Jed Beaton has moved out to a forty point lead in the MX1 championship after another dominant performance on his YZ450F. Beaton, motivated by two years of near misses and heartache, has been at the top of his game in 2026, winning all but one moto in the premier division and kept that record intact with a 1-1 day in Toowoomba.

Avoiding some first turn chaos, Beaton cleared out in the first moto to take victory in the opening moto by a comfortable margin. Race two will be the one he remembers as he was able to move by championship rival, Kyle Webster, in the early stages and then absorb the pressure for the next 20 minutes.

But, when Webster mounted one last push, Beaton reacted and dopped the hammer pumping out the fastest lap of the race just before the blue flag came out and he stretched the gap out to three seconds at the finish and cap off a sensational day for him and the CDR Yamaha team.

“It was pretty important I had a good day here and keep the momentum in my favour,” Beaton explains. “Kyle won the Gillman round, and I didn’t want him to get the win here and build momentum, so I was determined to keep things in my favour.

“The team did a great job with the bike as this track can but a difficult one to get set up. Not only do they have to keep on top of suspension and chassis with the hills and the ruts, but also because we are a little above sea level, there is also some motor fine tuning and the team were spot on today,” Beaton ends.

Aaron Tanti promised a better result when the series returned to a clay based, hard pack dirt and he delivered. Race one and Tanti slotted in behind Beaton and the duo raced to a 1-2 result for the perfect start to the day.

Then in the final moto of the day, he was able to bring it home in fourth place with his 2-4 results good enough for equal second on the day, but third on countback. But the round also proved important in the championship as the consistency of Tanti has elevated him to within 10 points of second place in the MX1 championship.

“Any podium result in this class is a good day, and I have had two in the first four rounds and not finished outside the top five so far, so the consistency has been good. The gap to the leaders is also coming down, so my speed and fitness at each round continues to improve, so that is pleasing.

“It was also to get a result like that with a heap of friends and family in attendance. It’s nice to have the extra support at the track and after the last couple of years, give them a result to cheer about.”