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ANDERSON WINS AUS-X OPEN
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ockstar Energy Husqvar-
na's Dean Wilson and
Jason Anderson were the big
winners at the AUS-X Super-
cross in Sydney, Australia,
November 11-12. But An-
derson came away with the
overall win, thus crowned the
Monster Energy AUS-X Open
Sydney Champion for 2017.
On Saturday night Ander-
son went down in the first
turn while Nathan Crawford
found himself at the front of
the pack. Crawford was soon
passed by Dan Reardon, who
led for five laps before Wilson
came calling.
Wilson chased down Reardon
and passed him for the lead and
went on to take the win.
Anderson, meanwhile,
charged through the pace and
eventually passed Reardon for
second place. Anderson had
Wilson in his sights but it was too
late for him to try and catch his
teammate.
Reardon ended up third, fol-
lowed by Kade Mosig and Dean
Ferris. Crawford ended up sixth.
Justin Brayton was eighth (he
too went down early in the race),
and fellow American RJ Hamp-
shire was 11th.
In SX2, Wilson Todd took the
win ahead of Chris Blose.
Anderson stayed away from
trouble in the opening lap of
race two on Sunday and scored
a wire-to-wire victory. Wilson
chased him home in second with
Brayton taking third. Hampshire
improved to ninth.
Sunday's SX2 win went to
Blose whose race was made
easier when Todd went down on
the first lap. Jackson Richardson
was second with Jay Wilson tak-
ing third.
The AUS-X Open is a part of
the 2017 Australian Supercross
Series, and although Brayton
saw his perfect record come to
an end at the AUS-X Open, he
still leads the championship with
108 points. Reardon is second
with 90 points, followed by Ferris
(88), Dylan Long (82) and Craw-
ford (74).
In SX2, Richardson holds a
slim five-point lead over Todd,
101-96. Wilson is third with 85
points, followed by Dylan Wills
(82) and Geran Stapleton (65).
Americans Faith is sixth with 63
points and Blose is eighth with
47 points. CN
SATURDAY
1. Dean Wilson (Hus)
2. Jason Anderson (Hus)
3. Daniel Reardon (Kaw)
4. Kade Mosig (Yam)
5. Dean Ferris (Yam)
SUNDAY
1. Jason Anderson (Hus)
2. Dean Wilson (Hus)
3. Justin Brayton (Hon)
4. Daniel Reardon (Kaw)
5. Nathan Crawford (Kaw)
