Leading riders are in full support of a return to traditional main event racing format that will feature at all four rounds of the new Australian Supercross Championships.

The Pro Open class will contest a series of preliminary sessions to qualify for the final, which will consist of a 20-lap battle from the gate drop through to the wave of the chequered flag.

Pro Lites riders will race a 15-lap final, and Under 19s a 12-lapper.

The series’ additional classes – Junior Lites and 85cc/150cc 4-stroke BW – will contest eight and seven-lap finals respectively.

The traditional format is raced the world over, including in the benchmark AMA Supercross Championship in the USA, and one that organisers feel will attract a new legion of fans as the scoring and results are simple to follow.

Motul Pirelli Suzuki’s Todd Waters will be in the thick of the Pro Open Championship battle, and welcomed the move to the 20-lap final.

“It’s good to be getting back to the format that they race in the US, supercross has been built around that single main event final and I’m definitely looking forward to preparing for it,” said Waters.

“From a rider and fan point of view it’s easier to follow. For us we build a training program around a 20-lap final each night, rather than changing between events.

“For the fans it will be easier to follow what’s happening on the track – the race that they’re seeing in front of them will be the one that counts.”

The ASX series will commence at Dubbo in New South Wales on 13 October.