run of races this year by adding
WSX to his calendar but remains
a wild-card entry due to his par-
ticipation in only two of the five
rounds.
Cooper looked comfort-
able up front all night. He stayed
close to
Roczen in the final two
races of the night and finished
in the runner-up spot to close
out round one. He's eight points
behind Roczen in the points
standings.
Haiden Deegan made his
450cc debut in Argentina and fin
-
ished third overall after the three
main events.
The Star Racing
Yamaha rider missed his gate
selection in race one and had the
last gate pick for all three races.
He overcame the adversity
and passed the most riders on
track en route to 4-6-3 finishes.
Deegan burned up two clutches
in the first two races but kept
things together in race three to
earn his best result of the night.
Deegan is another wild card for
the series and only plans to race
again at the Australian round on
November 29.
"I'm still getting used to this
bike, so I'm just learning and
progressing every time I get
out there," Deegan said. "I've
dreamed of racing against Ken
since I was a little kid. I have
photos of me in the grandstands,
and I had his jersey in my room.
So just being on the same track
with these guys is a huge ac
-
complishment for me, my team
and
my family."
Christian Craig (Honda) and
Jason Anderson (Suzuki) round
-
ed out the top five, both making
their
racing debut on new teams.
SX2
The SX2 (250cc) division saw
a similar outcome with Max
Anstie sweeping the field in all
three mains. The British veteran
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Roczen kicked off
the WSX season
with the overall win
despite coming
down with a
stomach bug prior
to the race.
