The opening rounds of the 2013 Australian Supercross Championships saw plenty of action, with US racer Gavin Faith and Australian riders Luke Styke and Matt Moss prevailing in a true battle of attrition.

Darwin is well known for its weather. What the locals were calling it at the weekend was the start of a ‘build’. Temperatures rose to fairly hot 33 degrees, but for anyone hailing from south of the border it felt more like 50! As a result, the main events were shorter than usual and riders spent plenty of time in ice baths and drinking copious amounts of water.

Suzuki’s Moss completed a clean sweep of the Pro Open class at the weekend’s double-header round.

Moss took the win at round two ahead of Honda’s Weston Peick and his brother Jake Moss (Suzuki), but had to work for the lead in the early stages of the 15-lap race.

It was Motorex KTM rider Kirk Gibbs who claimed the holeshot ahead of Peick. The two battled for the race lead with Peick moving into the lead on Lap 5 when Gibbs succumbed to the pressure and went down.

Moss was smooth and calculated as he meticulously picked off the front -runner and eventually passed Peick for the race lead on Lap 10.

Acknowledging he had enjoyed the perfect weekend Moss said he was looking forward to a bit more preparation time ahead of the next event.

“It was a perfect weekend,” Moss said. “Every single session we qualified first so I couldn’t ask for anything better.

“I felt really good, I wasn’t as fit as I wanted to be with only a week and a half to get ready but all in all it went really well considering the heat.

“I liked the double-header format, we have it again at Phillip Island I am looking forward to it,” he added.

US import Weston Peick looked a lot more comfortable on board his CRF450 today.

“We had a lot better day today,” Peick said, “We made a lot of changes to the bike for today and everything seemed to come together better.

“I got a good start and it helped to not be fighting from the back. The team is coming together I am starting to get more comfortable on the new bike.”

In a reversal of yesterday’s results, Serco Yamaha’s Luke Styke took the Pro Lites win ahead of Carlton Dry Honda Racing’s Gavin Faith with Raceline Suzuki Racing’s Ryan Marmont third.

Styke got the holeshot and lead the race from start to finish.

“Today was good, it started off well with P2 in qualifying,” Styke explained. “My starts were awesome and definitely helped me a lot in the tough conditions with the heat.

“Overall I had a good final. I got the holeshot and minimized the mistakes I made the day before.”

Styke and Faith will leave Darwin tied on championship points at the top of the standings. Faith admitted a lack of seat time probably cost him a better result today.

“I got a pretty good start behind Styke but I struggled a little bit,” Faith said. ”I wasn’t quite used to the bike. I had a very short time on the bike and I struggled with arm-pump pretty bad.

“I am heading back to the US in between but I am looking forward to the next few rounds. We will regroup and I will come in a bit earlier so we can do some testing.”

New Zealand’s Kayne Lamont took his Choice Motorsport BikesportNZ.com KTM to finish eighth at round one and seventh at round two.

The next round of the Terex Australian Supercross series will be held at Mt Gambier on October 12.

Australian Supercross Championship round 2 Pro Open results:

1. Matt MOSS (NSW) / Team Motul Suzuki
2. Weston PEICK (USA) / Carlton Dry Honda Racing Team
3. Jake MOSS (NSW) / Campbell Mining Racing Suzuki
4. Kirk GIBBS (SA) / KTM Racing Team
5. Daniel McCOY (NSW) / KTM Racing Team
6. Jay MARMONT (NSW) / Monster Kawasaki Racing
7. Kade MOSIG (VIC) / Craig Dack Racing
8. Josh HILL (USA) / Hart And Huntington / Insure My Ride / Suzuki
9. Lawson BOPPING (QLD) / Craig Dack Racing
10. Tim VARE (VIC) / BCP Honda
11. Mat HAWORTH (QLD) / Back Flips Clothing / Lusty Industries
12. Phillip BODEY (NT) / Darwin Aircraft Cleaner / JML Holeshot Kawasaki
13. Sam MARTIN (VIC) / DPH Racing Team Suzuki
14. Lewi WOODS (VIC) Suzuki
DNF. Chris CAMILLERI (VIC) Suzuki

Australian Supercross Championship Pro Open standings after round 2 of 6:

1. Matt MOSS (NSW) Suzuki 50 Pts
2. Jake MOSS (NSW) Suzuki 42 Pts
3. Weston PEICK (USA) Honda 36 Pts
4. Jay MARMONT (NSW) Kawasaki 35 Pts
5. Kirk GIBBS (SA) KTM 31 Pts
6. Daniel McCOY (NSW) KTM 31 Pts
7. Josh HILL (USA) Suzuki 31 Pts
8. Lawson BOPPING (QLD) Yamaha 28 Pts
9. Kade MOSIG (VIC) Yamaha 26 Pts
10. Tim VARE (VIC) Honda 20 Pts
11. Mat HAWORTH (QLD) Kawasaki 20 Pts
12. Sam MARTIN (VIC) Suzuki 19 Pts
13. Phillip BODEY (NT) Honda 16 Pts
14. Chris CAMILLERI (VIC) Suzuki 8 Pts
15. Lewi WOODS (VIC) Suzuki 7 Pts

Australian Supercross Championship round 2 Pro Lites results:

1. Luke STYKE (NSW) / Serco Yamaha Racing Team
2. Gavin FAITH (USA) / Carlton Dry Honda Racing Team
3. Ryan MARMONT (NSW) / Raceline Suzuki Racing
4. Luke ARBON (SA) / Serco Yamaha Racing Team
5. Kale MAKEHAM (VIC) KTM
6. Dylan LONG (VIC) / BBF / Fox / Shift / KTM / BTV / Ockoil
7. Kayne LAMONT (NZ) / Choice Motorsport KTM
8. Nickolas SUTHERLAND (NSW) / TM Racing Australia / Westend LPG Cyclinder Testing
9. Taylor POTTER (VIC) Honda
10. Daniel McINNES (NT) / NT M-cycles / S & S Machinery and Labour Hire
11. Luke WILSON (QLD) / WilsonS / Jet Piolet / Belray / QB4 / Mydrade / Belray Kawasaki
12. Boyd HOCKING (VIC) / DPH Racing team Suzuki
13. Daniel CHALLEN (NT) Yamaha
DNF. Brenden HARRISON (QLD) / Choice Motorsport KTM
DNF. Nicholas GECK (QLD) / TM Racing Australia / HA Manufacturing / Heit Buld Haulage

Australian Supercross Championship Pro Lite standings after round 2 of 6:

1. Luke Styke (NSW) Yamaha 47 Pts
2. Gavin Faith (USA) Honda 47 Pts
3. Ryan Marmont (NSW) Suzuki 38 Pts
4. Dylan Long (Vic) KTM 35 Pts
5. Luke Arbon (SA) Yamaha 34 Pts
6. Kale Makeham (Vic) KTM 31 Pts
7. Kayne Lamont (NZ) KTM 27 Pts
8. Nick Sutherland (NSW) TM 27 Pts
9. Taylor Potter (Vic) Honda 24 Pts
10. Luke Wilson (Qld) Kawasaki 21 Pts
11. Boyd Hocking (Vic) Suzuki 16 Pts
12. Daniel Challen (NT) Yamaha 14 Pts
13. Daniel McInnes (NT) Yamaha 11 Pts
14. Tristian Cachia (Vic) Honda 10 Pts
15. Brenden Harrison (Qld) KTM 9 Pts
16. Nyk Geck (Qld) TM 8 Pts