Cody Cooper's 2nd at the Australian MX opener Cody Cooper, Todd Waters and Billy Mackenzie. Image: Simon Makker - Makkreative. The recently-crowned two-time New Zealand Motocross Champion put forward a consistent campaign on the RM-Z450 to open his account for the 10-round season in second overall, finishing third in the pair of 30-minute motos at the MX Central complex. Cooper's result will serve as a stable platform to build from in the coming rounds of the 10-round series, continuing the form that saw him finish strong last season and throughout the NZ series earlier this year. He's now second in the series, 15 points behind round one winner Todd Waters. Cody Cooper: "My day started off a bit average in qualifying ninth, but we knew what we needed to do and prepared for the motos. We improved each moto and I think we will keep improving from here in the coming rounds. I'm happy though and feel very comfortable already at this stage." Motul Pirelli Suzuki team manager Jay Foreman was also in a positive mood following the pair of top-five finishes overall, happy with the form of both Cooper and Matt Moss to commence the season. He's anticipating the pair gaining strength as the rounds progress. Jay Foreman: "We were able to get a very good amount of points today, which is always important at round one to get the series underway. Qualifying didn't go to plan; however it was satisfying to see Cody on the podium and Matt was impressive as well in finishing inside the top five for the weekend." The 2013 MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship,  will resume at Murray Bridge in South
Australia on Sunday, April 28th. MX1 Round Results: 1. Todd Waters 75 2. Cody Cooper (Motul Pirelli Suzuki) 60 3. Billy Mackenzie 58 4. Jay Marmont 54 5. Matt Moss (Motul Pirelli Suzuki) 53 6. Tye Simmonds 52 7. Lawson Bopping 50 8. Jake Moss (Campbell Mining Suzuki) 47 9. Adam Monea 46 10. Ford Dale 43 |