A round two and three doubleheader were held in Australia for the FIM World Supercross Championships. Both Eli Tomac and Shane McElrath had dominating motos that earned them overall podiums as well as catapulted them ahead in the points standings.
Joey Savatgy won the Saturday’s SuperPole but in the end the rider struggled for position. Tomac was resilent and staged a comeback, leading every lap and taking a victory in almost every single moto he raced for the rest of the weekend. Savtagy did regain some redemption, winning the GP Race 2 on Sunday but it wasn’t enough to unseat Tomac who had a 1-3-1-1 record.
Shane McElrath came away with an overall victory in both rounds. McElrath won three out of four rounds, with a close battle with Coty Schock. “I’m really happy with my weekend. It’s been a heavy weekend of riding, the track was very technical, it was changing throughout the races, it was really hot, and it was tough having the back-to-back races,” said McElrath.
There is just one final round to go in December. It will be in Abu Dhabi where the season championship will be decided.
