Justin Brayton, Gavin Faith Win Australian Supercross Opener

September 18, 2016, 9:45am

Justin Brayton won the opening round of the Australian Supercross Championship last night at Jimboomba X Stadium in his debut with the Honda Genuine Racing team.

The former BTOSports.com-WPS-KTM rider was pressured by Australian Motocross Champion Dean Ferris, but held on for a 3.6 second win. Dan Reardon finished third.

In his Australian Supercross debut, Will Hahn finished fifth. Adam Enticknap, also of the Honda Genuine Racing team, finished tenth.

In SX2, two-time Australian Supercross Champion Gavin Faith won the opening round by 2.1 seconds over Australian Hayden Mellross. Wade Hunter rounded out the podium.

American Jimmy Decotis, who won the SX2 championship last year, finished seventh.

SX1 Overall

1. Justin Brayton
2. Dean Ferris
3. Dan Reardon
4. Todd Waters
5. Wil Hahn
6. Kade Mosig
7. Luke Wilson
8. Jay Marmont
9. Jay Wilson
10. Adam Enticknap
11. Joel Newton
12. Barry Surawski
13. Boyd Hocking

DNF
Jesse Dobson
Kyle Peters
Lawson Bopping
Nathan Crawford
Jonathon Krusic
Nicholas Bressan

SX2 Overall

1. Gavin Faith
2. Hayden Mellross
3. Wade Hunter
4. Jackson Richardson
5. Geran Stapleton
6. Josh Cachia
7. Jimmy Decotis
8. Lewis Woods
9. Jordan Hill
10. Joel Wightman
11. Aaron Tanti
12. Wade Kirkland
13. Connor Tierney
14. Tomas Ravenhorst
15. Dylan Wills
16. Mitch Evans

DNF
Keiron Hall
Kyle Webster
Jesse Madden
Jayden Rykers

Social Status from the Opening Round

So stoked to get the win tonight!! Thank you to everyone involved who has helped make this happen. Been a lot of work the last couple weeks but this makes it well worth it. Back to the states tomorrow to see my girls and start preparing for round 2. @duffe38 @hondamxteam @hondaracingcorporation @honda_mc @flyracingusa @sidimotousa @shoeihelmetsusa @yarrivek @pirellimx #showa @adidas @rideshimano @iamspecialized

A photo posted by Justin Brayton (@justinbrayton) on Sep 17, 2016 at 8:12am PDT

5th place last night at @jimboombaxstadium , good racing for sure got some stuff to work on these next few weeks to be where I want to be. || @jeremyhammer226

A photo posted by Wil Hahn (@wilhahn_) on Sep 17, 2016 at 6:56pm PDT

Awesome night at round one getting the W! @hondamxteam @penriteoil @buddybrooks655 @yarrivek @dan.k150

A photo posted by Gavin Faith (@gavinfaith) on Sep 17, 2016 at 4:58pm PDT

Not bad for a Motocrosser #supercross @cdr_yamaha @scottmotosports @bluedolphin.yamba @foxheadaustralia @alpinestarsaus @joshcoppins @yamahamotoraus

A photo posted by Dean Ferris (@ferriswheel111) on Sep 17, 2016 at 2:36pm PDT

We did what we set out to do last night, we executed our plan, im pumped with 3rd knowing this round was going to be tough. Now 4 solid weeks riding this noble steed, getting ready for Rnd 2 @foremostmedia

A photo posted by DAN REARDON (@danreardon122) on Sep 17, 2016 at 3:24pm PDT

The crowd at @jimboombaxstadium was Unreal! I love popping them Champagne bottles @azshot234 with the killer shot after the race!! @dphmotorsport @yamahamotoraus @thormx_aus @gas_imports_aus_nz @spymx_au @akrapovic_official @maxima_aus @ridedunlop @cycra @ficeda_acc @unifilteraustralia @thecollectivefamily @sptools @krooztune @topline27 @etsracingfuelsaustralia @matrixconcepts_aus @dedicatedrideco @marty_d23

A photo posted by Hayden Mellross (@haydenmellross) on Sep 18, 2016 at 2:47am PDT

I may not have had the best night but I'm hoping I made @deegan_mckenzie_882 night! I sure didn't win the race but I won a personal battle and remained positive through adversity, That's a win in my book. Thank you @yarrivek @spmx1 @bensterling_600 you guys went above and beyond for me and I appreciate your selflessness and hard work. Cheers to a good week ahead. #newbeginnings

A photo posted by Jimmy Decotis (@jimmydecotis) on Sep 18, 2016 at 12:13am PDT

Solid start to the season last night happy to come away with a 4th big thank you to whole @sercoyamaha crew for getting me dialled in this week and also to my good mate @peter_macalpine for wrenching for me this season looking forward to the next couple weeks @motoonline

A photo posted by Jackson Richardson (@jatzricho) on Sep 17, 2016 at 7:06pm PDT

Main image: Jeremy Hammer (Foremost Media)