MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Sunday at Raymond Terrace’s sixth round of the 2015 MX Nationals.

MX1

Image: Jeff Crow.

Super Pole: Matt Moss 1m58.548s

Moto one results:
1. Matt Moss
2. Kirk Gibbs
3. Luke Styke
4. Kade Mosig
5. Dylan Long
6. Adam Monea
7. Ford Dale
8. Cody Cooper
9. Daniel Reardon
10. Kale Makeham
11. Jesse Dobson
12. Ross Beaton
13. Aaron Tanti
14. Daniel McEntee
15. Daniel Banks
16. Izak Maule
17. Lawson Bopping
18. Damon Batterson
19. Charlie White
20. Jayden Conforto

Race time: 32m13.369s
Margin of victory: 3.619s
Laps completed: 16
Fastest lap: Kirk Gibbs 1m59.211s

Moto two results:
1. Kirk Gibbs
2. Luke Styke
3. Daniel Reardon
4. Matt Moss
5. Adam Monea
6. Cody Cooper
7. Dylan Long
8. Jesse Dobson
9. Lawson Bopping
10. Kade Mosig
11. Kale Makeham
12. Ford Dale
13. Daniel McEntee
14. Ross Beaton
15. Daniel Banks
16. Izak Maule
17. Damon Batterson
18. Charlie White
19. Jayden Conforto
20. Scott Green

Race time: 34m06.585s
Margin of victory: 2.035s
Laps completed: 17
Fastest lap: Kirk Gibbs 1m58.213s

MX1 overall results:
1. Kirk Gibbs
2. Matt Moss
3. Luke Styke
4. Daniel Reardon
5. Adam Monea
6. Dylan Long
7. Kade Mosig
8. Cody Cooper
9. Jesse Dobson
10. Ford Dale
11. Kale Makeham
12. Lawson Bopping
13. Ross Beaton
14. Daniel McEntee
15. Daniel Banks
16. Izak Maule
17. Damon Batterson
18. Charlie White
19. Jayden Conforto
20. Scott Green

MX1 championship standings:
1. Kirk Gibbs 411
2. Luke Styke 351
3. Adam Monea 334
4. Kade Mosig 331
5. Lawson Bopping 320
6. Daniel Reardon 286
7. Dylan Long 284
8. Jesse Dobson 283
9. Cody Cooper 267
10. Kale Makeham 221
11. Ford Dale 214
12. Aaron Tanti 185
13. Daniel Banks 172
14. John Phillips 168
15. Izak Maule 155
16. Daniel McEntee 148
17. Daniel McCoy 128
18. Darcy Jones 118
19. Matt Moss 116
20. Mathew McEntee 90

Verdict:
There may have been a lengthy mid-season break just past, however it’s once again Kirk Gibbs who stands tall as the class of MX1 this year – even without the arrival of the 2016 KTMs as expected following Coolum. He didn’t have it entirely his own way on Sunday as reigning champion Matt Moss returned to form with the opening moto win, but a hard-fought win in moto two showed that Gibbs has no plans of cruising to this title. Moss could play a role similar to Caleb Ward in the 250 Class, not challenging for the title but very well in the mix for race/round wins from this point on. Luke Styke was once again incredibly strong in the races, but will have to start making Super Pole if he’s to gain as many points in the series as possible, while Dan Reardon’s results don’t reflect his form at MX Central. Adam Monea was improved in moto two after new teammate Dylan Long got the better of him in the first, which will be an intriguing battle to watch over the final four rounds if Long can continue to challenge his more senior teammate. Unfortunately for Coolum winner Lawson Bopping, it was a brutally tough day resulting in a 12th place finish when all was said and done.

MX2

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Pole position: Dylan Wills 2m02.398s

Moto one results:
1. Dylan Wills
2. Caleb Ward
3. Jay Wilson
4. Takeshi Katsuya
5. Dean Porter
6. Luke Arbon
7. Luke Clout
8. Joel Wightman
9. Wade Hunter
10. Nathan Crawford
11. Jed Beaton
12. Geran Stapleton
13. Matt Ryan
14. Jack Simpson
15. Alex Morris
16. Joel Green
17. Luke Wilson
18. Ricky Latimer
19. Tomas Ravenhorst
20. Kyle Webster

Race time: 33m19.227s
Margin of victory: 9.792s
Laps completed: 16
Fastest lap: Caleb Ward 2m03.538s

Moto two results:
1. Caleb Ward
2. Jay Wilson
3. Jed Beaton
4. Luke Clout
5. Luke Arbon
6. Nicholas Sutherland
7. Joel Wightman
8. Matt Ryan
9. Geran Stapleton
10. Hamish Harwood
11. Wade Hunter
12. Alex Morris
13. Dylan Wills
14. Tomas Ravenhorst
15. Kyle Webster
16. Kurt Gow
17. Takeshi Katsuya
18. Mitch Norris
19. Ricky Latimer
20. Luke Wilson

Race time: 22m32.242s
Margin of victory: 17.355s
Laps completed: 11
Fastest lap: Caleb Ward 2m01.344s

MX2 overall results:
1. Caleb Ward
2. Jay Wilson
3. Dylan Wills
4. Luke Clout
5. Luke Arbon
6. Jed Beaton
7. Joel Wightman
8. Wade Hunter
9. Takeshi Katsuya
10. Matt Ryan
11. Geran Stapleton
12. Alex Morris
13. Hamish Harwood
14. Tomas Ravenhorst
15. Kyle Webster
16. Dean Porter
17. Nicholas Sutherland
18. Ricky Latimer
19. Luke Wilson
20. Kurt Gow

MX2 championship standings:
1. Jay Wilson 343
2. Luke Clout 338
3. Takeshi Katsuya 323
4. Jed Beaton 300
5. Wade Hunter 288
6. Luke Arbon 279
7. Caleb Ward 249
8. Geran Stapleton 243
9. Nathan Crawford 234
10. Hamish Harwood 225
11. Dylan Wills 224
12. Jack Simpson 204
13. Riley Graham 200
14. Joel Wightman 195
15. Kyle Webster 180
16. Luke Wilson 165
17. Dean Porter 160
18. Dylan Leary 142
19. Tomas Ravenhorst 136
20. Alex Morris 129

Verdict:
We’ve been watching Dylan Wills rise up the order on many occasion this year and Raymond Terrace showed exactly what he’s capable of. Pole position and a memorable first race win despite all kinds of pressure from Caleb Ward signified his arrival on the podium, ended up third overall after a trying second outing. Up front Ward was incredibly quick in moto two especially, sprinting away out front early and simply dominating the country’s best MX2 talent for the overall. Jay Wilson took charge of the red plate in second overall and could very well take control of the series from this point if he can keep up that type of consistency. But Luke Clout won’t make it easy; we expect him to come out increasingly stronger in upcoming rounds and he did have to overcome bike problems in the first moto on the weekend. It was a disastrous round for title threat Taka Katsuya, going down early in the second moto and ending his chances of a good overall. Likewise, Nato Crawford had a round to forget after a 10th in moto one and a DNF with a dropped chain in the second. Others to shine at times were Jed Beaton (third in moto two) and Dean Porter (fifth in the opening moto), but we’ll have more on the unsung performers in this week’s features.