When the Pro Motocross Championship kicks off on Memorial Day Weekend, more than $10 million in contingency cash from the OEMs will be up for grabs! And this is just part of the $36 million SuperMotocross World Championship total. MX Sports Pro Racing has announced the financial contribution that will be made available by competing manufacturers: GASGAS, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki and Yamaha have combined to provide $10,496,200 in posted contingency awards. Triumph adds an eighth manufacturer to American motocross competition and the storied British brand is currently in the process of developing its own contingency program.
“Thanks to a steadfast financial commitment from our competing manufacturers, the competitive foundation of the Pro Motocross Championship, and the SuperMotocross World Championship as a whole, is healthier than ever, with the primary intent to benefit our highly skilled athletes,” said Roy Janson, Commissioner of Motocross, MX Sports Pro Racing. “In Pro Motocross alone we’ve seen an increase of more than one million dollars in OEM contingency for the upcoming season and are eagerly anticipating a further diversification of motorcycles in our paddock with the addition of Triumph Racing.”
Janson adds, “Under the unified effort that is the SMX League, the sport is bigger and better than ever, with a bright future ahead as organizers and manufacturers alike continue to prioritize the very individuals who make SMX the premier level of off-road racing by laying it all on the line each and every weekend.”