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Honda Ready To Defend Australian Supercross Championship

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New recruit and amateur Champion Brad Taft is ready for his first season racing in Australia
The Penrite Honda Racing team is set to contest round 1 of the 2018 Australian Supercross Championship in both the SX1 and SX2 classes this coming weekend in Jimboomba, Queensland.

Reigning 450cc Champion Justin Brayton will team up with Australia‰Ûªs Brett Metcalfe in the SX1 class (450cc) while Brad Taft will compete in the SX2 class (250cc).

The team have achieved terrific success in Supercross over the last few seasons across both classes and team director Yarrive Konsky hopes to maintain momentum this year.

‰ÛÏWe have achieved strong results over the last 5 years; Honda provides us with fantastic motorcycles, mix this with the riders we‰Ûªve had on board and it‰Ûªs a winning combination. Testing this year has proven successful and we believe we will be a competitive team again this year,‰Û

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