Rider Quotes

Ryan Marmont – “I was confident of running a good pace after doing some good times in qualifying and was eager to get on with the racing.

“I scored the holeshot in the opening moto and kept the lead for a couple of laps before Doz (Troy Dorron) slipped past, then a little later Cody Cooper pushed me back to 3rd. But Cody ended up having some dramas which promoted me back up to 2nd. I was holding down 4th place on the final lap before Cameron Taylor cleaned me up which put me down to 8th place. I wasn’t too please about that but I knew my pace was good and looked forward to making amends in the second moto.

“Again I got the holeshot and pretty much just cleared out from there. I wasn’t sure who was behind me in 2nd place but after coming across the line for the win I looked around to see that it was McCoy which made the result even better as it gave Team Motorex KTM a clear 1-2 finish.

“We will use the next week or so to test out some settings in preparation for Toowoomba. That’s the kind of track I am used to so I’m certainly looking to continue on with our success up there.”

Daniel McCoy – “I only got four laps in during qualifying as we had a few problems and was forced to sit out most of the session so only ended up about 20th fastest. I had no doubt that once racing got underway we were going to up the pointy end so I wasn’t too fussed.

“In the first race I was going fairly well until a bolt failure in the rear suspension put me out of the race. After that disappointment I knew I had to have something go my way in the final moto and thankfully that was the way it turned out.

“I got a good start and sat in behind Doggie (Ryan Marmont). We pretty much ran away with it from there and pulled out more than 8 seconds on Taylor to bring home a 1-2 finish for the team.

“Hopefully we can carry that form through to Queensland. First up we head to Toowoomba which is a track that I haven’t ridden before but from what I’ve seen it looks a little like my home track at Appin. Then it’s on to Coolum which is one of the sandier tracks we race on.”

Lee Ellis – “I couldn’t really get a good clear lap in qualifying so only ended up 6th fastest.

“I got a fairly average start in the first moto to be down around 13th and got stuck with a pack of riders for nearly the first half of the race before managing to break through and going on to work my way up to 5th. That was a fair result but I’m sure it could have been a lot better if I had got away well.

“I got a much better start in the second moto and was quickly up into 5th place. Just as everything was looking rosy a big crash caused the race to be stopped and the decision was made for us to re-run the whole race. Unfortunately the next time I didn’t jump out of the gate quite so well and was running 8th, well at least I was until I had a mid-air collision with Adam Cini which put me on the ground. It took me ages to kick the bike back into life and by the time I got going again I was right at the back of the field. I worked my way up to 14th before the flag came out but overall it was a disappointing result for me.

“I am however pretty happy with my race pace and hopefully we can have a bit more luck go our way in Queensland. I will work on my starts this weekend at Broadford when I compete in a round of the Victorian Titles.”