Pro Circuit Seeks 300th Win.
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It’s been as many as 22 wins (2007) and as few as a single victory (2002, 2015) but one thing Mitch Payton’s Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki team has never failed to do at least once per season is win.
The next victory will be the 300th for the team, which first raced at the 1991 Orlando Supercross under the name Team Peak Pro Circuit Honda. If you do anything well for 34 straight seasons, you’re going to stack achievements.
Pro Circuit’s Race Win Breakdown
Pro Circuit’s Championship Breakdown
A full list of every rider that ever won for Pro Circuit can be found further down in the story.
An Historic Win (and title) That Got Away
One of the most memorable moments in Pro Circuit’s history is from a race (and championship) they didn’t win: the 1995 Steel City Pro Motocross. Had it worked out, it would have been the team’s first Pro Motocross championship.
Ryan Hughes (pictured above) entered the final moto of the 125MX series tied in points with Steve Lamson.
It was do or die. And Ryan Hughes refused to die. Even despite losing his change with appx. 100 yards to go. That long tale is subject of a completely different story – Broken Hearts and Busted Chains – which is also available as a podcast.
Pro Circuit Won Early and Often
Payton started winning races long before any of the riders on his team were born. Heck, most of the staff of Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki wouldn’t remember that the original Pro Circuit team won six of its first seven Supercross races (and both championships).
They don’t stack as easily as they did in the 1990s. The team hasn’t won a Supercross title since 2017. And Payton’s success undoubtedly sparked interest in private team ownership that led to Star Racing Yamaha, Factory Connection Honda, Troy Lee Designs GasGas, etc.
Pro Circuit vs. Star vs. Factory Connection
That competition slowed Pro Circuit’s roll but also made watching 250 racing more interesting.
Pro Circuit won 12 championships in its first 10 seasons as a team but in the most recent 11 completed seasons, it’s claimed just two.
Pro Circuit’s Wins by Rider
40 different riders have won races for Pro Circuit as of April 19, 2024. Below is the full breakdown
So don’t expect Payton to be making room for a new championship bike on his showroom floor until the #1 plate is secured. The pain of seeing two sure titles snatched away in 2019 still stings.
Before he can even start to think championships #32 and #33, he’s thinking about win #300.
