Super X 2011 – Where’d everbody go?
Super X 2 Well it’s that time of year again. The Australian Super X series starts this weekend with the opening round in Melbourne. The series is lacking the usual promise of top US riders taking on some of the
The place where supercross, freestyle & motocross collide
Super X 2 Well it’s that time of year again. The Australian Super X series starts this weekend with the opening round in Melbourne. The series is lacking the usual promise of top US riders taking on some of the
This will surely give Super X a popularity boost. Global Action Sports has announced that James Stewart will race the Brisbane round of the 29 Super X series in Australia. Fans will get to see Reed and Stewart go head
I was lucky enough to go along to round 7 of the 28 Australasian Super X series in Brisbane. The rain held off mostly for the entire evening although the was a heavy down pour during the last practice session.
The battle for third ended up being between the King of Supercross Jeremy McGrath and the current AMA supercross champion Chad Reed. McGrath looked confident at the start but dropped back soon after. By this stage MC had given up on the triple and was no where near Reed after the first couple of turns. Just before the last couple of turns Reed got thrown of the side of the bike and tried to regain hist footing on the pegs but couldn’t and so landed badly and crashed after the jump. He again recovered quickly and continued on to take 3rd place by winning the final.
The final two rounds in Queensland are in large open stadiums on full size supercross tracks and the world will be watching as the event will be telecast in the US, Europe and Asia. Although the focus will be on Reed and MC, it will be good to see if other contenders in the championship including Dan Reardon and Jay Marmont can step it up and take on the champions.
It’s no surprise that Chad Reed won round one of the Australian Super X series. Reardon finished second in the final 2 lap event after crashing in the qualifier in the whoops section after Reed forced his way past. Reed