Queensland based Aussie FMX champion Kain Saul has placed second in the first ever official New Zealand FMX National Championships.

The event “Red Bull FMX Battle” event, was part of “Raceweek” in the North Island town of Wanganui and is one of the country’s biggest motorsport weekends.

After qualifying, Saul had to go head to head against New Zealand local favorite Nick Franklin with each rider having a 120 second run to throw down their biggest tricks for the judges. Eventually it was Franklin who came out on top narrowly beating the aussie visitor for the win.

“i went out and completed a pretty spot on run with all my biggest tricks; I thought it would have  given me the win easily. I was a bit stunned.” Kain Saul said.

“Talking to the judges afterwards they said he got one extra jump in on his run; he rode the course a bit faster than I did.”

Despite missing out on the win, Saul was happy with his return to the competitive scene and excited for the up coming 2010 season.

“I’ve been working hard on a few new tricks, I’m confident that 2010 will be my best season yet.” Saul said.

Saul’s name has been in lights in recent weeks since becoming the first person in the world ever to land a backflip on a Harley Davidson. The Jump was televised world wide and was one of the most downloaded Australian clips on You Tube for many weeks. This incredible achievement placed the current Australasian FMX champion amongst the very best innovators in the sport of FMX.

RED BULL FMX BATTLE FINAL RESULTS
1st     Nick Franklin (NZ)
2nd    Kain Saul (AUS)
3rd     Steve Sommerfield (AUS)