2009 AUSTRALIAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP MOTOREX KTM RACE REPORT Round 4

MOTOREX KTM RACE REPORT

EVENT INFORMATION

- Round four

- Australian Motocross Championship

- Mackay QLD

- Racing format Pro Lites 2 x 30 minute motos & Under 19s 2 x 20 minutes

- Event date 24 May 2009

PICTURES ATTACHED

- Tye Simmonds # 42

- Jason Reed # 82

ROUND RESULTS

Rider	Class	Bike	Home Town	State	Round result
Tye Simmonds	Pro Lites	KTM 250 SX-F	Bourke	NSW	5th
Kade Mosig	Pro Lites	KTM 250 SX-F	Pearcedale	VIC	Out injured
Jason Reed	Under 19s	KTM 250 SX-F	Tocal	NSW	4th

ROUND WINNERS

Rider	Class
Matt Moss	Pro Lites
Cheyne Boyd	Pro Open
Harley Quinlan	Under 19s

DESCRIPTION OF TRACK:

- lots of tight sections circuit

- no dust, great weather

POINTS OF INTEREST:

Tye Simmonds – Pro Lites

- struggled with shoulder injury, which had an impact on his results during racing

- maintained third in the Pro Lites Championship

Kade Mosig – Pro Lite

- out injured

Jason Reed – Under 19s

- secured best result to date with a fourth in second moto

- struggled with food poisoning leading up to the round hindering his results

QUOTES

Tye Simmonds Pro Lites

Moto 1: “I didn’t have the best of days, starting with my opening moto,” said Simmonds.  “I had a bad start, and rode off the pace.  I was pushing hard, but just wasn’t making up any ground.   The best I could bring home was fifth.

Moto 2: “The second moto was better with my start, but a shoulder injury played havoc on my racing, and the pain almost caused me to crash.  This race turned out to be another horrible run for me, it was just a horrible day, and again I pulled fifth place, but thankfully I have maintained third in the Pro Lites Championship.”

Jason Reed Under 19s

Moto 1: “I got the holeshot in my first moto, and I was leading for the first lap, but unfortunately faded as the race continued,” said Reed.  “I was getting over food poisoning leading up to the race which didn’t help with my fitness in the race.  I ended up battling for fourth and fifth, but couldn’t hold on to the guys in front and I rode home in sixth.

Moto 2: “In between motos I was feeling that crook that I had to sleep, and my mum woke me before the race, gave me a Gatorade, and I got going.  I got another good start, and was in around seventh.  I got my second wind, and passed a few guys and moved into sixth.  Then a rider crashed, and I was in fifth place zoning in on fourth, which is where I finished.

“Towards the end of the race I was dizzy and lethargic, so I’m stoked to have secured my best result of the season when I wasn’t well.  It goes to show my best results are yet to come.”

ROSS MCWATTERS Race Team Manager

“Both Tye and Jason struggled at Mackay,” said McWatters.  “Tye had trouble with his shoulder, and Jason was getting over food poisoning, which damped both of their spirits and results.

“The end results saw Jason maintain seventh in the Under 19s Championship and Tye maintained third, so we haven’t lost any positions which is a positive coming out of Mackay.

“The Mackay venue was magnificent, and the weather was picture perfect.  In promoting the event, Mackay Motorcycle Club, plus John Hand and his family pulled out all the stops, with whole circuit looking more like a golf course than a Motocross track.   Mackay is a long way north, but the series organizers WEM, and the people up here always make the trip worthwhile.”

FUTURE RESULTS

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NEXT ROUND

Sunday 14 June Murray Bridge SA

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Top Ten Pro Lites Championship Points

Position	Rider		Team		Points
1	Matt Moss		Kawasaki		190
2	Luke George		Kawasaki		180
3	Tye Simmonds		Motorex KTM		173
4	Lawson Bopping		Suzuki		145
5	Kirk Gibbs		Serco		144
6	Mitchell Hoad		Serco		121
7	Adam Monea		Insanity Kawasaki		114
8	Lewis Stewart		Privateer		105
9	Lewis Woods		Insanity Kawasaki		99
10	Ryan Marmont		MX Rad		90

Top Ten Under 19s Championship Points

Position	Rider	Team		Points
1	Luke Styke	GYTR Yamaha	181
2	Josh Cachia	MX Rad	172
3	Harley Quinlan	GYTR Yamaha	171
4	Luke arbon	Kawasaki	169
5	Dylan Peterson	Thor Honda	149
6	Ross Beaton	GYTR Yamaha	143
7	Jason Reed	Motorex KTM	114
8	Josh Kilvington	Privateer	95
9	Kieren Tisdale	Suzuki	91
10	Dylan Gosling	Honda	80