Team Honda Racing press release:

The Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team have taken the positives from the weekend despite a challenging Round 8 of the Motul MX Nationals at Shepparton in Victoria on Sunday.

With MX1 pilot Dylan Long sidelined for the round due to a virus, teammate Jay Wilson flew the Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team flag solo on the weekend, showing plenty of potential, despite suffering some bad luck.

After having electrical problems during qualifying, Wilson and the team made some improvements and he looked to redeem himself in moto one. After a great start, Wilson put himself in a position to battle with the front riders, however, only 10 minutes into the moto, Wilson came together with another rider, causing him to lose his exhaust, eventually nursing his machine to the finish line where he concluded the race in 8th place.

In moto two, Wilson started strong in position four, and managed to hold off Todd Waters for the first couple of laps. Once Waters came past, Wilson put his head down in chase, but unfortunately that was cut short with a crash four laps into the race, re-injuring his wrist which has just been recently operated on forcing him to DNF.

“I don’t really know what to say about the weekend other than I’m disappointed,” Wilson shared.

“I know that we all have bad days racing but Sunday was definitely one of the toughest so far in my career.

“As a team, after yesterday’s results we need to go back to the drawing board, and make sure we don’t have rounds like that again.

“We all have to work harder, so that will be the goal from now until Toowoomba and Coolum.”

The Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team will now begin preparations for round nine of the Motul MX Nationals being held at Toowoomba in Queensland on August 21, 2016.

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For more information on the MX Nationals, head to www.mxnationals.com.au