Mackenzie, Moss and Arbon draw first blood at 2011 Rockstar MX Nationals opener

The story of the Pro Lite class was the JDR Motorex KTM clean sweep with Matt Moss, Brenden Harrison and 2010 Under 19's champion Josh Cachia finishing 1,2,3 and unlike the Open class in perfect sunny conditions.

While Serco Yoshimura Yamaha's Ford Dale set the fastest qualifying time it was the JDR trio that owned the track. Moss, Cachia and Harrison took the first three spots in the opener with Team 07 Axis Honda's Cody Mackie, Ford Dale and Rockstar Motul Suzuki's Daniel McCoy hanging in there for 4th, 5th and 6th. Kirk Gibbs was the early leader but was stung by a slick piece of track at the end of the first lap and ended up on his head.

Ford Dale threw a spanner in the JDR spokes when he blitzed the second moto, recording a nine second win over Moss and GYTR Yamaha's Luke Styke. Monster Energy Kawasaki's American recruit Phil Nicoletti showed some speed with fourth after a disastrous start in moto one when he crashed and had to battle through the field from dead last. Brenden Harrison finished 5th ahead of Kiwi debutant Kayne LaMont. The second moto was Cachia's worst and most likely cost him any shot at a round win when he crashed and could only salvage 17th.

Cachia rebounded well in the third moto and fought a tooth and nail battle with team-mate Matt Moss all the way to the line with Cachia recording the win by under a second. Kirk Gibbs rounded out the top three with Nicoletti in 4th. Brenden Harrison sewed the seeds of the JDR whitewash with 5th place.

In the final moto Matt Moss dismissed any doubt he was fasts man on the day with a good 6 second win over a battered, sore and sorry Kirk Gibbs. Moss's win giving him 94 points for the day out of a possible 100.

"Today felt really good, I have traditionally had bad luck at round one, I have blown a bike up and broken a wrist in previous years, I came into this round a bit nervous with a new team, I just told myself to get points, we have something like 36 races this year," Moss explained.

"I went out there today and done what I had to do, hopefully at the next round I will be faster and start winning consistently and put it down for the KTM Motorex team

"I came into this season a little quieter, I didn't do any races and just spent time developing with the team. The team has been really good and I don't feel any pressure from them, they have done a great job with the bike, they are very professional and everything is there for me so I can focus 100% coming into the races, It was my first win for the new team and my first ever win at a first round, I have the red plate and now don't want to ever give it up," Moss concluded.

Brenden Harrison finished behind Gibbs in third and in so doing assured himself the days runner up spot with 72 points.

"I'm ecstatic with my results today, I got really good starts all day," Harrison said. "I was really looking forward to this season and having the opportunity to ride for a team like this JDR KTM outfit ".

"The team has put in so much work over the last few months, they have been working endless hours and I cannot thank them enough, My mechanic Sando has been great. The whole team all the mechanics have been great and I am so grateful for that, I am glad I could get a decent result for them and just can't wait to get to the next round."

"To have this team behind me is just amazing, I just wish we could race these races back to back and race week in week out I am enjoying racing that much," he concluded.

Josh Cachia had speed all day but a few crashes cost him a real shot at the win, still third in his debut in class was a top effort.

"I came away with third today, I could have done a little better if I kept the wheels on the ground, I had a crash in that second moto but hey what do you do that is part of racing," Cachia said.

"I done pretty well in that third moto and came away with a win so I'm stoked, I know that I can win now and hopefully I can be up the pointed end of the field all the time

"I picked up a fair bit of confidence racing and beating a bunch of the Pro Lites riders during SuperX last year, I had a bit of confidence coming into this season and confidence is half the battle, I have it bit of it now, hopefully it works in my favor and I can keep charging," he added.

Cody Mackie got his season off to a solid start with 4th overall ahead of Phil Nicoletti.