AUSTIN, Texas Just when it seemed as though Warhorse Ducati/American Racings Alessandro Di Mario was going to dominate the all-new Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul Championship after a crushing victory in Saturday mornings race one, a 14-year-old Australian by the name of Bodie Paige put the skids on that with an equally impressive win in race two.

And the 2025 Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul is off and running, with lots of promise with youngsters battling throughout the field in both races from start to finish.

Di Mario stormed to victory in race one, winning by over nine seconds after leading from start to finish in the eight-lap race. In race two, however, the 16-year-old botched the start and didnt get to fourth place until the pack hit the back straight for the first time. Di Mario started to move forward and slipped into second place with a handful of laps remaining, but he couldnt make a dent in Paiges advantage.

At the finish line, it was CTR/D&D Cycles-backed Paige by 1.3 seconds over Di Mario, with the two leaving Texas and heading to round two at Barber Motorsports Park next weekend tied at the top of the championship point standings with 45 points apiece.

Third place in both races went to a second 14-year-old Australian in the form of Estenson Racings Sam Drane.

Race One Di Mario Domination

Di Mario didnt nail the holeshot in race one, but he led by the time they exited from the first corner. From there, he never put a wheel wrong in storming to a 9.442-second win.

With Di Mario disappearing into the distance, it was Paige emerging from the pack and racing to a rather lonely second place with almost 5.5 seconds over third place.

That spot ultimately fell to Paiges fellow Australian Drane, who was just .169 of a second ahead of Tytlers Cycle Racings Hank Vossberg.

Drane and Vossberg ended up pulling a gap to what was once a six-rider battle for third, with Jones Hondas Julian Correa besting San Marcos Iron Doors 316 Rossi Motorsports Rossi Garcia by a scant .200 of a second. MP13 Racings Ella Dreher crossed the line in seventh, just .202 of a second behind Garcia.

Envy Powered By Warhorses Derek Sanchez, Chase Black Racings Chase Black, and Ice Barn Racings Solly Mervis rounded out the top 10.

Race Two Paige Flips The Order

Paige led from start to finish in race two on Saturday afternoon, ultimately beating Di Mario by 1.3 seconds to win his first career MotoAmerica race. Judging by his performance and the ability to hold off a charging Di Mario, it wont be Paiges last MotoAmerica victory.

Di Mario missed a little bit on setup for race two and said he had front-end chatter that forced him to run wide in several spots on the track. The defending MotoAmerica SC-Project Twins Cup Champion tried but couldnt match Paige. Next week at Barber, Di Mario will be pulling double duty with both Talent Cup and Twins Cup on his plate.

While Drane had a battle on his hands in race one with Vossberg, the Estenson Racing rider was mostly alone in race two until Di Mario showed up. Once Di Mario made his pass, Drane had a lonely race and finished almost two seconds ahead of Jones Hondas Julian Correa, who improved one spot from his fifth place in race one.

MP13 Racings Dreher showed her mettle in race two, finishing fifth after improving from her seventh-place finish in race one.

Sanchez also improved in race two, moving from eighth to sixth.

Three-time AFT Singles Champion Kody Kopp bounced back from his crash in race one to finish seventh in what was just his first day of road racing. Kopp was in a heated battle throughout, with just .266 of a second covering Sanchez in sixth to Garcia in ninth. King, meanwhile, was also in that pack and finished eighth.

Black rounded out the top 10, dropping a spot from his race-one ninth.

Vossberg, who was a fighting fourth in race one, was knocked out of the battle by a mechanical failure.