Reed maintains perfection in SuperX

Suzuki's Chad Reed continued to show his local contemporaries a clean pair of heels with a clinical victory in round three of SuperX at Geelong's Skilled Stadium last Saturday.

The event saw the debut of another new race format, the Triple Challenge, where the Open class finalists locked horns in three six-lap races in quick succession.

On a technical layout, Reed won all three races, with Yamaha factory duo Jay Marmont and Cheyne Boyd completing the podium.

Honda's Daniel Reardon was another front runner, finishing second in the opening six-lapper before he was taken out by another competitor in race two and suffered a dislocated shoulder.

The American-based Reardon will now be fighting against time to be fit for round four at Sydney's Parramatta Stadium (NSW) on October 25.

With Reardon, who had looked the most likely to halt the Reed juggernaut, on his way to hospital, the world supercross champion was untouchable in races two and three, and has now moved to 75pts in the seven-round championship, ahead of Marmont (64), Boyd (52), Daniel McCoy (Honda, 44) and Cameron Taylor (Suzuki, 44). Reardon has slipped to seventh on 38pts.

"Tonight's track was a lot of fun to ride, it was a little simpler than Adelaide and this helped to keep the competition really close and exciting," said Reed. "I had some really enjoyable battles out there on track, the boys are certainly stepping it up to a new level of intensity.

"It's a good feeling to keep my win streak going and take maximum points as we near the halfway point.

"The changing tracks and varying challenges are giving us a chance to give the RM-Z450 a real shakedown against top riders who wouldn't be out of place in the AMA championship."

Taylor was fourth overall at Skilled Stadium, the home of AFL side Geelong, from Honda's Craig Anderson.

In the Lites class, Jakes Moss (Yamaha) won his second final from three starts, defeating his sibling, Matt (Suzuki), by over four seconds.

"Today went well, everything fell into place for me and even though I crashed in the heat I went into the final feeling pretty good about my chances," said Jake. "It was a good race; I felt comfortable and was able to recover from a slow start to get back into the lead which I held.

"The track wasn't as hard as Adelaide, but by the end of the night was falling apart and very rutted in places - I just kept focusing on the task and it's good to come through win a win and take the championship lead."

Matt nearly crashed at the start, and had to carve his way through the field from last in the 15-lapper, with Kawasaki's Luke George taking the final spot on the dais.

Jake is now on 72pts, from Matt (69), KTM's defending champion Ryan Marmont (52), George (48) and Danny Anderson (Honda, 42).

For full results and standings, click here.