Buchanan and Turner make it back-to-back wins in National Series. Round 4 of the BMX Australia National Series wrapped up today in Western Australia with the same riders from yesterday’s Round 3 backing up for the wins. The remarkable achievement was a first in this year’s series where there have now been 3 winners in the Elite Men’s class and 2 winners in each of the other classes. Racing was held over 3 races for the Elite Women with Buchanan all 3 today. “I wanted to be more consistent today and not drop that first lap like I did yesterday,” Buchanan said. “During the third round it got a little bit tight between Melinda McLeod and I coming down the first straight; just managed to get the edge and she didn’t jump the big step coming into the first turn and I managed to come out in first.” It was the same scenario for Bodi Turner where he stayed clear of trouble by staying ahead of the pack. “It was a good day again today, I had a lot of confidence coming into it from yesterday and just trusted myself,” Turner said after the win. “I’ve been working really hard on getting out of the gate first and down the straight. Today in the final I had one of the best gates I’ve ever had and from the first jump I knew I had the lead and just held onto it to the line.” Speaking on the differences from last year Turner described it as being one where he gained a lot more confidence. “2013 was a year of big experience, I got pushed around a bit but now coming into this year I’m pushing bars with some of the big boys. I don’t see them as guys I look up to, I see them as my competition and I’ve got to do what I’ve got to do to beat them. “I’m trying to get consistent results and prove myself so I can get onto the world stage,” Turner said. In the Junior Elite classes Max Cairns comfortably took the win on the track but the hot conditions didn’t suit him as he struggled in between the later races with keeping food down as he altered his diet to back up from yesterdays race. Cairns was never beaten all weekend winning every moto, semi-final and final across the 2 days of racing. “Being out at the front is something I aim for, you don’t get into any collisions. Out the front it’s just you and you can only blame yourself if something goes wrong, “ Cairns said. Harriet Burbidge-Smith on the other hand “walked the tightrope” as she entered the first corner in the Junior Elite Women’s final. “It wasn’t the ideal gate start and first straight but I knew all I had to do was stick to my lines,” Harriet said. “That’s the thing with BMX, sometimes those crazy lines payoff and there was no way I was going to back down.” Today’s wins from Harriet, Max, Caroline and Bodi have all put them to the top of the leaderboard of the National Series with just one round left. The final round of the competition takes an extra meaning as it becomes the Oceania Championship allowing riders from the Oceania region to compete against some of Australia’s best athletes. The Round 5 event will be held on Thursday May 1 in Shepparton during the 2014 BMX Australia National Championships. Challenge Series 17+ Women PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE 895 Wanneroo BMX Club WA Airlie GOODEN (AUS19950811) 1st 38.943 Challenge Series 17-24 Men PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE 589 Hills BMX Club WA Dylan HALL (AUS19920227) 1st 33.799 Challenge Series 30+ Masters PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE W3 Warrnambool Bmx Club VIC Luke PRETLOVE (AUS19830404) 1st 33.499 Champbikx 14 Girls PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE 22 Tuggeranong Bmx Club ACT Mikayla ROSE (AUS20000822) 1st 38.426 Champbikx 14 Boys PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE 66 South Eastern Bmx Club VIC Jaden RICE (AUS20000929) 1st 33.787 Champbikx 15 Girls PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE W3 Caboolture Bmx Club QLD Sara JONES (AUS19991112) 1st 35.562 Champbikx 15 Boys PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE 67 Cairns Bmx Club Inc QLD Joshua JAMES (AUS19990101) 1st 33.499 Champbikx 16 Girls PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE W8 Cairns Bmx Club Inc QLD Aislynn WEBER (AUS19980225) 1st 37.58 Champbikx 16 Boys PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE 117 Lmx Bicycle Supercross NSW Andrew HUGHES (AUS19980326) 1st 32.277 Probikx Women Junior PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE 374 Canberra Bmx Club ACT Harriet BURBIDGE-SMITH (AUS19960518) 1st 38.046 Probikx Men Junior PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE W6 Park Orchards Bmx Club VIC Max CAIRNS (AUS19960313) 1st 31.088 Probikx Women Elite PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE W1 Tuggeranong Bmx Club ACT Caroline BUCHANAN (AUS19901024) 1 Probikx Men Elite PLATE GROUP NAME PLACE 747 Eastfield Bmx Club VIC Bodi TURNER (AUS19940918) 1st 30.577 BMX Australia Social Media – get connected: Facebook | Twitter | BMXATV | YouTube | Instagram For further information please contact: Andrew Farrell BMX Australia Communiations Coordinator E: [email protected]
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:52:34 +0000
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