News 8 Jun 2015

Gibbs unbeaten for 2015 Manjimup 15,000 victory

KTM's MX Nationals contenders too strong in sands of WA.

Image: Jayden Fabry.

Image: Jayden Fabry.

Kirk Gibbs held an undefeated record at the 2015 Manjimup 15,000, racing to four moto wins and taking out the Allstars shootout.

The picturesque Cosy Creek circuit was greeted with perfect riding conditions, despite cloud cover looming over the race track later in the day. Gibbs rode with such a fluid style on the brutal circuit, proving to be a step above the rest.

“It’s good to come back here, I love this place,” Gibbs said. “I like the track. It gets really rough, especially that last race, it got pretty technical.

“I just love coming here. Like you’ve seen with all the fans, they’re pretty crazy. Like I said, I love to comeback here, it’s a cool thing KTM do. It’s just awesome.”

Gibbs’ teammate Luke Styke claimed four second-place finishes throughout the day. He put in his best effort, however he wasn’t able match the pace of Gibbs.

Concluding the podium was WA’s Dean Porter. A few mixed results, which mainly consisted of third place finishes, were enough to land him on the podium, ahead of a stacked field behind him.

Mitch Taylor secured fourth overall with an up and down day, while Jay Marmont would also have a good showing in moto one, with a third place finish, on his way to fifth overall for Husqvarna.

Imports Josh Hill (US) and Brad Groombridge (NZ) struggled to get to grips with new bikes, despite each of them showing glimpses of speed during the day.

2015 Minjimup 15,000
Cosy Creek, Western Australia

Overall results:
1. Kirk Gibbs 140
2. Luke Styke 128
3. Dean Porter 115
4. Mitch Taylor 102
5. Jay Marmont 101
6. Josh Hill 100
7. Connor Tierney 94
8. Brad Groombridge 93
9. Craig Bolton 82
10. Michael Mahon 74

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