Britain’s Max Anstie continued his flawless form on the Gold Coast, winning all three mains to strengthen his World Supercross SX2 championship advantage, while Shane McElrath and Cullin Park completed the podium after hard-fought outings.
Max Anstie won all three races in another commanding display to increase his lead in the World Supercross Championship SX2 class.
The British rider, who has gone 1-1-1 in the opening two rounds in Buenos Aires and Vancouver, repeated the achievements here in the Cbus Super Stadium on Australia’s Gold Coast.
The Team GSM Powered by Star Racing Yamaha rider, however, missed out on a clean sweep after a rare mistake in the Superpole.
He said: “That was awesome. I’m feeling good, man. My bike’s been working well and it was a dig tonight. It’s hot. It feels like it’s getting hotter as the night’s gone on! I don’t know if that’s just me but it’s warm out there.
“Luckily I get to train on the East Coast of America and it’s pretty hot like this in the summer. I am so pumped with my riding, pumped with my bike – shout out to the Star Racing Yamaha crew and the collaboration with GSM.
“I’m happy to be here in the Gold Coast, it’s been a lot of fun. I love Australia. And looking forward to next week in Sweden. These are the kind of seasons you dream about from Winchester, England to the Gold Coast of Australia.”
Defending champion Shane McElrath has had a difficult season so far in the Supercross World Championship but a 5-3-2 finish saw him take second place in the round.
He said: “That was intense to say the least. It was a treacherous night, I honestly struggled in qualifying results-wise, but man, I felt really good and I knew I just needed to bring that to the main events.
“I earned this podium; it is a big monkey off my back, man. I’ll be honest, I thought I’d be up here three weeks ago at the season opener, and I just ran into some misfortunes. It was mainly on me, but I’m just so happy to be up here.”
Cullin Park was third for MotoConcepts Racing after going 4-2-3 on the night.
He added: “We’ve had our work cut out for us; Max is hitting his marks, and we’re playing catch-up a little bit. That was kind of the best effort we’ve had. My starts have been a lot better, and I was like, ‘ok we’re in this one,’ and so we’re going to keep working.
“I’m having a blast here in Australia. We’ve got two more countries. It’s a pretty crazy travel schedule, but we’re going to keep working, and we’re just getting started!”
