Second Penrite Pirelli CRF Honda Racing team rider Rhys Budd also enjoyed the Wollongong event, despite his evening kicking off with a crash in his Heat race while running third, which forced him to the Last Chance Qualifier.
‰ÛÏBut in the LCQ I rode a solid race and took the win, which was great, but it left me with a bad gate position for the three Finals,‰Û