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• Event: 2005
Maxxis Australian Motocross Championship – Round Two • Event Location:
Horsham, VIC • Event Date:
April 10, 2005 New KTM four-stroke powers Marmont and McCoy to 1-2
finish at Horsham
Success in the shape of a great 1-2 finish has come
in only the second competitive outing for Team Motorex KTM and their new 250 SXF weapon after
Ryan Marmont and Daniel McCoy recorded a great 1-2 finish in the final Pro Lite
moto at Horsham yesterday. The pair had a troublesome opening round at
Wonthaggi last month but regrouped in order to ensure that didn’t happen again and this paid
dividends at Horsham with great results starting their progression back up the leader board in the
championship standings. Marmont and McCoy are equal 5th in the Pro Lite
Championship and are now less than a race win behind championship leader Cameron Taylor. Motorex KTM Team Manager Rob Twyerould was pleased
with the effort put in by all concerned prior to this round, “The riders put
everything in to it today and the mechanics have also worked very hard in the lead up to this round.
Those efforts have shown up in the results with that great 1-2 finish which will spur us on to
even greater things in the coming rounds.” Team Motorex KTM’s sole entrant in the big-bore Pro
Open class is Lee Ellis. The Victorian ran a great race pace at Horsham but poor launches
out of the gate and a collision with another rider cost him dearly in the final results. Ellis recorded a 5th place in the first Pro Open bout, and a
disappointing 14th place in the final Pro Open encounter following some mishaps during the
race meant that he could only take 9th overall
for the round. Ellis now lies 7th in the Championship standings but is
only 1 point adrift of 6th placed Danny Ham. Rob Twyerould is confident that Ellis can progress
further up the points ladder as the rounds progress, “Lee is carrying plenty of speed but we
will have to work on getting him out of the gate better and also help him to build more
confidence and once we get him on top of those things I know we will be seeing him on the podium
very soon. “We now have two weeks before the next round of the
championship which is up in Queensland at Toowoomba. We will probably stay in
Queensland the following week to prepare for the Coolum round which is the
week immediately after Toowoomba. “We finished up at Horsham on a high note with the
1-2 in the Pro Lites and that is exactly the form we hope to carry on with as we head to
Queensland.” Horsham again played great hosts to the Australian
Championship and the weather brought some variation in the track. Quite warm conditions
greeted competitors in the morning before a brief shower late in the afternoon cooled things
off and made the track quite slippery. The Maxxis Australian Motocross Championships now
heads to Queensland for rounds 3 and 4 of the 8 round series. Round 3 will be
held at Toowoomba on April 24 with the Coolum round 4 immediately the weekend
after. Rider Quotes Ryan Marmont – “I was confident of running a good pace after doing some good times
in qualifying and was eager to get on with the racing. “I scored the holeshot in the opening
moto and kept the lead for a couple of laps before Doz (Troy Dorron) slipped past, then a little later Cody
Cooper pushed me back to 3rd. But Cody ended up having some dramas which promoted me back
up to 2nd. I was holding down 4th place on the final lap before Cameron Taylor cleaned
me up which put me down to 8th place. I wasn’t too please about that but I knew my pace was
good and looked forward to making amends in the second moto. “Again I got the holeshot and pretty much just
cleared out from there. I wasn’t sure who was behind me in 2nd place but after coming across the line
for the win I looked around to see that it was McCoy which made the result even better as it
gave Team Motorex KTM a clear 1-2 finish. “We will use the next week or so to test out some
settings in preparation for Toowoomba. That’s the kind of track I am used to so I’m
certainly looking to continue on with our success up there.” Daniel McCoy – “I only got four laps in during qualifying as we had a few problems
and was forced to sit out most of the session so only ended
up about 20th fastest. I had no doubt that once racing got underway we were going to up the
pointy end so I wasn’t too fussed. “In the first race I was going fairly
well until a bolt failure in the rear suspension put me out of the race. After that disappointment I knew I had to
have something go my way in the final moto and thankfully that was the way it turned out. “I got a good start and sat in behind Doggie (Ryan
Marmont). We pretty much ran away with it from there and pulled out more than
8 seconds on Taylor to bring home a 1-2 finish for the team. “Hopefully we can carry that form through to
Queensland. First up we head to Toowoomba which is a track that I haven’t ridden before but
from what I’ve seen it looks a little like my home track at Appin. Then it’s on to Coolum which is
one of the sandier tracks we race on.” Lee Ellis – “I couldn’t really get a good clear lap in qualifying so only ended
up 6th fastest. “I got a fairly average start in the first moto to
be down around 13th and got stuck with a pack of riders for nearly the first half of the race
before managing to break through and going on to work my way up to 5th. That was a fair result but I’m sure it
could have been a lot better if I had got away well. “I got a much better start in the second moto and
was quickly up into 5th place. Just as everything was looking rosy a big crash caused the
race to be stopped and the decision was made for us to re-run the whole race. Unfortunately
the next time I didn’t jump out of the gate quite so well and was running 8th, well at least
I was until I had a mid-air collision with Adam Cini which put me on the ground. It took me ages to
kick the bike back into life and by the time I got going again I was right at the back of
the field. I worked my way up to 14th before the flag came out but overall it was a disappointing
result for me. “I am however pretty happy with my race pace and
hopefully we can have a bit more luck go our way in Queensland. I will work on my starts this
weekend at Broadford when I compete in a round of the Victorian Titles.” 2005 Australian Motocross Championship – Round Two –
Horsham Round Points
Pro Lite Round Points
1. Robbie Marshall 40 2. Ryan Marmont 38 3. Cameron Taylor 38 4. Danny Anderson 31 5. Warren Smart 25 6. Troy Dorron 25 7. Daniel McCoy 22 8. Simon Thompson 22 9. Daniel Reardon 20 10. Barry Morris 20 Pro Open Round Points1. Daryl Hurley 47 2. Craig Anderson 43 3. Darryll King 42 4. Shayne King 38 5. Peter Broxholme 30 6. Adam Cini 28 7. Danny Ham 26 8. Thomas Jones 24 9. Lee Ellis 23 10. Brent Landman 21 Championship Standings
Pro Lite Season Standings
1. Cameron Taylor 78 2. Robbie Marshall 62 3. Danny Anderson 61 4. Luke Burkhart 59 5. Ryan Marmont 58 6. Daniel McCoy 58 7. Troy Carroll 52 8. Warren Smart 50 9. Troy Dorron 50 10. Daniel Reardon 44 Pro Open Season Standings1. Craig Anderson 93 2. Daryl Hurley 91 3. Darryll King 82 4. Shayne King 74 5. Peter Broxholme 59 6. Danny Ham 55 7. Lee Ellis 54 8. Thomas Jones 44 9. Adam Cini 41 10. Nathan Brochtrup 35 |
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