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INTERVIEW I 2025 AMA WOMEN'S MOTOCROSS CHAMPION LACHLAN TURNER
Turner's meteoric rise in Women's
Motocross coincided with the long-
awaited return of the WMX Champion-
ship itself, and the timing couldn't have
been
better for either party. The new
series has a sensational young star,
and vice versa. The growth parallels
between Turner and the WMX Series
show reciprocal trends in what was no
doubt a pivotal season in 2025—grow
-
ing popularity, higher visibility and
barely
tapped potential. The future
looks bright for both.
We caught up with LaLa following her
championship-winning performance at
Budds Creek, where she went 2-1-1 to
clinch the title. Only after our interview
did Turner realize that her hard crash in
the first moto of the season final had
actually broken her back. She salvaged
second in the moto and came back
to dominate the next two motos for a
strong finish to her WMX season.
It's even more amazing to hear Turner
confess that she reached such a level
without ever
having trained regularly. Only
midseason this year did the Altus Motor-
sports bLU cRU Yamaha Amateur Team rider
begin
training full-time at ClubMX. Riding
on sheer talent to bring home back-to-back
championships is evidence enough that the
teen has even more to give. According to
her, she's just getting started. With the 2025
WMX number-one plate already on her wall,
loftier goals are squarely in her sights.
(Above)
Lachlan "LaLa"
Turner took
the number-
one plate for
her second
consecutive
time in
the WMX
Championship,
and she says
she's just
getting
started.
