Hunter Lawrence was riding like a man possessed at the MXGP of Italy and made short work of Yamaha rider Anthony Rodriguez after a mistake by the Venezuelan.
Luke Clout will replace SX2 rider Jimmy Decotis on the Honda Genuine Racing Team for the remaining rounds of the Australian Supercross Championship.
The MX2 class saw Honda 114 Motorsports' Mitch Evans continue his on-form results, battling his way through the pack in both races to secure fourth overall at the MXGP of France.
We can only dream of holding an event like this in Australia but at least we have beach racing!