Reed Report
Reigning Open class champion Chad Reed has moved into the lead of the Monster Energy Super X championship after coming out on top in tonight’s Quad Challenge format at Skilled Stadium in Geelong.
The Monster Energy Kawasaki pilot was determined to make back ground after an uncharacteristic stumble in the opening round last weekend.
Again the pacesetter in practice and qualifying, Reed took a convincing holeshot in heat two and went on to win the 10-lap showdown despite stalling during the moto.
He progressed through the initial Man on Man 1-lap motos despite strong challenges from Tye Simmonds and Craig Anderson.
Matched up against round 1 winner Jay Marmont in the final, Reed made the most of a lightning start and was never headed.
Reed’s blistering pace over a short distance was evident as he took three from four wins in the Quad Challenge, a series of 5-lap motos.
His only obstacle came in the second moto when he became bogged down in the pack after a heavy crash on track ahead of him.
He moved to ninth by the second lap and set about charging through the field to eventually finish in second place.
Reed’s experience and race fitness saw him make the most ground through the track’s whoops section.
A maximum haul of 25 points from round two elevates the KX450F-mounted rider to first place on 45 points outright.
“It was good to stand on top of the podium after a tough weekend in Tasmania,” said Reed. “The format kept things close and it was hard to make much ground up over 5 laps if you got a bad start.
“I’m feeling comfortable on the Kawasaki, we were able to make some slight adjustments and it definitely suited my style more when we went out for practice and qualifying today.
“I’m aiming to keep this run going and put some more points between myself and second place in Perth next weekend.”
Round three of the Super X series will be held at Perth’s Burswood Dome next Saturday.
Top Ten Results – Monster Energy Super X Quad Challenge Final
1 Chad REED, Kawasaki, 20-19-20-20 TOTAL 79
2 Daniel REARDON, Honda, 19-20-19-19 TOTAL 77
3 Tye SIMMONDS, KTM, 16-18-9-16, TOTAL 58
4 Jay MARMONT, Yamaha, 18-15-7-17 TOTAL 57
5 Michael BYRNE, Honda, 17-17-17-0 TOTAL 51
6 Cody MACKIE, Kawasaki, 12-12-10-16 TOTAL 50
7 Cameron TAYLOR, Suzuki, 11-10-15-13 TOTAL 49
8 Craig ANDERSON, Kawasaki, 15-16-12-4 TOTAL 47
9 Cheyne BOYD, Yamaha, 8-0-18-18 TOTAL 44
10 Daniel McCOY, KTM, 13-6-13-12 TOTAL 44
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| Monster Energy Super X Pro Open Round Two points 1 Chad REED, Kawasaki, 25 2 Dan REARDON, Honda, 22 3 Tye SIMMONDS, KTM, 20 4 Jay MARMON, Yamaha, 18 5 Michael BYRNE, Honda, 16 6 Cody MACKIE, Kawasaki, 15 7 Cameron TAYLOR, Suzuki, 14 8 Craig ANDERSON, Kawasaki, 13 9 Cheyne BOYD, Yamaha, 12 10 Dan MCCoy, KTM, 11 |
Monster Energy Super X Pro Open championship standings 1 Chad REED, Kawasaki, 45 2 Dan REARDON, Honda, 44 3 Jay MARMONT, Yamaha, 43 4 Tye SIMMONDS, KTM, 36 5 Cody MACKIE, Kawasaki, 30 6 Cheyne BOYD, Yamaha, 30 7 Craig ANDERSON, Honda, 26 8 Cameron TAYLOR, Suzuki, 25 9 Dan McCOY, KTM, 25 10 Troy CARROLL, Kawasaki, 19 |
| Top Ten Results – Lites Final 1 Matt MOSS, Suzuki, 25 2 Ryan MARMONT Yamaha, 22 3 Kyle CUNNINGHAM, Yamaha, 20 4 Lawson BOPPING, Suzuki, 18 5 Dean FERRIS, Honda, 16 6 Kirk GIBBS, Yamaha, 15 7 Brenden HARRISON, Yamaha, 14 8 Adam MONEA, Suzuki, 13 9 Mitch Austin, KTM, 12 10 Lewis Woods, Kawasaki,11 |
Monster Energy Super X Lites championship standings 1 Matt MOSS, Suzuki, 50 2 Ryan MARMONT, Yamaha, 44 3 Kyle CUNNINGHAM, Yamaha, 40 4 Lawson BOPPING, Suzuki, 26 5 Kirk GIBBS, Yamaha, 31 6 Brendan HARRISON, Yamaha, 28 7 Adam MONEA, Suzuki, 28 8 Mitch Austin KTM, 25 9 Lewis Woods,Kawasaki, 21 10 Danny Anderson, KTM, 21 |
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— Yamaha Report
Yamaha narrowly misses Quad Challenge Super X podium in Geelong
Just one point has separated Yamaha Racing from a podium finish at the second round of the 2009 Monster Energy Super X series with Jay Marmont finishing fourth at Geelong’s Skilled Stadium today.
The result ended a dream run for the CDR Rockstar Yamaha outfit, who, between Marmont and his teamate Cheyne Boyd, have finished on the podium at each national level supercross and motocross race they have contested over the last 18 months.
Serco Yamaha’s Kyle Cunningham recorded his second consecutive podium finish in the Pro Lites class with the American the third to cross the finish line of the 15-lap race which was a warm up to the exciting Quad Challenge for the Pro Open category.
Yamaha Racing’s squad of riders will make the trip across Australia for the third round of the 2009 Monster Energy Super X Series which will take place at Perth’s Burswood Dome next Saturday.
Pro Open Report
It was a challenging day at the office for CDR Rockstar Yamaha with Jay Marmont and Cheyne Boyd forced to fight their way through the pack during the second round of the 2009 Monster Energy Super X Series in Geelong.
After winning the opening round of the series in Tasmania last weekend, Marmont started the weekend where he left off and took victory in his heat before progressing through the final leg of the Man on Man qualifying format to get the second gate pick for the first of this afternoon’s four motos.
After coming third in the opening six lap moto, Marmont and Boyd were involved in a massive turn one crash in the second race with the YZ450F rider fighting his way through the back to finish sixth.
The following moto did not get any better for the Wollongong-based rider with another fall on the opening lap resulting in a 15th place finish. Marmont recovered to claim fourth in the final moto and fourth for the round – he is now third in the 2009 Monster Energy Super X series.
“The day started good and I rode well in my heat and went head-to-head with Chad [Reed] during qualifying. He just beat me for the gate pick during the Man versus Man qualifying final and as we went into the races the day just fell apart,” Marmont said.
“I couldn’t win a trick during the four final races, I was third in the opening race and then had a fall at the first turn for the next two races. In the last race all I had to do was to finish one position higher and I would have had third for the round.
“It’s hard going from first to third in the championship but that’s racing and that makes me want to go come back next weekend and run up the front again,” Marmont concluded.
Boyd also struggled throughout the weekend and was 13th in the opening moto before recording a DNF in the second moto after he was hit by another bike which pierced the radiator of his YZ450F. The Victorian resorted to his spare bike and finished third in the third and fourth motos.
Pro Lites Report
Serco Yamaha’s Kyle Cunningham has recorded his second consecutive podium finish at the second round of the 2009 Monster Energy Super X series with the American finishing third in the Pro Lites Final at Geelong’s Skilled Stadium this afternoon.
Cunningham opened the round in a strong position, winning his heat and after recovering from a bad start to the 15 lap final he made his way from sixth to third during the course of the race.
“Everything was good, I got in the main and didn’t get the greatest start,” Cunningham said.
“I battled with some people for the first half of the race but by the time got into third, first and second got away on me but the main thing is that I ended up on the podium and hopefully next round can get a victory.
“I was consistent every lap, I didn’t really feel that great today, I did what I could and I got the bike up on the box again, hopefully I can get some better starts and get up there and battle with Moss next weekend in Perth.
Cunningham’s teammate Kirk Gibbs also had an encouraging weekend with the YZ250F rider second in his heat and placed as high as third before a fall at the half way mark of the final. The 21-year-old finished the race in sixth position.
Yamaha supported rider, Ryan Marmont also joined Cunningham on the podium in second position.
