The unbeaten start to the year for Jed Beaton has come to an end. Beaton had dominated the opening two rounds and round there started in similar fashion winning the Superpole event for the fastest lap and feeling comfortable on the sandy layout.
He then gated well in race one and was right at the pointy end of the field and sitting in second place behind leader, Dean Ferris, when he made a mistake and went down. The fall saw him drop to fourth and with half the race over, it wasn’t able to get his way back to the lead and had to settle for a third-place finish in the opening moto.
Race two and there wasn’t going to be a repeat. He stalked Kyle Webster on the opening laps, before charging down the inside of a turn, getting his YZ450F in front and the race was over as he powered away for a 15 second win and a solid rebound from the opening race mishap.
His 3-1 results meant he claimed second for the day but still holds a 12 point lead in the championship as we heads towards the half way mark of the series.
“It was another good weekend, just a shame I fell in the first race but that’s how it goes sometimes,” Beaton laments. “It was nice to get straight back on the horse and win the second moto and leave here in a good position in the championship.
“The bike worked great all day and the team never stop, so hats off to them and let’s keep things rolling at Toowoomba in a couple of weeks’ time.”
Aaron Tanti had a consistent day with 4-5 results across the two motos to finish fifth for the round. It was a mature performance from Tanti who hard to work hard for his results in both motos. Race one he charged through the first turn like it wasn’t there but still managed to recover quickly and get himself back into the top five in the early going.
Race two he recovered from an average start where he worked his way through the top 10 to take fifth.
His consistent day mirrors his season so far and he maintained his third place in the championship.
“I’m pretty happy with how things went. These softer tracks aren’t always my strength so it’s important that I ride well at rounds like Wonthaggi and Gillman to stay in contention in the championship. I didn’t have the pace of the front guys, but was hoping for a podium as that was my goal.
“We are now back on hard pack for a while, which is where I get my best results, so looking forward to the next few rounds,” Tanti offers.
Round four of the ProMX now moves to the rolling hills of Echo Valley in Toowoomba on May 24.
