Moss back to winning form
The defending champion bounced back from an injury-plagued motocross season to start his Aussie supercross defence in fine styleRain failed to deter visitors to the opening round of the 2015 Supercheap Auto Australian Supercross Championship, with nearly 5000 enthusiastic race fans packing Bathurst Showgrounds (NSW) on October 10 to see defending SX1 champion Matt Moss (Suzuki) launch his campaign in emphatic style, winning the 15-lap final.
Moss led every lap of the final, despite coming under pressure from American Gavin Faith (Honda) and Yamaha's Dan Reardon, who battled it out for the final two spots on the podium. Reardon eventually won that battle.
“I didn’t really know how I was going to stack up against everyone,” Moss explained. “I had quite a bit of time off the bike but I have been training hard and it paid off. “It was a fantastic opening night, the rain held off, the crowd was awesome and there was some really great racing.
“I would love to win a third championship, especially as it is the last year that Jay (Foreman) will be running the team.
“There is a short turnaround to the next round in Jimboomba. I have had a look at the track, which was built by my stepbrother Tommy, it is impressive and I think it will definitely test a few people.”
American Jimmy Decotis (Honda) took the opening round win in the SX2 class ahead of Luke Clout (Yamaha) and Luke Arbon (Husqvarna).
“What an awesome way to start my first supercross season in Australia," Decotis said. “I had a blast last night, everything ran smoothly and I am really blessed to be working with such a fantastic team.
“The track was pretty cool and I really enjoyed racing against the guys in the SX2 class it was a lot of fun."
The Australian Supercross Championship will now head to Jimboomba (Qld) for round two on Saturday, October 17.
BATHURST RESULTS
SX1
1. Matt MOSS (Suzuki) 35
2. Daniel REARDON (Yamaha) 32
3. Gavin FAITH (Honda) 30
4. Kirk GIBBS (KTM) 28
5. Kade MOSIG (Yamaha) 26
6. Sam MARTIN (Suzuki) 25
7. Luke STYKE (KTM) 24
8. Lawson BOPPING (Yamaha) 23
9. Daniel McCOY (Yamaha) 22
10.Adam MONEA (Kawasaki) 21
SX2
1. Jimmy DECOTIS (Honda) 35
2. Luke CLOUT (Yamaha) 32
3. Luke ARBON (Husqvarna) 30
4. Jackson RICHARDSON (Honda) 28
5. Geran STAPLETON (Honda) 26
6. Lewis WOODS (KTM) 25
7. Wade HUNTER (Yamaha) 24
8. Kyle WEBSTER (Yamaha) 23
9. Caleb WARD (KTM) 22
10. Dylan WILLS (KTM) 21
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