Cairns Coconut Resort Honda Racing Team have officially launched their 2015 season with a challenging debut at the Australian Enduro-X Championships inside the Archerfield Speedway complex in Queensland over the weekend.

The day marked more than one milestone for the teams debut. An all new look for the transporter, bike and setup. As well as the Smith Brothers first ever Enduro-X event.

The day started well for the team as practice began, the track was technically challenging as expected.

With minimal experience for Enduro-X setup, the likeable brothers from Condobolin struggled with bike setup which lead to a disappointing result in the opening two heats which lead to both Todd and Jake unfortunately not qualifying for the night program.

Jake Smith: “The day started really well, it was awesome to arrive at the Archerfield Speedway and set everything up for the first time. First practice went okay, I just wanted to get a feel for the genre of racing and circulate. Second practice I felt really good, I was sitting in ninth place at the end of the second practice, which I was pretty pumped about. The first heat was going okay before making a few mistakes and falling backward from there which I learnt a lot from. The second heat I was racing in fifth position running a comfortable pace before crashing over the handle bars, it just goes to show how quickly this genre of racing can change everything in a split second.”

Todd Smith: “It was great to arrive at round 1 of the Enduro-x Championships with an all new look and feel for Jake and I. I struggled all day with bike set up, arm pump and a few other issues but there really isn’t any excuses. It’s such a different and challanging style of racing, one that is a lot different to going wide open in the desert. I felt great while racing but my results clearly didn’t showcase it. I’m disappointed for Jake and I and would have loved to put on a better showing for myself and everyone involved at the Cairns Coconut Resort Honda Racing Team. I’m looking forward to round two in Sydney.”

With round two of the Australian Enduro-X Championships in Sydney fast approaching both Todd and Jake are looking to improve their bikes and results drastically.