Cody Cooper – pictured earlier this year in Australia – won the first NZ SX round on Sunday. Image: Simon Makker.

Bay of Plenty Honda’s Cody Cooper won the opening round of the New Zealand Supercross Championship on Sunday in Timaru.

Cooper won all three Open class finals to take the overall victory from Australians Matt Haworth (Altherm JCR Yamaha) and Sam Duncanson (Honda).

Completing the top five was another Australian in Nick Sutherland aboard a Honda, as well as Justin McDonald (Honda).

In the Lites class it was Suzuki rider Rhys Carter who claimed the overall, just one point ahead of Queenslander Jay Wilson (Altherm JCR Yamaha) and Micah McGoldrick (Honda).

Carter won the first final before Wilson bounced back to score consecutive victories in the second and third outings.

The series will resume at Winton this Thursday night as part of the annual Burt Munro race week.

2013 New Zealand Supercross Championship
Round one – Timaru

Open class results:
1. Cody Cooper 60
2. Matt Haworth 43
3. Sam Duncanson 43
4. Nicholas Sutherland 42
5. Justin McDonald 39

Lites class results:
1. Rhys Carter 54
2. Jay Wilson 53
3. Micah McGoldrick 47
4. Peter Broxholme 39
5. Kieran Scheele 31