Peick takes championship lead with victory at Phillip Island
Sunday 20 October: Carlton Dry Honda Racing’s Weston Peick and Gavin Faith emerged victorious after an action packed fourth round of Milwaukee presents the Terex Australian Supercross Championship at the Tissot Australian MotoGP last night.
Peick won the 20-lap Pro Open final
ahead of Hart & Huntington/Insure My Ride/DPH Motorsports Suzuki rider
Josh Hill and Kawasaki's Brett Metcalfe, who was competing in his first
event on Australian soil in seven years.
The race for the Pro
Open title blew wide open with Team Motul Pirelli Suzuki rider Matt Moss
and Motorex KTM rider Daniel McCoy both involved in a spectacular
multi-rider crash on the opening lap.
Peick was mid pack off the
start, but worked his way to the front in the early stages of the race,
lapping consistently to take the win.
"I had a great
day,” Peick said. "The morning was a bit rough, we were trying
to find traction and get the bike setup but it really came together for the
main.
"The track started to deteriorate quite a bit so I
tried to keep it as smooth as possible and being consistent paid off.
"It has been a good day I got the team on the top spot of the
podium. We will run with the same game plan
tomorrow,” Peick
added.
Just five points separate the top three in the Pro Open
Championship standings with Hill only two points behind second placed Jake
Moss.
"It was a crazy race tonight, the sun was just
setting right when we went out and vision was real tough,” Hill
explained.
"Everyone was having to be slightly cautious
and the guys that weren’t didn’t have very good races.
"I started out in fourth and then tried to make a pass on Jay
Marmont and clipped his rear tyre and just about fell over so I had to
start my charge again,” he continued.
Pro Open winner Weston Peick. Image - Shayne Rice
Top Ten Pro Open Results - Round 4
(Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix)
1. Weston PEICK
(Honda) 252. Josh HILL (Suzuki) 223. Brett METCALFE (Kawasaki) 204. Jake
MOSS (Suzuki) 18 5. Jay MARMONT (Kawasaki) 16 6.
Sam MARTIN (Suzuki) 157. Daniel McCOY (KTM)
14 8. Hayden MELLROSS (Honda) 139. Lewis WOODS (Suzuki)
12 10. Jacob WRIGHT (Honda) 11
Top Ten Pro
Open Championship Standings (After Rd 4 of 6)
1. Weston
PEICK (Honda) 832. Jake MOSS (Suzuki) 803. Josh
HILL (Suzuki) 784. Matt MOSS (Suzuki) 765. Jay
MARMONT (Kawasaki) 646. Daniel McCOY (KTM) 637. Sam MARTIN
(Suzuki) 498. Kade MOSIG (Yamaha) 409. Kirk GIBBS (KTM) 3110.
Lewi WOODS (Suzuki) 29
Pro Lites Class:
Faith holeshot the final and led from start to finish, taking the
victory ahead of Raceline Suzuki rider Ryan Marmont and Serco Yamaha rider
Luke Styke.
Styke, who rode a brave final, nursed a shoulder
injury through out the 15-lap race. The Yamaha rider maintains the Pro
Lites championship lead with just two points separating him and race winner
Gavin Faith.
"It was a good first night here at
Phillip Island,” Faith said. "I holeshot both the heat and the
main and I think that was the difference tonight.
"Getting out at the start meant I could ride my own race out front
and this was crucial with the dusty conditions and sun in your
eyes.
"We will move forward to
tomorrow and see if
we can do the same thing,” he added.
Kawasaki’s
Meghan Rutledge won both of today’s EVE Australian Women’s
Supercross races to take her second consecutive overall ahead of Yamaha
rider Jessica Patterson. Honda rider Sayaka Kaneshiro rounded out the
podium.
Gavin Faith. Image - Shayne Rice
Ten Pro
Lites Results - Round 4 (Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix)
1. Gavin FAITH (Honda), 252. Ryan MARMONT (Suzuki), 223. Luke STYKE
(Yamaha), 204. Brenden HARRISON (KTM), 185. Dylan LONG (KTM), 166.
Kayne LAMONT (KTM), 157. Taylor POTTER (VIC), 148. Nicholas GECK (QLD),
139. Tristen CACHIA (Honda), 1210. Rhys DORREEN, 11
Top
Ten Pro Lites Championship Standings - (After Round 4 of 6)
1. Luke STYKE (Yamaha) 922. Gavin FAITH (Honda)
903. Ryan MARMONT (Suzuki)804. Dylan LONG (KTM) 645.
Kayne LAMONT (KTM) 546. Taylor POTTER (Honda) 547. Brenden
HARRISON (KTM) 498. Luke ARBON (Yamaha) 489. Nickolas
SUTHERLAND (NSW) 4210. Luke WILSON (QLD) 38