Eli Tomac sweeps WSX Round 2, wins two of three in Round 3 of the Australian GP

by Admin
November 24, 2024

Eli Tomac won all three feature races of Round 2 in Perth, Australia and two of three in Round 3 of the doubleheader to score back-to-back series victories. Along with his dominance in Vancouver, Canada for the opening round, Tomac has a firm grip on the championship standings. Tomac leads Ken Roczen by 46 points with one round remaining.

“It’s been a very memorable weekend – I only missed out on the win in one moto,” Tomac said in a news release. “It was awesome for us to win seven out of eight races and then win SuperPole on Sunday. Perth was a very interesting track, with soil we don’t race on normally so that was challenging all weekend, and then just another great weekend on points. I’ve built up a solid lead, I was happy with the motorcycle all weekend, and then my starts were awesome in all of the races. I’ve had a great stay here in Perth, and I’m excited to go to Abu Dhabi which is a new place for me, another new culture, and I’m excited to see it and showcase some supercross.”

Tomac also won both nights’ Superfinal, which pits 250 and 450 riders against one another.

Sweeping the podium in six races, Ken Roczen was Tomac’s most consistent challenger throughout the doubleheader. He finished second to Tomac in Motos 1 and 3 on the first day and was third in the remaining race. On Day 2, Roczen finished third, second, and third in the three features.

“I have mixed feelings,” Roczen said. “My starts are still not great, and I have to say, and this is not an excuse by any means, but I struggled with this dirt big time – it’s just not my favourite at all. I’m also on new suspension so I just felt a little bit unfamiliar, but I tried as hard as I could. The most important thing is that we’re healthy and we tried everything we can to do the best, and now we have 10 days now to reset, come back in Abu Dhabi and try to win there. I’m excited for the next race – it’s unique there and very hot.”

Joey Savatgy was the only rider during the two rounds to beat Tomac, scoring the win in the second feature on the second day. He finished second in Moto 2 and third in Moto 3 on Day 1 and was second in the two races he failed to win on Sunday.

“My starts were better on Sunday and to be honest, it’s just been an intense weekend with a lot of racing,” Savatgy said. “It was very hot on Sunday as well. In the final moto I knew I could finish behind Ken and still get second overall, and the track was gnarly so I just mailed it in.”

Gregory Aranda finished fourth overall on Sunday with Luke Clout rounding out the top five.

Colt Nichols sustained an undisclosed injury in Race 1 and was taken to Royal Perth Hospital for evaluation.

In the SX2 division, Shane McElrath was the big winner, scoring victories in four of six races. Coty Schock won the other two motos.

Enzo Lopes rounded out the podium on Sunday ahead of fourth-place Cullin Park and fifth-place Cole Thompson.

McElrath leads Schock by 57 points in the SX2 championship.

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