JDR Motorex KTM's PJ Larsen is confident he can still contend for the Lites title. Image: Sport The Library.

American PJ Larsen says he won’t give up despite a disastrous crash in the sand section during the third and final Pro Lites race at Canberra’s second round of the Super X, Australasian Supercross Championship, last Saturday night.

Despite his disappointment that saw him lose vital championship points, JDR Motorex KTM’s Larsen is confident he has the speed to peg back the 18-point series lead of arch rival and defending champion Matt Moss.

“The night wasn’t so bad in the first two finals even though I had to come through the pack after bad starts, but I’m disappointed with that mistake in the third moto,” the 20-year-old American explained. “There’s a long way to go in the series and we are still second, so we’ll keep working hard and fight back from here.”

Round one winner Larsen lost his championship lead after finishing fourth overall, his night derailed when the crash forced him to settle for 15th in the final moto of the night. Before that, Larsen challenged for the win on the night with a pair of solid seconds.

Larsen has been a revelation in Super X during 2010, successfully converting his spectacular speed that saw him win the Pro Lites MX Nationals Championship earlier this year, and is set to go bar-to-bar with Moss throughout the season.