MELLROSS AND GASGAS RACING TEAM RISE INTO TOP-FIVE AT WODONGA PROMX

A first top-five result of the season marked a sign of progression for GASGAS Racing Team racer Hayden Mellross in the third round of the 2022 ProMX Championship at Wodonga today.

In the premier MX1 class, Mellross and the GASGAS MC 450F displayed his pace early with the sixth-fastest time in the Top 10 Shootout, setting him up for a strong outing ahead.

Despite an average start in the first of three mixed-format races, Mellross proved he’s a worthy front-runner with an inspired blast through the pack, picking off rivals early as he worked his way from just inside the top 10 to finish fourth.

Mellross then went down in the first turn of the opening back-to-back moto. He remounted and clawed his way back to 14th in the short race, before putting on a much-improved showing in the final encounter, matching the pace of the leaders as he flew to an impressive fifth-place result and P5 overall.

Hayden Mellross: “There were plenty of positives to take from the day and it’s reassuring to know we’re heading in the right direction. I felt I rode really well in both the first and third races, but unfortunately I twisted my 'bars when I went down off the start of the back-to-back races, which made those two races challenging. Despite that, I felt I rode the best I’ve ridden all year in that last moto and was I matching lap-times with the leaders. We’ve got a slightly longer break between rounds now, so we’ll put our heads down and continue improving and bring some more confidence into Gillman.”