World supercross champion James Stewart to race in Brisbane Super X
Stewart and Reed to go head to head in epic Supercross race down under
In a major coup for Super X and the sport of Supercross in Australia, Global Action Sports has announced that current world supercross Champion, James “Bubba” Stewart, will make the trip to Australia to take on his biggest rival and Australia’s dual world Champion, Chad Reed, at the final round of Super X in Brisbane on December 5.
The two supercross stars have only ever raced against each other in North America and will go head to head in Australia in what will be the biggest supercross race ever held outside of the USA.
23 year old Stewart from Haines City in Florida is commonly referred to as ‘the Tiger Woods of Supercross” and is already considered to be among the supercross greats.
In 2009 Stewart took back the American AMA Supercross Championship from Reed, in the closest series of all time with only four points overall separating the two. Stewart also won the championship in 2007 whilst Reed won in 2003 and 2008.
“I have a lot of respect for Chad (Reed) and our rivalry only makes us race better and is great for the sport. This year was the toughest I ever had to fight to win a championship, which made the victory even sweeter.
“When the opportunity came up to race in Super X in Australia I didn’t think twice. I have never been or raced there before and I am really looking forward to taking on Chad (Reed) in his country. It will be a great race and we will both be going for it,” said Stewart.
The Super X series finale in Brisbane will be the first time the rivals will race against each other since the final round of the AMA Championship in Las Vegas in May where Stewart reclaimed the world championship. It will also be the only time they will race before the 2010 AMA series so both riders will be chasing the confidence boost that would come from a win.
“It is a testament to the series that James (Stewart) will be competing in a race. He is riding at his best at the moment and had a great season in the USA. This will be my first chance to race against him in my bid to getting back the AMA Championship next year so we will both be giving it our all,” said Reed.
Tickets are on sale now. For more information and to purchase visit www.superx.com.au
Date Location Venue Final race format OPEN Final race format 250cc Oct 17 Aurora Stadium, Launceston Double Header Double Header Oct 24 Skilled Stadium, Quad Challenge Quad Challenge Oct 31 Burswood Dome, Round Robin Super Sprint Nov 7 Triple Challenge Triple Challenge Nov 14 Survival 15 lap final Nov 21 Quad Challenge 15 lap final Dec 5 QSAC stadium, Triple Challenge Triple Challenge
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