Team mate Cody Cooper finished eighth overall in a frustrating start to the season, vowing to improve when the series continues in two weeks time at Coonabarabran. Cooper concluded the weekend with a 6-12-7 scorecard.
"Qualifying was good and I felt good, but in the first two moto‰Ûªs I got bad starts," Cooper explained. "In the third one I gated out wider and it was much better, so I came out off the start in second."
"I drifted back to seventh though, just over-heated really, but it was a tough race physically. I don't have much to say really - I need to step it up and go better next time out." concluded the New Zealand number three.
An 11th-hour call up for Kiwi number two Scott Columb saw him travel to Australia as Motul Pirelli Suzuki's MX2 class contender, replacing injured British rider Steven Clarke for the season.
Columb took 15-10-DNF results for 15th overall after suffering a flat tyre in the final outing, displaying promising form on the RM-Z250 before his bad luck struck.
"I flew in on Saturday so it was a bit of a rush, being my first time on the bike here in Australia." Columb said.
"In race one and two I had terrible starts, crashed on the first lap of moto one and finished 15th. I had a bit of arm-pump and finished 10th in the second moto." he added.
"In the third moto I got a better start and was in third. Unfortunately I got a flat tyre, so it wasn't the perfect start to the series, but the last race showed that I can be up the front and I'll take the positives from that." concluded Columb.
Main Photo: Todd waters was super consistent at the opening round.
Credit: Rice Photography
