2024 Australian Supercross Rd.1 Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe - SX1 Final 1
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00:00We spoke about the traction that you get from these metal plates, however, throw some water into that a lot of that is taken away
00:06So absolutely these riders set now to get their first race first final underway here tonight at Red Cliff
00:14As the 32nd board is up. We are ready to get this one underway quick prediction
00:20Who do you think absolutely the whole shot finish the race?
00:23Well, I mentioned that 102 next to Dean Wilson map boss is a great starter historically right next to Dean Wilson
00:29What's that's been his Achilles heel Dino has not been a great starter throughout his career
00:32I know he's been working on that, but I'm curious to see if it gets out of the game
00:40Gates drop down
00:42Wilson bumps bars with another rider
00:44But it is Luke cloud from a little bit wider than everyone else
00:48Who is going to come away with that Z whole shot award in this race?
00:52And they'll write it down to the fact that it is a 51 of Robbie Marshall that has gone down turn number one
00:58We'll pick them up as they come through
01:01Tanties there in second place Wilson even without such a great start finds himself in third most a in for Wilson has made some passes
01:08Early Sabachi was actually third Wilson made a nice pass around him, but amazing start for Luke that we talked about it now
01:15For the past couple days. He's been so motivated. He's ticked all the boxes. He's won races. He's had the points
01:20He's yet to get that trophy in this championship great start to the night for him
01:25And my apologies it wasn't Boston that actually was there in fourth
01:28That is jet beat as we see the rider down there in the start
01:32There is just a lack of room going through the outside
01:36As we see Marshall lying on the ground and it is heating up at the front already
01:41We've got Wilson cloud banging bars. So that she is there as well
01:46Yeah, it looks like Dino went around
01:49That's the box you tried to go around
01:51Said no, no, no, they're going after Wilson up front
01:55But do you know just so fast in that loop section and that's what's gonna make the difference in this race
01:59I believe in West Park and get around him early. How good is this the body to the inside?
02:04What's the hammer down and a lot of pressure on?
02:08Sivaji sorry on Tanti
02:11Get the pass around the outside
02:13Traditionally, you don't make that work for the outside beat still there in this fight
02:16Yeah, these guys just messing with each other just allows Dean Wilson to get out front and really pull away
02:22Dino skimming around across the groups get cloud actually starts to skim as well. Love that move from Luke cloud
02:28Yes
02:28But what we like to see that there could be the difference for Luke cloud in this race as he is now starting to come
02:35Under pressure from the 17 machine of Joey Sivaji turns it in big jump up on top of the tabletop
02:41Right in behind the number four Kawasaki Ryder
02:46Sivaji all over the back wheel to the inside
02:49Yeah, you can think you can see that's how quick things happen. Sivaji had a good start
02:53It was ahead of Dean Wilson got shuffled back early. Now. He's starting to get his form back
02:58Out front early things happened a little bit quick him, but I can see he's starting to find his form in this race as well
03:05Cautious there after that particular jump to keep down in his heat race
03:11Hey, let's see what they do right here. I mean Dino's going wide to skim Bobby's going wide
03:16Let's see if you can get up on the tops of them
03:18Sivaji choosing to jump
03:21Cloud didn't skim on this but as fast as I might thought he would Oh Sivaji
03:25Did you see him go on top of the tabletop? We got really slippery. He was able to save it
03:30Yellow flags out there in a position where we had our top riders. I would think it's anyone
03:36It's going to be Tansy trying to keep an eye on that
03:39You see a tough block there just getting knocked out
03:42That's doing very well at the moment to hold off the charge from Sivaji
03:45But Sivaji looks like the stronger of the two of the boat big switch up in the air dive to the inside
03:51Not quite close enough
03:52Cloud holds on fights back. Yeah, great move. I'm glad I've seen Sivaji coming up the inside was just patient with him
03:58I really like this inside right there from the number four of Luke out now. I want to see what he does in the whoops
04:04He went wide a lot before but he's not skimming as fast as a guy like Dino is
04:09He chooses to go inside. That's actually a smart move
04:12Look, we talked about skimmings faster
04:14Just the way Luke is skimming isn't quite that much faster than Sivaji jumping so heads up racing from Luke
04:21Fortunate spot to still get by a great line to apply Sivaji to the inside
04:25Cloud had to cover his line there
04:27Otherwise the path was made anyway
04:29At least he was able to hold on for one more turn and put up a fight a little bit long there on the combo
04:35for Cloud now
04:35Cloud just needs to settle down into this position watch Sivaji see what he's doing different and see if he can tow
04:42Himself along pick up some more speed. We've dropped off the back here
04:46There is beaten so it definitely was Tanti that went down again a really impressive performance by feet at the moment still sitting there
04:54Not in this fight, but not too far off this lead battle. Yeah, look how far Dean Wilson has already checked out
05:00He's just so confident looks so great all day long. Look at the whoop section. Hey, that's easy
05:06Hey, remember that that's easy. I'm gonna go home tonight knowing how easy that is watching the way he gets across there
05:13Maybe in my dreams tonight I'm able to do it as well
05:15It just shows how difficult it is actually because these guys are world-class routers. He's the only one doing that
05:20Yes, they've all seen it. They all know how much faster it is, but none of them can execute the way Dino does
05:26Well, the rain has eased off here. It really isn't much more than just a mist at the moment
05:33So maybe we are set to have a pretty prime
05:36Race track over the last couple of races a bit of a mistake just there that time for our race leader
05:42Look at long on the triple and that front wheel stepping out
05:45But he's managed to keep the ball rolling with a 50 to six
05:51Laptime so far to you though the quickest the lap before with a 50 to four
05:55So do you see so far to start the closing? Yeah, I think she always I think it can match Dino
06:01It's just that first few laps
06:03So about she had tracked position on Dean at the beginning, you know
06:06He's gonna go back to the truck and that's what he's gonna say to the crew is man
06:10I just messed up those first few laps if I can get out there early again
06:14It's about she's notoriously a great starter
06:16They can get ahead of Dean in the second race coming up later tonight
06:19Execute the first couple laps a little bit better because things were happening quick guys were all over the place
06:23Dino was making really really exceptional passes early on sometimes it's tough. They've been sitting back of the truck for a while
06:30You know, you're a little bit cold coming into this main event
06:33There's a lot of pressure on you and you just kind of want to get the first few laps of your belt and then gain some
06:38Steam off
06:39He didn't let him do that. He was he was attacking early three laps to go in the first of our
06:45Finals here tonight for the sx1 thing continues to stretch out that lead
06:49It looks like it's around about four seconds back to Sabaji and cloud way back from there
06:56Yeah, I think cloud things were happening a little bit quick for him
06:59Looks like he tightened up a little bit
07:01But still I think if you're Luke, you know, you have the speed you can just start to execute the lap after lap after lap
07:07We're just talking about one lap speed Luke clouds one of the best guys that I've ever raced against over here in that department
07:13It's just make some mistakes down the stretch a lot of three lap four starts to make some mistakes
07:18So I think you can really build off this result. Remember new bike new team for him this year
07:22So probably still trying to learn that motorcycle in these supercross conditions. I think you're right
07:27Third place is really what he needs right now knowing that you can still run up there with the pace
07:32Pick up some very valuable points right now build that confidence a little bit and don't let himself get messed up in the head with another
07:40bad result
07:41So close
07:44Yeah, just incredible
07:46Right there. You can see his entrance speed
07:48That's where he gains all of that time is just from that from early the burn that left-hand verb to the very first move
07:54He's two or three more mile an hour faster than anybody else and
08:00Little bit further down
08:02Not as far not as fast accelerating forward or just on the very top of the books into the round of crops
08:08We head around towards the finish line
08:11Only one lap to go after he crosses this time and I'll be interesting to point out
08:15And ask your opinion on it to the way. He's straightening up some of these
08:18These tight corners these S-bends are their most basic corners
08:22If we see Tanti here battling it out with the 64 machine of Dylan Wills
08:27So this is on the back wheel also of Luke Cloud
08:31I think that is not too far in front of them whereas Tanti a little bit further back. My apologies
08:35He's back there in seventh place at the moment. He might actually hate it as well, Ross
08:41Watch the line just here. Sorry, just watch how he squares this up and straightens out this next corner
08:46Yeah, it's really really nice especially without slippery it is you can see he doesn't have to fully make that 90-degree turn
08:53It's able to get more traction up on that table top
08:56But there is a little bit too far inside almost was into a tough watch last thing you want to do on the last lap
09:00but
09:01Great ride from Dean. That's exactly what you want with that number one plate. I'm telling you
09:05It's been some sleepless nights this week
09:07He just wants to execute you want to get this first race under your belt
09:11As well as he's executed this whole day from top to bottom so far. It's been a dream day
09:16Last lap last turn for our race leader
09:19He will come around and take in the chicken flag for the win on the first of our photos here
09:25At the Red Cliff around number one
09:27Sivaji comes across there in a second place not too far off the back wheel
09:32But still for a second gap 5.6 in fact by the end of that race
09:38Sivaji sits in a good position for the overall tonight
09:41The two race scores counts together to get the overall
09:46For the night and then the championship points are awarded off the overall so still an opportunity for some of these riders to rebound
09:54Like you mentioned before you really can't let your guard down if you did have a good result there
09:59You really need to back that one up. Shout out to Matt Moss fourth place
10:03Great result. We haven't really talked about it much. You see Dino right there jumping that
10:07Turn get that leg out early
10:10Nice work. Dino's always been one of the better guys that whips like that celebrate
10:15What a what a great feeling that is to get this night started off on the right foot
10:19And just touching on Moss he was well and truly outside that top five position
10:24So I think that is a good call right there. We may see a bit more of a challenge out of him in the next one
10:29Let's head down to Trent with our winner. Yeah down here with the race line winner Dave Wilson Dina
10:34The star was pretty hectic
10:36You didn't quite get the best of stars
10:37But you made those passes early and got your way through and as you talked about off the heat race
10:41Those whoop speed is what's gonna be key tonight
10:43You got the passes made and got up front and from there look like it was kind of just a walk in the park for you
10:48Yeah, well
10:49Yeah, those whoops are so good for me managed to get a two for one. So I was stalked on that and
10:55yeah, I just picked my laps off was being smooth consistent and
10:59Felt like it was a it was a good pace. So
11:02It's only one or two got one more to go and so far so good
11:06There you go boys. We've still quite easy for him, but he wants to keep that red plate red
11:13Wilson always fan favorite anywhere he goes around the world