Cachia hopes for hometown advantage at Murray Bridge

Carlton Dry Honda Racing's 21 year-old, who currently sits second in the MX2 Championship, has spent the past couple of days in Melbourne testing with the team.

Whilst originally from Melbourne, Cachia now lives in South Australia's picturesque Carpenter Rocks, and said he hopes local knowledge and support will give him an advantage come race day.

"I am really looking forward to this weekend," Cachia said. "This is my hometown event and I am going to have a lot of people there supporting me.

"The past few days I have been in Melbourne testing with the team. We made a few changes based on what we learnt at the opening round and definitely made more progress.

"My starts at Raymond Terrace were phenomenal, so I want to try and replicate them and get out in front from the start,” Cachia continued.

Ford Dale and Josh Cachia spent the past week testing in Melbourne. Jordan Bethune/Pixel Pig Media image.

Carlton Dry Honda Racing’s MX1 pilots Ford Dale and Daniel McCoy have also been hard at work in the two-week break. Both riders will be striving for better results this weekend, after a trying opening round.

Having spent the past week in Melbourne testing with Technical Advisor Pip Harrison and Mechanic Lee Walker, Dale said he felt confident ahead of this weekends event.  
 
"I have spent the past week testing in Melbourne with the team which has been really valuable," Dale said.

"We made some really good improvements and I am feeling a lot more comfortable on the bike.

"Murray Bridge is a great track, it is fast and suits my style of riding. I was on the podium there last year so I will be looking for a good result this weekend,” Dale added.

McCoy spent three days in Hunter Valley testing with Carlton Dry Honda Racing Team Manager, Chris Woods where they worked through a program of suspension changes.

"I spent some time testing with Chris (Woods) in the Hunter Valley and we made quite few changes to the suspension, " McCoy explained.  

"I am excited about this weekend, I am feeling a lot more comfortable on the bike and Murray Bridge is a track that I have done quite well at in the past

"Of course my goal for this weekend is to finish as high up the ladder as possible but I also want to come away with two consistent races under my belt," McCoy said.