The vitals from Queensland's second round of supercross.
MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from Friday night’s second round of the 2016 Australian Supercross Championship at Toowoomba in Queensland.
SX1
Image: Jeremy Hammer (Foremost Media).
Heat one results:
1. Justin Brayton
2. Wil Hahn
3. Lawson Bopping
4. Kade Mosig
5. Boyd Hocking
6. Joel Newton
7. Nicholas Brennan
8. Adam Enticknap
9. Jesse Dobson
Race time: 7m13.029s
Margin of victory: 3.842s
Laps completed: 8
Fastest lap: Wil Hahn 52.884s
Heat two results:
1. Todd Waters
2. Dean Ferris
3. Kyle Peters
4. Daniel Reardon
5. Jay Wilson
6. Jay Marmont
7. Nathan Crawford
8. Barry Surawski
9. Damien Harrison
Race time: 7m11.052s
Margin of victory: 1.894s
Laps completed: 8
Fastest lap: Dean Ferris 52.804s
Main event results:
1. Justin Brayton
2. Wil Hahn
3. Dean Ferris
4. Kyle Peters
5. Jay Marmont
6. Kade Mosig
7. Adam Enticknap
8. Jay Wilson
9. Luke Wilson
10. Lawson Bopping
11. Daniel Reardon
12. Boyd Hocking
13. Nicholas Brennan
14. Damien Harrison
15. Nathan Crawford
16. Barry Surawski
17. Jesse Dobson
Race time: 18m25.716s
Margin of victory: 2.073s
Laps completed: 20
Fastest lap: Todd Waters 53.169s
Verdict: Wilson Coolair Motul Suzuki’s Todd Waters held the early lead, extending a comfortable advantage before making a costly mistake that pushed him down the order. KTM Motocross Racing Team’s Kyle Peters took advantage of the situation, leading Honda Genuine Racing’s Justin Brayton and National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Wil Hahn. Waters took a hard hit several laps later, ruling him out of the event while Brayton and Hahn moved passed Peters. CDR Yamaha’s Dean Ferris maintained his position on the tail of the top three, making his move into third in the final quarter of the 20-lap main event.
SX2
Image: Jeremy Hammer (Foremost Media).
Heat one results:
1. Gavin Faith
2. Hayden Mellross
3. Dylan Wills
4. Joel Wightman
5. Jordan Hill
6. Aaron Tanti
7. Lewis Woods
8. Cooper Pozniak
9. Kieron Hall
10. Brody Cassidy
Race time: 6m25.350s
Margin of victory: 1.138s
Laps completed: 7
Fastest lap: Jimmy Decotis 53.878s
Heat two results:
1. Jackson Richardson
2. Kyle Webster
3. Tomas Ravenhorst
4. Nathan Crawford
5. Jesse Madden
6. Wilson Todd
7. Jamie Harvey
8. Wade Hunter
9. Caleb Barham
10. James Brown
Race time: 6m30.463s
Margin of victory: 10.869s
Laps completed: 7
Fastest lap: Jackson Richardson 55.374s
Main event results:
1. Jackson Richardson
2. Hayden Mellross
3. Geran Stapleton
4. Wade Hunter
5. Joel Wightman
6. Nathan Crawford
7. Dylan Wills
8. Wilson todd
9. Jordan Hill
10. Lewis Woods
11. Jesse Madden
12. Kyle Webster
13. Tomas Ravenhorst
14. Aaron Tanti
15. Cooper Pozniak
16. Jamie Harvey
17. Connor Tierney
18. James Brown
19. Brody Cassidy
20. Gavin Faith
Race time: 13m52.448s
Margin of victory: 4.234s
Laps completed: 15
Fastest lap: Hayden Mellross 54.146s
Verdict:
Penrite Honda Racing’s Gavin Faith secured the early lead, however he took a heavy hit prior to completing lap one. The American returned to his feet, although following a stop in the mechanics area, he would be several laps down once he re-entered the circuit. Serco Yamaha’s Jackson Richardson grasped the lead, controlling the entire race to take his first victory of the year. DPH Motosport’s Hayden Mellross came through the field from a poor start to claim second, while privateer Geran Stapleton was a standout performer to finish in third.
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