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Two-time world Supercross champion Chad Reed recovered from a crash in his heat race to dominate today’s debut of the Super X Championship at a wet and windy Perth Motorplex.
Reed sent a scare through his camp on lap five of the second heat when a gust of wind sent him tumbling to the dirt as he tried to negotiate a tight corner.
But the 26-year-old New South Welshman was unhurt by the fall and had already built such a big lead that nobody was able to overtake him.
Reed easily progressed through to the 20-lap final where he blitzed the 19-man field in a time of 19 minutes, 31.425 seconds.
Australian Supercross champion Daniel Reardon – who is now based in the US – was the best of the rest, finishing 25.1 seconds behind Reed in second place, with Jay Marmont snaring third spot.
“The wind just kind of caught me and blew me straight onto the tough block there,” Reed said of his race fall.
“I tried to ride it out but I went down.
“I just quickly grabbed the clutch so the bike wouldn’t stall and then it was back to business as normal.
“Sometimes having a crash like that is kind of good, it wakes you up and gets you refocused.”
WA Motocross champion Michael Addison was the hard luck story of the day; the home-town hero crashing badly on lap four of the first heat.
Addison lay exposed on the track for almost 10 seconds before medical staff moved him away from danger.
Jake Moss overcame a broken wrist to take out the Pro Lites category, with his twin brother Matt Moss finishing second and Tye Simmonds third.
But the day belonged to Reed, who started lapping the rest of the field just four laps into the final.
“This track was a really fun track, it was awesome,” Reed said.
“It was a pretty simple track but the rain made it extremely difficult.
“I had trouble with it all day long and we were changing things on the bike, back and forth changing the tyres with sun then rain then sun then rain.
“So everyone was on their toes today.”
The seven-leg series moves to Adelaide on October 18, with the city of churches set to unveil the Super Sprint format.
Super X — the Australasian Supercross Championships — was set up by Reed and Global Action Sports chief Mike Porra with the aim of giving Australian riders a stepping stone into the tough US competitions
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