09.11.2026
Round 2 – Australian Supercross Championship
KTM Racing Team’s Dylan Walsh and Luke Clout delivered top-five results at Saturday’s coveted AUSX Open at Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium, with both riders earning valuable points towards their respective Australian Supercross Championship (AUSX) campaigns in Round 2 of the 2026 season.
Equipped with the KTM 250 SX-F, Walsh quickly found his rhythm around the expansive Geelong circuit, recording a 1:00.306s lap-time to qualify sixth overall in the SX2 division on one of the largest layouts in AUSX history.
After finishing fourth in his Heat Race, the 28-year-old launched out of the gates to claim the holeshot in the opening two Finals, converting the track position into 4-3 finishes. A solid fifth-place result in the third Final then secured fourth overall for the round.
Combined with his result in New Zealand, Walsh moves up to equal sixth in the SX2 standings, with a quick turnaround ahead of Round 3 in Perth on November 14.
Dylan Walsh: “It was a decent night for me in Geelong! I got two out of three holeshots and went 4-3-5 for fourth overall. The night was made a bit easier not being sick like I was last weekend, so I'll take that, and we'll move on to Perth.”
Entering the weekend under the weather, SX1 title contender Clout qualified seventh on board his KTM 450 SX-F before achieving a direct transfer to the night program with a fourth-place finish in his Heat Race.
Clout put in a valiant effort across the three Triple Crown Finals in a stacked premier-class field, opening with a fifth-place result before featuring at the front in Final 2 to claim an impressive P3 result. A minor tip-over in the third Final saw him finish 10th, recording fifth overall for the round.
As a result of his performance among an all-international field in Geelong, Clout sits third in the SX1 standings after two rounds of the Australian championship, with the upcoming visit to HBF Park representing a pivotal opportunity in his title challenge.
Luke Clout: “Geelong and the AUSX Open is wrapped up, and it was an okay round for me. We were fighting for a podium up until the last race, and yeah, I just unfortunately clipped another rider and went down. But I’ve been a little bit sick this week, which made today a tough day, for sure. I gritted my teeth, and then, yeah, in the last one, it all just kind of hit me. But hey, we got some decent points, still right in the championship, and we've got some things to work on before Perth. Two more rounds [to go] and six more races, so anything can happen. You’ve got to be in it to win it, and we’ll now look forward to Perth.”
KTM Racing Team’s Zac Watson was also in action aboard the KTM 450 SX-F, earning his place in the night program with a second-place finish in the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ). He delivered consistent results across the three Finals in Geelong, notching a 15-13-14 scorecard for 14th overall while maintaining 12th in the championship standings.
Zac Watson: “A bit of a tough night for me here in Geelong. I hurt my arm in the Heat Race, so I went through the LCQ, got into the main program, but it was more just a survival night for me. I got through the Finals pretty clean – it's just not the greatest result, but, yeah, we move on to Perth and hopefully have a better finish over there.”
Next Race: November 14 – Perth, Western Australia
Results SX1 Class – Geelong
1. Ken Roczen (Suzuki)
2. Christian Craig (Honda)
3. Jo Shimoda (Honda)
5. Luke Clout (KTM Racing Team)
14. Zac Watson (KTM Racing Team)
15. Liam Jackson (Husqvarna)
Standings SX1 Class after 2 of 4 rounds
1. Ken Roczen, 150 points
2. Christian Craig, 132
3. Luke Clout, 107
11. Liam Jackson, 49
12. Zac Watson, 45
Results SX2 Class – Geelong
1. Cole Davies (Yamaha)
2. Lux Turner (Yamaha)
3. Cameron McAdoo (Honda)
4. Dylan Walsh (KTM Racing Team)
Standings SX2 Class after 2 of 4 rounds
1. Cole Davies, 150 points
2. Cameron McAdoo, 124
3. Lux Turner, 100
7. Dylan Walsh, 85