Ken Roczen ended his World Supercross stint with a statement win at the Australian GP, edging out a star-studded SX1 field in a night of relentless drama. Christian Craig delivered an emotional maiden main-race victory, while rising talent Haiden Deegan claimed third after going bar-to-bar with his childhood heroes.
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Fans inside the Cbus Super Stadium were treated to an unbelievable night of action in the SX1 class at the Australian GP.
Ken Roczen won the round on his final appearance in the World Supercross Championship for Pipes Motorsport Group. There was some fantastic racing between the best riders in the world as the sold-out crowd was drawn to their feet.
When asked about his level of consistency, he said: “It takes a lot of hardwood. We really have been working super hard.
“I’ve always been getting pretty good off the gate, but then I kind of got closed off. With this dirt, how tight the start is, it decides basically within a thousandth of a second.
“Then once you roll the entire section afterwards, I just took my time. People are cross-jumping left and right, so it was hard to just attack, but I’m pretty pumped.
Haiden Deegan, Cooper Webb, and Eli Tomac joined an all-star cast, but it was Roczen who came out on top.
He took victory in the first sprint race while he had to settle for fourth in race two, which was won by Webb.
Roczen took third in the main race, scoring enough points to take the victory in the event.
Results
SX1 – Race 1
SX1 – Race 2
SX1 – Race 3
SX1 – Overall
