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MX2 World Championship bound Wilson Todd will likely be sidelined for the remainder of the season after suffering injuries at Port Adelaide’s stop of the Australian Supercross Championship, according to the DPH Motorsport Husqvarna team.

The two-time Australian MX2 champion was hospitalised last weekend after crashing heavily in the opening stages of the main event, where he was thought to have suffered a pelvic injury.

Scans later determined that the Queenslander sustained a fracture his T5 vertebrae, while also experiencing significant soreness in his pelvis and hips.

“Unfortunately, it was another tough weekend,” said team manager Boyd Hocking. “I’m devastated for Wilson, after coming third in his heat, and running second in the final until a small mistake in the rhythm section and crashed very heavily, sustaining injuries to his pelvis and fracturing bones in his back.

“Luckily, I can confirm that doctors have had Wilson up and walking, but at this stage, I wouldn’t expect to see him back before the end of the season.”

The 21-year-old indicated in August that he has signed a deal to contest the 2020 MX2 World Championship.

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Plans for the MXGP World Championship to visit Australia are still a work in progress following speculation earlier this year, despite the country missing out on a spot on the 2020 calendar.

The official 2020 MXGP schedule was released last week, although Australia was evidently absent from the 20-event calendar after it was revealed in March that Dirt High Promotions’ Willie Thompson, promoter of the Manjimup 15,000, was working on bringing the world championship to Western Australia next season.

While unable to make an official comment on the state of an Australian grand prix when contacted by MotoOnline.com.au, Thompson did indicate he’s continuing to pursue the endeavour, with the goal now deferred to 2021.

It’s understood hosting a round of the MXGP requires significant funding that could only feasibly be provided by the government, which is currently proving to be a major hurdle for the parties involved. The WA government has previously supported global motorsport events, including both the World Rally Championship and Red Bull Air Race – both of which are no longer held in the state.

The MXGP World Championship will travel all across Europe in 2020, along with visiting Argentina, Indonesia, China and Turkey.

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Defending SX2 champion Jay Wilson believes lifting his intensity in the coming rounds will lead to a season-first main event victory in the Australian Supercross Championship.

The Yamalube Yamaha Racing ace has recorded a 5-4 scorecard across the opening two rounds, the number one plate holder admittedly taking too long to bring his race intensity into the night show.

Wilson, who’ll line-up in the opening rounds of the 2020 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship, finished third in his heat at Port Adelaide on Saturday before charging to fourth in the 15-lap main.

“Looking back, I just took too long to find my intensity in the afternoon sessions,” said Wilson. “I need to find my race pace quicker, get the combos worked out faster and get up to race pace in the first session on the track.

“I wasn’t far off by the main in terms of lap-times, but if my day started there, then I would give myself a much better chance at winning a final. When five or six riders are on the same second, then every bit counts.

“We have a couple of weeks off before round three and just pure intensity is what I will work on in the break. I feel a round win isn’t far away and we are still right in the hunt for the championship.”

Wilson remains in the hunt to successfully defend his SX2 crown, sitting eight points shy of the class leader in fifth position.

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New Zealand’s Cody Cooper will return to supercross racing at the 2019 Monster Energy S-X Open Auckland, marking the opening round of the S-X Open International FIM Oceania Supercross Championship and round four of the Australian Supercross Championship.

Cooper, a seven-time premier class champion in New Zealand motocross, has made a number of privateer stints in the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship over recent years, however his last full supercross campaign was in the 2017 New Zealand supercross series.

“Going last year, I got to see first hand how good of an event it is for supercross and motocross in New Zealand, so when I was asked this year I just had to be a part of it,” Cooper explained.

“To be racing supercross in front of 20,000 plus New Zealanders, yelling and screaming inside a stadium like Mt Smart, it’s going to be nuts, and to be given the opportunity to ride an event like this against the world’s best, you just have to take it while you still can.

“It would be awesome to get a result in New Zealand, I always seem to ride better when I’m at home, I have better peace of mind, I dig deep, but I know it’s not going to be easy with the level of competition that is competing this year.

“There are a lot of good riders coming, with a lot more experience, but I like being the dark horse so I’ll watch what they are doing, learn from them early, and then hopefully get in a good flow and be able to make something of it at the end.”

The S-X Open Auckland, scheduled for 16 November, is set to boast an international line-up consisting of Jason Anderson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing), Chad Reed (Honda), Joey Savatgy, and three-time Australian supercross champion Justin Brayton (Penrite Honda Racing).

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Regan Duffy says he tagged onto the back of Chris Blose (Penrite Honda Racing) during his maiden main event at Port Adelaide’s second round of the Australian Supercross Championship, allowing him to learn from the experienced American.

Duffy rode strongly in just his second-ever round of supercross, finishing fourth in his heat to transfer directly to the main for the first time, putting on an excellent display of riding in the 15-lap outing before crossing the line in P6.

The Raceline KTM Thor rider entered the series with minimal time on a supercross track, having been called in to represent Australia at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN) last month in the Netherlands.

“I’m really happy with sixth place tonight,” said Duffy. “After getting boxed out in the first turn I put my head down and kept charging.

“When Chris Blose came by me I used it as an opportunity to learn from him and we worked our way to the front of the field. I’m enjoying the process of learning supercross, I’ll be going home now to work on a few things and can’t wait for round three at Wollongong in a few weeks’ time.”

The Western Australian is ranked 11th in the championship standings as the series heads to Wollongong in New South Wales on 9 November.