King of the Whip delivers a spectacular showpiece

Intense battles in both the best whip and best trick contests at the 2025 Volkswagen Amarok King of the Whip saw American Wyatt Fontenot crowned the new King of the Whip, while Australia’s Pat Bowden successfully defended both of his best trick titles.

- Own Correspondent

The action unfolded in front of a sold-out crowd at Montecasino in Johannesburg.

The event was presented by LW Mag in association with Monster Energy, Yamaha, Garmin, Motul, GoPro, Fox Racing, PlayTsogo and Estrella Cerveza.

Top freestyle motocross and motocross riders took to the ramps to compete in the best whip and best trick contests, all vying for a share of the R250 000 prize purse.

The 2025 rider lineup featured 21 South African competitors and nine international athletes; Julien Vanstippen (Belgium), Wyatt Fontenot (US), Pat Bowden (Australia), Genki “Wanky” Watanabe (Japan), Vicki Golden (US), Ry Hazell (Australia), Marc Pinyol (Spain), Julien Mannon (France) and Stav Orland (Uganda).

“Seeing what we achieved this year is something I’m extremely proud of. I can confidently say that King of the Whip has grown into one of the world’s premier freestyle motocross events,” event organiser Ryan van der Spuy said.