Mitch Kendra
Mitch Kendra ties together race‑day reporting, detailed results packages, and digital desk work for motocross and supercross coverage at Racer X. His core focus is turning live track action from MXGP, Pro Motocross, Supercross, and SuperMotocross rounds into clear, structured stories and results that make sense of each event. He combines a reporter–photographer’s view from the circuits with the responsibilities of a senior online editor, so his coverage bridges what happens on the track with how it is presented on the site.
MXGP Results and International Motocross Coverage
Kendra is a regular author of MXGP race‑results stories, including events such as the MXGP of China and MXGP of Australia, where he breaks down both MXGP and MX2 classes. Those pieces follow a consistent format: headline focus on the event, quick podium summaries, and then links to full classifications and schedules for the weekend.
Articles like the 2026 MXGP of Flanders at Lommel MX2 and MXGP Results sit in the same lane, anchoring race weekends around concise recaps and easily scanned results tables. He leans on straightforward language and structured sections rather than feature flourishes, making it simple to see who won, who placed, and where to find the complete timing sheets.
Across these posts he treats MXGP as part of a global calendar, tying each round into wider series coverage rather than isolating it as a one‑off event.
Pro Motocross and SuperMotocross Championship Reporting
Beyond MXGP, Kendra covers SuperMotocross World Championship and related Pro Motocross and Supercross action as a reporter and photographer on race weekends. His social and race‑day output shows him following motos closely, noting crashes, restarts, and rider streaks inside the top ten across multiple rounds.
That work favors concrete detail: which riders stay inside the top ten in each moto, which title contenders crash and remount, and how those moments shape the points picture. He uses photos and short text updates to capture gate drops, incidents, and rhythm of each race, then folds those observations back into more formal race reports and results posts for Racer X.
The emphasis is always on series context and rider performance rather than personality profiles, keeping the coverage tight around championship storylines.
Race Features and Rider Experiences
Kendra also writes narrative features that draw on his own time on the bike, expanding beyond straight results. One example is his piece about spending a day as a “factory rider” at the Mason‑Dixon GNCC on an AmPro Yamaha YZ250FX, which uses first‑hand experience to explain what professional‑level off‑road racing feels like from the saddle. In that mode he trades the detached tone of a box‑score recap for sensory detail about practice, race pace, and the demands of a national‑level GNCC course. His work touches women’s and amateur motocross as well, including updates on riders such as Mayla Herrick and references to WMX racing, showing an interest in how injuries, comebacks, and smaller‑series storylines sit alongside premier‑class action. These features and updates give his beat a broader human layer while staying rooted in race‑focused subject matter.
Online Content Management and Digital Output
During the week, Kendra serves as Senior Online Content Manager, a role that combines editing, scheduling, and posting responsibility for Racer X’s digital coverage.
He joined the outlet in the winter of 2018 as an online associate editor and moved into his current senior role in January 2024. That progression means he now shapes the flow of articles, results, and news items that appear on the site, not just his own bylines. His name is tied to pages that include full race schedules, results archives, and event‑specific hubs, indicating hands‑on involvement in organizing how fans navigate MXGP, Pro Motocross, and other series coverage online.
The combination of race‑day field work and weekday desk responsibilities gives him a cross‑series view: he sees what information riders, teams, and fans look for during events and then structures Racer X’s online content to deliver that quickly and clearly.
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