Rutledge wins Women's, Brown crowned at Nowra
MX Nationals hosts round two of the Women's series.
Image: Jeff Crow.
The final round of the Yamaha Women’s Australian Motocross Championship was won by Meghan Rutledge at Nowra Motoplex, the title clinched by defending champion Maddy Brown.
With the return of Kawasaki Australia’s Rutledge at Nowra, results were set to be shaken up and with a championship on the line, every point proved to be critical.
In moto one, Rutledge proved that she is back in the game. After taking the first hole shot of the day, Rutledge schooled her competitors taking a huge race one win ahead of DPH Motorsport’s Brown who claimed second, while Yamaha mounted Tayla Jones took third.
In moto two, Brown launched off the start and secured the second holeshot of the day, however her lead was shortlived. Unable to hold off the force of Rutledge, Brown was relegated to second position.
When the chequered flag flew on race two, Rutledge scored her second race win for the day ahead of Brown in second, followed by Jones in third, seeing a complete repeat of race one results.
With two race wins, Rutledge took a clean-sweep and secured the round win at Nowra ahead of Brown, followed by Jones who completed the round overall in third.
However, with Rutledge out of the chase for the title due to missing the first round of the Women’s championship, second place for the round proved to be more than enough for DPH’s Brown to take her second-consecutive Australian title.
Yamaha’s Jones collected second in the championship, while fellow Yamaha-mounted rider Emelie Karlsson claimed third in the 2015 Yamaha Australian Women’s Motocross Championship.
2015 MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship
Round eight – Nowra, NSW
Women’s overall results:
1. Meghan Rutledge 70
2. Maddy Brown 64
3. Tayla Jones 60
4. Emelie Karlsson 56
5. Courtney Whyte-Dennis 51
6. Ashleigh McCormick 51
7. Josie Griffin 48
8. Tanah Airey 46
9. Jenna Lupo 44
10. Jennifer Hogan 41
11. Hannah Jobson 41
12. Samantha Beecroft 38
Women’s championship standings:
1. Mady Brown 129
2. Tayla Jones 122
3. Emelie Karlsson 109
4. Courtney Whyte-Dennis 105
5. Jenna Lup 76
6. Meghan Rutledge 70
7. Samantha Beecroft 68
8. Emma Milesevic 67
9. Ashleigh McCormick 51
10. Jozee Adamson 51
11. Josie Griffin 48
12. Tori Dare 47
13. Tanah Airey 46
14. Taylar Rampton 46
15. Alysha Goullet 43
16. Tamara Gray 43
17. Jennifer Hogan 41
18. Hannah Jobson 41
19. Morgan Wright 40
20. Sophie Coldicutt 39
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