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Roczen, Davies Dominate Down Under T he 2026 Boost Mobile AUSX Supercross Championship came to Geelong, Australia, on Saturday, November 7, for the AUSX Open at GMHBA Stadium. More than 20,000 fans packed the stadium for the event's first visit to Geelong, with several international riders joining the Australian regulars. Ken Roczen, Jo Shimoda, Justin Barcia and Christian Craig were among the big names in the SX1 class, while Cole Davies, Cameron McAdoo, Max Anstie and Lux Turner highlighted the SX2 field. Both Pro classes competed in a three-final format, with the combined results determining the overall winners. Christian Craig started the day by setting the fastest qualifying time in SX1, edging out Roczen by just 0.130 of a second. Craig and Roczen split the heat-race wins, but Roczen was fastest in Superpole to earn the first gate pick for the finals. When the gate dropped for the opening SX1 race, Roczen grabbed the holeshot ahead of Shimoda and Craig. Craig quickly made his way around Shimoda on the opening lap and began chasing down Roczen. The two stayed within a few seconds of each other early on, but Roczen continued to stretch his lead as the race went on. Justin Barcia, making his debut aboard the HEP Motorsports Suzuki, started fourth and eventually worked his way around Shimoda after a small mistake from the Honda rider on lap four. Roczen went on to win by just over five seconds ahead of Craig, with Barcia taking third. Shimoda finished fourth in his first 450 Supercross final, while Luke Clout completed the top five. The second SX1 final saw Clout grab the holeshot around the outside, with Shimoda, WIND IN THE P48 Ken Roczen (center), Christian Craig (left) and Jo Shimoda finished the night on the podium at the AUSX Supercross in Australia.