Swindon Robins' Morris Clinches Second Round Aus Championship Win

Swindon Robins' Australian rider Nick Morris has scooped a second round national Championship victory in Victoria today, exhibiting strong form before the start of the domestic campaign.

Morris, part of a highly concentrated Aussie line up in the Robins' ranks for 2016, won the A-final in Undera to increase his chances of lifting the overall Australian Championship title.

Gaining attention after winning the second heat of the meeting, Morris then finished runner up in heat six, to the outright first round winner Sam Masters.

He then went on to secure a win in the 16th race of the evening, beating off the challenge of competition of Rohan Tungate.

Morris' second round exploits have earned the Robins man 16 points, putting him in joint fifth place in the standings with Mason Campton, both collectively on 25 points.

Taking to Twitter following his triumphs in Undera, Morris expressed his joy of getting the victory under his belt.

Stoked to get the win in undera tonight! Back in the game with 2 rounds to go ??????

— Nick Morris (@morra2012) January 6, 2016

Elsewhere, Morris' fellow Australian Swindon Robins team mates did not fare quite as positively. 

Both Justin Sedgmen and Josh Grajczonek were forced to withdraw from the meeting after falls.

A collision in heat four with fellow rider Kieran Sproule saw Grajczonek leave the circuit via an ambulance, with the extent of his injuries still unknown.

Likewise, Sedgmen also saw his event cut short following a spill in heat eight. Although uninjured, the fall comes as a frustrating blow to Sedgmen, who had begun the Championship brightly by winning the opening ride of the meeting in heat three.

The Australian Championship continues on Friday in Gillman, Adelaide, before concluding in Mildura on Saturday.