After championship leader Lux
Turner crashed out of the series
last weekend at the AUSX Open,
the SX2 points chase was blown
wide open. Turner's CDR Yamaha
teammate Ryder Kingsford looked
to take full advantage of the situ-
ation at round five. A fall at the
start of race one seemed trouble-
some, but the young Aussie rider
climbed all the way back to third
at the finish line, just one spot be-
hind his title rival, Alex Larwood.
Larwood did the most he could by
winning the final race of the night
and the overall for round five,
but it wasn't enough to knock off
Kingsford, who claimed his first
SX2 Championship by 12 points.
"Definitely made it more stress-
ful than it needed to be with two
crashes in both main events," said
Kingsford. "Growing up, I always
dreamed of being able to race my
dirt bike professionally, but to be
able to now be crowned a cham
-
pion is unbelievable."
CN
WIND
IN THE
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Ryder Kingsford narrowly clinched
the SX2 crown at the final round.
SX1 (Top 5)
1. Dean Wilson (Hon) 1-1
2. Aaron Tanti (Yam) 5-2
3. Luke Clout (Kaw) 2-7
4. Dylan Walsh (KTM) 6-3
5. Hayden Mellross (KTM) 4-5
SX2
1. Alex Larwood (Hon) 2-1
2. Byron Dennis (KTM) 1-5
3. Rhys Budd (Kaw) 4-2
4. Ryder Kingsford (Yam) 3-4
5. Jake Cannon (Kaw) 5-3
