{
  "id": 11744274,
  "title": "Mayla Herrick signs two-year extension with SLR Honda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/mayla-herrick-signs-two-year-extension-with-slr-honda",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T18:36:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mayla-herrick-signs-two-extension-183607327.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mayla Herrick, a talented 17-year-old motorcycle racer, has signed a two-year extension with SLR Honda. This agreement will see Herrick compete in the 2027 and 2028 Women's Pro Motocross (WMX) seasons. She joins Mikayla Nielsen as a teammate on the SLR Honda team, as the organization aims to deepen its commitment to women's professional motocross. Herrick made her WMX debut on her 17th birthday, achieving her first moto victory. Despite crashing during the second moto, she still finished ninth overall. Her first podium came in the third race, placing her second overall in the series' final event at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Herrick narrowly missed earning her first overall podium, if not for a crash during the second moto at High Point National. In a recent interview, Herrick expressed her excitement about the growing WMX space, praising the increased audience, stronger races, and live TV coverage. SLR Honda team owner Mark Samuels echoed this sentiment, stating that the team is eager to be part of this progress and help elevate the sport. All WMX races are available for viewing on Pro Motocross' YouTube page for the Friday moto and on Peacock.tv for Saturday coverage of the SuperMotocross World Championship.",
  "summary": "Mayla Herrick won her first WMX moto on debut and scored her first of two podiums one round later.",
  "key_points": [
    "Mayla Herrick signs two-year extension with SLR Honda.",
    "Competes in 2027 and 2028 WMX seasons.",
    "First podium came in third race at Ironman Raceway."
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}