Penrite Honda Wilson MX press release:

It was a night of mixed fortunes for Penrite Honda Wilson MX, as the second round of the Australian Supercross Championship was run and won at Jimboomba in Queensland.

With Queensland dishing out hot and humid conditions, thousands of spectators flocked to the venue to cheer o the four-man Penrite Honda Wilson MX squad, with SX2 pilots Jackson Richardson and Geran Stapleton backing up their form, while Jake Williams and Luke Wilson suffered bad luck at round two.

For Richardson the success from round one rolled on to Jimboomba, battling hard once again with American import Jimmy Decotis to conclude the round in second position on the SX2 podium.

Stapleton, who has been the surprise package so far this series, once again finished inside the SX2 top five in fifth position at the conclusion of the night, after taking second place in his heat.

For Wilson and Williams, the pair both ended up in the hands of Racesafe – Wilson lacerating his finger in the main after a top five finish in his heat, while William’s had breathing issues after a grueling heat race.

Jackson Richardson – SX2 2nd Overall

“It was an awesome round for me, and it feels good to be back on the podium that’s for sure,” he said.

“Decotis is riding real well at the moment and he’s hard to catch, so I’m going to work on a few things in the next two weeks and see what we can do in South Australia.

“We made some more good progress at round two, and we’ve got the bike handling the conditions very well.

“The track at Jimboomba was awesome on the weekend – there was a huge crowd too which gave the night an awesome vibe, so it was good to have so many people come out and watch us.”

Geran Stapleton – SX2 5th Overall

“I really need to stop getting fifths (laughs),” he said.

“I felt pretty good on the weekend, and I had a good result in my heat but I just need to get out of that top five and into the top three.

“I’ve got tonsillitis now which is just great (laughs) but I’m just going to work as hard as I can the next two weeks, and see how things play out at round three.”

Jake Williams – SX2

“It was a pretty rough weekend for me. I had to work really hard to get the body sorted out after round one, so I was pretty lucky to be there,” he said.

“ I ended up eating a mouthful of dirt at one stage, which actually got stuck in my wind pipe and I ended up in Racesafe not being able to breathe at all.

“Next round I really need to step things up, I need to be riding a lot better in South Australia.”

Luke Wilson – SX2

“I was pumped on the weekend aside from my crash obviously, I felt like I found exactly what I have been looking for the last few years,” he said.

“I had come from outside the top ten in the main, and was going for a pass on eighth and I got taken out. Unfortunately that the way it goes sometimes.

“The main thing for me is that I found the mental side of things – It’s all I’ve been chasing the last few years, that mental strength and I feel like I found it on the weekend.

“I just had surgery, because I ripped my finger all the way down to my knuckle so I’ll have the next round off and then be back strong for round four.

“In all honesty though, the Jimboomba event was one of the best I’ve ever been to, so a big congratulations to Scotty and his team for putting on such a great event.”

The Wilson MX Team will now head to Adelaid on October 31 for Round three of the Australian Supercross Championship.

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