Features 24 Aug 2015

Breakdown: 2015 MX Nationals Rd9 Toowoomba

The vitals from round nine of the Australian Motocross Championship.

MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Sunday at Toowoomba’s ninth round of the 2015 MX Nationals in Queensland.

MX1

Image: Jeff Crow.

Image: Jeff Crow.

Super Pole: Dylan Long 1m50.871s

Moto one results:
1. Kade Mosig
2. Ben Townley
3. Daniel Reardon
4. Adam Monea
5. Kirk Gibbs
6. Luke Styke
7. Dylan Long
8. Cody Cooper
9. Egan Mastin
10. Kale Makeham
11. Lawson Bopping
12. Ross Beaton
13. Hamish Harwood
14. Aaron Tanti
15. Daniel McEntee
16. Mathew McEntee
17. Daniel Banks
18. Oliver James
19. Scott Green

Race time: 32m15.287s
Margin of victory: 0.332s
Laps completed: 17
Fastest lap: Ben Townley 1m52.735s

Moto two results:
1. Kade Mosig
2. Adam Monea
3. Kirk Gibbs
4. Luke Styke
5. Ben Townley
6. Dylan Long
7. Cody Cooper
8. Daniel Reardon
9. Lawson Bopping
10. Egan Mastin
11. Kale Makeham
12. Daniel McEntee
13. Hamish Harwood
14. Aaron Tanti
15. Ross Beaton
16. Daniel Banks
17. Mathew McEntee
18. Oliver James
19. Scott Green

Race time: 32m41.374s
Margin of victory: 13.600s
Laps completed: 17
Fastest lap: Kade Mosig 1m53.911s

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

Verdict:
It was a case of blink and you’ll miss the action at Toowoomba across all classes. Mosig was dominant on paper, deservedly so, but if you managed to catch the action then you’ll know it was entertainment galore. The down-to-the wire battle between Kade and Townley in moto one was a nail-biter, on a track that the part-time Kiwi went on to label a “real motocross” track at its technical best. In moto two we saw the likes of Townley, Super Pole winner Long, Monea and Mosig lead at times, much to the delight of the crowd in the stadium-like layout of the venue, however again Mosig managed to cross the finish at the front when it counted. Mosig, Monea and Townley were the ones on the podium when all was said and done, while Reardon and Gibbs almost flew beneath the radar with their moto rostrums. Gibbs wasn’t able to wrap it up on Sunday, and while he likely will in race one at Coolum, the fight for the runner-up and third will provide much excitement in itself.

MX2

Image: Jeff Crow.

Image: Jeff Crow.

Pole position: Jay Wilson 1m56.385s

Moto one results:
1. Takeshi Katsuya
2. Caleb Ward
3. Jay Wilson
4. Wade Hunter
5. Dylan Wills
6. Luke Clout
7. Jack Simpson
8. Jed Beaton
9. Nathan Crawford
10. Geran Stapleton
11. Joel Wightman
12. Alex Morris
13. Dean Porter
14. Tomas Ravenhorst
15. Richie Evans
16. Kurt Gow
17. Kyle Webster
18. Riley Graham
19. Luke Wilson
20. Boyd Hocking

Race time: 33m22.358s
Margin of victory: 2.432s
Laps completed: 17
Fastest lap: Caleb Ward 1m56.291s

Moto two results:
1 Jay Wilson
2 Caleb Ward
3 Takeshi Katsuya
4 Dylan Wills
5 Nathan Crawford
6 Jed Beaton
7 Dean Porter
8 Richie Evans
9 Luke Clout
10 Wade Hunter
11 Jack Simpson
12 Ricky Latimer
13 Joel Wightman
14 Tomas Ravenhorst
15 Luke Wilson
16 Kurt Gow
17 Riley Graham
18 Jake Lowe
19 Boyd Hocking
20 Mitch Norris

Race time: 23m36.686s
Margin of victory: 1.916s
Laps completed: 12
Fastest lap: Jay Wilson 1m55.958s

MX2 overall results:
1. Jay Wilson 65
2. Takeshi Katsuya 65
3. Caleb Ward 64
4. Dylan Wills 54
5. Wade Hunter 49
6. Nathan Crawford 48
7. Jed Beaton 48
8. Luke Clout 47
9. Jack Simpson 44
10. Dean Porter 42
11. Richie Evans 39
12. Joel Wightman 38
13. Tomas Ravenhorst 34
14. Geran Stapleton 31
15. Kurt Gow 30
16. Luke Wilson 28
17. Riley Graham 27
18. Boyd Hocking 23
19. Jake Lowe 22
20. Ricky Latimer 19

MX2 championship standings:
1. Jay Wilson 530
2. Luke Clout 509
3. Takeshi Katsuya 500
4. Jed Beaton 443
5. Caleb Ward 417
6. Wade Hunter 411
7. Nathan Crawford 394
8. Dylan Wills 388
9. Geran Stapleton 355
10 Jack Simpson 330
11 Luke Arbon 327
12. Joel Wightman 314
13. Riley Graham 291
14. Dean Porter 239
15. Hamish Harwood 225
16. Kyle Webster 206
17. Tomas Ravenhorst 201
18. Alex Morris 199
19. Luke Wilson 193
20. Kurt Gow 159

Verdict:
It’s hard to believe that Toowoomba was Wilson’s first-career MX2 overall win, which couldn’t have come at a better possible time. Wilson entered the round with a three-point advantage and left 21 ahead of defending champion Clout, who was hampered by bike troubles all day at round nine. After copping some flack as Team Australia’s MXoN MX2 representative, Wilson was on a mission at Toowoomba regardless of Clout’s troubles, proving a point that he has that red plate for a reason. The racing was incredible yesterday, with many riders taking their turn on top during the motos, both on four-strokes and two-strokes. Katsuya’s moto one win against the kids was masterful in itself, while Ward literally enjoyed finishing third overall after a tough weekend at Nowra. Wills was also impressive again, as was Crawford, Beaton and more, indicating that this year’s MX2 class has a fantastic mixture of depth throughout the field.

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