MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Saturday at Bathurst’s opening round of the 2015 Australian Supercross Championship in New South Wales.

SX1

Image: Jeff Crow.

Qualifying: Matt MOSS 59.967s

Heat one results:
1. Lawson BOPPING
2. Kirk GIBBS
3. Gavin FAITH
4. Daniel McCOY
5. Adam MONEA
6. Sam MARTIN
7. Daniel McENTEE
8. Joel NEWTON
9. Danny HAM

Race time: 8m43.230s
Margin of victory: 0.339s
Laps completed: 8
Fastest lap: Lawson BOPPING 1m06.765s

Heat two results:
1. Matt MOSS
2. Daniel REARDON
3. Anthony RODRIGUEZ
4. Kade MOSIG
5. Dylan LONG
6. Luke STYKE
7. Kale MAKEHAM
8. Chris CAMILLERI
9. Brodie HARTIN

Race time: 8m15.056s
Margin of victory: 11.028s
Laps completed: 8
Fastest lap: Daniel REARDON 1m04.771s

Main event results:
1. Matt MOSS
2. Daniel REARDON
3. Gavin FAITH
4. Kirk GIBBS
5. Kade MOSIG
6. Sam MARTIN
7. Luke STYKE
8. Lawson BOPPING
9. Daniel McCOY
10. Adam MONEA
11. Chris CAMILLERI
12. Brodie HARTIN
13. Kale MAKEHAM
14. Joel NEWTON
15. Danny HAM

Race time: 15m43.619s
Margin of victory: 2.676s
Laps completed: 15
Fastest lap: Matt MOSS 1m02.879s

Championship standings:
1. Matt MOSS 35
2. Daniel REARDON 32
3. Gavin FAITH 30
4. Kirk GIBBS 28
5. Kade MOSIG 26
6. Sam MARTIN 25
7. Luke STYKE 24
8. Lawson BOPPING 23
9. Daniel McCOY 22
10. Adam MONEA 21
11. Chris CAMILLERI 20
12. Brodie HARTIN 19
13. Kale MAKEHAM 18
14. Joel NEWTON 17
15. Danny HAM 16

Verdict:
Just like last year, Moss was the class of the premier class, qualifying first, winning his heat and the main event. It was a pretty clean run for the defending champion, however he faces a fresh adversary in former champion Reardon this season. Moss collected Reardon on his way past in the heat race, which could result in further contact before the year’s out between the pair – we all know there’s no love lost between them. Aside from that, Faith was as strong as we suspected he would be upon transition to the 450, while the rest of the field had a pretty mixed round in tough, rutted and slick conditions. One rider to watch who didn’t ultimately get a result in the main event was Bopping, once again proving he’s as quick as ever amongst the front-runners.

SX2

Image: Jeff Crow.

Qualifying: Luke CLOUT 1m08.576s

Heat one results:
1. Luke ARBON
2. Lewis WOODS
3. Wade HUNTER
4. Jackson RICHARDSON
5. Kyle WEBSTER
6. Tomas RAVENHORST
7. Jed BEATON
8. Luke WILSON
9. Tim VARE
10. Brody CASSIDY
11. Jamie HARVEY
12. James BROWN
13. Jake WILLIAMS

Race time: 7m27.221s
Margin of victory: 2.948s
Laps completed: 7
Fastest lap: Luke ARBON 1m09.175s

Heat two results:
1. Jimmy DECOTIS
2. Geran STAPLETON
3. Jessie MADDEN
4. Dylan WILLS
5. Joel WIGHTMAN
6. Jack SIMPSON
7. Luke CLOUT
8. Caleb WARD
9. Taylor POTTER
10. Tristan DUNCAN

Race time: 7m31.300s
Margin of victory: 13.354s
Laps completed: 7
Fastest lap: Jimmy DECOTIS 1m07.410s

Main event results:
1. Jimmy DECOTIS
2. Luke CLOUT
3. Luke ARBON
4. Jackson RICHARDSON
5. Geran STAPLETON
6. Lewis WOODS
7. Wade HUNTER
8. Kyle WEBSTER
9. Caleb WARD
10. Dylan WILLS
11. Nathan CRAWFORD
12. Jessie MADDEN
13. Taylor POTTER
14. Joel WIGHTMAN
15. Jed BEATON
16. Tomas RAVENHORST
17. Tim VARE
18. Jack SIMPSON
19. Jamie HARVEY
20. Boyd HOCKING
21. Jake WILLIAMS

Race time: 12m51.603s
Margin of victory: 2.980s
Laps completed: 12
Fastest lap: Jimmy DECOTIS 1m05.793s

Championship standings:
1. Jimmy DECOTIS 35
2. Luke CLOUT 32
3. Luke ARBON 30
4. Jackson RICHARDSON 28
5. Geran STAPLETON 26
6. Lewis WOODS 25
7. Wade HUNTER 24
8. Kyle WEBSTER 23
9. Caleb WARD 22
10. Dylan WILLS 21
11. Nathan CRAWFORD 20
12. Jessie MADDEN 19
13. Taylor POTTER 18
14. Joel WIGHTMAN 17
15. Jed BEATON 16
16. Tomas RAVENHORST 15
17. Tim VARE 14
18. Jack SIMPSON 13
19. Jamie HARVEY 12
20. Boyd HOCKING 11

Verdict:
The most entertaining race of the whole evening was the SX2 main, where Decotis managed to overcome the fast-starting Clout for a debut victory. It’s going to be a tight battle all season long and every point will count, so getting the first win was an important result for the American import. Behind them, Arbon was strong all night with his heat race win and third on the podium, regaining the type of form we haven’t seen since last year. And alongside the podium finishers, Richardson had a strong start to the season, as did Stapleton and even Woods upon return to national competition. There’s a lot of depth in this class, so lets see how it pans out.