago BEL FMB BET 7 8 15
15 24 Horgmo, Kevin NOR NMF HON 6 7 13
16 41 Jonass, Pauls LAT LAMSF KAW 0 12 12
17 32 Van doninck, Brent BEL FMB FAN 10 0 10
18 83 Oliver, Oriol ESP RFME KTM 0 9 9
19 166 Lopes, Enzo BRA CBM HON 4 3 7
20 91 Seewer, Jeremy SUI SWISSMOTO DUC 5 2 7
21 173 Butron, Jose ESP RFME KTM 1 4 5
22 811 Sterry, Adam GBR ACU KTM 2 0 2
23 253 Pancar, Jan SLO AMZS KTM 0 1 1
24 292 Valentin, Ander ESP RFME TRI 0 0 0
25 25 Darias Vapanen, Bruno ESP RFME KTM 0 0 0
26 96 Alonso, Victor ESP RFME DUC 0 0 0
27 36 Greutmann, Nico SUI SWISSMOTO HON 0 0 0
28 211 Ashwell, Jayden ZIM ACU TRI 0 0 0
29 87 Brumann, Kevin SUI SWISSMOTO HUS 0 0 0
30 368 Nilsson, Samuel ESP RFME YAM 0 0 0
MXGP – World Championship Classification
Pos Nr Rider Nat. Bike Total ARG ESP SUI ITA ITA FRA GER LAT ITA POR RSA GBR CZE BEL SWE NED TUR CHN AUS
1 5 Coenen, Lucas BEL KTM 102 9
18-15
(42)
10
25-25
(60)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2 84 Herlings, J. NED HON 94 0
25-25
(50)
0
22-22
(44)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
3 16 Vialle, Tom FRA HON 89 10
22-18
(50)
9
16-14
(39)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
4 1 Febvre, Romain FRA KAW 75 6
20-22
(48)
7
20-0
(27)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
5 959 Renaux, Maxime FRA YAM 75 7
14-13
(34)
8
18-15
(41)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
6 243 Gajser, Tim SLO YAM 74 1
15-20
(36)
3
15-20
(38)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
7 80 Adamo, Andrea ITA KTM 69 8
10-14
(32)
5
14-18
(37)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
8 70 Fernandez, R. ESP HON 51 5
11-16
(32)
0
9-10
(19)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
9 10 Vlaanderen, C. NED DUC 49 2
13-9
(24)
6
3-16
(25)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
10 41 Jonass, Pauls LAT KAW 40 4
16-8
(28)
0
0-12
(12)

Next Round: 29 Mar
MXGP of Switzerland
Frauenfeld


2026 Birmingham Supercross Results

#800 Preston Masciangelo 🇨🇦

Preston Masciangelo:
Qualifying: 44
250 West Heat: 19
LCQ: 19

#943 Noah Viney 🇨🇦 | Bigwave photo

Noah Viney
Qualifying: 55*

*Noah crashed in the first turn of the 250 Overflow 2nd qualifier at the Birmingham Supercross. The fall has sent him to the hospital where he is in surgery to repair a damaged spleen. Noah underwent surgery in Birmingham where they did a procedure that will, hopefully, see him keep his spleen. He will remain in ICU for a few days to make sure it worked. Hang in there, Noah.

2026 SX 250 East Championship

#BIKERIDERPOINTSPOINT ADJUSTMENTS1: Arlington2: Daytona Beach3: Indianapolis4: Birmingham
137Cole Davies890175th222nd251st251st
210Seth Hammaker830184th251st203rd203rd
330Jo Shimoda800222nd184th222nd184th
458Daxton Bennick710203rd175th184th166th
5163Pierce Brown630251st203rd175th121st
622Coty Schock590157th166th157th139th
789Devin Simonson540148th139th166th1111th
825Nate Thrasher5001111th157th1210th1210th
949Cullin Park400139th148th139th022nd
1082Caden Dudney340913th1111th517th913th

2026 SX 250 West Championship

#BIKERIDERPOINTSPOINT ADJUSTMENTS1: Anaheim 12: San Diego3: Anaheim 24: Houston5: Glendale6: Seattle7: Birmingham
11WHaiden Deegan1650184th251st251st251st251st251st222nd
261Max Anstie1230251st175th166th166th148th203rd157th
347Levi Kitchen1180166th184th121st222nd222nd222nd175th
434Ryder DiFrancesco1100203rd157th203rd175th175th184th319th
523Michael Mosiman1070175th203rd222nd148th184th166th
619Max Vohland106-3157th148th175th154th166th157th148th
7142Cameron Mcadoo970022nd222nd184th203rd203rd175th
860Hunter Yoder840148th121st157th157th157th148th1012th
940Parker Ross700814th1111th139th139th1210th139th024th
10224Joshua Varize620913th319th1210th1111th1012th1111th616th
#66 Cole Thompson 🇨🇦 | Brown Dog Wilson photo

Cole Thompson
Qualifying: 15
Heat 2: 9
Main: 19

2026 SX 450 Championship

#BIKERIDERPOINTSPOINT ADJUSTMENTS1: Anaheim 12: San Diego3: Anaheim 24: Houston5: Glendale6: Seattle7: Arlington8: Daytona Beach9: Indianapolis10: Birmingham
196Hunter Lawrence2210184th222nd222nd222nd222nd184th251st222nd251st251st
23Eli Tomac2120251st251st203rd184th1012th251st222nd251st222nd203rd
394Ken Roczen1900222nd203rd148th203rd251st1210th184th203rd175th222nd
41Cooper Webb1870157th148th175th251st203rd222nd203rd184th203rd166th
532Justin Cooper1580166th166th1210th139th184th203rd175th1012th184th184th
617Joey Savatgy1250913th175th166th814th166th148th157th175th139th
74Chase Sexton1220148th184th251st175th157th175th166th
827Malcolm Stewart1070022nd1210th1012th148th022nd166th1111th1210th157th175th
926Jorge Prado104-3173rd913th157th157th175th035th166th157th
107Aaron Plessinger9901210th157th022nd913th148th157th148th166th319th121st
1146Justin Hill950814th814th715th517th1210th1111th1012th139th1012th1111th
1214Dylan Ferrandis870139th139th1111th1210th139th139th1210th022nd
1328Christian Craig8601111th715th913th1012th814th034th139th913th148th517th
1421Jason Anderson840175th1111th184th166th1111th1012th121st
1545Colt Nichols8101012th616th616th616th616th913th814th1111th517th148th
1612Shane McElrath770517th418th418th418th715th814th913th148th1210th1012th
1736Garrett Marchbanks590028th814th715th913th022nd022nd157th814th1210th
18719Vince Friese50-5319th517th-219th319th517th319th715th814th913th913th
1924R.J. Hampshire380418th1012th139th1111th036th
2041Mitchell Harrison370220th220th220th220th319th517th616th220th616th715th
2120Jordon Smith320319th517th1111th139th
2262Grant Harlan310025th121st030th030th220th616th025th715th715th814th
2378Kevin Moranz210023rd319th029th026th027th715th517th027th418th220th
2463Freddie Noren160026th023rd026th024th418th024th027th418th220th616th
2533Austin Forkner120715th039th517th
2666Cole Thompson100023rd023rd029th

Next Round: March 28
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan


2026 Oceanic Women’s Motocross Cup

2026 ProMX – WMX Race 1 – Wonthaggi
PosNoNameBikeGap
1st99Lachlan TurnerYamaha YZF 250+0.000
2nd67Mayla HerrickHonda CRF 250+27.802
3rd10Taylah MccutcheonKawasaki KX 250+47.361
4th301Jordan JarvisYamaha YZF 250+59.858
5th469Jamie AstudilloGasgas MC 250+1:15.142
6th84Emma MilesevicYamaha YZF 250+1:16.457
7th394Karaitiana HorneKawasaki KX 250+1:20.290
8th161Taylor ThompsonKTM SXF 250+1:24.104
9th43Darci WhalleyHonda CRF 250+1:35.244
10th61Makayla RimbasHonda CRF 250+1:52.352
11th63Madi SimpsonYamaha YZF 250+1:57.040
12th681Addison OrrHusqvarna FC 250+1:57.815
13th219Aida HarrisHusqvarna FC 250+2:08.090
14th117Mia TongueHonda CRF 250+1 Lap
15th143Amie RobertsYamaha YZF 250+1 Lap
16th329Mikayla GriffithsYamaha YZF 250+1 Lap
17th56Emily LambertGasgas MC 250+1 Lap
18th486Felicity ShrimptonYamaha YZF 250+1 Lap
19th251Claire PollardHonda CRF 250+1 Lap
20th443Stephanie TurnbullGasgas MC 250+1 Lap
DNF1Charli CannonHonda CRF 250+DNF
2026 ProMX – WMX Race 2 – Wonthaggi
PosNoNameBikeGap
1st99Lachlan TurnerYamaha YZF 250
2nd1Charli CannonHonda CRF 250+2.300
3rd67Mayla HerrickHonda CRF 250+56.288
4th301Jordan JarvisYamaha YZF 250+58.366
5th10Taylah MccutcheonKawasaki KX 250+1:01.055
6th84Emma MilesevicYamaha YZF 250+1:30.676
7th469Jamie AstudilloGasGas MC 250+1:35.535
8th394Karaitiana HorneKawasaki KX 250+1:38.950
9th63Madi SimpsonYamaha YZF 250+1:47.733
10th43Darci WhalleyHonda CRF 250+1:54.344
11th161Taylor ThompsonKTM SXF 250+2:13.774
12th143Amie RobertsYamaha YZF 250+2:14.165
13th56Emily LambertGasGas MC 250+1 Lap
14th329Mikayla GriffithsYamaha YZF 250+1 Lap
15th117Mia TongueHonda CRF 250+1 Lap
16th141Milla DahlenburgKTM SXF 250+1 Lap
17th62Leah RimbasKTM SXF 250+1 Lap
18th61Makayla RimbasHonda CRF 250+1 Lap
2026 ProMX – WMX Round Results – Wonthaggi
PosNoNameBikeMoto 1Moto 2Total Points
1st99Lachlan TurnerYamaha YZF25 Points25 Points50 Points
2nd67Mayla HerrickHonda CRF22 Points20 Points42 Points
3rd301Jordan JarvisYamaha YZF18 Points18 Points36 Points
4th10Taylah MccutcheonKawasaki KX20 Points16 Points36 Points
5th84Emma MilesevicYamaha YZF15 Points15 Points30 Points
6th469Jamie AstudilloGasGas MC16 Points14 Points30 Points
7th394Karaitiana HorneKawasaki KX14 Points13 Points27 Points
8th43Darci WhalleyHonda CRF12 Points11 Points23 Points
9th161Taylor ThompsonKTM SXF13 Points10 Points23 Points
10th1Charli CannonHonda CRF0 Point22 Points22 Points
11th63Madi SimpsonYamaha YZF10 Points12 Points22 Points
12th143Amie RobertsYamaha YZF6 Points9 Points15 Points
13th61Makayla RimbasHonda CRF11 Points3 Points14 Points
14th117Mia TongueHonda CRF7 Points6 Points13 Points
15th56Emily LambertGasGas MC4 Points8 Points12 Points
16th329Mikayla GriffithsYamaha YZF5 Points7 Points12 Points
17th681Addison OrrHusqvarna FC9 Points1 Point10 Points
18th219Aida HarrisHusqvarna FC8 Points8 Points16 Points
19th141Milla DahlenburgKTM SXF5 Points5 Points10 Points
20th62Leah RimbasKTM SXF4 Points4 Points8 Points
21st443Stephanie TurnbullGasGas MC1 Point2 Points3 Points
22nd486Felicity ShrimptonYamaha YZF3 Points3 Points6 Points
23rd251Claire PollardHonda CRF2 Points2 Points4 Points
2026 ProMX – WMX Oceania Cup – Wonthaggi
PosNoNameBikeGap
1st1Charli CannonHonda CRF 250+0.000
2nd99Lachlan TurnerYamaha YZF 250+22.402
3rd67Mayla HerrickHonda CRF 250+31.024
4th301Jordan JarvisYamaha YZF 250+1:13.848
5th10Taylah MccutcheonKawasaki KX 250+1:25.850
6th43Darci WhalleyHonda CRF 250+1:32.926
7th469Jamie AstudilloGasGas MC 250+1:34.162
8th394Karaitiana HorneKawasaki KX 250+1:34.513
9th143Amie RobertsYamaha YZF 250+1:47.119
10th329Mikayla GriffithsYamaha YZF 250+1 Lap
11th161Taylor ThompsonKTM SXF 250+1 Lap
12th141Milla DahlenburgKTM SXF 250+1 Lap
2026 WMX Oceania Cup – Wonthaggi
PosNoName123Total Points
1st1USA12 Points16 Points14 Points35 Points
2nd2Australia30 Points23 Points24 Points65 Points
3rd3New Zealand36 Points39 Points40 Points103 Points

Trystan Hart Wins 2026 Grinding Stone Hard Enduro

Combined Moto Results – Overall Pro
  Moto 1 All Amateurs Moto 2 Top 150 Moto 3 Top 50 FINAL Top 20
Place Bike# Rider Name Brand Place Chks Total
Time
Place Chks Total
Time
Place Chks Total
Time
Place Chks Total
Time
1 1 TRYSTAN HART 🇨🇦 KTM             1 12 1:04:46 1 8 2:01:10
2 74X MARIO ROMAN SHR             2 12 1:05:49 2 8 2:08:54
3 513 RYDER LEBLOND HSQ             3 12 1:07:46 3 8 2:15:21
4 2 CODY WEBB YAM             6 12 1:09:21 4 6 2:02:32
5 55 JAMES FLYNN BET             8 12 1:15:29 5 6 2:10:24
6 53 BRAXTON HINTZE KTM             5 12 1:08:08 6 6 2:18:19
7 25 KAWELO HUDDY KTM             15 12 1:48:04 7 6 2:21:12
8 99 BRANDEN PETRIE 🇨🇦 BET             7 12 1:15:24 8 5 2:14:10
9 777 KAMAKANA WAIWAIOLE-KAHALEPUNA KTM             9 12 1:16:30 9 5 2:14:44
10 4 MATTHEW GREEN KTM             4 12 1:07:49 10 5 2:20:05
11 189 Alfredo Gomez BET             11 12 1:25:15 11 5 2:25:33
12 110 RYDER GUEST KTM             10 12 1:22:09 12 4 1:49:02
13 5 QUINN WENTZEL RJU             13 12 1:41:23 13 3 2:12:10
14 17 TOBIN MILLER KTM             14 12 1:43:21 14 3 2:17:27
15 315 NIKO PIAZZA HSQ             12 12 1:38:24 15 3 2:21:49
16 12 COOPER ABBOTT STK             17 12 1:49:59 16 2 2:04:41
17 31 RILEY BENDER YAM             18 12 2:02:43 17 1 1:10:44
18 167 CORAN CALVERT HSQ             16 12 1:48:24 18 1 1:56:57
19 81 MATHEW BAUMANN GG             19 12 2:22:27 DNF 0  
20 125 MAVERIK THAXTON KTM             20 12 2:29:35 DNF 0  
Combined Moto Results – Pro Women
  Moto 1 All Amateurs Moto 2 Top 150 Moto 3 Top 50 FINAL Top 20
Place Bike# Rider Name Brand Place Chks Total
Time
Place Chks Total
Time
Place Chks Total
Time
Place Chks Total
Time
1 464 KATIE HALL-LEAH TM 1 18 2:15:04 1 6 2:49:15            
2 13 PEBS MADOLORA HSQ 3 18 2:22:20 2 4 2:05:13            
3 628 ADDY ALBRECHT HSQ 2 18 2:18:38 3 4 2:37:31

Daniel Elmore Back in Costa Rica for Round 1

MX1:

  1. 901 Fabrico Chacon
  2. 800 Alonso Pazos
  3. 12 Daniel Ramirez
  4. 92 Abraham Alfaro
  5. 222 Ricardo Chacon
  6. 377 Daniel Elmore 🇨🇦 (2-5) ?
  7. 63 Adrian Lobo
  8. 2 Jose Pablo Chaves
  9. 94 Scott Vargas
  10. 81 Freddy Chaves

We’re heading to Detroit for Supercross this coming week. I should have some good news for a lucky spectator or two. Stay tuned….

I used ai for good this past weekend. I wanted a photo of Larry McCaw who passed recently but I had to use a screen grab from a video interview I did with him. Needless to say, it wasn’t exactly “tack sharp.” I plugged it into some ai and asked it to make it a cartoon and it sent this back. I’ll take it!

RIP Larry