Raceline Pirelli Suzuki press release:

Raceline Pirelli Suzuki’s Jesse Madden will head to Coolum for round five of the MX Nationals this weekend, looking to close the gap on the Pirelli MXD championship.

After a successful outing at Murray Bridge where Madden collected valuable championship points, the Suzuki mounted rider will head to Coolum hoping to put in another solid charge before commencing the mid-season break.

The Gold Coast based rider shared his thoughts on heading to the Sunshine Coast and says with experience at Coolum under his belt, that he’s expecting big things this weekend.

“On Wednesday we did a lot of testing with Chris Woods from Raceline Performance and got all of the suspension dialed in for the sand this weekend which was awesome,” he said.

“I have rode at Coolum heaps of times – I’m not too far from the track, so I am heading into this weekend with a fair bit of knowledge of the track.

“I just want to stay in that top three and hopefully gain some championship points. It would be good to get another podium before the break, or even take the championship lead – I think this weekend is going to be awesome.”

Raceline Pirelli Suzuki Team Manager Jesse Wallace also shared his excitement in heading to Coolum, and says that further testing has certainly paid off.

“We are looking forward to this weekend. Jesse is looking very good on the bike after doing some more testing with Raceline Performance, and the bike is set up for the sand this weekend,” he said.

“We made some good progress with the bike this week, and every time Jesse gets on the Suzuki he’s getting better and feeling at home now – We have a solid set up which certainly give us extra confidence.

“Jesse knows Coolum very well – he knows all of the lines and the way the track forms up so we’re expecting good things this weekend.”

The Raceline Pirelli Suzuki Team will now head to Coolum on May 31 for round 5 of the MX Nationals. For spectator information, head to www.mxnationals.com.au.