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Chad Reed extends Australasian Supercross lead

Tue, 11 Nov 15:48:00 2008

Chad Reed won the latest round of the Australasian Supercross championship, held in Sydney's Parramatta Stadium, extending his lead by 16 points. Reed's closest contender is Jay Marmont. Together with Matt Moss, Reed made sure Suzuki were firmly on top in the fourth round of the championship.

15,000 fans turned out to watch Reed storm to victory in a new survival format of the Pro Open and maintain his unbeaten record.

Reed was unstoppable on the Saturday, taking his Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 to a 23-second victory in his heat race. The new survival format, in which 20 riders started and the lowest five were eliminated after each five-lap race, posed no threat to Reed - who went on to win the fourth and final race by five seconds.

A promising start from Cameron Taylor saw him finishing fourth in the opening two sprints of the survival format and it looked as though he could make the final. But hopes were dashed when he was eliminated in the third race, after only managing seventh place. He retained sixth place overall in the championship.

Team Shift Motul Suzuki rising star Matt Moss surged into the lead of the Pro Lites class with a dominant performance. Moss won his heat and set up victory in the final with the holeshot to lead into Turn One, earning himself a $500 bonus.

From there, he was never headed, taking victory by five seconds and claiming a 20-point series lead.

Suzuki's Australasian Supercross Championship riders will be back in action this Saturday, November 15th at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, New South Wales.

 

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