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Thirteen years ago, Vurbmoto invaded the grounds of MX207 in Lyman, Maine, for the first time ever. The Stuart family didn’t know exactly what they were getting into with a bunch of ragtag moto dudes cruising around in a shitty white motorhome back then. I reckon we had some great years and even greater memories. Remember when I almost burned down the entire facility, Danny Stu? Oh yea, good times.
2013 marked the inaugural Northeast Vurb Classic, with names like Jimmy Decotis, RJ Hampshire, Luke Renzland, and Justin Cooper in attendance. And what’s rad, I remember so many names and faces that won awards back then, and there were SO MANY of the same names back in attendance this year: Larry Fortin, Austin Kapoukranidis, Jimmy D, Steve Czarnota, and Josh Clark, just to name a few. I was honestly blown away by the amount of people that knew, recognized, and remembered me up there. It was certainly very nice to be back, although I sadly had ZERO LOBSTER.
In 2017, as we shuttered the doors on Vurbmoto for a brief stint, the Vurb Classic morphed into the amazing race it has now become: The Maine Event presented by Alias MX. It didn’t take long for the AMA to recognize the growth and staying power as well, and it’s been a featured event since.
2026 saw 761 total entries with 349 unique riders. It’s held over the course of three days, Friday being practice, with a three-moto format running the show Saturday and Sunday. This event ALWAYS sees an epic Pro turnout—especially thanks to the EJP Pro Purse—which awards north of $1,500 to the class winners of 250A and 450A.
But I want to talk about the standouts of the weekend, because there were definitely a few.
#1: Hudson Vagele
When you see someone and think they got what it takes… he meets every description of whatever that means.
The kid is coming off the Schoolboy 1 championship at Loretta’s, sold off his two-strokes, and is immediately a dominating force in the B classes and Schoolboy 2. He’s a very quiet fella verbally, but he makes up for that on the bike. He’s very loud out there with a 2008 Barcia rev limiter, insane style, and a riding attitude to match. He would take home the MX207 Full Monty award for scoring the most points on the weekend, which included three championships in Schoolboy 2, Open B, and 450 B. A crash in the third moto of 250B interrupted his perfect weekend, but he’d still walk away with second overall in that one with 1-1-7 moto scores.
Photo: Billy Stuart
With a 2026 Prospect ranking of 58,446 total races logged in the app—with 121 of those being first-place finishes—and having led 40% of the laps he’s ever raced, I expect this kid to be a talking point for many years to come.
#2: Bryton Carroll
He was the first-ever back-to-back champ of the Maine Event and took home all of the EJP Pro Purse dollars… likely hurting some pro-class feelings along the way. During the Patra Moto Maine Event Pre-Show, Bryton said this will likely be his last year at the event, with his aspirations turning toward the pro ranks for 2027. He’s right on the verge of a top 100 number, so we’ll see what happens!
Photo: Billy Bob Stuart
This year, he went 1-1-1 in 450A and 1-2-2 in 250A. KTM shredder James Harrington was the one to defeat him in those two motos, but with a crash in moto 1, Harrington would finish 10th and leave him third overall on the weekend.
Photo: Bad Billy Stuart
Bryton’s all-time rank in the Vurbmoto Prospect app has him sitting 687th, with some of his first logged results coming in at the 2008 Loretta Lynn’s. He’s got a storied career thus far, and we look forward to seeing what he’s able to do next season… along with hopefully squeezing in a trip back to MX207.
#3: The 125 Open Class
Young ripper Hayden Dupuis came out swinging, winning the first moto over the likes of James Harrington (who won two motos of the 250A class), the Rippa Jimmy Decotis, and pro racer Tyler Stepek. Unfortunately, he’d go down in his second moto of Schoolboy 1, leaving him with a small fracture in his thumb. He lined up for the second moto of this class, finished third, and then called it a weekend.
That left the class wide open for battle. Stepek would win the second moto, Jimmy D would apply pressure every lap of every moto, but it was Larry Fortin, with the consistency of 2-2-1 moto scores, who would end up on top of the box. In Prospect, we’ve got 662 of Fortin’s career results, 525 of which are top-10 finishes and 280 of which are podium finishes. He’d also finish fifth overall in 250A and seventh overall in 450A on the weekend.
#4: Evan Witham, Jax Baker & Carter Holmes
Evan Witham, who’s ranked #2 in the Prospect Rankings, along with Jax Baker, who’s ranked fourth, both took home two championships as well.
Jax Baker’s stats in Prospect are pure insanity: 1,168 total races, 996 top-10 finishes, and 386 podiums. At Loretta’s, he finished second overall in 65 (10-11) Limited and 15th overall in 65cc (10-11) with a 3-4-DNF.
Evan Witham won two Loretta’s championships, 250C and 250C Jr. Evan plans on doing quite a few more AMA Featured and Major Events this year (which have 75x and 100x Prospect points multipliers, respectively), so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him first overall by the end of the year. He’s only 5,000ish points behind the leader, Reagan Heighton, right now.
Carter Holmes, ranked fifth overall, raced four classes and took home two third overalls, a fourth overall, and a seventh overall. Carter currently has 1,188 total races logged in Prospect: 915 of them are top-10 finishes, with 321 podium finishes. He and Jax are neck and neck as far as career results go. That’s seriously mind-bending.
By the end of the weekend, they’d all taken home some great results, moving them up a few spots, meaning the Maine Event can claim three of the top FIVE in attendance. Even cooler, Shane Kelleher raced three classes as well, and that allowed him to take over the 10th spot in the Rankings. Four of the top 10 spots… that proves there was some elite-level talent at the Maine Event.
#5: The Return of Jimmy Decotis
The Return of Jimmy Decotis has to make the list. He still races, so “return” may not be the right word. But he swung his leg over a 125 and held his own. Even more impressive, his wife Jamie was on a bachelorette trip, so he was racing for the first time ever as a solo dad. He credited his brother and a group of friends for watching his little dude while he raced the 125 Open and 450A classes.
Jimmy D was in the HUNT every single moto and would finish third overall in 125 Open and fifth overall in 450A.
His next challenge will see him face off against one Carson Brown in early October. Ole’ Reliable, his famed CR125, will be screaming around MX207 to reenact the DS164’s Cult Classics. Very excited for a few new episodes of ERAs to drop later this year!
#5: Red (or maybe Orange) Helmet Crush Zone
I gotta throw love to Aidan Bailey as well. His setup reminds me of Scott Elderfield who came to Dade City in 2008, smoked everyone, we made a cool video about it… and I’ve never heard of him since. Just a quick random ramble…
This is the first I saw or heard of Aidan, and he held his own against Vagele, which is a massive testament to his speed. Aidan would win the 250 B title at the Maine Event with 2-2-2 moto scores, and finish 2nd Overall in Schoolboy 2 and 450B behind Vagele. Impressive speed and impressive style, I’m going to keep my eye on this guy.
Now I’ve got to go listen to Wolf Like Me. IYKYK
