Anderson Tops S-X Open
R
ockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Jason Anderson competed
in the Monster Energy S-X Open,
the second-to-last round of the
Australian Supercross Champion-
ship, in Auckland, New Zealand,
November 16. It comes as little
surprise that the former AMA
Supercross Champion came
away with the victory, but it was a
bit surprising that he had to work
so hard for the overall win in the
three-race format.
Bad starts made things difficult
on Anderson, who had to work his
way to the front in all three races.
In the first race, he fought his way
around American rider Henry Miller,
Dan Reardon, Luke Clout and
finally Brett Metcalfe before taking
the checkered flag out in front.
Again, Anderson found himself
buried in the pack in race two but
wasn't able to overtake winner
Clout this time and had to settle for
second.
In race three, Anderson, once
again, had to come from behind,
this time, though, he managed to
pass Reardon late in the race to
take the win and overall victory with
1-2-1 moto results.
"I'm stoked to grab the win here
in Auckland, the racing was super
intense tonight. It's always a blast
to come over here and race in
front of these fans—I'll look to
keep the ball rolling come Mel-
bourne," said Anderson.
Clout (4-1-4) took second overall,
and Metcalfe (2-5-3) third overall.
Points leader Justin Brayton
took fourth overall and saw Clout
steal away the points lead from the
Honda rider.
JGRMX/Yoshimura Suzuki's
Joey Savatgy competed but didn't
have much luck on the slick and
tight race track, going 11-6-DNF on
the night. American Josh Hill also
raced but struggled, as well.
Chad Reed showed up but came
in nursing sore ribs. He fell early on
and called it a night.
KTM rider Josh Osby took the
SX2-class win with a 1-2-3 score,
followed by Chris Blose and Aaron
Tanti. CN
SX1 OVERALL
1. Jason Anderson (Hus) 1-2-1
2. Luke Clout (Yam) 4-1-4
3. Brett Metcalfe (Hon) 2-5-3
4. Justin Brayton (Hon) 3-4-5
5. Daniel Reardon 5-7-2 (Yam)
SX2 OVERALL
1. Josh Osby (KTM) 1-2-3
2. Chris Blose (Hon) 4-3-1
3. Aaron Tanti (Yam) 3-4-2
4. Jay Wilson (Yam) 5-1-4
5. Mitchell Oldenburg (Hon) 2-5-6
IN
THE
WIND
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Jason Anderson fought for
victory at the Monster Energy
S-X Open in New Zealand.
