Boost Mobile Honda’s Kyle Webster wrapped up his second-straight MX1 championship at Queensland Moto Park, securing the crown with a P3 overall finish at the ProMX 2025 finale. In MX2, KTM Racing Team’s Noah Ferguson broke through for his first-career overall win, going 1-3 in the motos to close out the year on top. MotoOnline caught up with both riders after the races for this Debrief interview.

MX1

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The champion for 2025 in the MX1 class, it’s back-to-back – Kyle Webster. Congratulations on an incredible year!

Thank you very much. It’s a, yeah, dream come true. Honestly, I’m stoked – I don’t really know what to say.

After Wonthaggi, at the beginning of the year, you go down in that second moto, you’re that many points down. At that point, did you think it was done, knowing how fierce of a competitor that Jed [Beaton] is?

Yeah. Obviously, after Wonthaggi, I was definitely second-guessing what was happening. You know, it was just that moment where I was like, ‘Well, all I can do now is try and win some races.’ All that was going to plan up until I had a bit of a crash in the middle of the year and busted myself up a bit. Had a couple average rounds and it was sort of at that point where I was like, ‘Well, this is done.’ You know what I mean? It’s motocross, it just takes you from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows all the time. And yeah, I’m feeling for Jed on that end. I’ve been there before, it’s not good.

Well, you know, you really have been in that position before as well. So you obviously know how it feels, and obviously you and Jed are very, very close. I feel like Jed would be like, ‘Okay, if it’s anyone but me, I want it to be Kyle that wins.’ So I think that’s got to be something in that. The racetrack today, pretty sketchy, actually, is that how you’d describe it?

It was gnarly, yeah. I mean, it wasn’t too bad, to be honest. It was just the sun was pretty gnarly, and it was on the wetter side. It was rough, but I didn’t mind it. Towards the end of that second moto, you start thinking about the championship and being careful and got the better of me. But no, it was good, in all honesty – it felt like it was better to be in a battle today with someone. So I wasn’t really thinking about anything else.

In moto two there, points-wise, did you know what you had to do? I’m sure you would’ve seen the footage from that moto one crash off the start, how do you go lining up for moto two after seeing that?

Moto two, I just thought clean start – and from there, that’s it. If I get through that, I’m good. And honestly, once I just, once I got through the start and was behind Wilson [Todd], it just felt like any other race, to be honest, up until the last two laps. Then I started thinking about it, tightening up, worrying about the sun. But yeah, no, up until that point, it was just like any other race.

Does this rank as good as last year? Was it calmer today? Was it more rewarding?

Yeah, it feels unreal, honestly. It was definitely calmer today than what it was last year. Obviously, last year here, I hurt my hand the day before, so that wasn’t ideal. I was managing a bit of stuff then. But no, today just felt like I tried to make it feel like any other day as much as I could, but it always plays in the back of your mind, you know. But yeah, it did – it felt really good to get it done.

And to be a part of something so special with Honda Racing Australia, MX1, MX2, MX3 and MXW [titles] once again for 2025. That’s something, right?

It’s awesome. Like everyone here, the team works incredibly hard and without every single person on that team, it’s not possible. So it shows what everyone does and how much they put in and through the hard times, the good times, everyone’s there and they’re supporting 100 percent. I can’t give it up to them enough.

Off to America this week. Give me your thoughts on now as the excitement shifted to that, has the mental game shifted to that and we’re ready to go in the US?

Yeah, I think so. I think these past few rounds and weeks here have been a bit, you know, it’s hard. Gone from being hurt to, I guess, sort of thinking about the championship again and almost being a bit on the cautious side. But now this is out of the mind, it’s just moving forward, moving on to the next thing. And, you know, we’ll try and soak it up tonight and the next few days as much as I can. But you kind of got to stay in the game now for next weekend.

You’ve had gate drops in the US before, you’ve been able to do that. What’s the goal for you in where you are at the moment?

Expectation, I’m unsure, but goal is for some solid racing, see where we’re at at Ironman, and then I guess I’ll have a better idea after that. But yeah, I mean, ideally, if I can be where I was last year, some good starts and just in the mix, that’ll be ideal. And then it gives you something to build off of, you know, you’ve got three rounds to work on what you need to while you’re there. And yeah, I guess we’ll see. It’s hard to predict. You never know anyone else’s speed until you’re there with them.

And then the same thing, MXoN, you got it done for us there last year. You were a saviour with the Lawrence Brothers. So is it really just a case of the program stays the same, keep rotating into that?

Yeah, for now, it just keeps rotating, just building towards nations. I think that’s something that’s gonna be pretty cool, pretty special to be a part of, obviously representing Australia is just unbelievable. I’m stoked to be selected again to go back and do it with the boys. I think that’s gonna be definitely a highlight this year.

And then after that, getting the wrist, the hand fixed, is that the plan?

Yes, that’s the plan at the moment. Just my hand from here last year still gives me a bit of grief. So yeah, plan is to get that sorted out.

Is that a big procedure?

I don’t think so. I think it’s just an annoying one. And if I get it done after Supercross, it will linger the preseason the following year. So it’s kind of like one of those things, I’ve got to pick a time to do it. And with nations being in the mix, it kind of ruins my supercross prep anyway. So I think this is the best time for me to just get that sorted.

Absolutely. Well mate, congratulations on an incredible year. You and Jed put on an absolute show, and it’s going to be one that’s going to be remembered for some time. The next three weeks, outdoors, motocross in the US, we’re all going to be watching, mate. And then MXoN, let’s make it back-to-back. Why not?

Yep, that’s it. That’s the plan. Hopefully.

Congrats, mate. We’ll talk soon.

Thank you.

MX2

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Noah, congratulations. The overall win for today here at QMP, last round of the 2025 Penrite ProMX Championship, that has to be a relief, right?

Yeah. Look, it wasn’t that we couldn’t do it or… I don’t even know where to start, to be honest. It’s just been a lot of work this year to get to that step, and I’m just happy with the effort. So, finally get it done, finally put two solid motos together and put myself in that situation. I’m stoked. It’s been building from about midway point of the season.

Coming into the weekend, was there an urgency to get it done here? And is it a weight off your shoulders now, knowing that you finished the best possible way?

Yeah, 100 percent. It’s been plenty of thirds. I think it was like four thirds in a row, and then a second, now first. So I’m stoked, we ended on a high, probably one of my best years in this class. So third in the championship as well, I’m happy with how we built through the year. Yeah, we didn’t start well, but it was just all positives.

I have to ask the question, you know, we’ve sort of gone over it a little bit. After Warwick, you said there was changes that you made. What were they?

I can’t tell everyone the changes, but there was a lot of bike changes from Traralgon, we went back to the drawing board and I did a lot of testing that we went through, I think about 20 sets of suspension, back to air forks, cone valves, and then just a lot of stock stuff as well. So we made that change and we come up with something completely new at about that midway part. And that was a massive change in my riding and just comfortability.

What about you as a person as well? Like mentally, I think you said to me, ‘I’ll just switch off now. I just don’t care.’

Look, yeah, I went and seen a few people and whatnot. And honestly, the biggest part was bring the fun back into things and just go and enjoy riding your dirt bike and having fun and talking shit with your mates. Just enjoying every time you go ride a bike and make it every day a positive.

We kind of see that in your social media throughout the week as well. You sort of have a bit of fun while riding. You know, you always put up a few clips here and there. So that’s the difference, is it?

Yeah, 100 percent, just trying to bring back that, the me, the authentic me.

The motos here today. You just clicked with the track as well?

Yeah, I didn’t gel too much with moto two. The boys were riding at a good pace and I just got a little bit of arm pump. So I just kind of backed it off and then made a couple of mistakes. I honestly didn’t even know I got the overall. I was kind of just going for the long haul, wanting to get third in the championship rather than an overall. So, but I’m stoked with it. So moto one was really good, bike went good. Two good starts today – can’t complain.

Absolutely. Hey, congratulations on the result. We will see you in supercross, will you have time off now, a week or two, or straight into supercross?

Yeah, it’s a couple of weeks off before supercross – have a bit of a rest and then get back straight into it.

So you feel like with what the changes made with the bike, it’ll be fine?

Yeah, 100 percent. We’ve already got the supercross bike built. I’ve already sat on it, rode it around. But yeah, it’s just time to have a little bit of a break, a bit of a holiday and get back to work in a couple of weeks.

We’ll see you there.

Thank you.