Wilson MX press release:

Honda Privateer effort Wilson MX have delivered a mixed bag of results at round two of the MX Nationals at Appin over the weekend. Still finding their feet in the 2015 season, MX2 pilots Geran Stapleton and Luke Wilson both toughed it out over two motos, and made further progress towards top ten results.

The Appin circuit proved to be a challenge for all riders – Stapleton and Wilson however managing to complete two motos each, with some thrills and spills in the process. At the conclusion of the round, both Honda mounted riders departed the track healthy, smiling and with their sights firmly set on round three in two weeks time.

Geran Stapleton MX2 – 21st Overall – (16th, 25th)

“The weekend was pretty tough to be honest,” he said. “Every time I seemed to get into a rhythm, I would cartwheel and I was back to square one. “In moto one I actually crashed three times which put me way back, so it was hard to come back from that. “In moto two, I got a good start but crashed again. The track was really technical and hard to pass on, so that crash hurt me a bit. “The team and bikes are both at 100 per cent, so it’s just a matter of me putting all of the pieces together and getting some good results on the board.”

Luke Wilson MX2 – 15th Overall – (20th, 14th)

“The weekend worked out to be not too bad for and we made some awesome progress,” he said. “In moto one I felt pretty good and then made a few mistakes and dropped back which was disappointing.
“In moto two, I was sitting in about top ten and then had a little crash and dropped back. I was able to make a bunch of passes and get back to 14th which I was happy with. “I’m still not exactly where I want to be, but each weekend I’m edging closer to that top ten. In the next few weeks we should be there I think.”

Neale Wilson – Wilson MX Team Manager –

“All in all it was a really good weekend for us and we made some positive steps forward,” he said. “With Luke it was just great to see him walk away with a smile on his face. He put in two really good races and he’s looking a lot more comfortable on the bike. “Geran needs to spend less time laying down on the track taking Tinder photos and more time on two wheels (laughs). “I have no doubt after looking at Geran’s lap times that he is a top five guy, so he just needs to have a bit less time on the ground during races. “The team made a lot of progress this weekend and although the results didn’t completely show it, we are really looking forward to stepping things up at Broadford.”

The Wilson MX Race Team will head to Broadford on April 26 for Round three of the MX Nationals.

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