Direct updates from spherical one of many season in Victoria.
Observe the 2023 Penrite ProMX Championship with direct MX1 and MX2 updates from the primary spherical of the season at Wonthaggi by way of Racefeed.
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MX2 qualifying:
GasGas Racing Crew charger Noah Ferguson has posted the quickest time on this morning’s MX2 qualifying session at Wonthaggi, securing the primary gate decide in school for the opening spherical of the 2023 Penrite ProMX Championship. Ferguson’s finest effort of 1m50.416s noticed him emerge .598s faster than KTM Racing Crew’s Nathan Crawford in P2, as Jesse Dobson (Serco Yamaha) accomplished the highest three courtesy of a 1m51.357s.Terrafirma Honda Racing’s reigning champion Wilson Todd banked a 1m52.633s comparatively late within the session to raise to fourth, with Alex Larwood (Yamalube Yamaha Racing) rounding out the highest 5 roughly one and a half tenths adrift. Husqvarna-mounted Kaleb Barham certified sixth quickest, main Ryder Kingsford (WBR Yamaha), freshly-minted Polyflor Honda Racing rider Brodie Connolly, Rhys Budd (Serco Yamaha) and Ryan Alexanderson (KTM) who accomplished the highest 10. MX2 debutant Kayden Minear (KTM Racing Crew) posted the eleventh quickest time, final 12 months’s MX3 champion stopping the clocks with a 1m55.758s lap time.
MX1 qualifying:
CDR Yamaha Monster Power’s Luke Clout fired an early warning shot with the quickest time in MX1 qualifying, notching a 1m50.822s to edge returning worldwide Jed Beaton (Increase Cell Honda Racing) by .826s. Making it two CRF450Rs within the high three, Kyle Webster (Increase Cell Honda Racing) was third quickest, forward of reigning champion Aaron Tanti (CDR Yamaha Monster Power) and Brett Metcalfe (GO24 KTM) who moved as much as fifth within the closing phases. KTM Racing Crew’s Kirk Gibbs slotted into sixth, as Brisbane Bikes Yamaha rider Dean Ferris, Todd Waters (Raceline Husqvarna Berry Candy Racing), Levi Rogers (Yamaha) and the returning Regan Duffy (GasGas Racing Crew) accomplished the highest 10. Every rider listed has earned a spot within the AMX MX1 pole shootout, the place the highest 10 gate picks might be determined.
MX2 moto one:
An exciting MX2 moto one noticed reigning champion Todd emerge from the chaos that ensued to take the chequered flag because the main rider, notably remounting from a heavy collision with Crawford. With 18 minutes remaining, the race was red-flagged as a consequence of medical attendance required for a a number of rider incident within the early phases, Todd main teammate Connolly and Dobson on the time. Following the staggered restart, Crawford swiftly made his well past teammate Minear for P4, then Dobson for the rostrum. With 11 minutes left within the moto, the quantity 199 made a transfer on Connolly for second and set after Todd on the entrance, making his well past the reigning champion as 5 minutes remained. Todd was in a position to regain the lead within the closing phases, however with Crawford keen to not let the lead slip he tried a transfer up the within of the primary, bringing each riders down in what was a spectacular incident. This allowed third-placed Dobson to briefly take the lead, earlier than the Serco Yamaha rider fell shortly after, remounting simply in entrance of Crawford as Todd was in a position to regain P1. Todd finally rode to a 3.549s victory forward of Crawford, with Dobson finishing the highest three. Quickest-qualifier Ferguson completed fourth, forward of spectacular rookie Minear who took the chequered flag P5. A fall dropped Connolly again to sixth, as Larwood, Liam Andrews (Honda), Cody Cooper (Empire Kawasaki) and Jayce Cosford (Yamalube Yamaha Racing) accomplished the highest 10, forward of final 12 months’s quantity two Rhys Budd (Serco Yamaha).
MX1 Pole Shootout:
Within the pole shootout, Beaton edged reigning Penrite ProMX champion Tanti to emerge on high forward of the highly-anticipated season-opening motos at Wonthaggi. Beaton’s quickest time of a 1m47.373s got here within the closing phases of the session, finally seeing him 1.256s forward of the CDR Yamaha Monster Power rider. Securing third gate decide was Webster, the quantity 96 lower than half a second from Tanti and forward of Metcalfe and Gibbs who accomplished the top-five. Clout posted the sixth quickest time within the shootout, as Ferris, Waters, Duffy and Rogers rounded out the highest 10.
MX1 moto one:
Remaining races have been cancelled as a consequence of a severe incident.
MX2 moto two:
Remaining races have been cancelled as a consequence of a severe incident.
MX1 moto two:
Remaining races have been cancelled as a consequence of a severe incident.
