Ryan Marmont finished third on debut last weekend in Melbourne. Image: Rice Photography.

A battle of the brothers will continue tomorrow night when Ryan and Jay Marmont do battle for the first time ever on home soil at WIN Stadium’s second round of Monster Energy Super X in Wollongong.

Ryan upstaged Jay on debut in the season opener last weekend, finishing third overall behind JDR Motorex KTM teammate Tye Simmonds and Scotsman Billy Mackenzie. He wants to prove it was no fluke ahead of a hometown crowd.

“Having a top three result last weekend was a really good start to the series, so I’ll be taking the same attitude into Wollongong on Saturday night and hope to continue that form,” 26-year-old Marmont said.

“It’s going to be totally different entering my home round alongside Jay in the Open class. Racing him will be something new and exciting, so hopefully I can show him up on race day!”

With the opening round won by Simmonds aboard the 450 SX-F, Marmont’s third place made it two different capacity models from KTM on the podium in the Pro Open class to commence the season.

“It goes to show with the range of bikes that KTM have now that they have a model to suit pretty much every rider,” Marmont added. “Personally I feel I can ride the 350 better, while Tye is a bit bigger and suits the 450.

“It’s good for us as riders to have the option thanks to KTM.”