South Australia's Brett Metcalfe landed his first podium for Suzuki last weekend.

Australia’s Brett Metcalfe is focused on scoring race wins in the final rounds of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship following a breakthrough first podium with Suzuki at Washougal.

The current national number two has struggled to convert his form from last season since signing for Suzuki, but 4-3 results in Washington handed him third overall.

In the first moto, he got a good start, put his head down and rode his Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 from sixth place into fourth. At that point, he kept it consistent and smooth, and finished fourth.

In the second moto, he grabbed a great launch after the re-start and was running in fifth. But he rode his Suzuki aggressively and slowly but surely charged through to third place in the moto.

“This first podium feels awesome,” said Metcalfe. “In moto one, I got a pretty good start on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 and I was up in the top five.

“I went into the second corner and took a bad line and got pushed wide and slipped back to eighth, but I was able to make some moves and get up there and I finished in fourth.

“In the second moto, I was able to get a much better start and I made a few moves and got in fourth. I had to close the gap up on third and I made a move and finished that moto in third and that was good enough for third overall.

“I want to thank everyone at Rockstar Makita Suzuki and especially Yoshimura – the RM-Z450 was really fast out there. Now, I’m really looking forward to Unadilla. I love racing there, it’s a really good track and I’ve done well there.

“We’ve got the Suzuki figured out, I’m comfortable and I can start to attack and be aggressive and try and push and battle for some wins now.”

Metcalfe now looks certain to finish fourth in the championship, however could still rise to a top three overall in the final rounds.