Troy Dog
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The 250 All-Star race was an exciting addition to last weekend’s SuperMotocross Finale. The stars of tomorrow put on a great show and we also had the chance to see some new talent here in the States. Some of these riders will be turning professional full-time at some point in 2025, while others will wait a little longer. Either way, our amateur motocross expert Tyler Collingwood watched the 250 All-Star race in Las Vegas, and highlighted five riders who will be making the biggest noise coming into the 2025 season and beyond.
Cole Davies
Cole had joined the Star Yamaha team earlier this summer and made his debut for the team at RedBud for the first Moto Combine of the year. Cole would struggle in this race, crashing four times in one Moto. This was his first race with the new team so small errors are bound to happen. I didn’t want to be too quick to judge Star’s newest signing. Davies would arrive at Loretta Lynn’s a few weeks later and would show some major progress on the bike. You could see it slowly starting to all come together.
We had not seen Davies ride since Loretta’s, so I was excited to see what he and the team had been working on. Davies came out swinging and made it known that this was going to be his race. He looked phenomenal out there and you could see the massive progression he has made over the last month. I mean the dude was hitting the quad/quad like it was no big deal. The future is looking bright for the young New Zealander.
Drew Adams
The battle we all wanted, Adams vs Davies, the two biggest amateur stars in America right now. While the battle didn’t happen, Drew still showed a very impressive ride for coming from way back. Adams had a terrible start and would find himself buried in the pack and would have minimal time to try and find his way towards the front. The start was so bad the he would come out of the first turn in 15th place and thus the dig would begin. Adams was able to make nine passes in six laps and would run his fastest lap time of the night on his second to last lap. While Adams was probably unsatisfied with his result, it was one hell of a ride for the short amount of time they were on the track. Adams raced Ironman, but with the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki team loaded for the the 2025 season, we’re still not sure when Adams will make the jump to the pro ranks full-time.
Parker Ross
Parker Ross seems to just keep right under the radar as we do not hear much about him, but he is continuously getting solid results. Ross has had a great summer and finished the season off with a fourth place ride in Las Vegas. He is no stranger to Supercross as he won a title last year in Australia, so he has a little bit of a head start on the race day feel of Supercross compared to others. Parker seems to be hanging out right around that top five position, but just cant find his way onto the top step, yet. Parker is one good ride away from throwing his name into the hat of the most sought after amateurs with guys like Davies and Adams. I think 2025 will be a huge year for this kid.
Enzo Temmerman
I have not had the chance to cover Enzo much, but last year at Loretta’s he had caught my attention with his riding style. It seemed as soon as I found out about the kid he had an injury and would find himself off the bike for some time. I hadn’t heard much on the status of Temmerman but he would make his comeback race after the injury at Lorettas where he moved up to the A class. He would struggle in the Open Pro Sport class, but would find himself with a sixth place overall finish in the 250 Pro Sport class. With Team Green having such a deep amateur field and the pro team signing a number of new contracts, these races are so important for these guys to get results. Enzo did just that and would finish fifth in Las Vegas. Temmerman would also be the top finishing rider for Team Green edging his teammate Adams by one spot.
Kayden Minear
Talk about another kid I had no clue about. Kayden caught my and I think everyone else’s attention with his performance at the Ironman Moto Combine. As I was talking to Drew Jackson and Jace Owen, Minear came by on his first lap and we all looked and said “Who the hell is that kid?” Well, Minear has been winning titles for sometime in Australia and Daniel Blair decided to bring this kid up to America and see what he can do. Minear would make a picture perfect debut at Ironman and would finish second in his first race. Minear would travel to Las Vegas next to get his first taste of the new SMX series. Minear seemed to struggle all weekend in Vegas and would finish in 11th, just missing the top 10. While his result from this race doesn’t exactly show his full potential, this is a kid we have to keep on our radar. I mean he is a 9x Australian Champion and the 2022 MX3 Champion. Minear knows how to win and I think we will see a great talent emerge out of this kid in the next few years here in the States. We’re hearing that Minear has a couple of offers on the table for the 2025 season.
Main Image: Courtesy of Cole Davies
