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West Australian
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Jed Beaton holds off Kyle Webster to claim second consecutive Manjimup 15000 All Stars title
Monster Energy CDR Yamaha's Jed Beaton held off a resurgent Kyle Webster to be crowned champion of the 2025 Manjimup 15000 on Sunday. The Tasmanian cemented his place in Australian motocross folklore at Cosy Creek MX Circuit, joining Monster Energy CDR Yamaha team manager Craig Dack in the exclusive list of multi-time champions of the Manjimup 15,000. The title did not come without a contest, with Honda Racing Australia's Webster taking the All Stars title fight right down to the final race of the weekend. 'That one was definitely down to the wire,' Beaton said after the victory. 'Kyle got the lead early and started pushing and I thought, 'woah, OK, we really are going for it'.' 'I couldn't have done it without the support of my team.' The victory means Monster Energy CDR Yamaha and Beaton become the first rider-team combination to claim back-to-back titles since Kirk Gibbs with KTM Motocross Australia in 2014 and 2015. Beaton's teammate Ryder Kingsford also managed to claim the MX2 Manjimup 15,000 crown, going back-to-back as well in his class, making it a clean sweep for CDR Yamaha. Monster Energy CDR Yamaha team manager Craig Dack said Beaton and his team had gone from strength to strength. 'I can tell you categorically, I have won three of these things and rode here many a-time, but there is nothing better than having one of your guys win it,' he said. 'To have Jed on this team and to do it back-to-back is incredible.' Dack said CDR Yamaha was here to make history. 'I said to him (Beaton) last night, let's try to knock off the record of mine, Todd Waters and Jeff Leisk, let's get Jed to win four,' he said. CDR Yamaha's celebrations juxtaposes yet another year without victory for Honda Racing Australia and WA local Webster, who now has reached the unfortunate milestone of 10 years of racing in Manjimup without a title. The current national ProMX1 champion did not let the weekend go lightly, winning race two and then fighting back from dead last after a crash on the opening lap in race three to finish second. 'I actually hit my foot on Regan's (Duffy) back wheel, and it actually pushed me off the back of the bike, so my fault,' Webster said after race three. Webster's teammate Brodie Connolly, who stepped up to a 450 for the first time this weekend, had a much brighter weekend, claiming a handful of MXStore Holeshots and notably winning the Berry Sweet Shootout. 'Yeah I think I got every start except one,' the New Zealander said after his Shootout victory. 'It all comes down to the starts . . . I love stuff like that, it's fun.' Bridgetown's Patrick Butler finished eighth on the All Star standings, while Regan Duffy's inspirational comeback continued with a 10th-placed result. Event organiser Willie Thomson said this year's event had some of the best racing Manjimup had seen in recent memory, in front of an incredible turnout. 'It started out all wet and muddy for the juniors, but it turned out brilliant,' he said. 'The last race went right down the wire. What more can you ask for in motocross?' Thomson said he was already looking forward to bringing a bigger and better Manjimup 15000 in 2026. Final Standings Jed Beaton - 102 points Kyle Webster - 96 Brodie Connolly - 85 Brock Flynn - 69 Alex Larwood - 65 Sonny Pellicano - 65 Sth Shackleton - 55 Patrick Butler - 48 Brett Metcalfe - 43 Regan Duffy - 35 Todd Waters - 34 Deacon Paice - 30 Liam Atkinson - 27 Jake Rumens - DNF
West Australian
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- West Australian
Kyle Webster and Jed Beaton set to resume rivalry at Manjimup 15000
A generational battle reshaping Australian motocross is set to headline this year's Manjimup 15000 weekend. The two title challengers in Australia's Pro MX1 Series, Honda Racing Australia's Kyle Webster and Monster Energy CDR Yamaha rider Jed Beaton, have both announced they will be heading back west to tackle Australia's fastest track, the Cosy Creek MX Circuit. Webster, a WA local, will be looking for redemption this year, after he had what was set to be his inaugural Manjimup 15000 victory stolen away from him at the last grasp after crashing in the final race, having led the All-Star's class all weekend in 2024. Beaton snatched victory on that consequential first corner to claim his first Manjimup 15000 title, and the first for Yamaha since 2021. 'It's racing, it's a tough track, and it's a hard first turn,' a deflated Webster said after watching Beaton take victory last year. 'Third place seems to haunt me here. I've been third too many times.' The two took this momentum from last year's Manjimup 15000 weekend into the remainder of the 2024 Pro MX1 series, with the two trading wins across the remaining rounds in what was described as the tightest fight in Australian motocross history. The two finished the 2024 Pro MX1 season equal on 382 points, with Webster taking the crown by means of a countback, having claimed a higher number of wins across the year. Now, after four rounds in the 2025 Pro MX1 series, the close battle continues, with Beaton leading Webster 160 points to 147, with the pair again sitting first and second in the title race respectively. Beaton said he and Webster are rivals on track but have developed a good friendship off track. 'For the fan side of things, our rivalry is probably the best thing for Australian motocross at the moment,' he said. 'We're rivals on the track, but off track, we train together every day with my brother on his program. 'So yeah, we kind of know where each other's at and I think, in one way, we help each other raise the bar a little bit.' The 2025 Manjimup 15000 is set to take place this weekend.
