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2021 Penrite ProMX Motocross Championships
Round 1 Wonthaggi, VICTORIA (11 April)
Photo: MX1 ProMX Championship Round 1 winner Regan Duffy (WA, KTM) at Wonthaggi in Victoria. By ProMX Photographer Karl Phillipson/Optikal
Young gun Duffy wins opening MX1 round
Western Australian KTM rider Regan Duffy narrowly leads the MX1 2021 Penrite ProMX Championship Series after winning the opening round on 11 April at Wonthaggi – the seaside town located south east of Melbourne in Gippsland, Victoria.
The 18-year-old finished on 24 points in the premiere Thor MX1 class – for two-stroke engines up to 250cc and four-stroke engines up to 450cc. In his first ride in senior ranks, Duffy finished just four points ahead of Brett Metcalfe (Honda) and five points ahead of Todd Waters (Husqvarna).
Thousands of race fans braved the challenging cold and wet weather conditions and flocked to the opening round of the 2021 season, which unveiled am exciting new race format with live TV coverage, race-day promotions and entertainment. The Dandendong Motor Cycle Club did a great job hosting the event with the track holding up well under the conditions.
Duffy, the reigning MX3 champion for riders under 19-years, showed the top MX1 competitors that he will be a force in 2021, although the sandy circuit favoured the West Aussie.
After setting the fastest time in qualifying, less than 1/10th of a second ahead of Honda’s Kirk Gibbs, Duffy won the second moto ahead of Waters and Kirk Gibbs (Honda) and finished fourth in the opening moto to finish on top of the podium.
Veteran campaigner Brett Metcalfe, who finished second overall, put himself in a great position to win the opening round after winning Moto 1 ahead of Duffy and Luke Clout (Yamaha).
But after a mid-race challenge in the second moto, he slipped to fifth position behind Duffy, Waters, Gibbs and Hayden Melross (Yamaha), who was riding under duress after suffering a heavy full earlier in the day.
Reigning MX1 champion Todd Waters secured the final place on the podium with a consistent performance – finishing second in Moto 2 and fourth in Moto 1.
It was a tough return to racing for two-time MX1 Australian Champion Matt Moss who crashed heavily early in the opening moto – ending his day.
Luke Clout looked the goods in Moto 1 finishing second behind Metcalfe, but he withdrew from the second moto with a mechanical issue.
Photo: Veteran campaigner Brett Metcalfe (Honda) was second overall in the opening round of the season – winning Moto 1 ahead of Duffy (KTM) and Luke Clout (Yamaha).
Round 1 - MX1 Results
THOR MX1 Moto 1 Results: 1. Brett METCALFE, 2. Luke CLOUT +3.432, 3. Regan DUFFY +6.732, 4. Todd WATERS +25.075, 5. Kirk GIBBS +1:03.781, 6. Hayden MELLROSS +1:10.356, 7. Jayden RYKERS +1:36.919, 8. Maximus PURVIS +1:56.233, 9. Jai WALKER +2:00.976, 10. Connor TIERNEY +1 Lap, 11. Lochie LATIMER +1 , Lap, 12. Joel WIGHTMAN +1 Lap, 13. Joben BALDWIN +1 Lap, 14. Jay LAMB +1 Lap, 15. Jye DICKSON +1 Lap, 16. Jake MOSS +1 Lap, 17. Levi MCMANUS +1 Lap, 18. Luke ZIELINSKI +1 Lap, 19. Ryan FINDANIS +1 Lap, 20. Mitchell NORRIS +1 Lap
THOR MX1 Moto 2 Results:1. Regan DUFFY, 2. Todd WATERS +13.613, 3. Kirk GIBBS +15.053, 4. Hayden MELLROSS +19.861, 5. Brett METCALFE +39.041, 6. Connor TIERNEY +1:30.656, 7. Maximus PURVIS +2:00.699, 8. Joben BALDWIN +2:01.088, 9. Jay LAMB +1 Lap, 10. Jayden RYKERS +1 Lap, 11. Jai WALKER +1 Lap, 12. Joel WIGHTMAN +1 Lap, 13. Jye DICKSON +1 Lap, 14. Luke ZIELINSKI +1 Lap, 15. Joel EVANS +1 Lap, 16. Levi MCMANUS +1 Lap, 17. Ryan FINDANIS +1 Lap, 18. Cory WATTS +1 Lap, 19. Navrin GROTHUES +1 Lap, 20. Lochie LATIMER +1 Lap.
MX1 Overall standings
2021 Penrite AMX Pro – Round 1 MX1 placegetters – Regan Duffy (first) Brett Metcalfe (second) & Todd Waters (third)
1 Regan DUFFY 45 points
2 Brett METCALFE 41
3 Todd WATERS 40
4 Kirk GIBBS 36
5 Hayden MELLROSS 33
6 Maximus PURVIS 27
7 Connor TIERNEY 26
8 Jayden RYKERS 25
9 Jai WALKER 22
10 Luke CLOUT 22.
2021 Penrite ProMX Championships
Round 1 – Wonthaggi VIC April 11th
Round 2 – Canberra ACT, May 2nd
Round 4 – Maitland NSW, June 27th
Round 6 – QMP Qld, August 8th
Rounds 7 & 8 – Coolum QLD, August 14th & 15th
Deferred due to COVID-19 restrictions
– Round 3 Gillman SA, September 5
– Round 5 Wodonga VIC, Date TBC
Webster's perfect start to the MX2 season
Honda rider Kyle Webster leads the Pirelli MX2 2021 Penrite AMXPro Championship Series by ten points after round 1 at Wonthaggi. After setting the fastest qualifying time on the day ahead of WBR Yamaha’s Alex Larwood and Serco Yamaha’s Jesse Dobson, Webster convincingly made it a clean sweep – winning both motos.
Larwood, who finished second overall on 40 points, led the opening moto early after passing Husqvarna rider Dylan Wills, who won the holeshot. But Webster soon took the race lead and held on to win with Larwood on his back wheel for the entire moto. Yamaha riders took out all the minor placings with Nathan Crawford and Jesse Hogan tying for third place on 38 points. Crawford finished third in Moto 1 ahead of Hogan, with these results being reversed in the second Moto.
MX2 Results
Moto 1 Results:1. Kyle WEBSTER, 2. Alex LARWOOD +6.320, 3. Rhys BUDD +41.285, 4. Jesse DOBSON +41.734, 5. Nathan CRAWFORD +1:03.253, 6. Jay WILSON +1:12.770, 7. Jai CONSTANTINOU +1:14.136, 8. Levi ROGERS +1:21.086, 9. Isaac FERGUSON +1:37.848, 10. Dylan WILLS +1:41.984, 11. Hugh MCKAY +1:42.944, 12. Liam ANDREWS +1:50.311, 13. Noah FERGUSON +20.942, 14. Chandler BURNS +8.052, 15. Jayce COSFORD +8.510, 16. Tomas RAVENHORST – 1 Lap, 17. Korey MCMAHON – 1 Lap, 18. Mackenzie O’BREE – 1 Lap, 19. Zachary WATSON – 1 Lap, 20. George KNIGHT – 1 Lap
Moto 2 Results: 1. Kyle WEBSTER, 2. Nathan CRAWFORD +12.181, 3. Jesse DOBSON +14.739, 4. Alex LARWOOD +16.563, 5. Jai CONSTANTINOU +24.719, 6. Rhys BUDD +41.571, 7. Jay WILSON +43.589, 8. Hugh MCKAY +1:10.935, 9. Jy ROBERTS +1:17.076, 10. Dylan WILLS +1, 11. Chandler BURNS +1, 12. Levi ROGERS +1, 13. Tomas RAVENHORST +1, 14. Isaac FERGUSON +1, 15. Korey MCMAHON +1, 16. Mackenzie O’BREE +1, 17. Jayce COSFORD +1, 18. Oliver MARCHAND +1, 19. Ricky LATIMER +1, 20. Ethan ASHMORE +1.
MX2 Overall standings
Photo: Honda rider Kyle Webster got the new season off to a perfect start with two wins in the opening round of the MX2 AMXPro Championship
1 Kyle WEBSTER 50 points
2 Alex LARWOOD 40
3 Nathan CRAWFORD 38
4 Jesse DOBSON 38
5 Rhys BUDD 35
6 Jai CONSTANTINOU 30
7 Jay WILSON 29
8 Dylan WILLS 22
9 Levi ROGERS 22
10 Hugh MCKAY 21
Kingsford wins opening MX3 round on a countback
Ryder Kingsford (Yamaha) and Blake Fox (GasGas) are the equal Championship leaders in the MAXXIS MX3 class for riders under 19 years of age after the opening round for 2021. Both riders finished 1-2 on the day in both motos on 47 points. But Kingsford, from New South Wales, was deemed the round 1 winner on countback after winning the second moto. Kingsford deserved the win setting the pace in qualifying ahead Ben Novak (Honda) and Fox. But Fox won the opening moto by 15-seconds ahead of Kingsford, with Kobe Drew (Yamaha) third.
The second moto, however, was a hard-fought battle between Kingsford and Fox, with Kingsford winning by the narrowest of margins (1.8-seconds), giving him the overall win. Yamaha rider Kobe Drew finished third overall on 38 points, behind Kingsford and Fox – placing third and fourth respectively in the first and second motos of the season.
MX3 Results
Moto 1 Results:1. Blake FOX, 2. Ryder KINGSFORD +15.626, 3. Kobe DREW +25.256, 4. Ben NOVAK +35.280, 5. Kayden MINEAR +38.741, 6. Brock FLYNN, 1:06.039, 7. Thynan KEAN +1:07.578, 8. Jack MATHER +1:18.239, 9. Liam ATKINSON +1:24.394, 10. Kobi WOLFF +1:30.951, 11. Cambell WILLIAMS +1:33.846, 12. Liam JACKSON +2:03.114, 13. Ryley FITZPATRICK +1:46.226, 14. Jett BURGESS-STEVENS +1:49.822, 15. Cody KILPATRICK +2:02.760, 16. Connor TOWILL +1 Lap, 17. Cooper HOLROYD +1 Lap, 18. Connor ROSSANDICH +1 Lap, 19. Seth BURCHELL +1 Lap, 20. Justin HARROW +1 Lap
Moto 2 Results: 1. Ryder KINGSFORD, 2. Blake FOX +1.873, 3. Kayden MINEAR +57.198, 4. Kobe DREW +59.078, 5. Ben NOVAK +1:10.993, 6. Brock FLYNN +1:27.729, 7. Connor ROSSANDICH +1:29.967, 8. Jack MATHER +1:41.447, 9. Thynan KEAN +1:47.108, 10. Connor TOWILL +1:50.414, 11. Liam ATKINSON +1:52.650, 12. Brock SLEADER +1:54.437, 13. Ryan ALEXANDERSON +1:56.162, 14. Cambell WILLIAMS +1:56.706, 15. Kobi WOLFF +1:59.530, 16. Seth BURCHELL +2:01.037, 17. Cooper HOLROYD +1 Lap, 18. Rory FAIRBROTHER +1 Lap, 19. Travis OLANDER +1 Lap, 20. Liam JACKSON +1 Lap.
MX3 Overall standings
Photo: Ryder Kingsford (NSW, Yamaha) won the opening round of the MX3 2021 AMX Pro Championship on a countback, after tying on 47 points with Blake Fox (GasGas)
1 Ryder KINGSFORD 47 points
2 Blake FOX 47
3 Kobe DREW 38
4. Kayden MINEAR 36
5 Ben NOVAK 34
6 Brock FLYNN 30
7 Jack MATHER 26
8. Thynan KEAN 26
9 Liam ATKINSON 22
10 Connor ROSSANDICH 17
