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of the World Cup series was staged as an official test event for the 2012 Olympic Games but the marquee day was marred by rain. Racing eventually got underway after a three hour delay but instead of three runs in each heat the women's quarter finals and the men's first round motos were cut to one ride each with the top four progressing through.

"(It was) a really hard long day here with the weather and mentally draining but you really had to hold it together and I guess I did that fairly well," said the 20 year old from Bunbury. "I honestly thought we weren't racing today because it (the rain) came in that bad and my body started to shut down a lot but I knew....I had to keep it going."

Reynolds agrees her second place in yesterday's Superfinal time trial also helped her confidence today but a crash in practice wasn't part of the day's plan. "The conditions were crazy and it was a case of survival on the track," she said. "I pinned it my first one and got over the next one okay but the wind stopped me and turned me and it was straight to the ground but it was a light crash luckily so I just jumped back up and got ready for racing. (I told myself) I'm feeling good, riding well, have the track under control so not too much to worry about just getting the job done again," she explained. "I put it together and had some good laps. In the actual final my gate wasn't the greatest but I just played it smart I think and just kept my cool and kept in control," she said. "I had a nice first straight and got in the mix and held onto that number three. The two girls ahead of me they had a really good battle and they were fairly flying so it was just keep up with them and not let anyone past me."

Recently crowned junior world champion, Melinda McLeod, stepped into the elite ranks this week and qualified for her first Supercross main final finishing sixth.

In the men's final South Australian Sam Willoughby, who won yesterday's time trial and in all his rounds to the final led from start to finish, was marked as the man to beat but New Zealand's Marc Willers stole his thunder. Willers was first down the ramp until the crossover in the second straight where Willoughby and World Champion Joris Daudet (FRA) passed him on either side. But in the rhythm section Willers regained ground and on the final turn squeezed out Willoughby to snatch back the lead.

He won with Daudet second and Nicholas Long (USA) third while Willoughby crossed in sixth place.

"We're working well together, stepping stones on the way up, we're a young team and we're starting to get the experience under our belts now," said Reynolds. "Only a matter of time now and we're going to start seeing a lot more results. Team Australia's going really well."

About the London Olympic Games BMX Track
- Located at the northern end of Olympic Park in Stratford in east London, the new BMX Track is approximately 450m long and features an eight-metre high starting ramp, followed by a challenging series of jumps and tightly banked corners. For the first time the track features a 15 metre long tunnel in the second straight of the women's course and a box jump.

London 2012 Olympic Games - BMX
- The BMX Track will host both the men's and women's Olympic Games BMX in 2012 with a total of 48 riders competing for two gold medals.

The Australian BMX High Performance Squad for the London round of the UCI BMX Supercross is below for reference:

Elite Men
* Joshua CALLAN (Warburton VIC, 08.04.1991)
* Brian KIRKHAM (Clapham SA, 01.01.1986)
* Luke MADILL (Cranebrook NSW, 28.05.1980)
* Sam WILLOUGHBY (Trott Park SA, 15.08.1991)
* Khalen YOUNG (Kelmscott WA, 20.11.1984)

Elite Women
* Rachel BRACKEN (Mermaid Waters QLD, 30.06.1991)
* Caroline BUCHANAN (Kambah ACT, 24.10.1990)
* Lauren REYNOLDS (Bunbury, WA, 25.06.1991)
* Melinda McLEOD (Mackay, QLD, 12.02.1993)