Features 19 Oct 2015

Breakdown: 2015 Australian Supercross Rd2 Jimboomba

The vitals from Jimboomba's second round of supercross.

MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Saturday at Jimboomba’s second round of the 2015 Australian Supercross Championship in Queensland.

SX1

Image: Jeff Crow.

Image: Jeff Crow.

Qualifying: MATT MOSS 47.233s

Heat one results:
1. DANIEL REARDON
2. KIRK GIBBS
3. KADE MOSIG
4. DYLAN LONG
5. LAWSON BOPPING
6. ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ
7. DANNY HAM
8. THOMAS HILL

Race time: 6m35.904s
Margin of victory: 2.083s
Laps completed: 8
Fastest lap: DANIEL REARDON 49.135s

Heat two results:
1. MATT MOSS
2. ADAM MONEA
3. GAVIN FAITH
4. LUKE STYKE
5. DANIEL MCCOY
6. CHRIS CAMILLERI
7. SAM MARTIN
8. DANIEL MCENTEE

Race time: 6m33.102s
Margin of victory: 17.109s
Laps completed: 8
Fastest lap: MATT MOSS 48.747s

Main event results:
1. DANIEL REARDON
2. ADAM MONEA
3. MATT MOSS
4. KADE MOSIG
5. KIRK GIBBS
6. LAWSON BOPPING
7. GAVIN FAITH
8. DYLAN LONG
9. DANIEL MCCOY
10. LUKE STYKE
11. DANIEL MCENTEE
12. DANNY HAM
13. THOMAS HILL

Race time: 16m43.045s
Margin of victory: 14.160s
Laps completed: 20
Fastest lap: MATT MOSS 48.641s

Verdict:
It’s the biggest rivalry in Australian motocross as we speak; Matt Moss vs. Dan Reardon. Fans at Jimboomba were treated to some fascinating battles between the pair on Saturday night, which ultimately saw Reardon break through for a ‘home’ victory and he took the red plates with it. As for Moss, he was the fastest rider on track once again, however some costly mistakes bumped him down the order to third on the podium – a remarkable result all things considered. In between them at race’s end was Adam Monea, which gets his campaign back on track, while fellow outdoor standouts Kade Mosig and Kirk Gibbs enjoyed consistent finishes. A notable name down the order this time was American Gavin Faith, a result which he will want to limit if he’s to factor for the title. However, when all’s said and done, all eyes are on Reardon and Moss.

SX2

Image: Jeff Crow.

Image: Jeff Crow.

Qualifying: JACKSON RICHARDSON 48.439s

Heat one results:
1. LUKE CLOUT
2. GERAN STAPLETON
3. LUKE ARBON
4. TOMAS RAVENHORST
5. LUKE WILSON
6. JACK SIMPSON
7. LEWIS WOODS
8. TIM VARE
9. BOYD HOCKING
10. JAKE WILLIAMS

Race time: 6m14.350s
Margin of victory: 3.285s
Laps completed: 7
Fastest lap: GERAN STAPLETON 52.291s

Heat two results:
1. JIMMY DECOTIS
2. JACKSON RICHARDSON
3. WADE HUNTER
4. KYLE WEBSTER
5. TAYLOR POTTER
6. DYLAN WILLS
7. JESSIE MADDEN
8. JOEL WIGHTMAN
9. JED BEATON
10. CALEB WARD
11. TRENT WHEATLEY
12. JAMIE HARVEY
13. BRODY CASSIDY
14. MATTHEW KEHL

Race time: 5m59.253s
Margin of victory: 4.011s
Laps completed: 7
Fastest lap: JIMMY DECOTIS 50.901s

Main event results:
1. JIMMY DECOTIS
2. JACKSON RICHARDSON
3. WADE HUNTER
4. LUKE CLOUT
5. GERAN STAPLETON
6. LUKE ARBON
7. TAYLOR POTTER
8. DYLAN WILLS
9. LEWIS WOODS
10. JESSIE MADDEN
11. JED BEATON
12. JACK SIMPSON
13. TOMAS RAVENHORST
14. TIM VARE
15. BRODY CASSIDY
16. JOEL WIGHTMAN
17. BOYD HOCKING

Race time: 12m52.750s
Margin of victory: 6.134s
Laps completed: 15
Fastest lap: JIMMY DECOTIS 49.934s

Verdict:
Penrite Honda has been under fire for fielding an all-international team this year, however so far it’s paying off for the team. After winning the SX2 title last year with Gavin Faith, the arrival of fellow American Jimmy Decotis sees the CRF250R program pick up where it left off (they didn’t enter one outdoors) and Decotis has been all class. Funnily enough, a second Honda slotted into second in the form of American-based North Queenslander Jackson Richardson, as part of the Penrite-backed Wilson MX outfit. And third, on debut with DPH Peter Stevens Yamaha, was another QLD racer in Wade Hunter. There are a number of new faces in the SX2 mix and you’ve got to love that level of competition regardless of where the riders come from. Don’t rule Luke Clout out of the title chase yet, the Serco Yamaha rider fourth at Jimboomba and once again right in the mix despite being off the podium.

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