Monster Energy Super X Pro Open Round Four 1. Jay MARMONT, Yamaha, 25 2. Daniel McCOY, KTM, 22 3. Dan REARDON, Honda,20 4. Michael BYRNE, Honda, 18 5. Tye SIMMONDS, KTM, 16 6. Chad REED, Kawasaki, 15 7. Troy CARROLL, Kawasaki, 14 8. Jeremy McGRATH, Honda, , 13 9. Craig ANDERSON, Kawasaki, 12 10. Cameron TAYLOR, Suzuki, 11 | Monster Energy Super X Pro Open championship standings 1. Dan REARDON, Honda, 89 2. Jay MARMONT, Yamaha,88 3. Chad REED, Kawasaki, 82 4. Tye SIMMONDS, KTM, 68 5. Daniel McCOY, KTM, 62 6. Cody MACKIE, Kawasaki, 54 7. Cheyne BOYD, Yamaha, 54 8. Craig ANDERSON, Kawasaki, 48 9. Cameron TAYLOR, Suzuki, 47 10. Troy CARROLL, Kawasaki, 45 |
Super X Lites Round Four 1. Matt MOSS, Suzuki, 25 2. Ryan MARMONT, Yamaha, 22 3. Lawson BOPPING, Suzuki, 20 4. Luke STYKE, Yamaha, 18 5. Brendan HARRISON, Yamaha, 16 6. Kyle CUNNINGHAM, Yamaha, 15 7. Danny Anderson, KTM, 14 8. Kirk GIBBS, Yamaha, 13 9. Lewis Woods, Kawasaki, 12 10. Taylor POTTER, KTM, 11 | Super X Lites championship standings 1. Matt MOSS, Suzuki, 100 2. Lawson BOPPING, Suzuki, 78 3. Ryan MARMONT, Yamaha, 75 4. Kyle CUNNINGHAM, Yamaha, 75 5. Brendan HARRISON, Yamaha, 59 6. Kirk GIBBS, Yamaha, 56 7. Lewis WOODS, Kawasaki, 47 8. Danny ANDERSON, KTM, 46 9. Adam MONEA, Suzuki, 46 10. Luke ARBON, Kawasaki , 36 |
— Yamaha Report
Yamaha Racing take victory at emotion filled Canberra event
After one of the most difficult weeks of his life, Yamaha rider Jay Marmont has claimed victory at the fourth round of the Monster Energy Super X Series in Canberra tonight.
With his daughter, Lila passing away just days ago, Marmont was inspirational, showing true professionalism and extraordinary strength in winning tonight’s event.
In the Pro Lites, Kyle Cunningham bounced back from a fall in the opening race to win his first race since joining Serco Yamaha for the Australian supercross season.
The fifth round of the 2009 Monster Energy Super X series will take place at Parramatta Stadium on Saturday November 14, 2009.
Pro Open Report
Jay Marmont has completed one of the most inspiring performances seen in Supercross history with the CDR Rockstar Yamaha rider taking victory at round four of the Monster Energy Super X series at Canberra Stadium tonight.
Marmont, who took the holeshot in each race and finished each of tonight’s three motos second, third and first, dedicated his victory to his daughter, Lila who passed away on Thursday.
CDR Rockstar Yamaha Team Principal, Craig Dack said that after placing no pressure on Marmont to compete, the victory is one which he will remember forever.
“On behalf of the CDR Rockstar Yamaha team and Yamaha Motor Australia, tonight we salute Jay Marmont – a true champion and an incredible person along with his wife Abby who is an unsung hero after everything they have been through over the last six months,” Dack said.
“To achieve what he [Jay Marmont] did tonight, will hold a place in our hearts forever.”
While the crowd rode each lap of the race with Marmont it was a challenging night on track for his team-mate, Cheyne Boyd who fell during the first race and had his brake torn off. He recovered from the DNF and claimed 19th in the second race before finishing second to Marmont in the final race.
Pro Lite Report
Serco Yamaha’s Kyle Cunningham has recorded his first ever Monster Energy Super X race victory with the young American the first to the finish line in tonight’s second race of the Triple Challenge at Canberra Stadium.
Unfortunately for Cunningham the race victory was not enough to provide him with his fourth consecutive podium finish after the YZ250F rider finished 18th and third in the other two races of the evening.
The result means that Cunningham has slipped two positions in the championship to fourth.
“I got the heat victory then in the first moto, I came out a bit short on the triple and fell and couldn’t get my bike started, so I finished way behind the lead pack which was pretty disappointing,” Cunningham said.
“I was able to get the holeshot from the outside in the second race and won by four seconds and then in the third moto got caught up and lost a lot of time there and then got sixth overall.”
Cunningham’s team-mate, Kirk Gibbs finished inside the top three in the opening race before a fall in the second race saw the YZ250F rider finish the race in 16th position. He was able to recover and claim sixth in the final race and eighth for the round.
“My bike was good tonight, I struggled a bit during practice but we sorted a few of the issues out over the night and I felt quite comfortable,” Gibbs said.
“I fell in the second race and my knee is a bit sore but I will back on the bike during the week and ready for Parramatta next weekend.”
Yamaha supported rider, Ryan Marmont represented the manufacturer on the podium by finishing second overall.
— Reed Report
A DNF resulting from a massive opening lap crash has put pay to a certain podium result for Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Chad Reed at Canberra Stadium tonight.
Round 4 of Super X was going to plan for the defending champion, who had piloted his KX450F to two of the three moto wins as part of the Open class Triple Challenge.
Reed was winded and unable to continue in the final 10-lap moto and plummeted down the points standings as a result.
“It was a tough night, we had some good speed but the bike had a few issues early on,” explained Reed. “I knew I would need to start well and was up the front for the first two motos where I was able to move through to the lead.
“It all went wrong on the first lap of the final moto and I went down very hard, I was hurting and there was no way to continue.
“It’s a big blow in terms of the championship, I’ll have to fight these guys every inch of the way to reel them back in with only three rounds left.”
Reed was the first to congratulate round winner Jay Marmont as he crossed the line, recognising the incredible feat that his fellow competitor had achieved.
“I’m very proud of Jay, he put in an inspired ride given the tragedy he has faced and he deserves this win.”
Reed collected 15 points from the round which sees him slip to third on the Open class ladder.
Round 5 of Super X will be held at Parramatta Stadium next Saturday night.
— GYTR Report
GYTR / Yamaha Development Teams’ Luke Styke made a stunning entry into the 2009 Australasian SUPERX Championship with an outstanding performance taking equal third- fourth on a count back- in the Pro Lite class at round four of the championship held at the Canberra Stadium.
Styke, the winner of the 2009 Australian Under 19 Motocross Championship, didn’t contest the opening three rounds of SUPERX, but as the tour swung into the nation’s capital and just a few hours from his home town on the South Coast, he wanted to put on a strong showing in front of the local crowd.
Competing in the Pro Lite class, which featured the Triple Challenge format where riders faced three 10 lap races back to back with the highest point scorer being judged the winner, Styke put together three top motos coming home in fifth place in all of them to end the night on 48 points, equal with Lawson Bopping for third, but fourth on a count back with Bopping having the better finish in the final race.
Styke continually shot his near stock 2010 model YZ250F to the front of the pack and rode consistent laps, battling with the nations top riders and established pros to earn his supercross strips. He went into the event with months of preparation but little in the way of actual race time and to think it was his first race in 12months on the high intensity and demanding supercross circuit only adds weight to his ability and talent on the bike.
“I got some great starts tonight and that made things much easier. I had a goal of being in the top 5 tonight but after practice during the afternoon, myself and the guys on the team thought a spot on the podium was possible, so that is what I aimed for. It didn’t quite happen, but I am happy with the way things went tonight and I can’t thank Yamaha and the team enough for their support.
“I am going to race at the final two events in Parramatta and Brisbane and I guess the goal now is to prove that tonight wasn’t a fluke and try and get on the podium before the series ends. Racing supercross is a heap of fun and I can’t wait for the final two rounds,” said the elated Styke.
Team mate Harley Quinlan was also scheduled to contest the Canberra event, but a training fall only one week prior saw him out with a broken wrist. Quinlan had looked the goods in training and spent plenty of time getting ready for SuperX was gutted after the fall but vows to be back for 2010 and ready to challenge for the championship.
“I just made a silly mistake and fell awkwardly on my wrist. It is in plaster for six weeks meaning I miss the rest of the series, but I know feel pretty confident on a supercross track and after seeing what Luke did tonight there is no reason why I couldn’t do the same,” Quinlan offers.
Supercross is a high flying sport that needs to be seen to be believed. In the confines of a stadium, massive amounts of dirt is trucked in to form a track that will see riders flying 25metres through the air and test man and machine. It is high intensity, mentally draining and non stop action as riders wrestle their 100KG machine around a track at high speed and bar to bar with 19 other competitors.
Round five of the Monster Energy SUPERX takes place at Parramatta Stadium on November 14 while the final round will be in Brisbane on December 5.