Although he was in hot form following his stunning rides for Team Australia at the Motocross of Nations in Germany two weeks ago, Kawasaki’s Brett Metcalfe was still forced to bow to Honda riders Weston Peick and Gavin Faith at round four of the Terex Australian Supercross Championship at the weekend.

Peick won the 20-lap Pro Open final ahead of Suzuki rider Josh Hill and Metcalfe, who was competing in his first event on Australian soil in seven years (he is pictured above racing at the Motocross of Nations in Germany, where he helped Australia to qualify first and then finish fourth overall).

The race for the Pro Open title blew wide open with Suzuki rider Matt Moss and KTM rider Daniel McCoy both involved in a spectacular multi-rider crash on the opening lap.

Peick was mid pack off the start, but worked his way to the front in the early stages of the race, lapping consistently to take the win.

The 2013 format saw two rounds of the national Supercross championship and three rounds of the inaugural Australian Women’s Supercross Championship contested over three days on the purpose-built track at Lukey Heights.

After settling for runner-up spot at round four, Hill then struck back to win round five’s Pro Open final the following day, ahead of Matt Moss and his team-mate Sam Martin.

Hill holeshot the 20-lap final and led the race from start to finish, greeting the chequered flag over four seconds ahead of Moss.

Jake Moss battled a gastro virus throughout Sunday and finished the race fourth while Brett Metcalfe crashed on the opening lap and was forced to the sidelines.

Hill’s victory sees him take a five point lead in the Pro Open championship over Matt Moss with Jake Moss sitting third a further two points behind.

 

Top 10 Pro Open Results – Round 4:

1. Weston PEICK (Honda) 25

2. Josh HILL (Suzuki) 22

3. Brett METCALFE (Kawasaki) 20

4. Jake MOSS (Suzuki) 18

5. Jay MARMONT (Kawasaki) 16

6. Sam MARTIN (Suzuki) 15

7. Daniel McCOY (KTM) 14

8. Hayden MELLROSS (Honda) 13

9. Lewis WOODS (Suzuki) 12

10. Jacob WRIGHT (Honda) 11

 

Top 10 Pro Open Results – Round 5

1. Josh HILL (USA) Suzuki, 25

2. Matt MOSS (NSW) Suzuki, 22

3. Sam Martin (NSW) Suzuki, 20

4. Daniel McCoy (NSW) KTM, 18

5. Jake Moss (NSW) Suzuki, 16

6. Jay Marmont (NSW) Kawasaki, 15

7. Jacob Wright (VIC) Honda, 14

8. Lewi WOODS (VIC) Suzuki, 13

9. Hayden Mellross (NSW) Honda, 12

10. Callum Dickson (SA) Honda, 11

 

Top 10 Pro Open Championship Standings (After Rd 5 of 6)

1. Josh HILL (USA) Suzuki, 103

2. Matt MOSS (NSW) Suzuki, 98

3. Jake MOSS (NSW) Suzuki, 96

4. Weston PEICK (USA) Honda, 83

5. Daniel McCOY (NSW) KTM, 81

6. Jay MARMONT (NSW) Kawasaki, 79

7. Sam MARTIN (VIC) Suzuki, 69

8. Lewis WOODS (VIC) Suzuki, 42

9. Kade MOSIG (VIC) Yamaha, 40

10. Jacob WRIGHT (VIC) Honda, 37

 

Pro Lites Class:

Carlton Dry Honda Racing’s Gavin Faith won back-to-back Pro Lites finals at Phillip Island and now leads the championship by five points. Faith led the 15-lap final from start to finish to take the win ahead of Raceline Suzuki rider Ryan Marmont and KTM mounted Dylan Long.

New Zealander Kayne Lamont (Choice Motorsports BikesportNZ.com KTM) finished sixth in the Lites race at round four and seventh at round five and he has is sixth in the championship standings.

Kawasaki’s Meghan Rutledge won both of the Australian Women’s Supercross races to take her second consecutive overall ahead of Yamaha rider Jessica Patterson. Honda rider Sayaka Kaneshiro rounded out the podium.

 

Top 10 Pro Lites Results – Round 4:

1. Gavin FAITH (Honda), 25

2. Ryan MARMONT (Suzuki), 22

3. Luke STYKE (Yamaha), 20

4. Brenden HARRISON (KTM), 18

5. Dylan LONG (KTM), 16

6. Kayne LAMONT (KTM), 15

7. Taylor POTTER (VIC), 14

8. Nicholas GECK (QLD), 13

9. Tristen CACHIA (Honda), 12

10. Rhys DORREEN, 11

 

Top 10 Pro Lites Results – Round 5:

1. Gavin FAITH (Honda), 25

2. Ryan MARMONT (Suzuki), 22

3. Dylan LONG (KTM), 20

4. Luke STYKE (Yamaha), 18

5. Taylor POTTER (Honda), 16

6. Brendan HARRISON (KTM), 15

7. Kayne LAMONT (KTM), 14

8. Nickolas SUTHERLAND (), 13

9. Rhys DORREEN (), 12

10.Luke ARBON (Yamaha), 11

 

Top Ten Pro Lites Championship Standings (After Rd 5 of 6)

1. Gavin FAITH (Honda), 115

2. Luke STYKE (Yamaha), 110

3. Ryan MARMONT (Suzuki), 102

4. Dylan LONG (KTM), 84

5. Taylor POTTER (Honda), 70

6. Kayne LAMONT (KTM), 68

7. Brenden HARRISON (KTM) 64

8. Luke ARBON (Yamaha), 59

9. Nickolas SUTHERLAND (), 55

10. Luke WILSON (Kawasaki), 47