Cole Davies
{{Short description|New Zealand motocross racer}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
| name = Cole Davies
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|08|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Waitoki, New Zealand
| Current team = Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing
| Bike number = 100
}}
Cole Davies (born August 28, 2007){{cite news|url=https://racerxonline.com/rider/cole-davies|title=Cole Davies Bio|publisher=racerxonline.com|access-date=4 April 2025}} is a New Zealand professional Motocross and Supercross racer. Davies made his professional debut in the 2025 AMA Supercross Championship.
In his debut season, Davies was able to take his first professional supercross win, when he won the 250SX West class at the Seattle round.{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/motor-sports/news/supercross-2025-results-250-highlights-finishing-order-reaction-at-seattle-cole-davies-gets-first-win|title=Supercross 2025 results: 250 highlights, finishing order, reaction at Seattle, Cole Davies gets first win|work=Dan Beaver|publisher=nbcsports.com|date=30 March 2025|access-date=4 April 2025}}
After travelling from New Zealand to America to compete in several rounds of the Supercross Futures amateur competition in 2023, Davies was picked up by the official Gas Gas amateur programme for 2024. Davies left Gas Gas after the Supercross Futures events in 2024, to join the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team from that summer onwards.
Career
= Amateur career =
Davies joined the Altherm JCR Yamaha team for the 2022 season in New Zealand, where he was able to win both of the classes he competed in.{{cite news|url=https://www.yamaha-motor.co.nz/discover/news-and-events/news/racing/2022/october/double-nz-junior-motocross-titles-for-jcr-yamahas-cole-davies|title=Double NZ Junior Motocross Titles For JCR Yamaha's Cole Davies|publisher=yamaha-motor.co.nz|access-date=4 April 2025}} With the help of his sponsors, Davies competed in a limited campaign in the Supercross Futures class that supported the 2023 AMA Supercross Championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.motoonline.com/2024/05/21/profiled-cole-davies/|title=Profiled: Cole Davies|publisher=motoonline.com|date=21 May 2024|access-date=9 April 2025}} At opening round, he was able to finish fourth on his debut in America and after making two further Supercross Futures entries in the year, signed for the official Gas Gas amateur team for 2024.
The 2024 Supercross Futures season proved to be a breakthrough for Davies, winning the opening qualifying round as well as the championship-deciding finale in Salt Lake City.{{cite news|url=https://racerxonline.com/2024/05/11/race-day-feed-salt-lake-city|title=Race Day Feed: Salt Lake City|work=Jason Weigandt|publisher=racerxonline.com|date=11 May 2024|access-date=9 April 2025}} Following this, Davies joined the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing to compete in various amateur events in the United States.{{cite news|url=https://gatedrop.com/confirmed-cole-davies-signs-with-star-yamaha/|title=Confirmed: Cole Davies signs with Star Yamaha|work=Andy McKinstry|publisher=gatedrop.com|date=4 July 2024|access-date=9 April 2025}} Competing in the Scouting Moto Combine events that supported several rounds of the 2024 AMA National Motocross Championship, winning the second event at Ironman Raceway.{{cite news|url=https://motocross.com/news/cole-davies-wins-the-2024-scouting-moto-combine-at-ironman-raceway|title=Cole Davies Wins the Final Scouting Moto Combine at Ironman Raceway|work=Zach Newberry|publisher=motocross.com|date=29 August 2024|access-date=9 April 2025}} In addition, Davies was able to finish third in the 250 Pro Sport class at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship.
= 250 career =
After initially being expected to complete a full season as an amateur in 2025, the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team decided to move Davies up to make his professional debut in the 250SX West class of the 2025 AMA Supercross Championship.{{cite news|url=https://racerxonline.com/2024/12/16/cole-davies-ready-for-supercross-debut-im-ready-to-step-it-up-with-the-big-dogs|title=Cole Davies Ready For Supercross Debut: "I'm Ready to Step It Up with the Big Dogs"|work=Press Release|publisher=racerxonline.com|date=16 December 2024|access-date=10 April 2025}} Davies immediately showed his readiness for the class, scoring his first podium at the third round and matching the result at the following round.{{cite news|url=https://motocross.com/news/cole-davies-three-word-message-competition|title=Cole Davies Has Three Word Message to Supercross Competition|work=Justin Schuoler|publisher=motocross.com|date=22 February 2025|access-date=10 April 2025}} Continuing his forward progression, Davies was able to win the seventh round in Seattle, taking the holeshot and leading the majority of the race.{{cite news|url=https://motorcyclesports.net/cole-davies-wins-the-ama-supercross-250-in-seattle/|title=Cole Davies wins the AMA Supercross 250 in Seattle|publisher=motorcyclesports.net|date=30 March 2025|access-date=10 April 2025}} He backed this up by winning the following round in Philadelphia{{cite news|url=https://racerxonline.com/2025/04/14/cole-davies-goes-back-to-back-in-philadelphia-i-was-a-bit-pissed-on-the-gate|title=Cole Davies Goes Back-to-Back in Philadelphia|author=Travis Delnicki|publisher=racerxonline.com|date=14 April 2025|access-date=22 May 2025}} Davies again found himself leading the main event at the penultimate round but was involved in a racing incident with his teammate Haiden Deegan, where he went off the track. He was unable to race at the final round after being landed on in qualifying by Jordon Smith.{{cite news|url=https://gatedrop.com/cole-davies-injured/|title=Cole Davies injured|author=Jonathan McCready|publisher=gatedrop.com|date=10 May 2025|access-date=22 May 2025}}
AMA Supercross/Motocross results
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! valign="middle"|Year ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! Rnd ! valign="middle"|Average ! valign="middle"|Podium ! valign="middle"|Place |
| ‘2025 250 SX-W
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 8 | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 4 | style="background:#cd7f32;"| 3 | style="background:#cd7f32;"| 3 | - | - | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 7 | - | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | - | style="background:gold;"| 1 | - | style="background:gold;"| 1 | - | - | style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 5 | OUT ! 4.11 ! 44% ! style="background:#CD7F32;"| 3rd |
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| 2025 250 MX
| OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | | | | | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - ! ! ! |
Honours
- 250SX West: 2025 {{bronze3}}
AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
- 250 Pro Sport: 2024 {{bronze3}}
AMA Supercross Futures
- 250SX Futures: 2024 {{gold1}}
New Zealand Junior Motocross Championship
- 14-16 years 250cc: 2022 {{gold1}}
- 15-16 years 125cc: 2022 {{gold1}}
References
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