Sacha Coenen took the lead from Cole Davies at the halfway point of Moto 2 of the Southwick National to sweep the weekend and earn the overall victory.
Davies got the best start with Levi Kitchen on his back tire, but Coenen was close to the two title contenders.
Coenen got the lead from Kitchen on Lap 1. That battle cost him three seconds to the leader, but Coenen could afford to be patient after winning the first moto by more than 30 seconds.
MORE: Sacha Coenen wins Southwick Moto 1
He could afford to be patient, but he didn’t have the ability. He ran into the back of Davies on Lap 4 and almost crashed. Coenen lost three seconds with the incident. This time, he settled into a flow before running down Davies at the midpoint.
Coenen made it difficult on himself with three minutes remaining with a hard crash. He had a 14-second lead over Davies at the moment and was able to remount without losing the lead.
Coenen favored his right shoulder after crossing the finish line. He skipped the podium interview to receive medical attention.
Davies had a sizeable advantage over his points’ rival Kitchen and he also found a comfortable pace. Davies finished second in the moto, but was relegated to third overall after finishing seventh in the first race.
Kayden Minear would eventually get around Kitchen for third and robbed the contender of valuable points. Minear finished fourth overall with a 6-3.
The top three riders were all international riders. Coenen hails from Belgium, Davies from New Zealand, and Minear from Australia.
Kitchen finished fourth, which combined with a second-place finish in Moto 1 to place him second overall.
Julien Beaumer rounded out the top five in the moto and finished fifth overall with his 4-5.
Ryder DiFrancesco crashed on Lap 2. He finished a lap off the pace in 24th and failed to earn any points. With his third-place in the first moto, DiFrancesco was scored 12th overall.
