Racing is filled with “what might have been” moments; in 2024, Cameron McAdoo was the poster boy for the phrase.
When his bike washed out from the inside line at Ford Field in Detroit in the Monster Energy Supercross 250 East opener, McAdoo collected nearly the entire field of top competitors. He remounted and completed the race in badly torn livery as teammate Austin Forkner won.
Then, for the next five weeks, he was almost perfect.
Cameron McAdoo: “I’m the same person whether I have success on Saturday night or not” and that has been a hard lesson to learn.
The top three riders in the early part of the 250 East division were evenly matched. When McAdoo crashed in Detroit, among those collected in the accident were Haiden Deegan and Tom Vialle, who finished poorly that afternoon before battling for the championship. But in those early races, McAdoo had greater consistency and as much speed as anyone in the field.
McAdoo finished second to Deegan in Round 2 of the East division in Arlington, Texas. He was the runner-up to Vialle in the next two rounds, at Daytona and Birmingham, and then it was his time to shine. McAdoo won in Indianapolis with Vialle and Deegan crossing under the checkers behind him.
McAdoo finished second once more in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and was wedged between his two principal rivals. With three rounds remaining, the championship was settling into a torrid pace with four riders, including Pierce Brown, within 15 points of the lead. McAdoo was leading the pack.
After losing his ride with Yamaha Star Racing at the end of 2020, Ty Masterpool spent two years with independent teams.
Nashville extracted a huge toll on McAdoo. He was involved in a practice crash for that round and was not 100 percent for the evening show. Another accident in the Feature relegated him to 22nd in the rundown. More importantly, it ended his Supercross season.
“Hey everyone,” McAdoo said in an Instagram post at the time. “I just wanted to jump on and give everyone an update. After getting some x-rays and an MRI this week, we figured out I ended up breaking my scapula and I have a partial tear on one of the muscles in my shoulder. The good news is that nothing requires surgery. All the ligaments in my shoulder are good. That was one of the biggest concerns for me. So that’s the positive of it. Unfortunately, this is going to be the end of my Supercross season.”
McAdoo missed the entire Pro Motocross season with injury.
Chance Hymas won his first professional dirt bike race at RedBud and then injured his leg the following week.
The good news was that McAdoo’s strong opening to the 2024 SuperMotocross League’s sophomore season garnered enough points to seed him 23rd. He would need to qualify for each feature through the Last Chance Qualifier, but mounting injuries made that increasingly easy as the playoffs progressed.
McAdoo suffered from poor gate picks during the playoffs because of the LCQ advancements, but it was important for him to get all of the gate drops possible to shake the effects of his Nashville accidents. Along with Seth Hammaker and Levi Kitchen, McAdoo brings seasoned experience to the Monster Energy Pro Circuit team and with fast new additions Garrett Marchbanks and Ty Masterpool, this organization will pick up where they left off at the end of 2024.
2024 Statistics
Feature starts: 10
Average feature finish: 7.40
Wins: 1
Podiums: 5
Top-fives: 5
Top-10s: 7
Best finish: Won (Indianapolis SX)
SMX Standings/payout: 10th/$15,000
2024 News
Cameron McAdoo renews SMX contract with Pro Circuit for 2025
McAdoo returns for 2024 SuperMotocross
McAdoo suffers setback, Ty Masterpool to fill-in at Pro Circuit
McAdoo out for remainder of Supercross
Mindfulness turned McAdoo’s Supercross program around
Cameron McAdoo wins 250s in Indianapolis
450 Countdown
8. Ken Roczen
9. Justin Cooper
10. Justin Barcia
11. Malcolm Stewart
12. Dylan Ferrandis
13. Christian Craig
14. Shane McElrath
15. Dean Wilson
250 Countdown
9. Ty Masterpool
10. Chance Hymas
11. Garrett Marchbanks
12. Max Anstie
13. Julien Beaumer
14. Coty Schock
15. Ryder DiFrancesco
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