Jason Anderson in the spotlight of court files & social media outage

In Supercross, it's usually all about starts, rhythm sections, and who's fastest on Saturday night. Sometimes, however, a story doesn't end up on the track – but in a court of law. That's exactly what's happening right now with... HEP Suzuki rider Jason Anderson the case.

Several documents from Orange County, FloridaThe files provide insight into an incident from December 2025. They show the complete sequence of events: from a police operation and an arrest to the subsequent dismissal of the case. The legal situation is clear at the end. No charges were filed, and the file has since been sealed..

A police operation in Orlando

The origin of the story lies at 15 December 2025 in Orlando against 14 pm Police were called to a residential complex after receiving an emergency call. The caller reported a situation in which a woman was allegedly being followed by a man.

According to the police report, the scene revealed an escalating argument between Anderson and his partner. The conflict reportedly stemmed from personal issues, including discussions about other women's contacts on his phone.

According to the woman, Anderson allegedly punched her in the side and grabbed her by the neck during the argument. The police arrested the then-current... AMA Supercross rider The arrest was made the same day. The accusation was... Battery (Domestic Violence) – i.e., bodily harm in the domestic environment.

The case is taking its legal course.

Following the arrest, the usual procedures of US criminal law were followed. A judge first determined that there was sufficient initial suspicion to initiate proceedings. At the same time, preliminary conditions were imposed – including a restraining order prohibiting contact with the alleged victim.

Shortly afterward, Anderson hired a lawyer. Through her, the driver filed a complaint. “Not Guilty” plea He submitted a request for access to the investigation files and any potential exculpatory evidence. A perfectly normal step in the American legal system – but one that often sets the course of a case.

One explanation changes the situation.

Just a few days later, the case took a new turn. On 22 December 2025 A so-called [case] was filed with the court. “Affidavit of Non-Prosecution” submitted. This means: The alleged victim officially declared, to avoid prosecution.

Such statements do not automatically lead to the discontinuation of proceedings. In cases of domestic violence, prosecutors can, in principle, continue their investigations even without the victim's cooperation. In practice, however, this becomes difficult when crucial statements or witnesses are missing.

The public prosecutor's office is not filing charges.

The final decision was made almost seven weeks after the incident. On February 9, 2026 the public prosecutor's office announced not to bring chargesThe reason given was that there was insufficient usable evidence, particularly because victims or potential witnesses were not cooperating. The proceedings were thus terminated.

The file will be sealed.

A few days later, the final formal step followed: The entry for the case was made in the criminal register. sealed. This means that the file is no longer accessible to the public and will not appear in normal background checks.

Social media suddenly silent

In parallel, something else has been noticed in recent days: Both the Jason Anderson's Instagram account as well as that of his wife Kenzie Meads have been since yesterday offlineIt is currently unclear whether this is a temporary deactivation or a permanent deletion. However, no direct connection to the legal proceedings can be inferred from this.

Officially, no connection to the Daytona exit.

But what actually triggered the current circulation of these court documents?

Shortly before the Daytona Supercross Promoter FeldEntertainment Anderson is known to have been due to persistent health problems the eighth round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship would miss out.

Some self-proclaimed internet detectives used this news to draw a connection between the incident in December and the abandonment in Daytona.

It is known that Anderson already last year, she struggled with prolonged health problemsIt is therefore quite possible that these symptoms have recurred – however, there is no official confirmation of this yet.

Team responds to request

While Anderson himself has not yet publicly commented on the documents that have surfaced and his health problems, there has at least been an initial reaction from within his team.

The US journalist Steve Matthews published on the platform X a statement which he claims to have been made by Pipes Motorsports received upon request.

It says:

"We have recently received information regarding Jason Anderson. The Pipes Motorsports Group is investigating the matter and will not be making any further comments at this time."

No further details have been provided by the team so far.

Whether Jason Anderson himself will take part remains to be seen. The fact is: legally, the case from December 2025 is closed and the file sealed. From a sporting perspective, the official status remains unchanged. Health problems as the reason for the Daytona exitAnything beyond that currently falls into the category of speculation.

Cole Davies Full of Confidence!

A week ago, the 250SX East Division opener in Arlington sparked controversy when race leader Jo Shimoda rolled some jumps that he didn’t have to roll while leading the race—he thought the red lights were telling him to roll, but they were just warning lights. The AMA has now switched those warnings lights to yellow, from red, but that’s still not making folks like Jo, or his Honda bosses, or even the race fans, happy. For Pierce Brown, who won the race last week, he’s just tried to ignore it all.

“I tried not to think or look into the fan response,” said Brown. “There was a lot of unhappy people with the red light situation last weekend, but a lot of people were stoked [I got a win], too. It's one of those things, if you look into the comment section, it could get your head spinning. So, I try not to do that and just do my thing. We're going to keep doing me, and nothing else will change.”

For Brown, the challenge is to fight for a title over a full season for the first time in his career. To that end, he wasn’t blazing fast in Daytona, but was happy to salvage a third and retain the points lead.

“A podium was honestly my goal coming into the weekend,” he said. “It was one of those tracks in the main I struggled with. I felt great all day. Then in the main, as the track started breaking down, I kind of was all over the place with line choices and everything. Overall, I'm more than happy to walk away with the podium. Stacking the momentum from last weekend, too, feels really good.”

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Even when he won last weekend, Brown made it clear that his real goal this year is to avoid the bad races more than focus on celebrating the good ones. Just stay consistent. He did that at Daytona. Consider that Drew Adams and Jo Shimoda crashed while running ahead of him. Pierce took what he could get.

“I rode around fifth for most of the race," he said. "Then a bunch of guys just started making mistakes, and I was there to capitalize, so it made it easy on me. But then, again, you have to be there, and that was the name of the game tonight. I feel like that's going to be really crucial next weekend, too, with the Triple Crown. Overall, I think my head's in a good spot. Bike's good, body's good, and I'm excited.”

One rider who will be tough to contend with is his teammate Cole Davies, who once again blew minds with outstanding speed. The start did him in again, though.

“I would say I rode good. I'm not 100 percent happy with the placing, but obviously I rode good,” Davies said. “I had good speed, but I didn't have a good start, and I need to figure that out. I would say my starts were very good last year. I had a lot of good starts, but this year, I guess, they're just not as good. So I just need to find what I was kind of doing last year and repeat that, and it should be good.”

With eye-opening whoop speed, Davies could hammer next weekend at Indy, where he was crazy fast in the rutted whoops last year. The young New Zealander is not short on confidence.

“If I ride like I know I can, I don't feel like anyone can touch me,” Davies said. "I just need to figure out these starts, and I'll be away.”

For the first time in 2026, a 250SX race has been won by someone not riding a Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing machine. Seth Hammaker got the W at Daytona on his Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki, not a surprise considering he was a pre-season favorite to win races. The Yamaha YZ250F riders are still right in the hunt, though. Two different approaches here. The more veteran Brown is playing the long game and focused on consistency, Davies is showing incredible all-out speed and is a good start away from being able to turn that into a win.

“Yeah, it's going to be another hectic weekend, for sure,” says Brown. “Triple Crown always gets pretty gnarly. So that's going to be another one you got to be in it. Three starts is going to be the main goal, so we're going to work on that this week for next weekend. Honestly, I think we're in a good spot with the bike, the team. So there's not going to be much change going on this week. It'll just be doing the laps and staying fresh.” 

Febvre and Herlings ignite Lierop, MXGP season set to explode

Final warm-up events before the start of the 2026 Motocross World Championship. Here’s how the top contenders fared between the Netherlands and Spain.

Romain Febvre and Jeffrey Herlings headlining the battle at the top: a taste of 2026? And Tim Gajser, this year's new Yamaha ace, was missing—otherwise the answer could have been completely positive. Next weekend, Argentina will host the opening event of the new season; in the meantime, a good portion of the Motocross World Championship protagonists gathered on Sunday, March 1, for the Dutch MX Season Opener on the sand of Lierop. In the MX1 class, the home hero was clearly the most anticipated, taking on a new challenge with Honda HRC Petronas, but the reigning MXGP champion, loyal to Kawasaki, also put himself to the test in one last “preparation” event before beginning his title defense. In MX2, it was a solo performance at the top by Liam Everts (Nestaan Husqvarna Factory). But let’s also take a look at Spain, where the national Motocross Élite championship kicked off alongside some world-class names: Ruben Fernandez (Honda HRC Petronas) blew away the competition in MX1, while brothers Karlis and Janis Reisulis (Monster Energy Yamaha) set the pace in the MX2 class.

MX1: Febvre vs Herlings, then a gap to the rest

As anticipated, this category featured a head-to-head between two renowned international motocross stars. The first race was a runaway for Romain Febvre, who literally bolted from the start, leaving Jeffrey Herlings behind. The second moto was more adrenaline-fueled: the two immediately took the lead, serving the Dutch crowd a breathtaking duel until Herlings managed to prevail in the finale with a solid margin over his rival. The day ended tied on points; to the delight of the home fans, Herlings took the overall victory, while Febvre had to settle for 2nd overall due to his 2nd place in the deciding second race. No big deal—both the Kawasaki-mounted Frenchman and the Honda-mounted Dutchman showed they’re in superb shape, ready to spark fireworks in the new world championship season.

And the others? Hard to talk about “other contenders,” at least at this event: Calvin Vlaanderen, Ducati’s new signing, was a steady third, 30 seconds down in the first moto and essentially the same in the second and final race. One of the expected frontrunners, Kay De Wolf, was absent due to a thumb injury that required a minor procedure, while we also saw our own Alberto Forato (Fantic) and Andrea Bonacorsi (Ducati MX) in action, as well as Glenn Coldenhoff (ex-World Championship, which he officially bid farewell to at the end of 2025), Jago Geerts, Brent van Doninck, Roan van de Moosdijk, Max Nagl, Tom Koch, to name a few. All lined up behind the leading duo at this Dutch event, but we’ll get the true pecking order once the World Championship gets underway.

MX2: Liam Everts unchallenged

Several international category standouts were missing—most notably reigning champion Simon Laengenfelder—but that takes nothing away from Liam Everts’ talent, who has clearly shown he’s far more than just the son and grandson of legends. There was no better way to wrap up his preparation for the new world season than a double triumph in the two motos raced on the Dutch sand. An absolute domination right from Race 1, with runner-up Scott Smulders finishing 41 seconds adrift, after initially holding off the fierce Mathis Valin (Kawasaki), who then crashed and could do no better than 6th. In the second race, the gap grew to 45 seconds, this time over Dani Heitink, who capped a remarkable weekend with second overall before stepping up to EMX250 with Husqvarna.

Spain, Motocross Élite

Ruben Fernandez on top form, as were the Latvian brothers Karlis and Janis Reisulis. Final world-level tune-ups also took place on the Iberian Peninsula, which last weekend hosted the first round of the Spanish Motocross Élite Championship at the Calatayud circuit (a Roman-era town in the province of Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon). Let’s start with the MX1 class, where the Honda HRC Petronas Spanish rider was absolutely unbeatable: first pole position with victory in the qualifying race, then a holeshot and triumph in the first moto, and finally another holeshot and victory in the second race as well.

In MX2, the top positions were strictly a family affair—both because the two riders are brothers and because they both race for Yamaha. The weekend’s dominant force was the younger brother, Janis, who makes his class World Championship debut this year after winning the European 250 title with the same Iwata colors: pole position with brother Karlis very close but behind, then marching on with a holeshot and victory in the first moto, plus another holeshot and victory in the second and final race. Karlis Reisulis completed the family one-two in the first race, then ceded to Spain’s Adrià Monné in the last race to finish 3rd, but it changes little. The Reisulis brothers have wrapped up their preparations and are ready to make their mark in the MX2 World Championship against fierce competition.

Daytona

In what has become a highly regarded 2026 Supercross season, with close racing at all eight of the concluded Supercross events,  the Daytona Supercross was a total barn burner with Eli Tomac achieving all that a single rider could hope to do on this historic night. Tomac, who made the switch from Star Yamaha to the Red Bull KTM team over the winter, didn’t just dominate Saturday night’s Daytona race win (his fourth win out of the first eight 2016 AMA Supercross events, Eli also became the winningest racer in Daytona history with his eighth victory. Plus, he also edged closer to Jeremy McGrath’s record of 72 AMA Supercross wins, by winning his 57th AMA Supercross.

Jo Knows When To Twist It!

It was shocking to even see Jo Shimoda competing at the 250SX East Division opener in Texas, as he was coming back from neck surgery quite early. Even more shocking, he nearly won the race! Jo joined Jamie "Darkside" Guida's MotoXPod show this week to share his thoughts on the weekend.

Darkside: So first round of the year done in Arlington. There's some positives and probably some negatives in your eye on the night, but at the end of the day, looking back, how do you feel about your performance?
Jo Shimoda: I think, you know, I spent a very, very little time on motorcycle and I mean, performance wise, you know, I just did the best I could. Yeah, I mean, you guys tell me if I did good or not!

Well, you look like the Jo Shimoda we're used to very, very technical, very smooth, very few mistakes. And honestly, I feel like the AMA made the mistake that cost you the race. So your performance, I think was 100% on par. It was great.
Thank you. Yeah, it was good night, though.

You just mentioned very little time on the bike. I think I heard six days, so I'm sure your expectations weren't very high. But did you feel pretty good in those six days?
I mean, to to be fighting for, like, wins, I was like 'Not really.' I thought I was not ready enough. We needed to work on the motorcycles as well. Like, I was kind of behind on everything, so, like the confidence really wasn't there, but for whatever the reason, when the race comes on, all of my adrenaline kicks in and and it turns out to be okay every time. So that's kind of kind of how I felt.

How about how about off-the-bike training since the back injury, has that been more difficult to get through, or are you at a point where you feel like you're back to your normal self?
Honestly it's okay. There's two things, right? Like the cardio cardiovascular side. I was a little bit behind because there is some restriction on my on my neck. So like, no running or no bicycling outside for at least six to eight weeks. And so I was basically just doing, I don't know, a little bit of stationary and stuff here and there, but I was okay to do gym after like six weeks if there's no pain. I was able to do a lot of stuff. So actually, fitness wise, I think my muscles have gotten stronger, but not the cardio side.

It was said by many riders that this was the most technical track that they've seen this year. Obviously the first one for y'all. What was that like? You know, you're trying to ease back into this, and then it's this beast of a track. I noticed that you weren't really doing the quad line that a lot of riders were.
Yeah. Like to your point, I was just honestly not comfortable doing the jumps. Just rusty. I was a little bit off on my motorcycle setup and stuff. Just needed to, like, catch up on a lot of things. Even, like, blitzing whoops. Just didn't feel the comfort, you know? And I crashed on the whoops, too. So it's like we're trying to build back some confidence. During qualifying I was just trying to get a little more laps in and feel it out. By the time the main comes around, it's my job to perform. So until then, yeah, just kind of trying to get the race routine back, to be honest.

Coming into the series, how close did you feel the bike was? And now that we're done with round one, do you still feel it? It's as good as it was coming in?
For the second round coming up? Actually, we made a lot of progress. Well, we just made a lot of progress during the day race day. Got closer and closer to where I want it. And now that we have a little bit of time the team's been sending me new forks and shocks to try, and I'm moving forward for sure.

I think you did, what, two heat race starts because of the red flag and the main event, and I believe, I don't know if you were credited with the holeshot and all of them, but you were certainly top two. So starts are on point.
Yeah, actually from the practice starts and to the races it was all holeshots for me.

That's right! Yeah.
Yeah I mean my starts, we ended the year last year really good. I mean we didn't really change a thing. So I kind of just had to do the same thing.

How big is Daytona to you? That's a monumental win for a lot of people. Obviously more so in the 450 class, but it is legendary.
I mean, it would be cool to win there, you know. But to me, I treat it like every race, you know? So yeah, to me, a win is a win. Anaheim or Arlington, it's the same, happiness for me.

Let's talk about the the red flag thing, the red light, for just a minute. Obviously, with you in your situation, you did what you thought was right. Do you remember them talking about the lead in lights? Those red lights mean don't roll? You have to now look for the red cross?
I don't know. I mean, I don't think it's in the rulebook.

It's not. No.
Well, it's very confusing. I mean, I never heard of a red leading light. I thought the red light and cross flags are are for there to the riders to roll every obstacles, no matter if it's a tabletop or double, triple, etc.. You can't jump anything. It's dangerous, you know?

I think everyone needs to really understand like, honestly, I was like, after the race, I was kind of mad that like, it was a very confusing situation. I got passed there. I had a three-second gap and I got passed and had to had to work for it again. Unfortunately, I couldn't make the pass. But honestly, like after after I seen more and more about the critiques and like this controversy with people and the teams and AMA, it gets more confusing. I think to me, like the race, the race win, yeah  Pierce can have it. I have nine rounds to figure it out and nine rounds to get it back. That's fine. But I think for everyone's safety I think, well, now it seems like the first red light is, like, you can jump the jump, you know?

Yeah.
That's basically how I understand it. Yeah. Like the rulebook says red lights are there to just roll the jump. There's actually other things too, like the remote. What I got told after the race was the remote [for the red light] was not working and stuff. Like, where do we even start at this point?

I want to talk about the pass.  With about three to go you you cut across the rut and thought about it. Seems like you thought about throwing a block pass and changed your mind. Would you have done that differently if you could do it over?
I would say, yeah, but also it's so hard for people to see that the Arlington dirt is pretty slick. And I tried to go in the middle there, like going off the main rut and then try to like break and make the rear to slide into him. But the front was kind of like not gripping for me. So I was like, I was like trying to just stop, you know?

Yeah, I kind of thought that. Yeah, I think if you had connected with him, Daxton might have got both of you.
Yeah, like, my plan was to just try either give him a little love tap or just show him a wheel to where he doesn't get on top of the tabletop. And I mean, once we roll the first jump, then, like, I'm on the inside, I would 100% take it for the next corner, you know?

There you go.
The entry was so awkward and I was not expecting it to be that slippery. So, I don't know, it was just a bad decision.

When It Rains It ...Sexton Out for Daytona!

Kawasaki: Practice Crash Will Keep Chase Sexton Out for Daytona Supercross

When it rains it pours: Chase Sexton had a crash this week while preparing for Daytona, and now Kawasaki has announced he is out for this weekend’s race due to pain in his lower back and hip. Rare to see Sexton miss much time in Monster Energy AMA Supercross as he's as tough as they come. Kawasaki will provide more updates when they're available. 

The team's post read:

Monster Energy Kawasaki rider @chasesexton will miss Round 8 of @supercrosslive due to injuries to his hip and lower back sustained while prepping for Daytona.

Stay tuned for updates on Chase and his return to racing."

Hunter On Lappers: “It’s what we have to deal with as racers”

Lawrence survived a challenging track and some close calls with lapped riders to win at Arlington.

Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence finally scored his first career 450SX victory on Saturday night in Arlington. After a spirited battle with Ken Roczen, Lawrence built a gap and cruised to the victory. The win wasn’t drama free, as a close call could’ve cost Lawrence a win and potential podium. With just over six minutes to go, Lawrence looked as if he was going to pass Roczen by blitzing the whoops, as the Suzuki rider jumped through the section. However, Lawrence had to check up due to Jordon Smith running on the right side of the section, allowing Roczen to get back in front. There were a few other close calls, with racers holding up the leaders or forcing them to take alternate rhythms at points.

While lapped traffic is a common issue in Supercross, many people voice their displeasure with riders getting in the way. Lawrence took no issue with some of the tight moments and commented about lapped riders in the media scrum following the main event.

“I mean, it’s just what we have to deal with as racers. All of us have had the short end of the stick multiple times when you’re leading and you get into lappers first. They kind of get caught by surprise or sometimes, they’ll get out of the way and then they don’t know about the second and third guy. It’s kind of one of those things that you can be so prepared for it, but sometimes it doesn’t work out because they’re doing their own race. Honestly, I thought they were pretty okay for how many laps we did.”

With his Arlington victory, Lawrence became the 70th different rider to win a premier class main event. Lawrence will carry the red plate once again heading into Daytona, sitting four points clear of Eli Tomac.

A Legend Passes

He passed away last Saturday after an illness, Arthur Lampkin, 87, a legendary motocross, enduro, and trials rider.

The world of motocross, and off-road in general, mourns one of its stars of the past. Arthur Lampkin, born in 1938, passed away on Saturday, February 21 after battling cancer, surrounded by his family. A legendary rider, remembered for his charisma, personality, and frankness, as well as for an aggressive riding style on the bike. Together with his brothers Martin and Alan, known as “Sid,” he started the Yorkshire dynasty that left its mark on the off-road world, to which we add Arthur’s son, John (the two brothers also raced, but not at high levels), then Martin’s son, Dougie, and more recently Max, following in grandfather Alan’s footsteps.

Legend of motocross and beyond, a dynasty that continues

A rider capable of standing out in multiple disciplines. He won seven Grands Prix in the Motocross World Championship, shone in the early 1960s in the Trophée des Nations, contributing to three triumphs for Great Britain: 1961–1962 in 250cc, 1965 in 500cc. Nationally, Arthur Lampkin took the 500cc title in 1959 and, two years later, the British 250cc title as well, alongside the runner-up spot in the world championship for that class. He won the gold medal at the 1966 FIM International Six Days Enduro, and earlier made his mark in Trials, winning the Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) in 1963 and the Scott Trial in 1960, 1961, and 1965. Once retired from racing, Arthur devoted himself to the engineering company he inherited from his father.

Born in Kent on May 30, 1938, he moved to Yorkshire three years later: from there, the legendary dynasty mentioned earlier took root. Arthur, Alan “Sid,” and Martin all became great motorcyclists, an incredible trio that spread the Lampkin name around the world. As mentioned, Arthur’s eldest son, John, followed in his father’s footsteps, winning a round of the FIM Trial World Championship in 1983. His brothers Steve and David did not reach the top, quite the opposite of Arthur’s nephew and Martin’s son, Dougie: 12 world titles in Trials between the 1990s and early 2000s, the best way to confirm the family’s talent and reputation.

Farewell to Arthur Lampkin: the off-road world salutes its hero and a dynasty without equal

Billy Bolt Extends SuperEnduro Lead with Belgrade Masterclass

Round five of the 2026 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship in Belgrade, Serbia, saw Billy Bolt continue his commanding performance this season to take the overall victory ahead of Mitch Brightmore and Eddie Karlsson, with the trio emerging as the top three in the Prestige classification after an intense night of racing.

Once again, Bolt was in a class of his own, claiming SuperPole and sweeping all three finals to secure a maximum 63 points. Brightmore’s consistency across the three races earned him second overall on 47 points, while Karlsson’s solid results throughout the night saw him complete the overall podium with 44 points.

The action began in SuperPole, where Bolt laid down a flawless lap to take the three bonus points on offer. Jonny Walker secured second in the session to bank two valuable points as the title contenders set the early benchmark.

Race 1 saw Bolt exit the opening corner in fifth, while Walker launched well and slotted into fourth. Bolt wasted little time moving forward, climbing to second within the opening lap before executing a decisive pass for the lead. From there, he edged clear to take the win in 7:02.681. Brightmore capitalised to finish second in 7:05.330, with Walker regrouping after minor mistakes to secure third.

The reverse-grid Race 2 intensified the battle. Both Bolt and Walker started from the second row and were forced to carve their way through traffic. Walker surged into the lead fight and briefly took control, while Brightmore and Karlsson kept themselves firmly in contention. Bolt methodically worked his way forward and, after seizing the lead at mid-race, managed a fierce multi-rider battle before stretching clear late to win. Karlsson’s consistent pace earned him second, with Toby Martyn third, while contact with another rider dropped Walker to fifth by the chequered flag.

Race 3 delivered early drama when a first-corner pile-up disrupted the field, catching Bolt in the chaos, while Walker avoided the incident and remained inside the top five. Bolt mounted another charge through the pack, rejoining the leaders within two laps before advancing to second with three minutes remaining. A decisive late move secured his third win of the night. Brightmore finished second, with Karlsson third, results that ultimately locked in second and third overall for the round.

“We’re finished here in Belgrade, and it’s been a perfect night with maximum points, so I can’t complain,” Bolt said. “The starts weren’t great, which definitely made things more interesting, but in a way I enjoyed the battles. It’s good to be racing closely with the other guys because you can always learn something and take positives from those situations. Even with the tougher starts, my overall speed felt strong and I was able to stay calm, make the right moves, and manage the races well. The team did a great job all night and the bike was working perfectly. To come away with 63 points and extend the championship lead is exactly what we wanted. Now I’m really looking forward to Newcastle and racing in front of the home crowd.”

Walker’s 3-5-5 results gave him fifth overall for the round with 39 points, keeping him second in the championship standings despite a challenging night that included late-race contact and a hand injury.

“Just finished up here in Serbia and overall, the speed was definitely there tonight,” Walker said. “I felt competitive and strong, especially in race two when I was right in the fight for the lead. Unfortunately, I went down with a lapper and hurt my hand, which made the final race a bit of a struggle. It’s frustrating because I felt like we had the pace to be right at the front, but that’s racing sometimes. We’ll get it checked with some x-rays tomorrow and focus on recovering properly, and hopefully I’ll be good to go for Newcastle.”

Overall in Belgrade, Bolt topped the standings with 63 points, followed by Brightmore on 47 and Karlsson on 44, with Martyn fourth on 41 and Walker fifth on 39.

After five of seven rounds, Bolt leads the championship on 312 points, with Walker second on 227 and Brightmore third on 216. Karlsson sits fourth on 197, Martyn is fifth on 138, while Josep Garcia holds 10th on 99 and Manuel Lettenbichler 11th on 89.

The championship now heads to Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, on February 28, where Bolt has the opportunity to clinch the title on home soil as the fight behind him for podium positions continues to intensify.

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