American Josh Osby has taken over the Australian Supercross Championship SX2 lead after placing second overall on the Saturday night, following a night of intense racing at round three at WIN stadium in Wollongong, NSW.
The Raceline KTM Thor rider qualified fifth during the days timed qualifying session, backing that up with a solid heat race result, battling for the lead with Chris Blose before finishing in second place for a direct transfer to the main events.
With the Triple Crown format producing extremely close racing, Osby survived the carnage of main event number one, charging through from an average start to sixth position. Looking for better track position in main event two, a better start and solid laps lead to a third position and a shot at the overall podium. In main event number three Osby gated in the top five and charged through in a monumental battle to the front of the pack, ultimately finishing second in the race and placing second position overall on the night.
‰ÛÏTonight was always going to be intense with the Triple Crown format. My game plan was solid laps and consistency with the slick track and short races. I think I played it a little too safe in the opening two races, the win just got away from me in the last one. But I‰Ûªm pumped to take the Championship lead, it‰Ûªs a great achievement for the Raceline KTM Thor team and myself," Osby reflected.
