Meanwhile Wil Hahn might be the busiest man in the paddock this weekend as he has six 250SX riders competing under the tent this weekend, and two of them (Haiden Deegan and Cole Davies) hold the red plate. Add in the SMX Next riders of Kayden Minear and Landen Gordon and that makes eight 250F riders! Hahn acknowledged that the schedule is a little hectic for him this weekend but he also focused on the positives of having a big team.
The Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing tent is even more full than normal this weekend. Align Media
First, Hahn was asked what, if anything, Davies has done to achieve his speed through the whoops or if it just comes naturally.
Hahn replied, “No. At 14, I never seen anything like it. And I guess that's gotta be a tribute to Ben Townley and all the work they've done in New Zealand and to get him here. But no, it was right away at the test track at 14 and he was tiny even. He was really short and tiny and the way he'd hit whoops on a stock 250F, I was just like, 'Wow. It's unbelievable.'”
Wil continued though, commenting how having one guy on the team who excels in the whoops has helped everyone else.
“That's the beauty of, iron sharpens iron, right?" he said. "And I think everybody's seeing that. And I think with having four of our guys on the team winning races this year, I think four or five on the podium as well, all different rounds. I think we're reaping the benefits of all that, including Haiden. Like I said, iron sharpens iron, and when you're chasing everybody, it's pretty hard not to get better.”
Brandon Haas dropped the news that Max Vohland has re-signed with ClubMX for the 2027 season. Vohland hinted that he was "likely going to extend" his contract with the team while live on the Race Day Live qualifying broadcast at the Glendale SX, but now the deal is official. Haas also spoke on what it is like to have all of his riders competing this weekend, and how the team only asks of them to show what the bring during the week.
“The message across the board, and, really Chad's [Reed] carried this weight, has been, 'We're gonna show 'em on Saturday what they've been showing us during the week of training,'" Haas said. "We had a really good two weeks of really just raw scrimmaging that we normally shy away from. So, it'll be interesting to see how that translate translates. But having the two SMX Next guys, has been cool. Like, we're coming here with a full roster. All of our guys are racing. That's kinda, you know, selfishly everything you hope for, but also, I think it's a product of, again, ClubMX and the environment that they're in, trying to find this never ending balance that everybody faces with risk to reward, and that is challenging in this sport.”