JDR Motorex KTM will enter
tomorrow night’s fifth and final round of the 2011 Super X,
Australasian Supercross Championship, within reach of both the Pro Open and
Pro Lites titles at Ipswich in Queensland.
With team regulars
Matt Moss and Tye Simmonds vying for their respective titles, the JDR
Motorsports outfit will also welcome new American signing Malcolm Stewart
as a guest for the weekend. Stewart, who recently signed for JDR's U.S.
team, will be on hand to take in the action and sign autographs for the
local fans.
Dual Pro Lites champion
Matt Moss is on track to defend the team’s title won last season,
taking a commanding 22-point lead into round five aboard his 250 SX-F on
Saturday, 19 November.
Three points
or more will seal the deal for Moss, however
as always he’ll be striving to take victory, which would be his
fourth of the season. This weekend will also be Moss’ final race on
home soil before joining the JDR Motorsports team in the U.S. for
2012.
“I feel really good and
obviously for me the main thing is to win the championship tomorrow
night,” the 23-year-old said. “I’m not going to push the
boundaries, just plan on doing what I need to do to win this championship.
Consistency has been great for me this year, which will be really important
heading to America next year. I’m confident and can’t wait to
get started.”
Joining Moss in
the Pro Lites title race is Queensland local Brenden Harrison, who sits
third in the series after crashing out of last weekend’s penultimate
round. Harrison still stands a mathematical chance at the title, now 23
points in arrears of Moss.
Bourke
teenager Tye Simmonds will be aiming for JDR Motorex KTM’s maiden
Super X Open title on the 450 SX-F, entering Ipswich second in the
standings, five points behind series leader Jay Marmont.
After winning round one in Melbourne last month,
Simmonds has proven he has speed and the required consistency to match,
however he will be looking to take control when it counts in the
traditional 20-lap main event.
“This weekend is a 20-lap final, so I’m looking
forward to that and seeing what we can do to win this title,”
Simmonds said. “Hopefully my experience in America earlier this year
will pay off. I’ll just focus on what I need to do and see where we
end up when it comes to the championship at the end of the
day.”
Queensland’s
former multiple-time national champion Dan Reardon is seventh in the series
entering his home round, while Wollongong rookie Ryan Marmont is three
points behind him in eighth overall on the 350 SX-F.
The Super X, Australasian Supercross Championship,
will wrap up tomorrow evening in Ipswich, Queensland, marking the fifth and
final round of the 2011 series on Saturday, 19 November.
Visit www.ktm.com.au on the web for further
information on KTM Australia, as well as KTM’s full model line-up of
off-road and road motorcycles available for 2012.
For additional information on the JDR Motorex KTM team,
visit www.jdrmotorsports.com.au or check the team out on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/jdrmotorsports.
11/18/2011 6:41pm
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