This past weekend in downtown Vancouver, fans gathered at BC Place Stadium for Round 2 of the 2025 WSX Championships. This was the second year in a row for this event, and many felt that this time around, there was a slight spectator increase. Either way, this event was very cool, and it was great to see top riders like Ken Roczen, Justin Cooper, and Eli Tomac on the starting line. It was also entertaining to see Cole Thompson on the SX2 starting line aboard his Venum Bud Racing Kawasaki. Overall, it was a solid night of racing, and in the end, it was Max Anstie and Eli Tomac taking the overall victory in the SX2 and SX1 classes. Thankfully, our amazing staff photographer and BC Native James Lissimore was there and sent us these amazing photos.
The fans loved opening ceremonies inside BC Place. The Jetwerx and Visionbuilt track crew did a great job on the Vancouver track. Most who were there in 2024 said the crowd was the same size this year. Jason Anderson looked much better in Vancouver than he did last weekend in Argentina. Max Anstie has gone undefeated so far in the SX2 class. After winning the Superpole race, Justin Cooper wasn’t able find the overall podium in the SX1 class. Christian Craig rode well in Vancouver and overall he looks good on his Honda. Michael Hicks was one of four riders who were racing the new Stark Varg bikes. Enzo Lopes was very fast in Vancouver and finished on the SX2 podium. Ken Roczen and Eli Tomac put on a great show for the Vancouver fans. Joey Savatgy rides a 450 like he’s riding a 250, but he makes it work pretty well. Coty Shock was fast and aggressive on Saturday evening, but was still off the pace of Anstie. Cole Thompson had a great opening race in the SX2 class, but struggled with starts in the other two. It’s great to see Cole still travelling the world and racing SX. The rider most people came to see in Vancouver. It’s pretty amazing to see how fast Eli has adapted to his new KTM. Eli looked fast, aggressive, and comfortable on his way to winning the Vancouver WSX event. Noah Viney finally got a good start in the final SX2 main event, but slowly faded back to 14th. Now the 2025 WSX Championships moves down under to Australia.
