KTM Racing’s
Angus Reekie has dominated the opening round of the Australian Supermoto
Championship at Queensland Raceway last weekend on 3-5 June.
The
multiple-time national champion enjoyed a clean-sweep of the four combined
S1 and S2 category races contested across the weekend, a perfect weekend in
his return to the sport for the season.
Reekie has this year
been campaigning a KTM RC8 R in the Pro-Thunder and Formula Oz classes of
the Australian Formula Xtreme Championship, but enjoyed his return to his
Supermoto roots last weekend with a victory aboard his SMR 450.
“It was good to get back on the Supermoto bike, the first time that
I’ve ridden that for about a year,” 24-year-old Reekie said.
“I felt right back at home on it straight away, and riding the RC8
lately has helped me a lot – just sliding the bike on acceleration
more and not putting my legs out as much.
“Racing in front
of the Australian Superbike Championship teams and crowd is a positive
thing for the sport. The ASBK event is a great event to support and
it’s really good that the organisers of that series are supporting
Supermoto as well. Everybody seemed to really enjoy it and it was a really
good atmosphere all weekend.”
The two-round Australian
Supermoto Championship will continue at Phillip Island in Victoria on
November 18-20, with Reekie now in the box seat to claim a record seventh
national title.
Reekie is supported by KTM Australia, PC
Motorcycle Engineering, Motorex, Monza Imports and Dunlop Tyres.
For further information on the entire On Road and Off Road range
available from the Austrian manufacturer, visit www.ktm.com.au.
6/8/2011 9:30pm
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