Raceline Pirelli Suzuki press release:

Raceline Pirelli Suzuki will put the weekend behind them, after their toughest outing of the season at round seven of the MX Nationals at Shepparton in country Victoria. Despite arriving prepared and optimistic, the Suzuki backed effort struggled with the difficulties the track dished out, and went in to damage control in order to salvage vital championship points.

In moto one, MXD pilot Jesse Madden got to a flying start before going down twice during the race – unable to find the flow required to handle the technicalities of the track, eventually crossing the line in 16th position.

In moto two, Madden once again got to a reasonable start, however lack of experience in riding the conditions, forced the Suzuki mounted rider to lose positions, eventually finishing in eighth when the chequered flag flew.

At the conclusion of the round, Madden walked away healthy and with 13th overall and despite any disappointment, still holds fourth in the Pirelli MXD championship standings with three rounds remaining.

Jesse Madden – MXD – 13th Overall – (16th, 8th):

“The weekend was really tough – I found it really difficult to get my head around the conditions,” he said. “Up in Queensland we really don’t have tracks that are anything like what we rode at Shepparton – it was rough and rutty and like nothing I have ever raced on before. “The conditions were definitely hard to adjust to, and I don’t think anyone out there could have been prepared for what Shepparton dished out. “Although the results don’t show it, I learnt so much on the weekend, and I feel like I have some good things to work on for the next round, so it’s back into training and aiming for a better result at Nowra.”

Chris Woods – Raceline Pirelli Suzuki Team Manager

“We’re obviously pretty disappointed, we’re running out of rounds and we’re running out of motos pretty quickly,” he said. “We are a fair way back on third, but there is still a lot that can happen, and we still have time to make something happen before we get to Coolum. “Jesse is getting great starts – he’s still inside that top five at the beginning of the moto, but on the weekend there really wasn’t anything you could do to prepare for how technical that track was. “All negatives aside, the new team and the new crew worked very well together on the weekend, and we have a good system going. “The bikes are working well, the team is working well so Jesse just have to put it together now himself, and take the opportunity and go after it.”

The Raceline Pirelli Suzuki Team will head to Nowra on August 2 for round eight of the MX Nationals. To stay updated with all team progress, ‘like’ Raceline on Facebook, follow their Instagram via Raceline_motosport or on Twiter via Raceline_