Kawasaki Australia press release:

Dylan Long accomplishes series best of a top five result after his first race aboard the factory Kawasaki KX450F, while team mate Adam Monea secured valuable series points after round 6 at Raymond Terrace over the weekend.

Adam Monea persisted after unfavourable starts in each moto to tuck away a respectable finish in each race. “The first moto didn’t go to plan. I had a bit of a mishap off the start and I was nowhere so I had to claw back up to finish in 6th position. I had to redeem myself for moto 2 and get a better start. I’ve been chasing starts all year and I did get a better one in moto 2 but after the first few turns a few places swapped with the top 5 riders.

I was into 4th place and was chasing down 3rd but I had a bit of a mistake with a couple of laps to go so I dropped to 5th. Overall I walked away unharmed and healthy and I’m ready to take on the next round! Were still in a great position and I’m looking forward to the next 4 rounds,” commented Adam who is currently in 3rd place on the series leaderboard.

Dylan Long has been comfortably hovering within the top 10 MX1 riders throughout the first 5 rounds of the MX Nationals this year and in his first race with the NPS Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team, Dylan managed to finish in the top 5. The second moto was not as fruitful for Dylan but he still managed to put his KX450F to the test with a solid 7th place in the sandy track conditions.

“The weekend went really well. I had a solid finish in the first moto, not the result I wanted in the second moto but pretty happy with it overall. Everything is spot-on, the bike is dialled in, the suspension is amazing, it is ridiculously fast and the team is really supportive. It’s been awesome for me and with this support I think we can get up there and get some round wins!” Dylan commented.

Team Manager, Troy Carroll, was pleased with the results and excited to see Dylan Long taking the KX450F to his personal best result of the season saying, “we had a good race in moto 2 and Dylan went really well in the first. Adam is still in 3rd place in the championship and Dylan Long has already showed his potential on the KX450F. There are still 4 more rounds to go and plenty of points to grab. Round 7 at Shepparton is going to be great. The track is unknown to all the teams so it’s really going to separate the good riders. I’ve heard it’s a tight track and it should rough up pretty well so I think that will suit our riders and the Kawasaki KX450F.”

The NPS Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team will be chasing a podium at round 7 of the MX Nationals on 19th July in Shepparton, Vitoria. Keep up to date with the NPS Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team by following us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/KawasakiAustraliaMXRacingTeam.