CDR Yamaha’s Kade Mosig has claimed a third MX Nationals MX1 overall victory of 2015 season at Toowoomba’s penultimate round this afternoon.

The first MX1 moto of the round went to Mosig, withstanding all kinds of pressure from Ben Townley (Penrite Honda) to take victory by 0.332s.

Townley led initially until Mosig took charge and, from there, Townley then raced in the wheel tracks of Mosig all the way to the chequers.

Almost 40 seconds behind the duo was Dan Reardon on the second of the CDR Yamahas in third, getting the better of Adam Monea (NPS Monster Energy Kawasaki) for position, while Kirk Gibbs (KTM Motocross Racing Team) crossed the line in fifth riding the 2016 450 SX-F.

Gibbs held out teammate Luke Styke in sixth, as Dylan Long (NPS Monster Energy Kawasaki) recovered from a bad start to seventh by race’s end. Eighth was Cody Cooper (Penrite Honda Racing), Egan Mastin a solid ninth with Team Motul Suzuki and teammate Kale Makeham 10th.

It was another thrilling MX1 moto as Townley led from the start, setting the early pace, before Monea then took his turn at the front and looked like a sure winner until a late mishap cost him the moto.

That enabled Mosig to take over at the front of the pack and claw his way to a second moto victory of the day, this time by near 14 seconds and sealing the overall in the process – his third of the season.

Gibbs snuck home for third in moto two, comfortably ahead of teammate Styke, while Townley recovered from an error of his own to cross the finish in fifth.

Sixth was Long in a consistent effort, while Cooper, Reardon, Bopping and Mastin filled the top 10 placings.

The overall belonged to Mosig and he managed to take control of second in the standings, from Monea and Townley.

Gibbs will enter Coolum’s final round next weekend with a 61-point advantage over Mosig, with Styke a further 10 points behind in third. Monea is also in the mix for the podium, just five points behind Styke now.

2015 MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship
Round nine – Toowoomba, QLD

MX1 overall results:
1. Kade Mosig 70
2. Adam Monea 60
3. Ben Townley 58
4. Kirk Gibbs 56
5. Luke Styke 53
6. Daniel Reardon 53
7. Dylan Long 49
8. Cody Cooper 47
9. Egan Mastin 43
10. Lawson Bopping 42
11. Kale Makeham 41
12. Hamish Harwood 36
13. Daniel McEntee 35
14. Ross Beaton 35
15. Aaron Tanti 34
16. Daniel Banks 29
17. Mathew McEntee 29
18. Oliver James 26
19. Scott Green 24

MX1 championship standings:
1. Kirk Gibbs 589
2. Kade Mosig 528
3. Luke Styke 518
4. Adam Monea 513
5. Lawson Bopping 471
6. Daniel Reardon 464
7. Dylan Long 444
8. Cody Cooper 405
9. Jesse Dobson 382
10. Kale Makeham 347
11. Aaron Tanti 289
12. Daniel Banks 264
13. Daniel McEntee 249
14. Ford Dale 214
15. Izak Maule 188
16. Darcy Jones 182
17. John Phillips 168
18. Daniel McCoy 167
19. Scott Green 154
20. Ross Beaton 149

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