The factory trucks of the MX Nationals will tour Coonabarabran on Saturday morning.

The travelling road show that is the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals will reach Coonabarabran in New South Wales this weekend on 19 June for stop six of what has been a spectacular nine-round season to date.

This weekend’s proceedings will commence with a special treat for the Coonabarabran locals on Saturday morning, 18 June, with the nation’s leading teams conducting a truck parade through the town, commencing at 10.00am from the local showgrounds.

“This weekend marks the series’ first visit to Coonabarabran, so together with the promoter we have organised the parade to showcase the teams of the MX Nationals and to show the community the size of the commercial impact that the event will have on the region,” Williams Event Management’s Kevin Williams explained.

“When we started with the championship back in 1998 there was really just two pantechs, which has now become a travelling road show of five semis and 10 pantechs. It’s grown immensely over the last 10 years.”

The on-track action around the Goanna Tracks Complex’s 2.988-kilometre national circuit will be fierce come Sunday’s race day, with 20-year-old Aussie rising star Dean Ferris leading the series into round six, the Kyogle resident using a consistent podium run to boost him into the championship lead just past the halfway mark.

Ferris will have to fend off Scottish-born Monster Energy Kawasaki teammate Billy Mackenzie, who is nine points in arrears at this point, as well as former world championship runner-up Josh Coppins, currently third for CDR Rockstar Energy Yamaha.

Completing the Rockstar Energy Pro Open top five at this point is Cheyne Boyd (Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing), who is fresh off a win in the Victorian state titles, and triple champion Jay Marmont (CDR Rockstar Energy Yamaha), who clinched the Queensland championship on Monday.

Aussie young gun Dean Ferris leads the Pro Open field into round six for Monster Energy Kawasaki.

Wild cards to watch out for this weekend despite not factoring in the championship hunt through injury are most recent round winner Cody Cooper (Rockstar Motul Suzuki) and the returning Todd Waters (Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing).

JDR Motorex KTM’s Matt Moss, 23, heads the Motul Pro Lites points chase by 27 points, however his lead has been more than halved in recent rounds by Serco Yoshimura Yamaha’s Kirk Gibbs – the lone man to enjoy a perfect weekend in the Lites this season thanks to his home round sweep in South Australia.

Rounding out the top three and also well within the championship hunt is Dan McCoy, who at 27 is a relative veteran of the class for Rockstar Motul Suzuki, and his confidence is sky-high after winning round five at Toowoomba.

Australia’s best up and coming talent will be on display in the hard-fought Pirelli Under 19s development ranks, where Raceline Pirelli Suzuki rider Errol Willis enjoys a handy buffer of 51 points from arch-rival Luke Arbon (GYTR Rockstar Energy Yamaha) and his teammate Shaun Redhead.

Round six of the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals will be contested at Coonabarabran in New South Wales on Sunday, 19 June. Practice and qualifying will commence at 8:30am with the official opening ceremonies taking place at approximately 10:30am.

Visit www.mxnationals.com.au on the web for complete series and round information on the 2011 season, the official series website recently undergoing a major overhaul from the ground up.

Spectator Entry Information:
Adults – $30
Children (5-15yrs) – $15
Children (Under 5yrs) – Free
Family (2 adults, 2 children) – $70