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MONSTER ENERGY® PRO CIRCUIT KAWASAKI RIDER GARRETT MARCHBANKS SECURES CAREER FIRST OVERALL PODIUM AT WASHOUGAL
Foothill Ranch, Calif. (July 20, 2025) - Monster Energy® Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Garrett Marchbanks charged through the field at Round 8 of Pro Motocross at Washougal MX Park earning his first career Pro Motocross overall podium with a (3-4) performance for third overall. Teammate Seth Hammaker showed consistent speed and great starts, finishing (7-3) for a Moto 2 podium and a career-best fourth overall. Rookie Drew Adams found his rhythm and secured his first Top-10 Pro Motocross finish, going (13-6) for ninth overall. Washougal native, Levi Kitchen, battled through adversity to finish (9-10) for 11th overall. In the 450MX class, Monster Energy® Kawasaki’s Jorge Prado demonstrated his strong starting ability, but setbacks left him with an (8-19) result for 14th overall, while Kawasaki rider Mitchell Harrison scored 10th overall (10-11) for his Partszilla PRMX Racing team.
Monster Energy® Pro Circuit Kawasaki riders kicked off Saturday with strong qualifying performances, all placing inside the Top 10. Marchbanks topped both sessions aboard his KX™250 posting with the fastest time, while Hammaker qualified third. Adams and Kitchen followed closely in eighth and ninth, respectively. In Moto 1, Hammaker emerged from the first turn in 10th, while Marchbanks, Adams, and Kitchen were outside the Top 10. Hammaker quickly engaged in a battle and moved up to seventh, while teammate Marchbanks settled into 12th and began charging toward the front. Adams had a tough start from a poor gate pick, placing him back in 26th, and Kitchen found his pace after a few laps and climbed into 11th. Hammaker strategically worked his way into sixth before Marchbanks closed in, made the pass, and moved into sixth, pushing Hammaker back to seventh, where he would finish. By the halfway point, Marchbanks had latched onto the lead pack and cracked the Top 5. With just a few laps remaining, he made a decisive move into third to secure a podium finish. Kitchen found his rhythm late and finished strong in ninth, while Adams fought through the pack to finish 13th.
In Moto 2, Hammaker launched out of the gate to grab the holeshot, while Adams followed with a much-improved start, beginning the race in seventh. Adams quickly moved into the Top 5 and began closing in on the lead pack. Meanwhile, Kitchen and Marchbanks were pushed wide in the first corner and started outside the Top 10. Marchbanks made quick work of the early laps, advancing into eighth just behind Kitchen in seventh. As the race wore on and the track conditions worsened, Kitchen made a mistake and went down, remounting in 11th. Hammaker held strong in second for most of the race, but with just over a minute remaining, he was passed and settled into third, earning a Moto 2 podium and his best overall finish to date. Marchbanks continued his charge through the field to finish fourth, securing his first career overall podium in Pro Motocross. Adams showcased impressive speed and consistency to finish sixth, while Kitchen recovered to take 10th.
Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green’s Enzo Temmerman put together a strong day of racing with steady progress in both motos. After qualifying 21st, Temmerman lined up for Moto 1 and found himself 25th off the start. Undeterred, he charged through the pack and reached 15th by the halfway point, eventually finishing 14th. In Moto 2, he got off to a better start in 16th and continued to build momentum, working his way up to 13th by the checkered flag. His consistent (14-13) finishes earned him 13th overall for the day, capping off a solid performance.
In the 450 Class, Prado started the weekend strong, qualifying seventh aboard his No. 70 KX™450SR. When the gate dropped for Moto 1, Prado rocketed out to grab the holeshot and battled through the first turn before climbing Horsepower Hill in second place. On Lap 2, a misstep through the whoops section caused him to drop to fourth. As the race wore on with mounting pressure from behind, Prado battled to finish eighth.
In Moto 2, Prado once again demonstrated his elite starting ability, launching into second off the gate. He was quickly pushed back to third but continued to battle to maintain his position. Heavy roost and much dryer, hard-packed track conditions disrupted his rhythm as the Spaniard fought within the top-10. Struggling to find clean lines on the challenging track, he slipped further to 15th just eight minutes into the moto. A red flag brought out a restart, and when racing resumed, Prado made several quick passes off the line. Pressure from the pack caused him to fall back to 22nd on the following lap. Regaining his composure, Prado mounted a late-race charge and worked his way up to 19th, where he would ultimately finish.
Mitchell Harrison delivered a career-best performance aboard his KX™450, starting the day by qualifying eighth overall. In Moto 1, he got off to a solid start in ninth and rode consistent laps to finish 10th. In Moto 2, Harrison launched into seventh and battled inside the Top 10 before settling into 11th by Lap 4, where he would finish. His (10-11) moto scores secured 10th overall on the day.
“It was a solid day today, and definitely the best outdoor race I’ve had in my career. I qualified first in both qualifying sessions, so I felt really good all day. After getting a not-so-solid start in Moto 1 and making my way through the pack, I finished third, but I was a little tight. I think if I had been up front a bit earlier, I could have stayed with the lead group for longer. In Moto 2, I didn’t get the best start again, but was able to come through the pack. I battled with [Haiden] Deegan for about 25 minutes, which was a good fight. Toward the end, I tried to make a pass on my teammate for third, but it didn’t quite come together. I later found out that even if I had made the pass, I still would have finished third overall. So I just chilled, brought it home, and locked in my first-ever overall outdoor podium. I’m super proud of that result. I’m really thankful for my team, my trainer, and the whole training crew. I’m pumped on how everything went, and it’ll be nice to have a couple of weeks off now.”
Garrett Marchbanks
“It was a rough day for me. Qualifying was decent, but in Moto 1 I got a bad start — probably around 25th or 20th — and worked my way up to about ninth. In Moto 2, I had another tough start, but I made it up to maybe sixth or seventh before I ended up crashing. I got back up and worked my way to around 10th. It was a tough day, but I’m going to keep my head up and focus on the things I can improve, mainly getting off the line better. We’ve got a solid break coming up, so I’m looking forward to hitting reset and coming into the last three rounds ready to show people what I’m made of.”
Levi Kitchen
“Overall, it was a pretty good day. I started off strong in qualifying. I felt really good on the track and ended up third overall, so that gave me some good momentum heading into the motos. In Moto 1, I didn’t get the best start and was probably around 10th off the line. It took me a while to get into a groove and settle in, and by the time I did, I was in about seventh place. I wasn’t really able to make anything happen after that, so I just held on to seventh for the rest of the moto. It was nothing too special, but still a solid finish. Moto 2 went a lot better. I got an amazing start and pulled the holeshot. I felt really good in the opening laps. Jo [Shimoda] got around me early, and I was able to latch onto him and keep a solid pace. Then [Haiden] Deegan got by me with a couple laps to go, and I ended up finishing third. With a 7–3 result on the day, I took fourth overall, my best outdoor finish so far, which is pretty cool. I needed a solid day like that, and this definitely checked the box. Now the goal is to come back after the break and fight for a podium. I think this little break will be good for me, and I’m excited to come back swinging at Ironman.”
Seth Hammaker
“Washougal was good for me. I ended up P9 overall, which is my first Top-10 finish in outdoors. That’s a pretty big accomplishment for me. In the first moto, the main issue was my gate pick. My qualifying went well, but I chose a bad gate on my side, and that really set me back. I got a poor start and had to fight my way up to 13th. It’s a tough track to pass on, especially since this was my first time racing here, but it was cool to get the experience. The shadows made it really difficult to see — it was pretty gnarly out there. In the second moto, I regrouped, got a much better gate pick, and started around seventh. I had a few good battles and finished sixth in that one. So overall, I’m pretty happy with the day.”
Drew Adams
“It was a challenging weekend, but there were still some positives to take away. I started off strong in qualifying with seventh, and in Moto 1, I grabbed the holeshot and came through the first turn in second. I was feeling good early on, but a small mistake in the whoops on Lap 2 dropped me to fourth. After that, I just struggled to maintain pace and ended up finishing eighth. In Moto 2, I had another great start and was running second early, but I got shuffled back pretty quickly. The roost and dust made it tough to stay consistent before the red flag came out. After the restart, I had a strong jump and made a few passes, but I got caught up again. I regrouped and finished 19th. It definitely wasn’t the result I was hoping for, but I’ll learn from it, take the positives, especially the starts, and keep building for the next one.”
Jorge Prado