MOTOREX KTM:

EVENT INFORMATION
–          Round One
–          Australian Supercross Championship
–          Aurora Stadium, Launceston, TAS
–          Event date Saturday 17 October, 2009
–          Pics attached Tye Simmonds #42 Kade Mosig #48

ROUND RESULTS

Rider     Class    Bike    Home Town    State    Round result

Tye Simmonds    
Pro Open    
KTM 450 SX-F    
Bourke    
NSW    
5th

Kade Mosig    
Pro Lites    
KTM 250 SX-F    
Pearcedale    
VIC    
15th

ROUND WINNERS

Rider     Class
Matt Moss    Pro Lites
Jay Marmont    Pro Open

RIDERS DESCRIPTION OF THE TRACK

–          Slippery in practice and dried out quickly
–          Tight circuit with jumps close together making timing crucial

QUOTES:

GLENN MACDONALD – Race Team Coordinator

“The opening round of Super X has now cleared the cobwebs and race nerves allowing everyone to see what they need to work on during the series,” said Macdonald.  “Tye Simmonds had a really solid Pro Opens debut on the KTM 450 SX-F holding a consistent pace against riders far more experienced in senior racing.   He’s only 17 years old racing against guys in their 20s who have all had a bout of racing in America showing the great potential of this youngster.

“The Pro Opens format had two 10 lap finals which gave accumulative points for the series.  Tye Simmonds rode consistently finding solid line choices on the track to avoid the collisions and bring home a well deserved fifth place.  Tye also rode in the Top 10 Shootout, and put in an awesome display, collecting sixth fastest.  

“Kade Mosig had a tough opening round in the Pro Lites but still maintained a never say die attitude. The Pro Lites had two 8 lap finals, in the first, Kade was pushed wide in turn one, and had to battle through the field to finish eighth. In the second final, he got a much better start and was holding a solid position until he came together with another rider in the air on a rhythm section which put him to the deck.

“Kade finished the round 15th overall in Championship. He is only five points out of the top ten, and I am very confident that he will move quickly up the points tally.”

TYE SIMMONDS – Pro Open

“I am fairly happy with the way I rode, and I really enjoyed my first Pro Open race on the KTM 450 SX-F,” said Simmonds.  “I made a few small mistakes during the final races which I can only learn from.  I was run high on a berm, and ran off the track in the first final, and finished sixth, and in the second final, I got a good start but got caught up in some traffic along the way and finished fifth.

“I know the areas I need to work on so I will be keeping focused during training this week and, I am sure that I will be even closer to the front of the pack next week at Geelong for round two.”

KADE MOSIG – Pro Lites

“I am disappointed with my results for the opening round,” said Mosig.  “I qualified sixth fastest, and I know I have the pace to run up the front but I just didn’t get up there.  I’ll be knuckling down this week to improve on my results at Geelong, that’s my home State so I know I will have a lot of local support from fans.”

TOP 10 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Top Ten Pro Open Championship Points

Position    Rider    Team    Points
1    Jay Marmont    CDR Yamaha    38
2    Dan Reardon    Woodstock Thor Honda    37
3    Chad Reed    Monster Energy Kawasaki    36
4    Cheyne Boyd    CDR Yamaha    36
5    Tye Simmonds    Motorex KTM    31
6    Cody Mackie    Kawasaki Racing    29
7    Daniel McCoy    Coastal KTM    28
8    Craig Anderson    Kawasaki Racing    28
9    Michael Addison    Privateer Honda    25
10    Cameron Taylor    SP Motorsports Suzuki    21

Top Ten Pro Lites Championship Points

Position    Rider    Team    Points
1    Matt Moss    Shift Motul Suzuki    40
2    Ryan Marmont    MX Rad    36
3    Kyle Cunningham    Serco Yamaha    35
4    Lawson Bopping    Privateer Suzuki    34
5    Kirk Gibbs    Privateer Yamaha    30
6    Adam Monea    Privateer Suzuki    30
7    Brendan Harrison    Privateer Yamaha    25
8    Mitch Austin    Privateer KTM    22
9    Danny Anderson    Coastal KTM    19
10    Shaun Williamson    Privateer Honda    19

NEXT ROUND

Saturday 24 October Skilled Stadium, Geelong, VIC

THANKS TO SPONSORS:

Motorex, Dunlop, Alpinestars, Tag Metals, Braking  – Brake Systems, One Industries, Scott, SP Tools, Motion Pro, Talon, SM Pro Wheels, DID Chains, Karcher, NGK, WP, KTM Power Wear, KTM Power Parts.