Brodie Connolly’s perfect run in the 2025 ProMX Championship came to a dramatic end at round two in Appin, NSW, last Sunday, following a successful protest in the MX2 class.
The Honda Racing Australia rider looked set to extend his unbeaten season, qualifying fastest and crossing the line first in both motos. Connolly’s pace was unmatched, and he was initially declared the round winner with another 1-1 result.
However, a post-race protest over an incident in the second moto saw Connolly penalised two positions for course cutting. The incident occurred while the New Zealander was engaged in an intense battle for third with Ryan Alexanderson. Although the penalty was initially reversed immediately after the race, it was later reinstated by the meeting stewards following further review.
As a result, Ryder Kingsford was awarded the second moto win and claimed the overall round victory with 47 points, ahead of Connolly (45) and Honda teammate Alex Larwood (38).
In the updated championship standings, Connolly retains the red plate on 95 points, with Kingsford closing in on 91, and Larwood sitting third with 78.
Updated Round Results:
| MX2 – Moto 1 – Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | No | Name | Bike | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Brodie Connolly | Honda CRF 250 | |
| 2 | 21 | Ryder Kingsford | Yamaha YZF 250 | +6.675 |
| 3 | 18 | Seth Burchell | Yamaha YZF 250 | +12.157 |
| 4 | 22 | Rhys Budd | Husqvarna FC 250 | +21.258 |
| 5 | 5 | Alex Larwood | Honda CRF 250 | +22.860 |
| 6 | 6 | Byron Dennis | KTM SXF 250 | +26.874 |
| 7 | 29 | Noah Ferguson | KTM SXF 250 | +29.376 |
| 8 | 62 | Ryan Alexanderson | Kawasaki KX 250 | +30.303 |
| 9 | 7 | Jayce Cosford | Yamaha YZF 250 | +45.870 |
| 10 | 16 | Kaleb Barham | Kawasaki KX 250 | +1:01.967 |
| 11 | 275 | Travis Olander | Triumph TF 250 | +1:02.864 |
| 12 | 714 | Cobie Bourke | Honda CRF 250 | +1:13.520 |
| 13 | 185 | Ryley Fitzpatrick | KTM SXF 250 | +1:16.999 |
| 14 | 110 | Rian King | Honda CRF 250 | +1:19.442 |
| 15 | 75 | Jack Kukas | Husqvarna FC 250 | +1:25.311 |
| 16 | 17 | Charli Cannon | Honda CRF 250 | +1:31.190 |
| 17 | 731 | Alfie Jones | Kawasaki KX 250 | 1 Lap |
| 18 | 28 | Isaac Ferguson | KTM SXF 250 | 1 Lap |
| 19 | 321 | Cody Griffiths | Yamaha YZF 250 | 1 Lap |
| 20 | 60 | Brock Flynn | Yamaha YZF 250 | 1 Lap |
| MX2 Moto 2 Results – Amended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | No | Name | Bike | Gap |
| 1 | 21 | Ryder Kingsford | Yamaha YZF 250 | +10 |
| 2 | 5 | Alex Larwood | Honda CRF 250 | +1.608 |
| 3 | 1 | Brodie Connolly | Honda CRF 250 | +0 |
| 4 | 29 | Noah Ferguson | KTM SXF 250 | +20.775 |
| 5 | 7 | Jayce Cosford | Yamaha YZF 250 | +21.762 |
| 6 | 6 | Byron Dennis | KTM SXF 250 | +24.895 |
| 7 | 18 | Seth Burchell | Yamaha YZF 250 | +26.111 |
| 8 | 22 | Rhys Budd | Husqvarna FC 250 | +41.088 |
| 9 | 62 | Ryan Alexanderson | Kawasaki KX 250 | +43.487 |
| 10 | 110 | Rian King | Honda CRF 250 | +54.470 |
| 11 | 16 | Kaleb Barham | Kawasaki KX 250 | +59.880 |
| 12 | 275 | Travis Olander | Triumph TF 250 | +1:02.143 |
| 13 | 60 | Brock Flynn | Yamaha YZF 250 | +1:09.720 |
| 14 | 185 | Ryley Fitzpatrick | KTM SXF 250 | +1:16.135 |
| 15 | 714 | Cobie Bourke | Honda CRF 250 | +1:17.230 |
| 16 | 38 | Thynan Kean | Triumph TF 250 | +1:22.191 |
| 17 | 13 | Deacon Paice | Triumph TF 250 | +1:32.511 |
| 18 | 321 | Cody Griffiths | Yamaha YZF 250 | +1:41.304 |
| 19 | 731 | Alfie Jones | Kawasaki KX 250 | +1:54.458 |
| 20 | 174 | Sam Larsen | Yamaha YZF 250 | +1 Lap |
| 21 | 14 | Jack Kenney | GasGas MC 250 | +1 Lap |
| 22 | 217 | Patrick Martin | Husqvarna FC 250 | +1 Lap |
| 23 | 17 | Charli Cannon | Honda CRF 250 | +1 Lap |
| 24 | 50 | Jason West | Yamaha YZF 250 | +1 Lap |
| 25 | 28 | Isaac Ferguson | KTM SXF 250 | +1 Lap |
| 26 | 192 | Heath Groundwater | Honda CRF 250 | +1 Lap |
| 27 | 31 | Joel Phillips | Yamaha YZF 250 | +1 Lap |
| 28 | 19 | Connar Adams | Triumph TF 250 | +1 Lap |
| MX2 Overal Round Results – Amended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | No | Name | Bike | Moto 1 | Moto 2 | Total Points |
| 1 | 21 | Ryder Kingsford | Yamaha | 22 | 25 | 47 Points |
| 2 | 1 | Brodie Connolly | Honda | 25 | 20 | 45 Points |
| 3 | 5 | Alex Larwood | Honda | 16 | 22 | 38 Points |
| 4 | 18 | Seth Burchell | Yamaha | 20 | 14 | 34 Points |
| 5 | 29 | Noah Ferguson | KTM | 14 | 18 | 32 Points |
| 6 | 22 | Rhys Budd | Husqvarna | 18 | 13 | 31 Points |
| 7 | 6 | Byron Dennis | KTM | 15 | 15 | 30 Points |
| 8 | 7 | Jayce Cosford | Yamaha | 12 | 16 | 28 Points |
| 9 | 62 | Ryan Alexanderson | Kawasaki | 13 | 12 | 25 Points |
| 10 | 16 | Kaleb Barham | Kawasaki | 11 | 10 | 21 Points |
| 11 | 275 | Travis Olander | Triumph | 10 | 9 | 19 Points |
| 12 | 110 | Rian King | Honda | 7 | 11 | 18 Points |
| 13 | 185 | Ryley Fitzpatrick | KTM | 8 | 7 | 15 Points |
| 14 | 714 | Cobie Bourke | Honda | 9 | 6 | 15 Points |
| 15 | 60 | Brock Flynn | Yamaha | 1 | 8 | 9 Points |
| 16 | 731 | Alfie Jones | Kawasaki | 4 | 2 | 6 Points |
| 17 | 75 | Jack Kukas | Husqvarna | 6 | 6 | 12 Points |
| 18 | 38 | Thynan Kean | Triumph | 5 | 5 | 10 Points |
| 19 | 321 | Cody Griffiths | Yamaha | 2 | 3 | 5 Points |
| 20 | 17 | Charli Cannon | Honda | 5 | 5 | 10 Points |
| 21 | 13 | Deacon Paice | Honda | 4 | 4 | 8 Points |
| 22 | 28 | Isaac Ferguson | KTM | 3 | 3 | 6 Points |
| 23 | 174 | Sam Larsen | Yamaha | 1 | 1 | 2 Points |
| MX2 Championship Standings – Amended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | No | Name | Bike | Total Points |
| 1 | 1 | Brodie Connolly | Honda | 95 Points |
| 2 | 21 | Ryder Kingsford | Yamaha | 91 Points |
| 3 | 5 | Alex Larwood | Honda | 78 Points |
| 4 | 6 | Byron Dennis | KTM | 66 Points |
| 5 | 29 | Noah Ferguson | KTM | 63 Points |
| 6 | 18 | Seth Burchell | Yamaha | 61 Points |
| 7 | 22 | Rhys Budd | Husqvarna | 53 Points |
| 8 | 7 | Jayce Cosford | Yamaha | 51 Points |
| 9 | 62 | Ryan Alexanderson | Kawasaki | 51 Points |
| 10 | 714 | Cobie Bourke | Honda | 41 Points |
| 11 | 275 | Travis Olander | Triumph | 32 Points |
| 12 | 185 | Ryley Fitzpatrick | KTM | 29 Points |
| 13 | 75 | Jack Kukas | Husqvarna | 28 Points |
| 14 | 16 | Kaleb Barham | Kawasaki | 21 Points |
| 15 | 60 | Brock Flynn | Yamaha | 19 Points |
| 16 | 110 | Rian King | Honda | 18 Points |
| 17 | 38 | Thynan Kean | Triumph | 14 Points |
| 18 | 13 | Deacon Paice | Honda | 12 Points |
| 19 | 731 | Alfie Jones | Kawasaki | 12 Points |
| 20 | Haruki Yokoyama | Honda | 9 Points | |
| 21 | Patrick Martin | Husqvarna | 7 Points | |
| 22 | Heath Groundwater | Honda | 6 Points | |
| 23 | 17 | Charli Cannon | Honda | 5 Points |
| 24 | Nicholas Medson | Yamaha | 5 Points | |
| 25 | 321 | Cody Griffiths | Yamaha | 5 Points |
| 26 | 174 | Sam Larsen | Yamaha | 4 Points |
| 27 | 28 | Isaac Ferguson | KTM | 3 Points |
| 28 | Joel Phillips | Yamaha | 3 Points | |
| 29 | Brock Hutchins | Husqvarna | 2 Points | |
