Reed continues to dominate SuperX

Even a 15-second penalty couldn't stop the Chad Reed juggernaut in round four of SuperX - the Australasian Supercross Championship - under lights at Parramatta Stadium on November 8.

After winning the opening battle in the nascent 'Survival' format -- which saw the 20-rider Super X final field slashed to 15, 10 and finally five through a series of four, five-lap races -- Reed received outside assistance in the transition area ahead of race two, copping the sanction.

He went onto cross the finish line first, and on corrected time was still third - not even close to the brink of elimination, with the top 10 living to fight another day.

Reed, who was still recovering from a virus at Parramatta, then resumed normal service in the final two races, and is now on a perfect 100pts with three rounds remaining, ahead of Jay Marmont (Yamaha, 84), Honda's Daniel Reardon (70), Cheyne Boyd (Yamaha, 67) and Daniel McCoy (Honda, 62).

"It was really fun out there," said Reed. "This is definitely the best of the new formats.

"This track was tight and I said starts were going to be important, but the third race I was in the back (last) and made it hard for myself.

"For me the 15-second penalty was the most exciting and motivating part of the final, I wanted to make that up time in one race."

In the final survival race on the tight and technical layout, Reed defeated Reardon by 5.221secs, with Marmont and McCoy also making it a tight finish for second spot. Kawasaki's Troy Carroll was fifth.

Reardon was initially a doubtful starter in Parramatta after hurting his shoulder in Geelong's round three, but the Queenslander gritted his teeth and was in superb form.

"The new format was tough and I liked it because it got the crowd so pumped," said Reardon. "There was some close racing, but I was a little disappointed with the way I rode because I had to be soft with my shoulder. I am staying in Wollongong all this week and will be training hard ahead of next week's meet."

Meanwhile, Marmont has been a pillar of consistency all year, finishing on the podium at all the rounds alongside Reed.

There were no real upsets in the earlier Survival races, with fancied runners Cameron Taylor (Suzuki) and Boyd only knocked out in the penultimate five-lapper.

In Pro Lites, Suzuki's Matt Moss streaked the field to win in the 15-lapper, dedicating his victory to convalescing brother Jake, who had won two of the opening three rounds.

Jake injured his spine in a practice crash last week, which will keep him out of action for an extended period.

"I wanted to win this for my brother and the rest of my family. The series is really in my sight now and I am going to go for it."

Ryan Marmont (KTM) was second from Kawasaki's Luke George, Tye Simmonds (KTM) and Ford Dale (Yamaha).

Moss is now on 94pts, from Marmont (74) and Jake Moss (72), whose third spot will also certainly be taken over by Luke George (68) at the next round in Wollongong on November 15.

Jake Moss' replacement at Serco Yamaha, Kirk Gibbs, crashed and broke his collarbone in Parramatta, continuing the terrible run of injuries for the Brisbane-based operation.