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Reigning Australian SX1 champion Dean Wilson is in line to defend his crown in the 2026 Boost Mobile AUSX Supercross Championship, confirming he will be in attendance at Townsville’s opening round on October 3.

The 34-year-old had indicated late last year that he intended to continue in AUSX for 2026, however, a late call – and podium result – for the World Supercross Championship (WSX) opener in Canada had made Wilson’s plans less certain in recent weeks.

Wilson will now complete the full AUSX season, targeting a third title after previously winning the 2023 and 2025 championships with Honda Racing. The Yarrive Konsky-led Honda team has also formally announced that American Christian Craig will join its Australian supercross roster for this year.

“I’m pumped to be coming back to AUSX, racing with the number-one plate,” Wilson said. “The championship just keeps getting bigger and the field this year is going to be stacked.

“Christian is obviously a great rider and I know how fast he is, so it’s going to be fun having him over here and part of it. I love racing in Australia, the fans are unreal and Townsville is going to be an epic way to kick things off. I’m ready to go — bring it on.”

Wilson has been on a largely international schedule in the latter stages of his professional career, already successfully defending his British Arenacross title in 2026, and claiming three 450SX top-10 results across the final five rounds of Monster Energy Supercross with Quad Lock Honda.

Honda Racing will hold both number one plates in AUSX this season as Ryder Kingsford prepares to defend his SX2 championship after defecting from Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha to Honda at the end of last season.