Wilson MX press release:

Wilson MX Honda Racing have left Raymond Terrace hopeful, after a challenging round six of the MX Nationals over the weekend.

Before racing had even started, MX2 rider Geran Stapleton was an uncertainty to line up for racing. After only checking out of hospital on Friday night due to severe tonsillitis, Stapleton awoke on race day determined to make the most of his situation. After RaceSafe cleared Stapleton to ride, the determined young Victorian took the hole shot in moto one, before crashing on lap one and was forced to finish in 12th position.

After getting some much needed rest in between motos, Stapleton then went out for moto two, looking to salvage points and simply survive. After a poor start, the Honda mounted youngster, rode around to finish in ninth, handing him 11th overall for the round.

For Stapleton’s team mate Wilson, the Raymond Terrace circuit proved to be somewhat challenging. After a great start in moto one, Wilson found it difficult to gel with the conditions and eventually finished in 17th position.

In moto two, Wilson was determined to redeem himself. After getting another great start, Wilson looked to be much more comfortable with the conditions, however a rear break failure forced him to drop back to 20th position, handing him 19th overall for the round.

Geran Stapleton MX2 – 11th Overall – (12th, 9th)

“It was one of the toughest weekends racing I’ve ever had really,” he said. “I don’t know how I did it, but I managed to holeshot in moto one, but I just made a silly mistake and went down on lap one, but managed to get back to 12th.

“In race two, I just didn’t get a very good start, and I really just wanted to survive the race. I just rode around really and ended up in ninth. “After coming back from America, I really wanted to see what I had, but I’m just glad I got through, and I’m looking forward to the next round.”

Luke Wilson MX2 – 19th Overall – (17th, 20th)

“In moto one, it didn’t really go my way – no excuses, I just didn’t feel comfortable and it was hard to put it all together,” he said. “In moto two I got a good start and I was feeling really comfortable, and I was sitting in about tenth, and managed to get into ninth, but my rear breaks failed and I dropped right back.

“I am just taking the positives from the weekend – I know I can do it, so I’m just going to keep moving forward. “The Honda handled the circuit perfectly, the break failure was just unlucky, so fingers crossed things go my way a bit more at the next round.”

Neale Wilson Team Manager:

“Geran did exceptionally well considering in the morning we had to get him cleared by Racesafe,” he said. “He qualified in sixth and then managed to finish inside the top ten, so I’m more than happy with him, given that we were only expecting a top 20 really, given how sick he was. He showed a lot of determination.

“Luke went well in practice – he had a slight issue with the bike that we couldn’t really put our finger on, and in the first moto that seemed to effect him a bit. “In moto two though he came out swinging, and was sitting in about ninth when his breaks failed and he had to drop back. “Despite the results not showing on paper, we actually had a really productive weekend and took a lot of positives out of the round, so now we’ll just keep charging forward to the next round.”

The Wilson MX Race Team will now head to Shepparton on July 19 for Round 7 of the MX Nationals. To stay updated with all team progress, ‘like’ Wilson MX on Facebook, follow their Instagram via Wilson_Mx, or on Twitter via Wilson_Mx.

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