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26 October, 2024
Chislett rides to title double
TEENAGE Pyramid Hill motocross rider Judd Chislett has won two titles in his first year competing in the Victorian Senior motocross titles. The 16-year-old dominated all four rounds of the Senior Victorian Titles (C Grade) held at Portland...
TEENAGE Pyramid Hill motocross rider Judd Chislett has won two titles in his first year competing in the Victorian Senior motocross titles.
The 16-year-old dominated all four rounds of the Senior Victorian Titles (C Grade) held at Portland, Shepparton, Albury and Blue Rock near Moe.
Despite facing challenging conditions, including gale-force winds that tested the mettle of even the most seasoned riders, Chislett prevailed.
In addition to his success at the Victorian titles, Chislett also won the last two rounds of the Northern Regional Series.
Going into the weekend he was 15 points down on first place in the eight-round championship, having missed the first round because of a shoulder injury.
He needed maximum points to tie for first place.
“Saturday was all right, but could have been better effort-wise,” Chislett said.
“I didn’t make pass attempts happen when I should have. But plenty of positives otherwise – first in class and second in all grades.”
Despite a poor start in Sunday’s first race, he quickly made his way to the front, so the championship came down to the last race.
“As my luck would have it, the guy I was chasing in points got a great start and was gone from sight out front,” Chislett said.
“I gave it my all and sprinted hard and started reeling in first. A couple of laps to go, I had an aggressive pass, and grabbed the lead.
“I seriously didn’t think I’d be able to catch up and make moves as fast as I did.”
Chislett finished with the overall in MX2, which he hadn’t achieved all year, and went undefeated in his grade.
With his sights set on higher grades and more titles, the future looks bright for this local star.