down the hot Australian rider.
Tanti's CDR Yamaha teammate,
Josh Hill, rounded out the final
spot on the SX1 podium.
"The track was fast and you
had to ride it with intensity as it
was easy to lose time, but very
hard to make it up," Tanti said.
"Every corner and every jump
had to be done at 100 percent,
or I knew Justin would be all over
me. I'm happy with myself that I
was able to stay composed un-
der pressure and keep focused
on what was ahead of me for the
full race. That was something
I wanted to improve from last
week, so it's good to be able to
execute that here in Adelaide."
In the race for the SX1 Cham-
pionship, Tanti and Brayton are
tied at the top of the leaderboard
with 47 points apiece. Moss is
third with 34 points and Hayden
Mellross, seventh in Adelaide, is
fourth with 32 points.
SX2
In the SX2 division, British
rider Max Anstie took his second
consecutive win in the series.
The Genuine Honda pilot did not
get the start he hoped for, but
eventually made his way to the
lead on lap eleven of fifteen. His
Honda teammate, Wilson Todd,
grabbed the holeshot and led for
the first half of the race before
giving the spot to his veteran
teammate. Todd went on to finish
second while GasGas rider Noah
Ferguson claimed third.
"I had a really solid race,"
said Anstie. "There was a bit of
carnage on the opening lap—the
guys were going everywhere! My
teammate, Wilson, was riding a
great race and out front. I man-
aged to click off my laps, stay
consistent, pass him and bring
home a 1-2 finish for the team."
In the SX2 Championship,
Anstie has a comfortable 12-point
lead over Nathan Crawford, who
was fourth in Adelaide. Cole
Thompson, Ferguson and Rhys
Budd are all within seven points
of Crawford.
The championship takes a
three-week break before heading
to Newcastle, NSW, for round
three.
CN
OVERALL
SX1
1. Aaron Tanti (Yam)
2. Justin Brayton (Hon)
3. Josh Hill (Yam)
4. Matt Moss (Yam)
5. Kyle Webster (Hon)
6. Dylan Wills (Hus)
7. Hayden Mellross (GG)
8. Jackson Richardson (Kaw)
9. Dylan Wood (KTM)
10. Cory Watts (Hon)
SX2
1. Max Anstie (Hon)
2. Wilson Todd (Hon)
3. Noah Ferguson (GG)
4. Nathan Crawford (KTM)
5. Rhys Budd (Yam)
6. Jayce Cosford (Yam)
7. Cole Thompson (Yam)
8. Jaxon Hadlow (Hon)
9. Gage Linville (Hon)
10. Jai Constantinou (Hus)
IN
THE
WIND
P48
(Above) Anstie (center), Wilson Todd (left)
and Noah Ferguson made up the SX2
podium. (Left) Josh Hill (75) and Tanti (9)
celebrate a double podium for the CDR
Yamaha Team in Adelaide.
