Mini Cup Titles
Handed Out
T
he 2025 Mission MotoAmer-
ica Mini Cup National Final
unfolded at Road America's
Briggs & Stratton Motorplex in
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, August
8-10, with wet Sunday morn
-
ing conditions adding an extra
challenge to the weekend's title
fights.
National championships
went to Kensei Matsudaira (GP
190), Cruise Texter (Stock 50),
Bodie Paige (Street GP), Chase
Jazikoff (Stock 110) and Zaal
Farhand, the only double winner,
taking both GP 160 and GP 110
crowns.
The headline duel came in
GP 190 between former cham
-
pion Matsudaira and defending
champ Mahdi Salem. Their Sun-
day battles were fierce, culmi-
nating in a dramatic final race
when Matsudaira crashed while
leading, collecting Salem in the
process. Both remounted quickly
and fought to the last corner,
where Matsudaira edged Salem
for the win and the title, having
claimed three of four rounds.
Matsudaira, the 2022 GP 190
champ, was competing in his
final Mini Cup season and now
eyes a full European Talent Cup
campaign or a Red Bull Rookies
Cup seat for 2026.
"I was being a little cautious
since I crashed in the qualifying
session, so going down was a
little surprising," said 14-year-
old Matsudaira. "I apologize to
Mahdi if he crashed because of
me. Luckily, I was able to pick it
up right away, and the bike was
still running. It's good to win the
title back and get a little revenge
for last year."
Nine-year-old Zaal Farhand
claimed two titles. In GP 160, he
benefited from misfortune for
Jase Dill, who had dominated
the first three rounds but suf
-
fered a mechanical DNF in race
three. Farhand's consistent run
of four second-place finishes
sealed the championship.
In a show of sportsmanship,
he invited Dill onto the podium's
top step, calling him "the real
champion of the class." Farhand
left no doubt in GP 110, sweep
-
ing all four races for his second
title of the weekend.
Stock 110 champion Chase
Jazikoff was the only repeat win
-
ner from 2024. Last year's Stock
50 titleholder, Jazikoff, secured
his second straight crown by
winning three of four rounds.
In Stock 50, Cruise Texter
demonstrated his adaptability,
adding a pavement champion
-
ship to the flat track national ti-
tles he earned earlier in the year.
The achievement echoed the
career of his late grandfather,
Randy Texter, who also excelled
on both dirt and asphalt.
Bodie Paige captured the
Street GP title with consis
-
tent speed across the rounds,
rounding out a weekend that
saw champions crowned in six
competitive classes.
CN
WIND
IN THE
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Kensei Matsudaira (74) and Mahdi
Salem (10) charge for the line in the
premier GP 190 category.
