MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Sunday at Conondale’s seventh round of the 2016 Motul MX Nationals season in Queensland.

MX1

Super Pole: Dean Ferris 1m58.516s

Moto one results:
1. Todd Waters
2. Dean Ferris
3. Kade Mosig
4. Kirk Gibbs
5. Jay Wilson
6. Dylan Long
7. Jacob Wright
8. Michael Menchi
9. Izak Maule
10. Luke Wilson
11. Daniel Banks
12. Kurt Gow
13. Kurt Wightman
14. Brendan Duck
15. Joel Green
16. Jordan Flaherty

Race time: 32m35.765s
Margin of victory: 13.065s
Laps completed: 16
Fastest lap: Todd Waters 1m59.900s

Moto two results:
1. Dean Ferris
2. Kirk Gibbs
3. Todd Waters
4. Kade Mosig
5. Jacob Wright
6. Dylan Long
7. Jay Wilson
8. Daniel Banks
9. Luke Wilson
10. Joel Green
11. Kurt Gow
12. Michael Menchi
13. Izak Maule
14. Kurt Wightman
15. Brenden Duck

Race time: 33m59.314s
Margin of victory: 8.277s
Laps completed: 17
Fastest lap: Dean Ferris 1m57.820s

MX1 overall results:
1. Dean Ferris 67
2. Todd Waters 65
3. Kirk Gibbs 60
4. Kade Mosig 58
5. Jacob Wright 50
6. Dylan Long 50
7. Jay Wilson 50
8. Daniel Banks 43
9. Luke Wilson 43
10. Michael Menchi 42
11. Izak Maule 40
12. Kurt Gow 39
13. Joel Green 37
14. Kurt Wightman 35
15. Brendan Duck 33
16. Jordan Flaherty 15

MX1 championship standings:
1. Kirk Gibbs 470
2. Dean Ferris 464
3. Todd Waters 455
4. Kade Mosig 381
5. Matt Moss 381
6. Dylan Long 359
7. Jay Wilson 296
8. Jacob Wright 291
9. Michael Menchi 265
10. Daniel Banks 253
11. Brett Metcalfe 225
12. Izak Maule 223
13. Luke Wilson 171
14. Daniel Reardon 171
15. Michael Mahon 171
16. Kurt Wightman 163
17. Jesse Dobson 157
18. James Alen 112
19. Jamie Law 110
20. Matthew Toth 108

Verdict:
CDR Yamaha’s Dean Ferris edged a step closer to gaining the championship lead with his second-consecutive overall victory at Conondale. The former MXGP rider put his experience to use on the challenging circuit, outclassing the field in the second moto to wrap up the win. Todd Waters was on track for a successful day following a convincing win in moto one, however a crash on lap one in moto two forced the Queensland-based rider to work his way through the pack. Conditions were less than ideal for series leader Kirk Gibbs, who is currently overcoming a knee injury. He was able to stay consistent throughout the day, salvaging third overall. Kade Mosig showcased his potential with a third in race one, although he would come up just shy of the podium at the conclusion of the day. Jacob Wright also scored his best result of the year, rounding out the top five. With Matt Moss out on the weekend, it now looks to be a three-rider race for the title.

MX2

Pole position: Wilson Todd 2m03.066s

Moto one results:
1. Nathan Crawford
2. Jed Beaton
3. Caleb Ward
4. Hamish Harwood
5. Kale Makeham
6. Jayden Rykers
7. Wade Hunter
8. Richie Evans
9. Dylan Wills
10. Dean Porter
11. Joel Wightman
12. Keiron Hall
13. Lachlan Davis
14. Bailey Coxon
15. Tomas Ravenhorst
16. Nick Sutherland
17. Ashley Norman
18. Boyd Hocking
19. Jayden Conforto
20. Jack Foley

Race time: 33m05.388s
Margin of victory: 21.727s
Laps completed: 15
Fastest lap: Jed Beaton 2m06.511s

Moto two results:
1. Jed Beaton
2. Jayden Rykers
3. Wilson Todd
4. Nathan Crawford
5. Caleb Ward
6. Dylan Wills
7. Dean Porter
8. Kale Makeham
9. Richie Evans
10. Joel Wightman
11. Ricky Latimer
12. Kieron Hall
13. Joel Evans
14. Wade Hunter
15. Bailey Coxon
16. Hamish Harwood
17. Luke Reardon
18. Aaron Tanti
19. Tomas Ravenhorst
20. Ashley Norman

Race time: 22m36.461s
Margin of victory: 20.292s
Laps completed: 11
Fastest lap: Jed Beaton 2m01.937s

MX2 overall results:
1. Jed Beaton 67
2. Nathan Crawford 63
3. Jayden Rykers 57
4. Caleb Ward 56
5. Kale Makeham 49
6. Dylan Wills 47
7. Dean Porter 45
8. Richie Evans 45
9. Hamish Harwood 43
10. Joel Wightman 41
11. Wade Hunter 41
12. Kieron Hall 38
13. Bailey Coxon 33
14. Wilson Todd 30
15. Tomas Ravenhorst 28
16. Ashley Norman 25
17. Nick Sutherland 25
18. Lachlan Davis 25
19. Boyd Hocking 22
20. Ricky Latimer 20

MX2 championship standings:
1. Nathan Crawford 447
2. Jed Beaton 440
3. Caleb Ward 431
4. Jayden Rykers 393
5. Wilson Todd 354
6. Dylan Wills 334
7. Hamish Harwood 309
8. Joel Wightman 299
9. Kyle Webster 296
10. Dean Porter 291
11. Wade Hunter 282
12. Jake Moss 278
13. Kale Makeham 222
14. Ricky Latimer 208
15. Richie Evans 207
16. Kieron Hall 163
17. Luke Arbon 161
18. Nick Sutherland 155
19. Aaron Tanti 138
20. Joel Evans 121

Verdict:
The tricky conditions at Conondale saw mixed results between both motos in the MX2 category, with Jed Beaton remaining the most consistent between the trio of himself, Nathan Crawford and Caleb Ward, racing to the overall win with a 2-1 scorecard. Series leader Crawford dominated the opening moto, however a poor start in moto two saw him push through the pack with Ward in tow. Crawford could only muster up a fourth for second overall, however he still carries the red plate by seven points. Western Australian Jayden Rykers bounced back from a sixth in moto one, to securing a comfortable second in race two. He was awarded third overall, narrowly edging title favourite Ward by one point. Wilson Todd was also impressive throughout race two, although a DNF in moto one denied him the chance of scoring a solid overall placing.