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This weekend’s second round of the 2019 Australian Supercross Championship in Port Adelaide is set to deliver the largest circuit on the calendar, which comes one week after the series took on its smallest track inside Brisbane Entertainment Centre.

Over 8000 tonnes of dirt has been brought in to shape the American-style layout, which will boast five lanes of rhythm sections and obstacles. In comparison, the AUS-X Open Melbourne, to be staged inside Marvel Stadium, is stated to be bringing in 6000 tonnes of dirt, machinery and equipment.

The South Australian stop, operated by Troy Bayliss Events (TBE), will see a traditional main event format rolled out for the first time this season.

“It’s easily the biggest, for sure,” TBE co-owner Mark Peterson told MotoOnline.com.au. “We’ve only just stopped dropping dirt over the last four days, and it’s between 8000-8500 tonnes of dirt.

“There’s a start straight, three rhythm lanes in a row with 180-degree turns, a triple, the finish line jump, another rhythm lane, and a full set of whoops into a wall. It’s huge – it’s massive.

“It’s really going to bring out the abilities of all riders on a large track. A lot of people have been critical on the small track from last week, although we didn’t have the elements of the rain and all that.

“This weekend is the opposite – it’s easily the biggest track of the year. We have the luxury of having 8000-plus tonnes of dirt here, which we can’t get into the other stadiums in the time provided. We’re taking that on board and going as big as we possibly can.”

Tomorrow action kicks off with the pit party at 4pm, followed by qualifying at 5:30pm and the night show from 7pm. Tickets will be available at the gate.

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CDR Yamaha Monster Energy team owner Craig Dack has expressed he’s ‘extremely satisfied’ with the progress of the updated 2020 YZ450F, which the squad debuted at Brisbane’s Australian Supercross Championship opener with a double podium.

The 2020 YZ450F has undergone a raft of changes for 2020, including more compact engine, redesigned frame with new flex characteristics, and host of other updates to deliver a lighter, more powerful and better handling experience.

According to Dack, the CDR-prepared YZ450Fs piloted by Dan Reardon and Luke Clout, who went 2-3 at Brisbane, have had ‘minimal work’ done to them.

“The series is also over relatively quickly with only five rounds, so getting off to a good start and being on your game right from the opening lap of round one was important,” Dack commented.

“It was also the first chance we had to test the 2020 YZ450F in race conditions and we are extremely satisfied with the performance of the new bike. With minimal work done to it, we were able to perform at a high level and both riders felt the bike was impressive.”

The Australian Supercross Championship heads to Port Adelaide in South Australia tomorrow night for round two of the series.

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A practice crash this week has sidelined Kyle Webster for Port Adelaide’s second stop of the 2019 Australian Supercross Championship.

The Penrite Pirelli CRF Honda Racing rider revealed he partially collapsed both lungs, and while confident he’ll return to riding as soon as a possible, a recovery time hasn’t been determined.

“Unfortunately I won’t be lining this weekend in Adelaide for round two of supercross,” Webster said in a statement. “I had a crash yesterday and have partially collapsed both lungs, thankfully it’s nothing to major and I’ll be back on the bike as soon as possible!”

The Western Australian finished 10th at Brisbane’s season-opener, which came after minimal preparation as he represented Team Australia at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN) last month, where he put on a glowing performance to be ranked seventh in the MX2 category.