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Supermoto Club of Western Australia

 Championship Rnd 3  18/6/17

Cockburn International Kartway .Cockburn.WA.

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These images were shot of the riders of  various abilities in the different classes at the Round 3 WA Championship on the 18/6/17 held at Cockburn International Kartway .Cockburn.WA..

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Supermoto Rnd 3 headed off down to the Cockburn International Kartway where in ideal conditions the 20 race event was run .Due to the increasing popularity of the Supermotowa racing the organizers added another class by adding the Supermoto Novices to the program bringing up to 5 classes racing 

       The first class out to line up where the Posties ,the lights went out and it was David Mercer ,Gabby Watson ,Ryan Woods and Wayne Brittain that took off into turn 1 on their 7 lap contest  around the 1.07 km circuit ,after some slick riding DGMercer got head of Ryan Woods and Gabby Watson ,as the race went on Woods and Watson tried to out manorve Mercer but at the end it was DGMercer that went on to take the flag from Ryan Woods who picked up second with Gaby Watson collecting third .In race 2 they came out ,lined up and the lights went out and it was Ryan Woods that headed the pack into turn 1 being hotly pursued by Watson and Mercer ,but after some spirited riding  the laps counted down it Ryan Woods that rode on to take the top podium with Watson coming in around 2.5 secs behind to get second ,David Mercer coming in a distant third after stopping for a nap .Race 3 came along ,the riders lined up for their shortened race which was now 6 laps ,the flag dropped and it was DGMercer that headed into T1 being pushed by Gabby Watson and Woods ,as the race went on it was DGM that out rode Gabby Watson and Ryan Woods to go on and take the flag by just over a second, coming in third was Ryan Woods who was just over 1.3 secs behind. Race 4 came along, the riders lined up the lights went out and they headed into T1fighting for some more points in the championship, as they rode their 6 laps it was again Postie factory rider DGMercer that went on to take the flag by just over 9 sec’s from Gabby Watson, coming in for a well deserved third was Wayne Brittain. 

           The next group out on the grid were the 14 Mini Motards, the lights went out and it was a scramble for position to get thru’ T1, coming out the other side it was again the Yamaha of Tim Rose and the KTM of Beau Erikson that were going at it, but as the 9 laps counted down Tim Rose rode well to take the top podium by just over 1.0 sec from KTM rider Beau Erikson who collected second coming in third was fellow Yammy rider Lee Johnson..In race 2 the contestants came out lined up, the flag dropped and they headed into T1 on their 9 lap journey, coming out ahead of the pack was again Yamaha rider Tim Rose and KTM rider Beau Erikson who were on fire, as the race went on the 2 riders gradually left the main riding group behind, leaving Yamaha rider Lee Johnson and Mini GP rider Stefano Cavali to fight it out for third place, but after consistent dive bombing from Cavalli, Lee Johnson rode away to claim third place. Tim Rose went on to claim the top podium by .5 sec from Beau Erikson who stood on the second step.In Race 3 the field lined up for the shortened 8 lap race, the lights went out and it was the duo of Tim Rose and Beau Erikson that lead into T1, as the race unfolded it was again Yamaha rider Tim Rose who got the goods over KTM rider Beau Erikson who had an off track excursion, coming in third was again Yamaha rider Lee Johnson who held off the Mini Gp of Stefano Cavalli. In Race 4 they lined up for the final time, the flag dropped and off they went heading into T1 and coming out the other side was again the duo of Rose and Erikson being pursued by Lee Johnson and Minigp rider Stefano Cavalli, but after the 8 laps it was Tim Rose that beat the other 12 riders to stand atop of the podium, picking up second was Beau Dan with Lee Johnson claiming another third place.

             The Supermoto novices were the next class out on the grid , the lights went out and it was Manjimup MX rider Chelsea Blakers that showed the field a clean set of heals and headed out of T1 on her 8 lap maiden Supermoto race ,as the race wore on the Suzuki rider increased her lead to take the flag by 23 secs from her nearest rival, coming in second was Lars Runnesson ,picking up third was Yamaha rider Natasha MacDonald .In race 2 the combatants lined up to do the business ,the flag dropped and it was again Suzuki rider Chelsea Blakers who led the pack into T1 ,as the race counted down , after the 8 laps it was the Manjimup Rider Chelsea Blakers who crossed the line to take the top podium with Lars Runnesson picking up second and Natasha MacDonald claiming third. Race 3 came along and they lined up on the grid, the lights went out and again the experience of Chelsea Blakers shone as she got away to another great start, headed off on their shortened race of 6 laps around the 1.07 km circuit, as the laps went by she rode on to take the flag by 3.24 secs from Lars Runnesson with Husky rider Peter Purdy picking up third. In their final race 4 for the day the Novices lined up again, as the flag dropped it was again MX rider Chelsea Bakers that went into T1 this time being hotly pursued by Lars Gunnison and Peter Purdy, but when the flag came down it was Suzuki rider Chelsea Bakers that got the goods on fellow riders Lars Gunnison who got second spot on the podium with Husky rider Peter Purdy claiming third spot on the podium.

             The next class out were the Supermoto Clubman were the 12 riders lined up ,the lights went out and it was the trio of Honda rider Gavin Bayliss ,KTM rider Reevenjit Singh and Yamaha rider Jamie Whiteford that fought their way into T1 ,coming out the was Gavin Bayliss who headed off down the track being pursued by Revenjit Singh and Jamie Whiteford but after a few well contested laps it was Honda rider Gavin Bayliss that had the goods on KTM rider Reevenjit Singh and Yamaha rider Jamie Whiteford  who stood on the third step of the podium. Race 2 came along  and again the trio headed into T1 with KTM rider Reevenjit Singh coming out ahead of the pack ,after a few laps the KTM rider Reevenjit Singh had increased his lead and was riding to take the flag ,coming second was Honda rider Gavin Bayliss with Yammy rider Jamie Whiteford picking up third. Race 3 came along and the riders lined up for the shortened 7 lap race ,the lights went out and it was again the KTM of Reevenjit Singh that headed the group of riders into T1 ,as the race unfolded Reevenjit Singh rode to take a handy lead and eventually came in to take the flag by 2.4 secs from Gavin Bayliss with Jamie Whiteford collecting third .In Race 4 the flag dropped and the riders headed into T1 ,coming out head of the pack was KTM rider Reevenjit Singh being pursued by Lance Biffen ,as the riders rode the 7 laps it was Reevenjit Singh and Lance Biffen that scrapped for the race with Singh eventually taking the top spot on the podium beating Lance Biffen by just 1.12 secs ,coming in for a well deserved third was Yammy rider Jamie Whiteford.

                  Next out were the warriors in the Supermoto Open class ,the 18 riders lined up the lights went out and it was Kawasaki rider Tim Boujos who went thru’ the T1 corner first being pursued by Husky rider Dean Taylor and  Jess Boujos who was racing her first time since her off in Rnd 1.As they rode the 9 lap race it was Tim Boujos that pulled ahead of the other 17 riders with Dean Taylor  and Jess Boujos in pursuit ,eventually it was Tim Boujos that stood atop of the podium with Dean Taylor picking up second ,Jess Boujos riding in to take third place. Race 2 came along and the 19 riders lined up , the flag dropped and it was Kawasaki rider Tim Boujos  that lead the group into T1 ,being pursued by Husky rider Dean Taylor and KTM rider Rohan Cararwadine ,as the laps counted down it was again Tim Boujos that rode the 9 laps and took the flag with Dean Taylor getting second ,Rohan Carwardine claiming third .Race 3 came along with riders lining up on the grid for their shortened race of 8 laps,the lights went out and it was Kawasaki rider Tim Boujos that got the drop on the field and went thru’ T1 unopposed ,with Husky rider Rohan Carwardine and KTM rider Murray Foster riding in hot pursuit .but as they rode the laps it was clear that it was another Tim Boujos victory ,with Dean Taylor picking up second ,Murray Foster riding in to take third place on the podium. In Race 4 the field shortened down to 14 riders ,they lined up for their last race of the day ,the lights went out and it was again Kawasaki rider Tim Boujos that got the drop on the rest after  a great start to come out of turn 1 in front ,but again after more consistent ridng Boujos just rode the wheels off his Kawasaki to rode on and take the flag by 2.76 secs ,coming in second was Rohan Carwardine ,picking up third was Murray Foster .

As always there was some great racing within each race as each rider tried to get a PB, congratulations to all the Officials and riders for a great event as a lot of people went away with smiles on their dials..