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BRAYTON BEGINS 2018 AUSTRALIAN
SX CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A VICTORY
J
ustin Brayton (Penrite Honda
Racing) won round three of
the 2018 Australian Supercross
Championship in Geelong, Aus-
tralia, October 14.
In the Triple Crown three-race
format, Brayton went 1-2-1 on the
night, his only loss going to Brett
Metcalfe in the second race.
Dan Reardon filled out the
podium with 3-3-3 results. Jace
Owen and Dylan Long rounded
out the top five.
Wilson Todd won the the SX2
class on the night over Jacob
Hayes, Jay Wilson, Bradley Taft
and Hayden Mellross.
Brayton controls the top of the
2018 leaderboard with 75 points,
followed by Metcalfe with 66 and
Reardon with 54.
Wilson leads the SX2 stand-
ings over Todd, 70-59. Hayes is
third at 53. CN
DRIVER IN NICKY HAYDEN'S FATAL
CRASH GUILTY OF HOMICIDE
T
he driver involved in the
cycling death of 2006 Mo-
toGP World Champion Nicky
Hayden has been found guilty of
homicide in an Italian court and
handed a one-year suspended
jail sentence, the loss of his
license and ordered to pay court
costs.
The 31-year-old Italian driver,
who remains unnamed, was
found to be driving his car at
approximately 70km/h in a
50km/h zone and fatally struck
Hayden, who for his part has
been found to have not stopped
at a stop sign while cycling in
Rimini, Italy.
An expert witness told the
court the driver could have
"entirely avoided the incident"
had he been traveling at the
posted speed sign, regardless
of whether Hayden had stopped
at the stop sign or not.
An official accident report ap-
portioned 30 percent of blame
to the driver.
The judge will reveal in 90
days' time his reasoning for
handing down his punishment.
The Hayden family is still
pursuing a $6 million civil suit
against the driver, the maximum
amount covered by the driver's
Italian insurance policy. CN
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
GOLD
&
GOOSE
