Podiums And Red Plates For Moto1 Motorcycle KTM At SSMX Toowoomba

The Moto1 Motorcycles KTM Junior Development Team took to the Sunshine State Motocross Championship podium across the weekend of Round 3 at Toowoomba, with Joe Thurlby taking out 2nd Overall in the 65cc 7-U10 Class and Darci Whalley claiming 2nd Overall in the MXW Class on Sunday.

Joe Thurlby rode to consistent finishes at the front of the 65cc 7-U10 Class, allowing him to claim 3rd Overall for Round 4 at Toowoomba. After Qualifying in a promising 6th position in his 85cc Class, an early race collision and crash in Opening Moto would see Thulby’s bike damaged and unable to compete in the remaining 85cc races.

“It was a day of highs and lows at Toowoomba. I achieved some more of my goals for the season with the 65cc class 2nd Overall and learned a lot across the weekends racing,” said Thurlby.

Rowdy Rabjones posted 6th Overall in the 65cc 10-U12 Class along with 12th Overall in the 85cc 9-U12 Class. With bad starts and crashes hindering his performance on the day, Rowdy looks to rebound for Warwick whilst taking valuable lessons from the challenging Toowoomba track.

Young Darby Clift pushed through an incredible performance where a mid week crash left the young rider with a broken hand. 

Unaware of the extent of the injury heading into Toowoomba, the youngster pushed through practice qualifying 11th before feeling pain and withdrawing from the event, where a hospital visit confirmed the fractured hand and some well deserved recovery time. 

On Sunday, Darci Whalley was able to reclaim the WMX Class Red Plate for the first time in 2025 with a fantastic 2nd Overall on the day. 

Posting 3-2 Moto scores against some of the fastest professional female races in the country, Whalley pushed through crashes in Moto 2 to make it happen.

“I had a few crashes in Moto 2 but was able to stay cool and rebound for 2nd in the Moto and 2nd overall. To take the points lead here at Toowoomba wrapped up a great day of racing”, said Whalley.

The Moto1 Motorycles KTM Junior Development Team now set their focus on Warwick, in a short turn around for Round 4 of the SSMX Championship this coming weekend of May 17th and 18th.