After a short turnaround from round three in Gillman, the 2026 Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores (ProMX) reignites at the famous Echo Valley track in Toowoomba on Sunday, May 24.

For six decades, Echo Valley has been hosting high-profile motocross events, with its picturesque surroundings and rolling hills making for a tranquil setting – but for riders it’s anything but a walk in the park with deep ruts and a level of gut-busting, hard-pack intensity that can even leave the fittest falling across the finish line.

It places a premium on work rate, patience and temperament, which means that round four could play a huge part in determining the fate of so many riders in the 2026 ProMX Championship as it reaches the hallway mark.

Three championship classes – Kawasaki MX1, Pirelli MX2 and Maxxis MX3 – will be in action on Sunday, with Jed Beaton (Yamaha), Alex Larwood (Honda) and Hayden Draper (Yamaha) the current benchmarks.

The Fox Racing MX85 series also returns for the final time this season, with Blake Bohannon (Yamaha) holding all the aces.

How to watch round four in Toowoomba:

• 9:50am-12:30pm AEST: ProMX Facebook page and www.auspromx.com.au livestream
• 1:00-4:00pm AEST: SBS Sport, SBS On Demand, Stan Sport and Sky Sport NZ live coverage
• 9:50am-4:00pm AEST: FIM-MOTO.TV livestream

Kawasaki MX1The Kawasaki MX1 podium in 2026 has been dominated by Beaton (Monster Energy CDR Yamaha) and defending champion Kyle Webster (Honda Racing Australia), with both finishing in the top three in all six motos.

However, Beaton’s 83 per cent winning record has him a 12pt (145 to 133) leader over his arch-rival after three of eight rounds, followed by Aaron Tanti (Monster Energy CDR Yamaha, 106pts), Wilson Todd (Honda Racing Australia, 103pts) and Todd Waters (Raceline Husqvarna TDUB, 88pts).

There’s very little on paper to separate Beaton and Webster at Echo Valley, with the pair sharing wins in 2024 before Beaton sat out the 2025 event after breaking his leg in a practice crash. Webster and Todd won the two motos in 2025.

Back in 2023, Dean Ferris (Penrite Racing Empire Kawasaki) also trumped the MX1 field, and if the multiple champion can reproduce his front-running moto one heroics from Gillman – which came to an unexpected end with mechanical strife – he too could be fighting at the front in the 25-minute plus a lap motos.

The same goes for Queenslander Nathan Crawford, who is a renowned speedster at Echo Valley and is building form nicely on the Moto Coach Elite Racing Honda.

Crawford (69pts) is currently ninth in the standings, ahead of Liam Jackson (Honda, 60pts) and behind Zachary Watson (KTM Factory Racing, 81pts) and Luke Zielinski (Yamaha, 72pts).

Pirelli MX2

It’s tight in the Pirelli MX2 class, with Larwood (Honda Racing Australia, 130pts) moving back into the lead at Gillman after blitzing the field, while Byron Dennis (KTM Factory Racing, 120pts) also made inroads.

Rookie Kayd Kingsford (Honda Racing Australia, 111pts) – the only rider to win a moto in 2026 outside of Larwood – and Dylan Walsh (KTM Factory Racing, 109pts) are next, followed by two riders who put solid runs on the board at Echo Valley in 2025: Noah Ferguson (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha, 92pts) and Ryder Kingsford (Honda Racing Australia, 91pts).

Ferguson, the reigning MX2 No.3, is due for a statement ride after a podium-less season so far, while Madoc Nixon (Kawasaki Australia, 74pts), Rhys Budd (Motocoach Elite Racing Honda, 66pts) and Seth Burchell (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha, 66pts) will be looking to continue their consistent campaigns.

Haruki Yokoyama (Kawasaki, 59pts) and Souya Nakajima (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha, 50pts) are just outside the top 10, with the hard-pack track more in tune with what they cut their teeth on in Japan.

Maxxis MX3

New Zealander Draper (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha) may enjoy a handy buffer – 22pts – in the Maxxis MX3 class, but it certainly hasn’t been all one-way traffic.

Seven riders have finished on the podium across the first three rounds, with Draper (three), Gillman master Heath Fisher (Honda Racing Australia, two) and Jack Deveson (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha, one) sharing the wins.

Draper’s superior spread of podiums has been the major difference so far. He’s on 130pts from Fisher (108pts), Riley Burgess (KTM, 106pts), Jackson Fuller (KTM Factory Racing, 96pts), Deveson (91pts) and Seth Thomas (GASGAS Australia, 75pts).

Fuller could be a real X-factor. He scored 4-4 results at Echo Valley in 2025, while for the other riders in the top six MX3 action at the track will be a new frontier.

Fox Racing MX85

Bohannon (Yamaha Junior Racing Team) has been in blistering form, and victory in the opening moto at Echo Valley will see him take an unassailable lead into the final moto of the season.

Of course, the likes of Jayce Stocker (KTM), Liam Millard (GASGAS) and Koby Binnion (GASGAS) will be doing their best to keep Bohannon in check, and the challenging track could also have a pivotal say in proceedings.

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