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00:0050, Daniel, not until the outdoor motocross season gets underway.

00:04What do you think of that decision?

00:05Well, personally, I'm bummed because I wanted to see it.

00:08I'm excited about this kid's future, and I wanted to see what he did with all the legends this year.

00:12But he's following the traditional path that we've seen most recently.

00:16Riders like Chase Sexton and Jett Lawrence starting in the motocross portion

00:20because these kids grow up on motocross.

00:22They're more comfortable.

00:23Supercross is something that's more learned.

00:25And, yeah, he's going to give it one more go in the 250 before he moves up permanently.

00:28One thing I asked Brian, his father, I said,

00:31did you learn anything from your daughter Haley's try at NASCAR?

00:35And he said, yeah, not to rush things.

00:37And he said, so we don't need, he goes, he's only 19.

00:40There's no need to rush this.

00:41Let's make it perfect, and we'll get him off the 450 for the beginning of Supercross,

00:45and we'll get him back on the 450 in the summertime.

00:48All right, let's focus now on what he can do here in his final appearance in a Supercross format on a 450

00:55as we see where Roxen, Tomac are at, and Savace right there, and Jason Anderson.

01:02Man, this is a stacked, stacked deal.

01:04Yeah, so many champions.

01:06And what I like is that this is what I call the 30 club.

01:09These guys are all over 30, so they're continuing to be fast and strong,

01:13but their race craft has gotten better and better with age.

01:15So this is just a group of guys who refuse to move on, refuse to retire,

01:20and they're still elevating their game each and every, we saw in Vancouver,

01:23between Roxen and Tomac, they were as good as we've ever seen them.

01:27Tonight is going to be a big test for these boys as they take on, though,

01:30the 19-year-old, who now has nothing to worry about future-wise 450.

01:34It's just all about tonight.

01:35Yep, that's right.

01:38They call it Seabus Super Stadium here on the Gold Coast of Australia,

01:44and it is packed to the roof here.

01:48Not an open seat anywhere as we get ready to go.

01:52This is another eight-lap affair with 10 points on the line for the winner.

01:5620 seconds away from the start of this one.

02:00You see the 30-second board.

02:01She'll turn it sideways and exit the racetrack, which she's told to.

02:05By the official, and we'll be ready to go.

02:08So are you ready for SX-1 here at the Australian GP?

02:12Let's drop the gate!

02:23Aranda with a great start on the 20 goes wide,

02:26but Savace tries to come up the inside,

02:28and Joey is going to get the lead early on that number 17 quadlock Honda.

02:35Man, Aranda is right after him, and look at Eli Tomek,

02:39and coming with Tomek is Roxen,

02:41and also in the mix is the 28 of Christian Craig for the other quadlock Honda.

02:50Roxen with a bit of a bobble,

02:51and that's going to cost him at least three spots through there.

02:53Wow, I'll tell you what, the sound of 450s off that gate gives me absolute chills,

03:00and I can only imagine what Joey Savace felt in that first corner

03:03when he made the move to the lead, gets up front, backing up Super Bowl.

03:07What a feeling!

03:08Yeah, he's going to get a whole other feeling here, too,

03:10as he's getting hounded by Eli Tomek on that Red Bull KTM.

03:14Tomek, oh, it rocks him, tried to get to the inside on Craig,

03:18and it didn't work out, and you can see Craig look back over his shoulder at him

03:22as he squirts away.

03:23But this is Ken Roxen's M.O.

03:25He likes to attack early, make moves, so I like the aggression.

03:28He just wasn't able to make two of those moves work,

03:31but he better hurry, because if Tomek gets by Savace,

03:34he gets that open track, good luck in an eight-lap sprint.

03:37But like Joey, look at what he's doing here,

03:40playing great defense, leading the way.

03:41And look at Christian Craig as well.

03:44Craig on the other quadlock Honda

03:46is all over the backside of Tomek.

03:49So they've got him bookended for now.

03:50And here's Cooper Webb.

03:52Webb is up to sixth.

03:54And he's trying to close up on the backside of Roxen right now.

03:57Yeah, and he's opening that Roxen and a ran that Craig.

04:00Craig inside on Tomek.

04:01And Christian Craig makes a great move

04:04to put the quadlock racing Hondas one and two.

04:08Oh, and then he bobbles and hands it right back to Tomek and the KTM.

04:12You know what?

04:13Roxen now gets inside of the 20 of Aranda.

04:16And that'll move him up a spot.

04:17Give him four for now.

04:20I think the fans are loving this action early in this race.

04:23We've got battles all over the place.

04:26And if you're Christian Craig, do it again.

04:28I mean, that should be a confidence lifter

04:30to follow up with the way you rode in practice today.

04:33You passed Eli Tomek.

04:34He's sitting right there.

04:35Get him again, and you better hurry,

04:37because here comes Kenny.

04:38Yeah, well, Tomek's getting a little aggressive, too.

04:40Looks like he's tired of waiting.

04:41He fended off Craig.

04:44And now he's thinking, I better just get around this 17 and get going.

04:47And there it is.

04:48Tomek makes the move.

04:49And the Red Bull KTM goes into the lead.

04:52The thrill and the applause of the crowd here in Australia.

04:56Sobachi tries to attack back at the 17.

04:59Can't get it done.

04:59Inside he goes.

05:01Tomek cuts it up.

05:02Oh, and he almost T-bones Sobachi.

05:04And Roxen gets around Sobachi on the outside.

05:06Great racing action here at the Australian GP.

05:10Incredible.

05:11An incredible race craft.

05:12Sobachi looking inside on Roxen, but Kenny gets away.

05:15Kenny was so sneaky through all that.

05:17He made the move by Craig and Joey,

05:19and he's so good in those moments.

05:21And now we get it again.

05:22Vancouver 2.0.

05:24It's Tomek and Roxen.

05:25Let's go.

05:27Tomek trying to find his line, get his rhythm going.

05:30He knows Roxen's there.

05:32And Roxen ready to battle his old nemesis here.

05:36Here they fight a pair of world champions.

05:39Tomek, the reigning world champ.

05:42Roxen, a two-time world champion.

05:45And here they come through the whoops.

05:46Look how quick they two are.

05:47Oh, Roxen squares it up and can't get him at the finish line jump.

05:53Tomek goes inside.

05:55Roxen takes the highlight to the next corner.

05:58Roxen on the outside again.

05:59Can he get it done?

06:00Yes.

06:01Ken Roxen to the lead.

06:0315 years of this.

06:05These boys go back to their youth.

06:07They've been battling since the 250 days, even mini bike days.

06:10And here they are in their 30s, pushing the limit.

06:13And for this moment, Ken Roxen makes the move

06:16and gets the better of the number one of Eli Tomek.

06:19Great work, Kenny.

06:19And this is exactly why we have a sold-out stadium here on the Gold Coast.

06:23These Australian fans have been so anxious to see these top-level legends

06:28paddling it out just like they are here tonight.

06:31And these racers are delivering in the Australian GP.

06:35And think back to those mistakes.

06:36Oh, Roxen tapping into the tough blocks.

06:39He went so close to the edge of the track through the woods.

06:41Graup, a first lap mistake, a second lap mistake.

06:44He recovers, he regroups.

06:46And that race path comes into play.

06:47He gets Craig, gets Savace, nice and slick.

06:50And then one-on-one with the legend Tomek.

06:52This is an incredible moment and ride by Ken Roxen.

06:57Not only did he get around him, he's pulling away from him.

07:01The gap right now is a second and a half.

07:07What an answer for Vancouver.

07:09I mean...

07:10And this is almost done.

07:11We're already up to lap six here of the scheduled eight.

07:14And Roxen looking for ten points here.

07:18Just a perfect balance of aggression and craft

07:22and throttle control on a slick track.

07:25I mean, Kenny is at the top of his game right now

07:28as the battle heats up between them teammates.

07:30It ain't over with them.

07:32Tomek still getting through the top of the whoops

07:34as good as anybody ever has.

07:38And Craig and Savace.

07:40This is a bit of a blow, I gotta believe,

07:42to Joey Savace.

07:44Daniel, not only has he lost the leads and second,

07:47but he's lost third to his teammate.

07:50Yeah, tough go after winning the Super Bowl.

07:52Hey, Jason Anderson got smacked pretty good by Aranda there.

07:56Took him out in the corner before the finish line jumped.

07:58You're gonna see his name drop.

08:00Yeah, down to tenth now.

08:01But good ride by Christian Craig.

08:03He needs to build off of what he did in those early laps.

08:05Joey Savace, fast and super pull,

08:08but tough first race for him.

08:10And Cooper Webb.

08:11Oh!

08:11Up to fifth and closing.

08:12Big problems here.

08:14That was Savace.

08:15And guess what?

08:17Webb goes by.

08:18Savace with a huge problem.

08:21Webb gets around him,

08:22and Joey loses another spot.

08:24You don't often see teammate-on-teammate crime right there.

08:28For Christian Craig, he keeps it together, goes wide,

08:30looks back, Savace loses the spot.

08:33Wow, there might be some lurds back in the quad lock Honda truck

08:36after that one.

08:36That was pretty aggressive after that quad.

08:39And unfortunately, team owner Yariv Khonski not here tonight

08:43to keep things cool if it does get elevated passion-wise.

08:47Yeah, this is sprint race one.

08:49I mean, with what we're seeing so far,

08:51I think we're just getting started on the ninth.

08:52But this man is so impressive.

08:55And again, it's hard to lose a Supercross race

08:58and then bounce back the next weekend on a legend like Eli Tomek.

09:01But can he put his head down in that one?

09:03I mean, he was perfect from lap three on.

09:06And that's great recovery, too,

09:08because those two big mistakes could have cost him

09:09and shook him up a little bit.

09:10It did nothing of a source.

09:12On to the final lap here.

09:15Ken Roxxon out front and leading the points leader

09:18coming to the checkered flag.

09:21Ken Roxxon will win SX Race 1,

09:25SX 1 Race 1 here tonight at the Australian GP.

09:29For Ken, that is his 14th race win in his FIM World Supercross career.

2025 FIM World Supercross Round #3 | Australian GP - SX1 Race 1

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