After a long hiatus, the Women’s Motocross (WMX) Championship was finally back in the U.S. for 2024. Women racers from across the country showed their appreciation by showing up in droves for the eight-round series, which wrapped up two weeks ago at the MotoPlayground Race at Ponca City, where 17-year-old Lachlan Turner was crowned champion.
The WMX series started off this spring at the RCSX in Daytona, where Florida native Hannah Hodges dominated. Unfortunately for Lachlan Turner, she was recovering from a broken back suffered in the offseason and had to miss the first round. Fortunately for Turner and the other competitors, the series allowed racers to drop their four worst moto scores, essentially allowing them to miss two races and still compete for the championship. Being able to drop two rounds made the series, which ran from March until October and traveled to six different states, easier to manage as far travel costs and injuries are concerned.
2024 RCSX WMX Overall podium.
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Hannah Hodges Mitch Kendra ![Sophia Phelps]()
Sophia Phelps Mitch Kendra ![Jamie Astudillo]()
Jamie Astudillo Mitch Kendra
Turner showed up for the first time in 2024 at the Spring Nationals in Texas sweeping all four motos at Freestone and Spring a Ding Ding. Mikayla Nielson and Kyleigh Stallings swapped moto scores at Freestone finishing second and third respectively. Stallings rebounded to finish second at Spring a Ding Ding and Jamie Astudillo rounded out the podium in third.
Then come summertime, Kyleigh Stallings went on a three-race tear winning both the WMX rounds at High Point and Ironman, as well as winning the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, which was not a part of the series. Stallings really peaked during the summer months and seemed untouchable. With both Turner and Stallings sweeping two rounds (points are paid per moto) it was going to be close coming into the final three rounds.
With three rounds left in the season, at the Baja Brawl veteran Jordan Jarvis got her only overall of the year by winning both motos. Turner finished second and Stallings third, respectively, keeping the title chase closer than ever between the two young riders. But then Turner went on another winning streak starting at the Pastrana Pro Challenge, winning both motos as well as both motos at Ponca City, claiming the championship. Stallings would finish ten points behind in second and a consistent Sophia Phelps finished the season in third.
Fans could not have asked for a better ending to the WMX season, literally going into a winner-take-all situation at the final round (which we happened to see in the SuperMotocross World Championship as well!). The talent level in this current group of female racers is high, and the opportunity to watch them race gives young racers everywhere something to aspire to. Riders were able to travel to and compete on a handful of new tracks they had never raced before, which made for fun experiences as well. Hopefully this is just the start of a resurgence of women’s racing here in America and that the WMX is back to stay.
Ironman National WMX overall podium.
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Lachlan Turner Mitch Kendra ![Lachlan Turner]()
Lachlan Turner Sarah Whitmore ![Kyleigh Stallings]()
Kyleigh Stallings Mitch Kendra ![Kyleigh Stallings]()
Kyleigh Stallings Mitch Kendra ![Mikayla Nielsen]()
Mikayla Nielsen Mitch Kendra ![Mikayla Nielsen]()
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Mitch Kendra
![Lachlan Turner, the 2024 Women’s Motocross (WMX) Champion.]()
Lachlan Turner, the 2024 Women’s Motocross (WMX) Champion. Mitch Kendra ![Lachlan Turner, the 2024 Women’s Motocross (WMX) Champion.]()
Lachlan Turner, the 2024 Women’s Motocross (WMX) Champion. Mitch Kendra
2024 WMX Season Finale Overall Results
2024 WMX Championship Finish
