Matt Moss maintained his series lead in the Pro Lites at Moree on Sunday despite a sixth overall. Image: Alex Gobert.

JDR Motorex KTM’s Matt Moss is confident that he can cap off his 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals season by sealing the Pro Lites title at Coolum on Sunday.

Moss, 23, raced to a hard-fought sixth position at Moree’s penultimate round of the series, admitting that the series has been challenging throughout despite dominating the opening rounds.

The 2009 champion, in his return to Australia during 2011, has been relentless in his pursuit of the title, battling through a series of bad luck at Moree to maintain a 33-point advantage with just one round remaining.

Moss finished with 11-7-6-1 results on Sunday, bouncing back in the final moto to pad his series lead, resulting in a confidence booster heading into Coolum next weekend.

“I didn’t know what to expect coming into today, because I’d never ridden at Moree before,” Moss explained. “I got terrible starts all day and made a mistake while I was leading moto one.

“I crashed again in the second and third motos, but in the last one I got a decent start and was able to come away with the win.

“Going into the last round I have a 33-point lead, and I’ve always had good results at Coolum. I’m stoked to go there and I can’t wait to try and have some fun at that track.

“This championship has seemed like a never-ending battle, that’s for sure.”

Moss will now face off with Serco Yoshimura Yamaha’s Kirk Gibbs for the championship this weekend on the Sunshine Coast.