Suzuki Australia press release:

It was an up and down day for Wilson’s Coolair Motul Factory Suzuki at round one of the 2016 Motul MX Nationals in Horsham today, with both Todd Waters and Luke Wilson each facing individual challenges throughout the season opener.

With the newly formed race team heading to round one with Waters a clear favourite in the talent packed MX1 class, the Queenslander who has returned from Europe after racing the MXGP for two years, only narrowly missed out on a podium in Horsham due to a flat tyre in the first moto of the day.

Waters who took out an impressive second position in GoPro Superpole, was in the box seat for an impressive result in race one, however a flat tyre in the closing stages of the moto forced Waters to nurse his Suzuki machine to the end of the race, eventually crossing the line in ninth position.

Moto one for Wilson was one to forget. After getting to a reasonable start, Wilson went down during the early stages of the race, hitting his head and forcing him to DNF, which was a disappointing start to his 2016 MX Nationals campaign.

In race two, Waters aimed to leave Horsham on a high, and thankfully the second race of the day handed Waters and the Factory Suzuki team with third position, putting Waters in fifth overall for the round when the points were tallied.

For Wilson, moto two was nothing more than circulating for points. After being attended to by the Racesafe medical crew during the lunch break, Wilson just managed to take to the line for race two, eventually wrapping up the final moto in a hard fought 19th position.

Todd Waters – Thor MX1 – (9th, 3rd) 5th Overall

“Horsham was a bit of a difficult track for me – it was super hard pack, and I’m not known for that – but you know we came from bad starts and got in to third both races so overall it wasn’t too bad,” he said.

“I’m a bit bummed about the first race, if I hadn’t have got the flat tyre I would have been on the box today, but worse things have happened and we’ve got something to build from.

“I’m usually known for my consistency, so it was good to get second in Superpole and all in all it was shaping up to be a nice day, but you can’t help something like a flat tyre and we’re still pretty happy.

“I had a lot of fun being back at the MX Nationals, and there’s at least five really fast guys out there that are going to battle for race wins throughout the year. I’m happy with the bike and the team, so it will be exciting to see how it all plays out at the next round.”

Luke Wilson – Thor MX1 Class – (DNF, 19th) 25th Overall

“I didn’t really get the chance to get a feel for where I’m at today, I went down in the second or third lap in moto one. I had quite a big one,” he said.

“I ended up coming in to Racesafe and for the rest of the day I really wasn’t that clear headed. I went out for the second race because I really just wanted to finish one race for the day, but I had no speed and just did what I could.

“I’m pretty much going to treat Appin (Round 2) as the first round. Obviously this isn’t the result we wanted, so now I’m just going to focus on turning things around at round two.”

Wilson’s Coolair Motul Factory Suzuki, will now begin preparations for round two of the 2016 Motul MX Nationals being held at Appin in New South Wales on Sunday April 17.

To follow Wilson’s Coolair Motul Factory Suzuki’s progress this year, like ‘Wilson MX’ on facebook or follow @wilsonscoolairmotulsuzuki on Instagram.

For further information on round one of the MX Nationals, head to www.mxnationals.com.au