Round 2
Canadian Pro Motocross Update
The Triple Crown Series dropped two major updates this week:
WMX returns to a full, coast-to-coast 8-round championship, the first time in years.
They’ve also partnered with LiveLaps for 2026, with dedicated staff on-site to run timing and race-day operations.
Gopher Dunes’ AMO round doubled as a pre-national prep race for many of Canada’s top pros, and it gave a few early talking points.
Does it really mean anything? Not much. But overanalyzing preseason form is half the fun, so we’ll leave the results here and let you handle the bench racing, far too early to be worried about anyone or getting carried away just yet.
AMO Gopher Dunes Results
Amateur and Local Racing
AMO Racing kicked off at Gopher Dunes with a stacked Pro class and almost 700 entries over the weekend. The junior class brought serious numbers too, with 52 riders showing up, enough to run a qualifier and a consi. It’s a strong sign of the class returning to its early-2000s form and looks good for the future. Tough to see just 7 Open Intermediates and 11 in 250 Intermediate, numbers like that suggest it’ll take time for the Pro class to grow.
We caught up with Ryan Gauld to get his take on his first event of the year and break down some of the standout moments from the weekend.
“Holy crap… winters are long.
All off-season you’re fired up to go racing. Then it finally shows up—and so does the stress. Funny how that works.
There’s nothing like the first round of a provincial series in Ontario.
Excitement? Through the roof.
Anxiety? Also through the roof.
Will the schedule run on time?
How many entries are we getting?
Can we make everyone happy? (Let’s be honest… probably not.)
Is there enough parking?
Will the pros show?
And the big one—will the weather actually do what the app says?
If you love this sport like we do at AMO, you don’t overthink it… you grab a cup, pour the Kool-Aid, and send it anyway.
The Ontario Provincial Series is officially off and running. Gopher Dunes delivered an absolute battleground. The weather was unreal, Mother Nature kept things interesting, and we still kicked things off with a banger.
On to Round 2.”
Future West’s opening round saw a strong turnout with over 600 entries in Kelowna, setting the tone for the season.
Kelowna’s one consistent challenge, parking, was definitely pushed to its limits, but credit where it’s due: the facility and teams made it work and got everyone squeezed in.
At the end of the day, it’s a known issue, but clearly not enough to keep people away. Riders still showed up in force, and that’s what matters most going racing.
A highlight we noticed was the size of the supermini class, 42 riders registered and win went to Cruz Gordon with a 1-1 weekend.
We asked Ryan Lockhart for a little review on the race weekend and heres what he had to say:
“Record breaking entries. I believe the final number was 602. Weather was warm and the racing was great. At the beginning it was a little overwhelming as we have never had this many racers. Very few injuries which is always nice to see. Stand outs, fisher Bentley, Cruz Gordon, Lincoln green, Deegan Gibney. Pro side of things were a little low but Porter, Dodds and Layne nuyens had some good battles.”
Kaylie Kayer debuting her MX101 ride at Kelowna this past weekend
Photo: _AP.Images | Alysha Pastor
ACM kicked off in Brooks, AB, despite a major curveball weather week in Calgary. A snowstorm on Thursday dumped up to 15 inches in parts of the city, putting travel and the opener in question.
Luckily, Brooks sits about two hours away and was spared the worst of it, with sunny skies rolling in on Friday. Racing went ahead as planned, and while a few snow patches lingered early, the track quickly cleaned up. As the day went on, the melt created surprisingly prime conditions and solid racing for the opener.
We asked ACM President Troy Hasil for a little review of the first round of the year:
“Was an epic early race in Alberta and the Brooks Motocross Club did an amazing job. There were some skeptics driving there but right from the start Saturday morning motos were incredible track conditions and the weather cooperated all weekend.
It was everything we hoped for and lots of entries in every class.
Approx 265 entries each day
Top riders in the two days of results. All did awesome”
WMX
Although it hasn’t been officially announced by the series, we can confirm the WMX payout purse has been increased, led by Peter from Priority MX, to match the 250 Pro payout. There’s been some pushback on social media, largely tied to the series’ past payment issues, but it’s worth noting that most of this funding is sourced externally, not from the series itself.
When asked how those past payout concerns will be addressed, the series indicated that for 2026, all class payouts are expected to be issued 30 minutes after the 450 moto at the track, returning to the structure used in previous years.
On April 10th, the Triple Crown Series officially confirmed that the WMX class will run a full eight-round national schedule, spanning coast to coast across Canada. While the move had been anticipated, this marked the first formal announcement from the series.
2026 WMX Schedule
WSX NEWS
WSX dropped its schedule, and Canada’s back on it.
This time it heads to Calgary, with McMahon Stadium set for August 8. The timing lines up perfectly, too, with the Canadian series on break that weekend for Loretta Lynn’s.
2026 WXS Schedule
Highlighted Content Around the Sport
Another Canadian is hopping on the vlog train, and we’re here for it. Watch the Ryder McNabb vlog and hope we can get some more leading into the season.