Following stop eight of 10 in the 2014 Monster Energy MX Nationals, MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Sunday at Raymond Terrace.

Image: Jeff Crow.

MX1

Pole position: Jacob Wright (CDR Yamaha) 1m57.109

Moto one results:
1. Matt Moss (Team Motul Suzuki)
2. Jacob Wright (CDR Yamaha)
3. Billy Mackenzie (CDR Yamaha)
4. Kirk Gibbs (KTM Motocross Racing Team)
5. Kade Mosig (DPH Motorsport Yamaha)
6. Hayden Mellross (Raceline Pirelli Suzuki)
7. Brock Winston (Husqvarna Motocross Racing Team)
8. Jesse Dobson (KTM)
9. Adam Monea (NPS Monster Energy Kawasaki)
10. Sam Martin (DPH Motorsport Yamaha)
11. Joel Milesevic (TM)
12. James Booth Elliott (Suzuki)
13. Beau Ralston (Active8 Yamaha)
14. Lawson Bopping (SIC Racing Kawasaki)
15. Lewis Woods (Suzuki)
16. Darcy Jones (Husqvarna)
17. Jesse O’Farrell (Yamaha)
18. Izak Maule (Yamaha)
19. Daniel McEntee (KTM)
20. Daniel Banks (Penrite Honda Racing)

Race time: 22m10.712
Margin of victory: 2.097s
Laps completed: 11
Fastest lap: Mackenzie 1m55.882

Moto two results:
1. Matt Moss
2. Mackenzie
3. Monea
4. Mosig
5. Jake Moss (NPS Monster Energy Kawasaki)
6. Gibbs
7. Wright
8. Martin
9. Dobson
10. Milesevic
11. Mellross
12. Bopping
13. Booth Elliott
14. Ralston
15. Woods
16. McEntee
17. Jones
18. O’Farrell
19. Banks
20. Reece Hoffman (Yamaha)

Race time: 24m01.485
Margin of victory: 8.897s
Laps completed: 12
Fastest lap: Mackenzie 1m53.974

Moto three results:
1. Wright
2. Matt Moss
3. Jake Moss
4. Gibbs
5. Mosig
6. Monea
7. Mellross
8. Mackenzie
9. Martin
10. Milesevic
11. Dobson
12. Woods
13. Booth Elliott
14. Bopping
15. Jones
16. Banks
17. O’Farrell
18. McEntee
19. Jodan Rose (KTM)
20. Hoffman

Race time: 22m13.193
Margin of victory: 11.850s
Laps completed: 11
Fastest lap: Wright 1m54.289

Overall results:
1. Matt Moss 102
2. Jacob Wright 91
3. Billy Mackenzie 85
4. Kirk Gibbs 81
5. Kade Mosig 80
6. Adam Monea 77
7. Hayden Mellross 69
8. Sam Martin 66
9. Jesse Dobson 65
10. Joel Milesevic 62
11. Jake Moss 56
12. James Booth-Elliott 55
13. Lawson Bopping 53
14. Lewis Woods 51
15. Darcy Jones 45
16. Jesse O’Farrell 41
17. Daniel McEntee 40
18. Daniel Banks 38
19. Beau Ralston 35
20. Reece Hoffman 31

MX1 championship standings:
1. Matt Moss 653
2. Kirk Gibbs 613
3. Billy Mackenzie 571
4. Adam Monea 552
5. Jake Moss 479
6. Kade Mosig 468
7. Jacob Wright 460
8. Hayden Mellross 426
9. Sam Martin 391
10. Brock Winston 375
11. Jesse Dobson 368
12. Lewis Woods 360
13. Rhys Carter 351
14. Jay Marmont 338
15. James Booth-Elliott 179
16. Jesse O’Farrell 153
17. Ben Townley 139
18. Joel Milesevic 120
19. Matt Ginders 106
20. Brad Groombridge 96

Verdict:
While Matt Moss was simply too strong and now equipped with 2015 Showa SFF-AIR TAC forks, the real story was that he took full advantage of a mixed day for Kirk Gibbs and exited the round with a 40-point advantage. Moss charged all the long for Team Motul Suzuki and will now be very, very difficult to beat for the title. Jacob Wright was phenomenal in his second appearance for CDR Yamaha, scoring the Super Pole and then starring in all three motos. In that final moto which he won by over 10 seconds, he looked in control, confident and really comfortable in the lead. It was one of the season’s best performances and one that will go a long way to securing him a ride in 2015. Billy Mackenzie was solid all day aside from some costly mistakes, but he completed a great day for the team. Jake Moss was better than his 11th overall, but a mechanical in moto one forced him down the order. Of note were also the results of Hayden Mellross, Sam Martin, Jesse Dobson and 300cc two-stroke mounted Joel Milesevic inside the top 10. All in all, it was a technical track, difficult to pass on for the most part, and it sprung some real surprises.

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MX2

Pole position: Kale Makeham (Tunetech Racing KTM) 2m04.837

Moto one results:
1. Hamish Dobbyn (CMR Red Bull KTM)
2. Kale Makeham (Tunetech Racing KTM)
3. Luke Clout (Serco Yamaha)
4. Josh Cachia (Penrite Honda Racing)
5. Hamish Harwood (CMR Red Bull KTM)
6. Brenden Harrison (Instant Security KTM)
7. Jay Wilson (Serco Yamaha)
8. Blake Lilly (Husqvarna)
9. Luke Arbon (SD3 Husqvarna)
10. Errol Willis (Yamaha)
11. Joel Evans (TM)
12. Riley Graham (KTM)
13. Luke Reardon (KTM)
14. Joel Green (Kawasaki)
15. Caleb Ward (KTM)
16. Dylan Peterson (SIC Racing KTM)
17. Luke Wilson (Wilson MX Honda)
18. James Brown (KTM)
19. Corey James (Yamaha)
20. Caleb Gasbarri (Yamaha)

Race time: 23m01.715
Margin of victory: 4.260s
Laps completed: 11
Fastest lap: Arbon 1m57.521

Moto two results:
1. Arbon
2. Wilson
3. Harrison
4. Makeham
5. Dobbyn
6. Harwood
7. Lilly
8. Graham
9. Luke Davis (Yamaha)
10. Ward
11. Clout
12. Reardon
13. James
14. Green
15. Gasbarri
16. Michael Parker (Yamaha)
17. Peterson
18. Wilson
19. Damon Batterson (Suzuki)
20. Mathew McEntee (KTM)

Race time: 22m45.238
Margin of victory: 0.924s
Laps completed: 11
Fastest lap: Arbon 1m56.712

Moto three results:
1. Clout
2. Arbon
3. Wilson
4. Makeham
5. Willis
6. Graham
7. Lilly
8. Davis
9. Harwood
10. Peterson
11. Green
12. Reardon
13. Gasbarri
14. Wilson
15. Parker
16. Batterson
17. Zaccari Luzzi (TM)
18. McEntee
19. Matthew Kehl (Yamaha)
20. Keryn Doolan (KTM)

Race time: 22m58.688
Margin of victory: 5.201s
Laps completed: 11
Fastest lap: Willis 1m59.716

Overall results:
1. Luke Arbon 89
2. Kale Makeham 88
3. Jay Wilson 86
4. Luke Clout 85
5. Hamish Harwood 73
6. Blake Lilly 71
7. Riley Graham 67
8. Brenden Harrison 65
9. Hamish Dobbyn 61
10. Luke Reardon 56
11. Luke Davis 54
12. Joel Green 54
13. Dylan Peterson 50
14. Errol Willis 47
15. Caleb Gasbarri 45
16. Luke Wilson 44
17. Michael Parker 41
18. Caleb Ward 37
19. Mathew McEntee 32
20. Corey James 30

MX2 championship standings:
1. Luke Clout 548
2. Hamish Harwood 520
3. Luke Arbon 509
4. Kale Makeham 485
5. Jay Wilson 478
6. Brenden Harrison 464
7. Caleb Ward 441
8. Kayne Lamont 395
9. Errol Willis 372
10. Riley Graham 281
11. Josh Cachia 263
12. Joel Evans 244
13. Ryan Marmont 234
14. Wade Hunter 215
15. Geran Stapleton 206
16. Joel Milesevic 199
17. Jake Emanuelli 187
18. Nick Sutherland 177
19. Dylan Long 167
20. Daniel McCoy 167

Verdict:
It was a mixture of riders contending up front all day in MX2, resulting in three separate moto winners. Hamish Dobbyn stunned with his moto one win, Luke Arbon’s second moto win was all class, and Luke Clout’s final moto was a nice way to bounce back after suffering from bike troubles in the opening motos. Jay Wilson used relative consistency to nab a podium as first of the four-strokes overall, which came in good timing with NZ team boss Josh Coppins watching on. A number of other riders to shine on Sunday included Blake Lilly with sixth overall, as well as Riley Graham, Luke Reardon and the returning Luke Davis. There’s a real spread of talent – and machinery – in MX2 right now and it makes for quality racing any time they hit the track.