Brea, CA - (August 25, 2025) - The 2025 AMA Pro Motocross Championship completed its 11th and final round under great racing conditions at Budds Creek Motocross Park in Mechanicsville, Maryland. The legendary track’s elevation changes, challenging ruts, and excellent soil conditions capped off an outstanding summer of motocross racing.
Race Highlights:
- Twisted Tea Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance
- 450 Class
- Benoit Paturel turned his MXGP experience into a top-fifteen overall result in his rookie year racing in the United States.
Benoit Paturel (102) showed competitive speed in the 450MX Class in his debut season racing in the United States.
Benoit Paturel (102) started the race day strong, grabbing a top-ten qualifying result in the opening qualifying session. It was his career-best Q1 result and matched his best Q2 and overall qualifying performances. When the gate dropped for moto one, Paturel emerged from the first corner outside of the points-paying positions. Paturel relied on his track speed, including a top-ten section time in the track’s Sector 7, to charge quickly into the points. He clawed his way up to 11th spot, but problems late in the race prevented a charge into the top-ten. In the second moto Paturel and his Suzuki RM-Z450 emerged from the first turn inside the top-fifteen. After a turbulent opening lap, Paturel started picking off riders as he again moved through the pack; this time he posted a top-ten fastest pass through Sector 6 of the track. Unfortunately, Paturel’s climb through the field ended with a race-ending crash on the Budds Creek track.
“My day started well, with great speed in practice and qualifying. In the first moto I got a really bad start. Then I had some small issues and didn’t feel great,” said Paturel. “The second moto was good until it was not. I was fighting for a top 10 spot and my speed was feeling great. I changed my line to pass another rider and I got a bad kick [going down a hill]. I hit my head pretty hard. It’s a bummer because I really wanted to finish the moto in the top 10. Overall, it was a great year. We learned a lot, had some ups and downs, but it was amazing experience. A top 15 in the championship is not bad for a first year with a few DNFs. I wanted more but I’ll take it and hope to improve next year. Thank you to the team; every member worked really hard all season.”
“It wasn't the day we wanted. In fact, in terms of the team results, it was one of the roughest days we've ever had,” stated Larry Brooks, Twisted Tea/H.E.P. Motorsports/Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance Team Manager. “We only came with one rider, Benoit Paturel, and he did not do well. [He never got into a strong position in the first moto.] In the second moto he was in about 12th place and then crashed and didn't finish. Yeah, it was a horrible race day, but this motocross series is over and now we move on to the SuperMotocross Playoffs. Ken Roczen will be back, that's a positive so we will just wait the next couple of weeks and then come back ready to dominate.”
Suzuki Motor USA, Progressive Insurance ECSTAR Suzuki, and Twisted Tea Suzuki will complete final preparations over the next two weeks and come out swinging at the 3-Round post-season events. The team members are excited to post strong results in post-season racing and end the 31-Round SMX World Championship with another 2025 victory.
Please visit SuzukiCycles.com/Racing/Motocross and HEPMotorsports.com for more team news.
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