Raceline Pirelli Suzuki's New Recruit In Promising U19's Debut

30 June 2010

RACE REPORT               
2010 Australian National Motocross Championship (Round Six)
Wodonga(VIC)
27 June 2010

               
TEAM RACELINE PIRELLI SUZUKI’S NEW RECRUIT IN PROMISING U19s DEBUT

Team Raceline Pirelli Suzuki’s Errol Willis showed promising form in his debut race in Round 6 of the MX Nationals.

Filling in for the injured multiple race winner Hamish Dobbyn, Willis rode strongly to record a seventh overall result, moving him up to 12th position in the Pirelli Under 19s Championship. It was an impressive debut ride considering that the young talent only had a few days to prepare before this round and he had never ridden a Suzuki RM-Z250 before.

“The fuel injected Suzuki RM-Z250 is amazing to race; it has a lot of power with great handling. I know that I can keep improving and for the remainder of the series, work on finishing well. I just need to get fitter and keep working hard” said Willis.

Pro Lites rider Kieran Tisdale however, had a challenging day on the track after crashing in two of the three motos but is looking forward to improving his form for the remainder of the series.

JOHN TISDALE – TEAM OWNER, RACELINE PIRELLI SUZUKI
“Hamish Dobbyn has succumbed to a knee injury and is unfortunately not able to complete the series this year but this opened a great opportunity for Errol Willis. We watch the progress of all riders in the under 19s and Pro Lites classes so Errol’s natural talent has been apparent to us from the first round.

“We were delighted when he was able to step in at the last minute to fill in for Hamish and what a great move that has turned out to be. Errol in partnership with the fuel injected RM-Z250 stunned everybody with three hole shots in his first outing. We are confident that he will move into the championship top ten.”

CHRIS WOODS – TEAM MANAGER, RACELINE PIRELLI SUZUKI
“Errol really impressed us this weekend. After joining the team this week we only had a few days to test before racing in Wodonga and Errol has come away with his best ever result in the Under 19s championship.

 “Errol has found it very easy to adapt to the fuel injected Suzuki RM-Z250. He has really seized this opportunity with both hands and has come away with the holeshot in every moto! He also managed to maintain the lead for part of every race.

 
“We are encouraged with the result and look forward to him spending more time on the bike prior to round seven.”

 
Team Raceline Pirelli Suzuki turns its attention to round seven at Moree, New South Wales on Sunday 18th July 2010.

Round 6 - 2010 Australian National Motocross Championship Results

Under 19s
1 Ross Beaton     68
2 Joshua Cachia     61
3 Dylan Peterson    60
4 Harley Quinlan               52
5 Matthew Phillips    45
6 Cameron Dillion    43
7 Errol Willis (Suzuki RM-Z250)  41
8 John Phillips     38
9 Kieran Leigh     37
10  Alex Morris     37

Under 19s Championship Standings

1 Joshua Cachia     334
2 Ross Beaton     308
3 Dylan Peterson    255
4 Matthew Phillips    248
5 Luke Arbon     231
6 Harley Quinlan     227
7 Kieran Leigh     195
8 John Phillips     178
9 Hamish Dobbyn (Suzuki RM-Z250) 177 

10 Ethan Martens                168 

12  Errol Willis (Suzuki RM-Z250)  123

Pro Lites

1. PJ Larsen      75
2. Cody Mackie     58
3. Ryan Marmont     50
4. Ford Dale      50
5. Jason Dougan     47
6. Kirk Gibbs      46
7. Lawson Bopping (Suzuki RM-Z250)  41
8. Kade Mosig (Suzuki RM-Z250)  40
9. Brendan Harrison     36
10.Luke Styke      35

Pro Lites Championship Standings

1. PJ Larsen      357
2. Kirk Gibbs      273
3. Cody Mackie     271
4. Ryan Marmont     265
5. Ford Dale      226
6.Lawson Bopping (Suzuki RM-Z250)  219
7. Luke Styke      219
8. Michael Phillips     181
9. Kade Mosig (Suzuki RM-Z250)  177
10.Luke George     161