Queenslander Todd Waters is celebrating a breakthrough podium result at the Toowoomba round of the Terex Australian Supercross Championship, boosting himself to equal third in the series with one round remaining.

Waters rode his 2013 model Motul Pirelli Suzuki RM-Z450 to the final podium position alongside international stars Chad Reed and Ben Townley at the penultimate round of the season.

Rain resulted in a challenging mud race at round three in Queensland, however Waters rose to the occasion with second in his heat race before battling to third place in the reduced 15-lap main event.

“The weekend went really well,” the 21-year-old Gold Coast resident said. “I qualified fourth and the track suited me – it’s a shame it rained. In the heat race I was second and I had to pass a lot of good guys to get that result.

“To finish the final on the podium was good, I didn’t feel as good as in the heat, but we did what we had to do for the podium.”

Waters, now tied with Reed and Lawson Bopping for third in the series, expects a big challenge to complete the season in Newcastle this weekend.

“The final round will be a big battle for the podium in the championship, but this week I’m just going to do a heap of starts and make sure I’m well rested for the weekend. After that all I can do is go out and give it my all for the team,” he concluded.

Newcastle Showgrounds will host the season finale this Saturday night, 17 November.