An incoming new independent team isn’t uncommon in the national motocross paddock, but for 2024 there’s an organisation entering the Penrite ProMX Championship that you may want to take a closer look at. MotoGo will field MX2 rookie Cambell Williams on Yamaha machinery this season, adding the program to its existing Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) effort.

The latest dealer-operated race team to arrive on the scene, MotoGo is a Victorian-based Yamaha dealer led by Patrick Li that has established itself in ASBK as a formidable operation, currently fielding Bryan Staring as its single rider on a YZF-R1M in the premier class of ASBK.

Now – and not too dissimilar to the likes of WBR and Moto1 before them – MotoGo has decided to invest in a motocross team and it’s 19-year-old Williams who will be on the bike when the gates drop on Sunday at Wonthaggi’s season-opening round.

A former MX3 winner at the venue and also a young rider with past experience at Honda Racing (2022) and Empire Kawasaki (2023), this lower profile opportunity in blue serves as a chance for him to get his career back on track. Injuries and a bout of dented confidence impacted his results in recent seasons, but it’s evident that speed is on his side at least.

Where to from here? First of all, the MotoGo team needs to quickly adapt to dirt bike competition while leaning on past experience in Superbike, and then on top of that they’re going to have to find that balance between managing both series – which will see Wonthaggi ProMX this weekend, directly followed by Sydney Motorsport Park under lights next Saturday night.

As for Williams, it’s a vital season for him to keep progressing as he steps up into the professional ranks, and if it goes to plan for the teenager, he’ll quickly find himself out of the shadows he found himself in at the close of last year. As they say, time is of the essence if he’s to ensure a seat on competitive equipment into the long term.