The vitals from Queensland's opening round of supercross.
MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Saturday at Jimboomba’s opening round of the 2016 Australian Supercross Championship in Queensland.
SX1
Image: Jeremy Hammer (Foremost Media).
Heat one results:
1. Daniel Reardon
2. Todd Waters
3. Lawson bopping
4. Kade Mosig
5. Jay Wilson
6. Jacob Wright
7. Kyle Peters
8. Nathan Crawford
9. Barry Surawski
10. Jonathon Krusic
Race time: 6m31.988s
Margin of victory: 3.003s
Laps completed: 8
Fastest lap: Daniel Reardon 50.446s
Heat two results:
1. Justin Brayton
2. Dean Ferris
3. Wil Hahn
4. Jay Marmont
5. Luke Wilson
6. Adam Enticknap
7. Jesse Dobson
8. Boyd Hocking
9. Joel Newton
10. Nicholas Bressan
Race time: 6m30.474s
Margin of victory: 4.274s
Laps completed: 8
Fastest lap: Justin Brayton 50.678s
Main event results:
1. Justin Brayton
2. Dean Ferris
3. Daniel Reardon
4. Todd Waters
5. Wil Hahn
6. Kade Mosig
7. Luke Wilson
8. Jay Marmont
9. Jay Wilson
10. Adam Enticknap
11. Joel Newton
12. Barry Surawski
13. Boyd Hocking
Race time: 16m49.192s
Margin of victory: 3.612s
Laps completed: 20
Fastest lap: Justin Brayton 48.987s
Verdict: Honda Genuine Racing’s Justin Brayton raced to a flawless night, capturing victories in both his heat race and main event. The American was able to hold off Dean Ferris (CDR Yamaha) in the main despite many attempts for the lead from the recently crowned Australian motocross champion. Current number one plate holder Daniel Reardon (CDR Yamaha) narrowly edged out Todd Waters (Wilson’s Coolair Motul Suzuki) for the third after the pair traded positions on multiple occasions in the earlier stages of the race.
SX2
Image: Jeremy Hammer (Foremost Media).
Heat one results:
1. Gavin Faith
2. Josh Cachia
3. Geran Stapleton
4. Wade Hunter
5. Mitch Evans
6. Keiron Hall
7. Joel Wightman
8. Wade Kirkland
9. Aaron Tanti
10. Connor Tierney
11. Julien Craeye
12. Bailey Coxon
13. Dylan Wood
14. Jamie Harvey
Race time: 5m49.522s
Margin of victory: 2.358s
Laps completed: 7
Fastest lap: Gavin Faith 51.685s
Heat two results:
1. Hayden Mellross
2. Jackson Richardson
3. Kyle Webster
4. Dylan Wills
5. Jimmy Decotis
6. Jordan Hill
7. Lewis Woods
8. Jayden Rykers
9. Jesse Madden
10. Brody Cassidy
11. Kaleb Barham
12. Jake Cahir
Race time: 5m53.924s
Margin of victory: 1.126s
Laps completed: 7
Fastest lap: Hayden Mellross 51.406
Main event results:
1. Gavin Faith
2. Hayden Mellross
3. Wade Hunter
4. Jackson Richardson
5. Geran Stapleton
6. Josh Cachia
7. Jimmy Decotis
8. Lewis Woods
9. Jordan Hill
10. Joel Wightman
11. Aaron Tanti
12. Wade Kirkland
13. Connor Tierney
14. Tomas Ravenhorst
15. Dylan Wills
16. Mitch Evans
Race time: 12m43.712s
Margin of victory: 2.118
Laps completed: 15
Fastest lap: Gavin Faith 50.745s
Verdict: Gavin Faith (Honda Genuine Racing) and Hayden Mellross (DPH Yamaha) positioned themselves as the greater championship threats in the SX2 category, both recording heat race wins while also gapping the field in the main. Serco Yamaha teammates Wade Hunter and Jackson Richardson finished fourth and fifth respectively, while Victorian privateer Geran Stapleton displayed an impressive performance to complete the top five.
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