The 2013 Milwaukee presents the Terex Australian Supercross Championship unfolds at Toowoomba Showgrounds on Saturday 16th November, where the top three riders in the coveted Pro Open class have made their intentions clear.
Team Motul Pirelli Suzuki rider Matt Moss (pictured above) arrived on the Gold Coast last week to step-up his preparations for the November 16 finale and is training and staying with his twin brother Jake Moss (Campbell Mining Suzuki).? The duo are dividing their time between riding on tracks in Ormeau and Cleveland and training with former Australian Champion, renowned Gold Coast fitness trainer Dan Reardon.
As the championship currently stands Matt sits five points shy of Hart & Huntington/Insure My Ride/DPH Motorsports Suzuki rider Josh Hill with Jake two points behind him in third.
“Phillip Island didn’t go to plan but all-in-all we are still in the hunt for the title??. I came to Queensland early and have been staying with Jake to ride and train ahead of the Toowoomba round.?? We are not doing anything too different ahead of this round. I have a program set by my Dad and trainer (Dan Reardon) and it has been working.
“There is no doubt about it I need to win the final to win the title so that is the job I will be going out to do,” he added.
Pro Open championship leader Josh Hill arrived back in Australia early last week to continue his preparation for next weekends championship showdown with the Australian brothers.?? The American, returned to the USA after Phillip Island to test and pen a 2014 deal with Carey Harts RCH Suzuki team.
“It is good to be back in Australia,” Hill said. “I flew home to do some testing for the AMA Supercross season and get my 2014 deal finalised.?? The main focus was on the 2014 bike but now my attention is solely on winning 2013 Australian Supercross Championship.
“We won’t make too many changes to the bike setup,” Hill continued. “It was pretty good at Phillip Island.
“The interest in the Australian series back home has been awesome. I have had a lot of support from the team, media, fans and of course friends and family.”
U19s – Gold Coast rider poised to claim maiden national Supercross title
GTYR Yamaha rider Jay Wilson is eyeing his first professional Australian Supercross title ?holding an assailable 22 point lead in the Under 19’s championship. The Gold Coast teenager needs only to finish the final round at Toowoomba Showgrounds this weekend to secure the title.
Wilson, who finished runner-up in the MX Nationals MXD championship and won the Sunshine State MX Pro Lites Championship has dominated the 2013 Australian Supercross championship, winning all four rounds to date.
“2013 started slowly for me,” Wilson said “I went to NZ at the start of the season to kick start my year but I really struggled to get decent results and I wasn’t riding at the level I expect of myself.
“I continued to work hard and my team rallied behind me and by round five of the MX Nationals, things started to turn around. I finished the motocross season strongly, winning three of the last five rounds and ended up second overall so it was good fight back from a poor start.
“Supercross has gone really well and I have won the four events held so far. I put in plenty of work in the lead up to the championship so its good to see it all being rewarded,” he continued.
“I guess the reason for the success this year was I really tried to simplify things. I tend to over think and over analyize things so I made a conscious effort to keep everything simple and ride and train with a simple goal and its certainly worked and I have enjoyed this year a lot.
“??I’m currently in talks with Yamaha for 2014 and hope to stay with them as they are a great company with awesome bikes and the best race teams,” Wilson added.
Credits: Shayne Rice
Be the first to comment