The PulpMX Yamaha Privateer Challenge returns Friday, May 8, as a 22-rider last-chance showcase held ahead of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross season finale in Salt Lake City. Vurbmoto will produce the event after Steve Matthes persuaded Feld to revive Privateer Island. The field will consist of the top 17 LCQ point earners from the Supercross season plus selected 250-class Wild Card slots to reach 22 riders.

Riders must compete in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship to accrue LCQ points, and riders who make a 450 main receive no LCQ points. LCQ standings mirror Supercross scoring for most positions: the first rider to miss a 450 main receives 25 LCQ points and the next receives 22, after which standard Supercross points apply.

The program includes a practice session following press day, two 11-rider qualifying sessions and two mains that are each six minutes plus one lap. Overall results will use Olympic-style scoring across the two mains, and the second main will feature an inverted staggered restart with the first-main winner starting last. Fans can watch live on the PulpMX YouTube channel at 4:50 p.m. ET / 2:50 p.m. MT; archived replays will be available on PulpMX, Vurbmoto and Racer X channels, and live timing and scoring will be provided through the free Vurbmoto Prospect app (App Store and Google Play). A raffle for a 2026 Yamaha YZ450 will help raise prize-pool funds; payouts have topped $100,000 in each of the past two years, and a final purse total will be announced on the PulpMX Show.