New official green team announced for 2026 Aussie ProMX and AUSX as GO24 partnership ends
Kawasaki has confirmed an update to its Australian racing structure ahead of 2026, with the JPM 360 Developments Team announced as the official Kawasaki supported MX2/MXW program in 2026 across both the ProMX Championshipand the AUSX Championship, with the new partnership solidified today.
For the Gold Coast based team running under the JPM MX Developments infrastructure, this marks a monumental step forward following the former Privateer team’s inaugural year of operation in 2025.
Previously JPM had a line-up of Haruki Yokoyama in MX2 and Jet Alsop in MX3 in ProMX, the team secured their first Overall win with Jet Alsop at Round 7 at Toowoomba, along with racking up several podiums and top privateer efforts from Yokoyama in MX2.
In AUSX, a switch to support SX3 Supercross specialist Deegan Rose saw more success and a road to growing the team platform in 2026.
JPM MX Developments owner Jed Parsons commented on the new relationship with Kawasaki Australia;
“We set out at the start of this year to put a program together to help Jet and Haruki along with getting our feet wet running a race team. Balancing the commitment to our JPM MX Developments workshop customers whilst running a professional race team was no easy task but we created a strong unit within the team that allowed our riders to excel and get results. At the end of ProMX we began talks with Kawasaki Australia as the Empire team were committed to being a 450 only program in 2026 and the opportunity was there for us to have Kawasaki Support in MX2 if we could put a solid business plan together, which we were able to achieve with the help of our title sponsor 360 Developments.”
As the official Kawasaki MX2 program, the JPM 360 Developments Kawasaki Team will field a duo of MX2 riders, along with housing the Kawasaki supported MXW Women’s class riders in 2026.
The JPM 360 Developments Kawasaki team look forward to announcing rider signings in the coming weeks as the team prepares for the 2026 ProMX Championship Opener at Wonthaggi in March.
GO24 Team Green Kawasaki partnership with Kawasaki Motors Australia concludes
In a separate announcement, Kawasaki Motors Australia and Brett Metcalfe’s Penrite Racing GO24 Team Green Kawasaki have confirmed the conclusion of their successful racing partnership. The decision brings to a close a chapter that delivered strong results and notable moments on and off the track, but it is a standalone change and not directly tied to the JPM 360 Developments program appointment.
Brett Metcalfe shared his thoughts on the decision:
“I announce this with a heavy heart. A decision has been made to pursue another direction in racing, which will see the end of the GO24 chapter, along with Kawasaki Team Green’s relationship. I have loved every minute of representing Team Green, with my family and all the GO24 team!”
During this collaboration, the team celebrated numerous milestones:
- 1x AJMX Champion
- 1x SA State Champion
- 2x ProMX Podiums
- 1x Australian SX Podium
- 4th ProMX WMX Overall
- 5th Australian SX SX2 Overall
Robert Merchant, National Sales & Marketing Manager – Kawasaki Motors
“It has been a significant honour to work with Brett Metcalfe and the Penrite Racing GO24 Team Green Kawasaki riders. They have exuded passion for racing and worked with professionalism during our time together. Brett has, once again, given back to the sport in Australia and Kawasaki wish Brett, the Metcalfe family and the team great success as they embark on the next challenge.”
Kawasaki Motors Australia extended its gratitude to Brett Metcalfe and the GO24 team for their dedication, professionalism, and passion throughout the partnership.
