MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Sunday at Nowra’s sixth round of the 2016 Motul MX Nationals season in New South Wales.

MX1

Super Pole: Dean Ferris 1m43.497s

Moto one results:
1. Matt Moss
2. Dean Ferris
3. Kade Mosig
4. Kirk Gibbs
5. Todd Waters
6. Jay Wilson
7. Jacob Wright
8. Dylan Long
9. Corey James
10. Craig Anderson
11. Kurt Gow
12. Izak Maule
13. Daniel Banks
14. Michael Menchi
15. Joel Green
16. James Alen
17. Kurt Wightman
18. William Angel
19. Rhys Hume

Race time: 30m30.984s
Margin of victory: 5.492s
Laps completed: 17
Fastest lap: Matt Moss 1m45.630s

Moto two results:
1. Dean Ferris
2. Matt Moss
3. Kirk Gibbs
4. Todd Waters
5. Dylan Long
6. Kade Mosig
7. Jacob Wright
8. Corey James
9. Craig Anderson
10. Kurt Gow
11. Izak Maule
12. Luke Wilson
13. Michael Menchi
14. James Alen
15. Kurt Wightman
16. Joel Green
17. Danile Banks
18. William Angel
19. Rhys Hume

Race time: 32m31.951s
Margin of victory: 0.480s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Dean Ferris 1m45.826s

MX1 overall results:
1. Dean Ferris 67
2. Matt Moss 67
3. Kirk Gibbs 58
4. Kade Mosig 55
5. Todd Waters 54
6. Dylan Long 49
7. Jacob Wright 48
8. Corey James 45
9. Craig Anderson 43
10. Kurt Gow 41
11. Izak Maule 39
12. Michael Menchi 35
13. James Alen 32
14. Daniel Banks 32
15. Joel Green 31
16. Kurt Wightman 30
17. Wiliam Angel 26
18. Jay Wilson 25
19. Rhys Hume 24
20. Luke Wilson 19

MX1 championship standings:
1. Kirk Gibbs 409
2. Dean Ferris 394
3. Todd Waters 388
4. Matt Moss 381
5. Kade Mosig 323
6. Dylan Long 309
7. Jay Wilson 246
8. Jacob Wright 241
9. Brett Metcalfe 225
10. Michael Menchi 223
11. Daniel Banks 210
12. Izak Maule 183
13. Daniel Reardon 171
14. Michael Mahon 171
15. Jesse Dobson 158
16. Luke Wilson 128
17. Kurt Wightman 128
18. James Alen 112
19. Jamie Law 110
20. Matthew Toth 108

Verdict:
National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Matt Moss will be ruing Nowra as ‘the one that got away’ after unforced errors in qualifying and the final moto ruined his chances of claiming his first round victory since Horsham. Moss was on a tear all weekend, claiming a comfortable victory in the first MX1 race, then got the better of CDR Yamaha’s round winner Dean Ferris after a 10-minute stoush in the second moto. Moss then pulled a small gap before hitting a rock and going down, handing the victory to Ferris in the process. Current red plate holder Kirk Gibbs (KTM Motocross Racing Team) maintained his rock-steady consistency despite jarring his knee in practice (scans to come), with a 4-3 result seeing him chalk up his fourth consecutive podium result and keep Ferris at arm’s length in the title chase. Aside from that, the likes of Corey James, a retired Craig Anderson and class debutant Kurt Gow also enjoyed strong showings inside the top 10 overall.

MX2

Pole position: Jake Moss 1m45.391s

Moto one results:
1. Caleb Ward
2. Nathan Crawford
3. Jed Beaton
4. Jayden Rykers
5. Dylan Wills
6. Joel Wightman
7. Keiron Hall
8. Jake Moss
9. Wilson Todd
10. Hamish Harwood
11. Aaron Tanti
12. Jesse Madden
13. Wade Hunter
14. Tomas Ravenhorst
15. Joel Evans
16. Kyle Webster
17. Kale Makeham
18. Bailey Coxon
19. Ricky Latimer
20. Jamie Harvey

Race time: 32m56.546s
Margin of victory: 10.564s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Caleb Ward 1m47.532s

Moto two results:
1. Caleb Ward
2. Wilson Todd
3. Jed Beaton
4. Jayden Rykers
5. Nathan Crawford
6. Kale Makeham
7. Keiron Hall
8. Joel Wightman
9. Dylan Wills
10. Aaron Tanti
11. Kyle Webster
12. Hamish Harwood
13. Dean Porter
14. Jamie Harvey
15. Joel Evans
16. Ricky Latimer
17. Wade Hunter
18. Lachlan Davis
19. Boyd Hocking
20. Bailey Coxon

Race time: 21m59.812s
Margin of victory: 5.039s
Laps completed: 12
Fastest lap: Wilson Todd 1m47.601s

MX2 overall results:
1. Caleb Ward 70
2. Jed Beaton 60
3. Nathan Crawford 58
4. Jayden Rykers 56
5. Wilson Todd 54
6. Keiron Hall 48
7. Joel Wightman 48
8. Dylan Wills 48
9. Aaron Tanti 41
10. Hamish Harwood 40
11. Kale Makeham 39
12. Kyle Webster 35
13. Joel Evans 32
14. Wade Hunter 32
15. Jamie Harvey 28
16. Jesse Madden 28
17. Ricky Latimer 27
18. Tomas Ravenhorst 25
19. Bailey Coxon 24
20. Jake Moss 23

MX2 championship standings:
1. Nathan Crawford 384
2. Caleb Ward 375
3. Jed Beaton 373
4. Jayden Rykers 336
5. Wilson Todd 324
6. Kyle Webster 296
7. Dylan Wills 287
8. Jake Moss 278
9. Hamish Harwood 266
10. Joel Wightman 258
11. Dean Porter 246
12. Wade Hunter 241
13. Ricky Latimer 188
14. Kale Makeham 173
15. Richie Evans 162
16. Luke Arbon 161
17. Nick Sutherland 130
18. Keiron Hall 125
19. Aaron Tanti 125
20. Kurt Gow 106

Verdict:
With the way KTM Motocross Racing Team’s Caleb Ward continues to slice up the MX2 field and slash the points gap on red plate holder Nathan Crawford (Husqvarna), it only seems like a matter of time before he regains the championship lead. Ward was on another level around the tight, technical Nowra circuit and his 1-1 result sees him now just nine points off the title lead. DPH Motorsport Yamaha’s Jed Beaton had a solid day in the saddle, with his brace of third places seeing him finish the day in second overall, ahead of Crawford. Early in the day National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jake Moss established himself as the man to beat with a qualifying time half a second better than Ward, but two dismal starts, including crashing out of the final race on the opening lap, put paid to his chances of turning his season around. Other performers included Jayden Rykers in P4, Wilson Todd inside the top five and then Keiron Hall, Joel Wightman, Dylan Wills and Aaron Tanti all putting in strong local rides.