| Monster Energy Super X Pro Open Round Seven 1 Chad REED, Kawasaki, 25 points 2 Davie MILLSAPS, Honda, 22 points 3 Jay MARMONT, Yamaha, 20 points 4 Dan REARDON, Honda, 18 points 5 Daniel McCOY, KTM, 16 points 6 PJ LARSEN, Yamaha, 15 points 7 Tye SIMMONDS, KTM, 14 points 8 Michael BYRNE, Honda, 13 points 9 Cameron TAYLOR, Suzuki, 12 points 10 Michael ADDISON, Honda, 11 points | Monster Energy Super X Pro Open Championship 1 Chad REED, Kawasaki, 157 points 2 Dan REARDON, Honda 136 points 3 Jay MARMONT, Yamaha, 134 points 4 Tye SIMMONDS, KTM, 122 points 5 Daniel McCOY, KTM, 110 points 6 Cody MACKIE, Kawasaki, 88 points 7 Craig ANDERSON, Kawasaki, 82 points 8 Cameron TAYLOR, Suzuki, 81 points 9 Michael BYRNE, Honda, 80 points 10 Robbie MARSHALL, Yamaha, 69 points |
| Monster Energy Super X Pro Lites Round Seven points 1 Kyle CUNNINGHAM, Yamaha, 25 points 2 Lawson BOPPING, Suzuki, 22 points 3 Brenden HARRISON, Yamaha, 20 points 4 Luke STYKE, Yamaha, 18 points 5 Luke ARBON, Kawasaki, 16 points 6 Kade MOSIG, KTM, 15 points 7 Ryan MARMONT, Yamaha, 14 points 8 Taylor POTTER, KTM, 13 points 9 Danny ANDERSON, KTM, 12 points 10 Lewis WOODS, Kawasaki, 11 points | Monster Energy Super X Pro Lites Championship 1 Matt MOSS, Suzuki, 125 points 2 Kyle CUNNINGHAM, Yamaha, 122 points 3 Lawson BOPPING, Suzuki, 116 points 4 Ryan MARMONT, Yamaha, 103 points 5 Brenden HARRISON, Yamaha, 99 points 6 Lewis WOODS, Kawasaki, 71 points 7 Kirk GIBBS, Yamaha, 71 points 8 Danny ANDERSON, KTM, 68 points 9 Adam MONEA, Suzuki, 66 points 10 Luke ARBON, Kawasaki, 57 points |
— Reed Report
Reed’s Triple Challenge clean sweep hands him back-to-back Super X titles
Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Chad Reed has dominated the final round of Super X at Brisbane’s QSAC stadium winning all three races of the Triple Challenge to take overall spoils and claim his second consecutive Australasian Supercross title.
The dual World Supercross Champion was untouchable onboard his KX450F, winning his heat race and recording the fastest time in the top ten shootout before taking a clean sweep of the three, five lap races that made up the Triple Challenge.
Reed was in a class of his own through woops and utilized the gruelling section of track to his advantage and make up ground on his fellow competitors.
While he looked to be at his best and won each race convincing the newly crowned Champion admitted the final race was challenging and said it was a matter of taking it lap by lap to make it to the end.
“Tonight was awesome,” Reed said. “I was really happy to get the job done and come out of the series not only a winner but fit and ready for the 2010 AMA Supercross season.
“That would have to be the best track I have ever seen in Australia. It was easily on par with anything that I have raced on in the US and I take my hat off to the track builders.
“I have had two weeks of solid testing with the team and the bike was amazing, I really, really felt comfortable on it. Tonight has left me super keen to get through Christmas to January and the start of the AMA Supercross season.
The Super X championship is Reed’s second title for 2009, having already claimed honours in the AMA Motocross championship.
The Australian will return to America next week to begin preparing for the 17 round 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship which gets underway on January 9 at Anaheim’s Angel Stadium.
— Yamaha Report
Yamaha Racing third in 2009 Super X series
Yamaha Racing has claimed third in the 2009 Monster Energy Super X series with Jay Marmont sealing his position in the championship after finishing on the podium at the seventh and final round of the series at Brisbane’s QSAC Stadium tonight.
Marmont was strong throughout the course of the night with the CDR Rockstar Yamaha rider finishing the round in third position on a brand new 2010 YZ450F.
Brisbane-based team, Serco Yamaha took victory in the Pro Lites with Kyle Cunningham claiming his first ever Super X round victory in front of the team’s home crowd. The result was enough for the American to seal second position in the Super X Lites championship for 250cc bikes.
Yamaha Racing’s squad of riders will now take a well earned break over Christmas before twisting the throttle again in the New Year to prepare for the Australian Motocross Championship which kicks off in April.
Pro Open Report
After one of the most challenging years of his life, CDR Rockstar Yamaha’s Jay Marmont has claimed third in the 2009 Monster Energy Super X series after finishing inside the top three at the final round of the series in Brisbane tonight.
Marmont took two round victories throughout the course of the season and held the series lead prior to the penultimate round of the championship in New Zealand last month.
The Wollongong-based rider on a new 2010 YZ450F finished fifth, third and fourth throughout the course of tonight’s three races.
“It’s been a long year for me,” Marmont said “The seven rounds of the series have been kind to me bar one and I can’t complain about the championship after claiming one more round win than last year.”
“I couldn’t have done it without my team, CDR Rockstar Yamaha who have been amazing throughout the course of the 2009 motocross and supercross seasons.
“The 2010 bike was fantastic tonight and it just kept getting better and better with each lap. It handled the wet and slippery conditions fantastically.”
CDR Rockstar Yamaha Team Principal, Craig Dack was happy to claim third in the championship and is looking forward continued success in the New Year after also claiming the 2009 Australian Motocross Championship earlier in the year.
“Considering everything that has happened this year, for Jay [Marmont] to claim third, it was a really good result,” Dack said.
“We thought the 2010 bike was magnificent tonight and considering it was a brand new bike it was great to have it claim third overall and even take a holeshot. As a team we are really looking forward to working with the bike over the next 12 months.”
With Cheyne Boyd out due to injury the CDR Rockstar Yamaha supported American, Josh Grant who made the trip out to Australia for the event to aid in his training prior to the start of the 2010 AMA Supercross Championship.
On a brand new 2010 YZ450F, Grant showed great speed early practice before accidentally hitting neutral on the rhythm section of the track which resulted in him hitting his knee. With rain pouring down during the first race, the American decided to sit out the remainder of the event rather than risk doing greater damage in the slippery conditions.
Pro Lites Report
Serco Yamaha has claimed second in the Monster Energy Super X Lites class with Kyle Cunningham capping off a top two finish in the championship by claiming victory in at the sixth and final round of the series in Brisbane tonight.
After finishing on the podium numerous times throughout the series, Cunningham recorded his first round win of the year with the young American finishing first, second and second in each of the three races of the Triple Challenge format.
The victory comes as Cunningham prepares to return to America for the 2010 AMA Supercross series after filling in for an injured Mitch Hoad.
“I had a few ups and downs throughout the season and overall it was a great learning experience for me and everybody is really nice out here,” Cunningham said from the podium.
“I couldn’t have done it without the support of Gavin Eales and everybody at Serco Yamaha. I had my sister here tonight which really helped me cross the finish line and to do it in front of the team’s home crowd was awesome.”
The evening did not go as well for Serco Yamaha regular, Kirk Gibbs who sustained a collar bone injury after falling during the opening laps of the first race. Without being able to claim points at this evening’s round, Gibbs finished the supercross season in seventh position.
Yamaha supported riders Brenden Harrison and Luke Styke finished a commendable third and fourth respectively.
The manufacturer also claimed the Manufacturers Championship in the Pro Lites category.
