Appin will host round two of the 2015 MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship, as MotoOnline.com.au previews round two of the season in our revamped Fan Guides for the new year.

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Form guide

The favourites:
Kirk Gibbs (MX1) – With a commanding 1-1 result at Horsham a fortnight ago, red plate holder Gibbs has shown his cards for the season ahead. Coming off such a convincing performance at round one, it’s hard to look past him right now.

Luke Clout (MX2) – If it weren’t for a time penalty in moto two at the opener, defending champion Clout would have started out the year with the overall. But it wasn’t to be and instead, he will look to replicate his victory at Appin from one year ago to open his 2015 tally.

The threats:
Matt Moss (MX1) – Moss had a disastrous opening round and, at least for now, many are doubting he can bounce back for the title from 40 points back. If he can come out and sweep Appin, as he did in 2014, the critics will be silenced once again.

Jed Beaton (MX2) – To win the overall on debut in MX2 was a spectacular start for Beaton and as a result, he will have red plates at Appin. With incredible speed on his side, another win on Sunday will confirm him as a genuine title favourite alongside Serco Yamaha stablemate Clout.

The darkhorses:
Luke Styke (MX1) – A podium at the opener was exactly what Styke ordered in his first MX1 appearance with KTM and you can be he took a boat-load of confidence from that finish. He spends a lot of time at Appin, like many of the contenders, and he won there on his way to the 250 title two years ago.

Jay Wilson (MX2) – Fourth at Horsham was decent for Wilson, but both he and JCR boss Josh Coppins felt like there was more in the tank after a strong NZ campaign. With his younger brother on the road to recovery from his MXD fall at round one, a win for Wilson would be incredible on Sunday.

Rider lists

MX1:
1 Matt Moss
3 Adam Monea
5 Kirk Gibbs
8 Kade Mosig
9 Ford Dale
10 Cody Cooper
18 Aaron Tanti
26 Luke Styke
34 Daniel Banks
63 John Phillips
65 Daniel McCoy
70 Lawson Bopping
80 Mathew McEntee
86 Daniel McEntee
96 Kale Makeham
117 Dylan Long
122 Daniel Reardon
166 Damon Batterson
264 Izak Maule
291 Stefan Granquist
347 Scott Green
410 Darcy Jones
411 Rory McKercher
414 Jesse Dobson
886 Charlie White

MX2:
1 Luke Clout
2 Hamish Harwood
6 Jay Wilson
7 Jack Simpson
O8 Peter Ferguson
12 Jed Beaton
14 Geran Stapleton
15 Luke Wilson
17 Caleb Ward
20 Jordan Waters
Z22 Zane Keleher
23 Wade Hunter
30 Joel Wightman
33 Rhys Carter
35 Alex Morris
44 James Alen
52 Riley Graham
54 Luke Arbon
J59 Jake Janjevic
64 Dylan Wills
74 Tom Jones
81 Joel Evans
83 Joel Green
92 Izaac Jones
94 Luke Lee
117 Kurt Gow
127 Gosling Dylan
128 Glen Segeri
143 Brandon Stewart
144 Keiron Hall
188 Tomas Ravenhorst
199 Nathan Crawford
247 Jacob Williams
302 Kye Wilkinson
392 Calib Best
430 Dean Porter
432 James Jafer
757 Dylan Leary
818 Ryan Boyd
851 Ty Lynch
888 Takeshi Katsuya

MXD:
J05 Jesse Madden
5 Wayde Carter
6 Wyatt Fogarty
7 Connor Tierney
8 Joel Meikle
9 Corey Rockliff
12 Joel Adamson
16 Kaleb Barham
17 Bailey Coxon
19 Jye Smith
20 Lachlan Davis
25 Jack O’Callaghan
26 Jake Salems
32 Travis Silk
36 Jayden Rykers
39 Brad Polsoni
41 Wilson Todd
47 Toby Stevens
49 Brodie Ravenhorst
51 Zak Small
66 Ryan Shadbolt
68 Ty Pearce
82 Lachlan Holroyd
88 Jordan Hill
94 Levi McManus
121 Tyler Bullen
168 Zhane Dunlop
188 Trent Wheatley
203 Zac Berinati
205 Ryan Findanis
214 Jaiden Corrigan
219 Lachlan Wilson
227 Zac Williams
233 Blake Parker
256 Bailey Behagg
265 Jamie Harvey
277 Bailey Gudgeon
327 Cory Watts
500 Jimmy Griffin
714 Jonte Reynders

Rising Star Rookies:
4 Reece Rayner
18 Mason Semmens
27 Riley Dukes
33 Cody Dyce
37 Ryan Kenney
42 Lachlan Wells
46 Hunter Lawrence
48 Chandler Burns
68 Craig Cobbin
72 Hugh McKay
79 Rhys Budd
80 Nicholas Luksich
89 Mitch Johnstone
147 Daniel Simpson
213 Jack Dart
217 Cooper Pozniak
225 Brendon Walther
237 Joshua Whitehead
241 Tyler Darby
276 Ashleigh McCormick
285 Joel Cigliano
286 Drew Cigliano
288 Michael Driscoll
299 Luke Dinnerville
353 Cody McMahon
426 Riley Ward
681 Jonathan Mcallister
716 Isaac Ferguson
738 Wade Kirkland

Circuit location

Brian Road
Appin, NSW

Event entry

Adults $30.00
Kids (5-15) $20.00
Kids (under five) free
Family (two adults, two kids 5-15) $70.00

Event schedule

8:30am Motul MX2 practice/qualifying
9:00am Monster Energy MX1 practice/qualifying
9:30am GoPro MX1 Super Pole
9:40am Pirelli MXD practice/qualifying
10:05am Rising Star Rookies practice/qualifying
10:20am Official opening
10:40am Motul MX2 moto one
11:25am Monster Energy MX1 moto one
12:10pm Pirelli MXD moto one
12:35pm Lunch
1:25pm Rising Star Rookies moto one
1:55pm Motul MX2 moto two
2:35pm Monster Energy MX1 moto two
3:20pm Pirelli MXD moto two
3:55pm Rising Star Rookies moto two

Live streaming:
Live streaming via series partner NRGTV will be available to view on Sunday via MotoOnline.com.au to compliment our website and social media coverage at each and every round of the 2015 season.

Event program:

2015 series calendar

Rd1 – 29 March – Horsham, VIC
Rd2 – 12 April – Appin, NSW
Rd3 – 26 April – Broadford, VIC
Rd4 – 17 May – Murray Bridge, SA
Rd5- 31 May – Coolum, QLD
Rd6 – 5 July – Raymond Terrace, NSW
Rd7 – 19 July – Shepparton, VIC
Rd8 – 2 August – Nowra, NSW
Rd9 – 23 August – Toowoomba, QLD
Rd10 – 30 August – Coolum, QLD

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