Raceline Pirelli Suzuki press release:

Raceline Pirelli Suzuki returned to form at Nowra on the weekend, with MXD young gun Jesse Madden putting the pieces of the puzzle together, handing the team top five results once again. After a tough couple of rounds, Madden headed to round eight of the MX Nationals at the Nowra Motoplex, confident that his hard-pack training regime would contribute towards improved results.

With the day kicking off with just a drizzle of rain to coat the surface of the track, Madden was determined to get his round eight campaign started right – and at the conclusion of the Pirelli MXD qualifying session, Madden had fourth pick of the grid for moto one. With renewed confidence, the gates dropped on moto one, and Madden was lightening fast into the first turn. And at the conclusion of the 20-minute race, collected third position.

In moto two, things for Madden did not go exactly to plan – despite his efforts, two crashes during the final race of the day saw him finish the moto in 8th, providing Madden and the Raceline Pirelli Suzuki team with a top five result for the day. Despite Madden being tied with two others on 54 points for third overall, the Suzuki mounted rider was awarded fifth overall for the round due to a count back.

Jesse Madden – MXD – 5th Overall – (3rd, 8th):

“The weekend was much better for me. Moto one was awesome, I got a pretty good start and worked my way up to third, which was a huge improvement,” he said. “I really like the track – it’s what I’ve been training for and I felt fast out there. “In moto two I was in about fourth and I was about to pass for third and I put it down. Then got up, and put it down again – so I was pretty devastated with the result in the last one. “The series moves on to Queensland now, and both Toowoomba and Coolum are my home tracks, so I’ll be putting in a fair bit of training for those, and hopefully we can get it back on the box again at the next two.”

Chris Woods – Raceline Pirelli Suzuki Team Manager:

“This weekend was a big improvement for us, and we’re certainly feeling better heading into these last two rounds after Nowra,” he said. “Jesse was a little bit unlucky in that second moto having two crashes, and although we were tied on points for third he finished up in fifth overall on a countback. “The next two round being in Queensland will be good, as Jesse is familiar with those tracks, so as I’ve said before, it’s just head down and bum up before we get to Coolum.”

The Raceline Pirelli Suzuki Team will head to Toowoomba on August 23 for round nine 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_