Suzuki's Brett Metcalfe raced to a brave 10th in Atlanta, now focused on Daytona.

South Australian Brett Metcalfe is looking forward to this weekend’s Daytona round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, hoping to rebound following a frustrating night in Atlanta last Saturday.

Metcalfe finished 10th overall in the main event for Rockstar Makita Suzuki, despite having to transfer to the main via the last chance qualifier after a heat race crash in the whoops.

“It was a long day. It had its really good points and its really low points,” Metcalfe reflected. “The whole Rockstar Makita Suzuki team worked really hard this week and got me feeling really comfortable so I was really looking forward to tonight.

“Practice went great – I hadn’t felt that good all year. Things were really looking up. In the heat race, I got a great start and was in third, then I made a big mistake in the whoops and went down hard. I didn’t get up too quick from that one.

“Going into the LCQ, I was just trying to get out there and make it in and I was able to make a pass on the last lap and made it through.”

Once he qualified for the main, Metcalfe admits he was in survival mode to score points for the round at the Georgia Dome.

“I wasn’t feeling well going into the main event,” he added. “My goal was to just finish the 20 laps with no big mistakes and I was able to get 10th. I’m looking forward to Daytona. It’s an outdoor track – Supercross style, but still an outdoor track. I always like going there to race.”

Metcalfe currently sits seventh in the point standings at the halfway point of season 2011.