Champions Crowned In 2025 Mission MotoAmerica Mini Cup National Final

Kensei Matsudaira Crashes in Final GP 190 Race, But Still Wins National Title

ELKHART LAKE, WI – AUGUST 11, 2025 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Sunday saw the crowning of five Mission MotoAmerica Mini Cup National Champions in six classes at Road America’s Briggs & Stratton Motorplex in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. None of those titles came easy as riders faced challenging conditions with morning rains making for wet track conditions.

Winning national championships were Kensei Matsudaira (GP 190), Cruise Texter (Stock 50), Bodie Paige (Street GP), Chase Jazikoff (Stock 110), and Zaal Farhand, the only double champion of the event, scoring titles in both GP 160 and GP 110.

The big showdown was between former GP 190 champ Kensei Matsudaira and defending National Champion Mahdi Salem, and the racing didn’t disappoint. The two battled hard in both races on Sunday, and in the final race were battling for the lead when Matsudaira crashed, taking Salem with him. Both riders were quickly to their feet and back on their bikes and continued to battle for the win right down to the final corner with Matsudaira edging Salem for the victory and the GP 190 national championship. Matsudaira won three of the four rounds.

Matsudaira, who won the Mini Cup GP 190 championship in 2022, was happy to win back the championship in his final season of Mini Cup eligibility.

“I was being a little cautious since I crashed in the qualifying session, so going down was a little surprising,” said Matsudaira, a 14-year-old from Los Angeles. “I apologize to Mahdi if he crashed because of me. Luckily, I was able 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.”

Matsudaira said he hopes to race a full season of European Talent Cup next season or possibly Red Bull Rookies Cup.

Zaal Farhand, a nine-year-old fifth grader from Thousand Oaks, California, came away with two number-one plates. Farhand had a little luck on his side in the GP 160 class. Jase Dill, who won three of the four rounds, had a mechanical issue with his bike in race three and scored no points. That opened the door for Farhand, who earned four consecutive runner-up finishes, to win the GP 160 title.

Farhand showed tremendous sportsmanship on the podium by inviting Dill to the top rung of the podium with him and proclaiming, “Here’s the real champion of the class.”

There was no luck involved for Farhand in the GP 110 class, where he swept all four races to win his second National Championship of the weekend.

“It feels really good to be a National Champion,” Farhand said. “I felt good all weekend and felt like I rode well, even in the rain. I got lucky to win GP 160, but it shows that sometimes it pays to be consistent.”

Only one rider who won a title in last year’s Mission Mini Cup National Championship came back to repeat in 2025 and that rider was Stock 110 National Champion Chase Jazikoff. Jazikoff, who was Stock 50 champ last year, won three of the four rounds this weekend to win his second title in as many years.

Cruise Texter proved his versatility by winning the Stock 50 Championship. He added a road racing title to the flat track national titles he earned earlier this summer. His skills on both dirt and pavement mirrored that of his late grandfather Randy Texter, who also won championships in both disciplines.

Bodie Paige fell off early in the Street GP race on Sunday but was able to pick up his Honda and quickly come back to win the race. Cooper Glover did a good job avoiding the downed Paige. Paige, a leading MotoAmerica Talent Cup rider, used the off-weekend to bring home a Mini Cup National Championship with a four-race sweep. Photo by Larry Lawrence

The 2025 Mission MotoAmerica Mini Cup Champions show off their No. 1 plates. (From left to right) Bodie Paige, Cruise Texter, Kensei Matsudaira, Zaal Farhand, and Chase Jazikoff. Photo by Larry Lawrence

Zaal Farhand does a Superman across the finish line. Farhand was the only two-class winner in this year’s championships, taking both the GP 110 and GP 160 titles. Photo by Larry Lawrence

The youngest champion at this year’s Mission Mini Cup National Championships was seven-year-old Cruise Texter, who won the Stock 50 class. Here Cruise is greeted by his dad Cory and his riding coach Bodie Paige after winning his race Sunday. Photo by Larry Lawrence

Kensei Matsudaira (74), making his final Mini Cup appearance, nips rival Mahdi Salem (10) at the finish line in Sunday’s final GP 190 race. Matsudaira won back the title that Salem took at the championships in 2024. Photo by Larry Lawrence

Chase Jazikoff (422) was the only rider to win a national title in 2024 and again this year. Jazikoff won three of the four Stock 110 class races over the weekend to capture that championship. Photo by Larry Lawrence

Sunday images can be found HERE

Complete practice, qualifying and race results are available HERE

For complete 2025 MotoAmerica Media Resources please visit – 2025 MotoAmerica Media 

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