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The 2015 Australian Supercross Championship fired into top gear with an action-packed round two staged in front of a capacity crowd at Jimboomba in south-east Queensland.

And when a fast-paced evening of full-throttle Supercross action was all said and done, it was local CDR Yamaha rider Dan Reardon and visiting American Jimmy Decotis (Penrite Honda Racing) who scored victories in the SX1 and SX2 classes respectively.

For Queenslander Reardon, the Jimboomba victory tasted extra sweet, as it’s been three years since he raced Supercross after coming out of retirement to race with the CDR Yamaha outfit this year.

“That feels so good to win,” enthused Reardon from atop the Jimboomba X Stadium podium. “This is pretty much a home town race for me and it was so good to see so many people in the pits and at the track today who I’ve known for so many years. It feels great to get a win for them; I think I’m as happy as the fans tonight!”

Reardon’s Jimboomba win was a dominant one, the Yamaha gun comfortably leading home NPS Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Adam Monea, while defending two-time SX1 Australian champion Team Motul Suzuk’s Matt Moss finished a distant third.

Third place is a result Moss is somewhat unaccustomed to, after he went undefeated through last year’s Australian Supercross Championship and he won last week’s 2015 championship opener.

But tonight Moss tasted the dirt more than once in the final, leaving him no option but to claw his way back onto the podium to salvage vital championship points from the event.

“It was one of those nights,” said Moss afterwards. “I think I just tried a bit too hard and made some mistakes and paid the price.

“I lost the front-end and went down and then my hand came off the grip and I tangled with Kirk [Gibbs] when I was trying to come back though the field. That’s just how it goes sometimes, but I’ll be back.”

Behind Reardon, Monea and Moss, the top five SX1 placings at Jimboomba were completed by Kade Mosig (CDR Yamaha) and KTM Motocross Racing Team rider Kirk Gibbs.

Victory in the Jimboomba round now gives Reardon the honour of running the red plate as championship leader in round three of the series being held at Adelaide’s Wayville Showgrounds on 31 October.

With second/first placings in the opening two rounds of the championship, Reardon has just out-pointed Moss (first/third results) for the championship lead, setting up what is sure to be a classic confrontation between the two arch-rivals.

Meanwhile in the SX2 championship, Jimmy Decotis and his Honda Genuine Parts and Accessories-equipped Penrite Honda picked up just where they left off at Bathurst a week ago.

While Decotis explained he took a little time to get a handle on the Jimboomba track, which was modeled on last year’s St Louis AMA Supercross race circuit, he certainly hit top gear in the final and simply motored away from the opposition.

“Yeah, I had some struggles in practice, but then everything came good when it counted most,” said Decotis. “A good start in the final makes all the difference and once I got into a rhythm I could just ride my own race and come home with the win.

“It feels awesome to get another win and to get so many cheers from all the Australian fans. I also have to thank everyone in the Penrite Honda team, who have been looking after me so well and have given me the best equipment.”

Behind Decotis, a pair of fast young north Queensland racers filled the SX2 podium, with Jackson Richardson firing his Penrite Honda Wilson MX team CRF250R to the runner-up spot ahead of freshly-signed DPH Peter Stevens Yamaha rider Wade Hunter.

For both Richardson and Hunter, it was their first-ever trip to the podium in a national supercross event and both were rapt to share the honour.

Rounding out the top five SX2 results at Jimboomba were class favourite Luke Clout (Serco Yamaha), who had to fight his way through the pack to finish fourth, while Geran Stapleton brought his Penrite Wilson Honda MX machine home in fifth.

2015 Australian Supercross Championship
Round two – Jimboomba, QLD

SX1 final results:
1. DANIEL REARDON
2. ADAM MONEA
3. MATT MOSS
4. KADE MOSIG
5. KIRK GIBBS
6. LAWSON BOPPING
7. GAVIN FAITH
8. DYLAN LONG
9. DANIEL MCCOY
10. LUKE STYKE
11. DANIEL MCENTEE
12. DANNY HAM
13. THOMAS HILL

SX2 final results:
1. JIMMY DECOTIS
2. JACKSON RICHARDSON
3. WADE HUNTER
4. LUKE CLOUT
5. GERAN STAPLETON
6. LUKE ARBON
7. TAYLOR POTTER
8. DYLAN WILLS
9. LEWIS WOODS
10. JESSIE MADDEN
11. JED BEATON
12. JACK SIMPSON
13. TOMAS RAVENHORST
14. TIM VARE
15. BRODY CASSIDY
16. JOEL WIGHTMAN
17. BOYD HOCKING

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