Christian Craig

Christian Craig won the 2022 AMA 250SX West Championship with Star Yamaha, clinching the title at the Salt Lake City finale in one of the more dramatic championship finishes of that era. He is a race winner. A champion. A rider who has been at or near the front of his class across multiple manufacturers and multiple programs over a decade-long professional career. And in 2026, he is exactly where he told himself he wanted to be — back on Honda, back with a team that has been pursuing him for years, riding for a sponsor that is building something real in American supercross.

Craig grew up in El Cajon, California and first found his footing racing in Europe as a teenager — Troy Lee Designs was one of his earliest sponsors on 85cc machines. His professional career began in 2013 and took him through Honda, Yamaha, and back to Honda across programs that ranged from factory to boutique. The Quad Lock Honda Racing team — run by Australian team owner Yarrive Konsky out of a facility at MTF — reached Craig for the 2025 World Supercross Championship, and the 2026 AMA season was the natural next step.

The Champion Returns to Honda

Craig's connection to Honda goes back to the earliest chapters of his career, and his words on joining Quad Lock Honda were precise: he knows what this machine can do, and he knows what this team can do. Konsky's program has beaten factory squads in the World Supercross Championship. Ken Roczen won with Quad Lock Honda. McElrath won two world titles with them. The institutional knowledge inside this team is not a small thing — and Craig arrived at it understanding exactly what he was walking into.

What makes Craig's story compelling in 2026 is the combination of championship pedigree and fresh motivation. He has already won at the top level of 250 Supercross. He has raced for Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing — one of the most dominant 250 programs in the history of the sport. Now he's on a non-factory 450 with a team that believes in him, and he's racing the class where championships truly define careers. For Craig, the 2026 season isn't a redemption arc — it's an opportunity he helped create.

The MTF Connection

One detail Craig cited when joining the team: the Quad Lock Honda race shop is based out of MTF — and that's about a 35-minute drive from Craig's home. For a rider with a family, fewer cross-country logistics matter. It's a small thing that speaks to a larger point about how Yarrive Konsky builds programs — he thinks about the whole picture, not just the lap times. It's how a team that operates without factory backing consistently attracts and keeps champion-caliber talent.

In the 450 class, Craig joins McElrath and Savatgy to give Quad Lock Honda Racing three riders with championship DNA. No factory team has a more interesting story heading into the 2026 season, and none has a more compelling case for why a sponsor like Quad Lock — a brand expanding aggressively into North American powersports — gets exactly what it's paying for every single week.