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

MX1

Image: Jeff Crow.

Super Pole: Kirk Gibbs 1m42.306s

Moto one results:
1. Daniel Reardon
2. Kade Mosig
3. Adam Monea
4. Lawson Bopping
5. Kirk Gibbs
6. Luke Styke
7. Dylan Long
8. Jesse Dobson
9. Kale Makeham
10. Cody Cooper
11. Ross Beaton
12. Daniel McEntee
13. Daniel Banks
14. Darcy Jones
15. Aaron Tanti
16. James Brown
17. Simon Jobson
18. Jayden Conforto
19. Oliver James
20. Will Angel

Race time: 32m23.857s
Margin of victory: 1.228s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Daniel Reardon 1m45.216s

Moto two results:
1. Dylan Long
2. Daniel Reardon
3. Luke Styke
4. Kirk Gibbs
5. Kade Mosig
6. Adam Monea
7. Cody Cooper
8. Lawson Bopping
9. Kale Makeham
10. Jesse Dobson
11. Aaron Tanti
12. Daniel McEntee
13. Ross Beaton
14. Daniel Banks
15. Darcy Jones
16. James Brown
17. Jayden Conforto
18. Will Angel
19. Simon Jobson
20. Scott Green

Race time: 32m30.339s
Margin of victory: 3.395s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Adam Monea 1m45.579s

MX1 overall results:
1. Daniel Reardon 67
2. Dylan Long 59
3. Kade Mosig 58
4. Luke Styke 55
5. Adam Monea 55
6. Kirk Gibbs 54
7. Lawson Bopping 51
8. Cody Cooper 45
9. Kale Makeham 44
10. Jesse Dobson 44
11. Daniel McEntee 38
12. Ross Beaton 38
13. Aaron Tanti 36
14. Daniel Banks 35
15. Darcy Jones 33
16. James Brown 30
17. Jayden Conforto 27
18. Simon Jobson 26
19. Will Angel 24
20. Oliver James 22

MX1 championship standings:
1. Kirk Gibbs 530
2. Luke Styke 465
3. Kade Mosig 456
4. Adam Monea 449
5. Lawson Bopping 429
6. Daniel Reardon 411
7. Dylan Long 390
8. Jesse Dobson 382
9. Cody Cooper 358
10. Kale Makeham 306
11. Aaron Tanti 255
12. Daniel Banks 235
13. Ford Dale 214
14. Daniel McEntee 214
15. Izak Maule 188
16. Darcy Jones 182
17. John Phillips 168
18. Daniel McCoy 167
19. Scott Green 130
20. Matt Moss 121

Verdict:
Nowra will be remembered for a variety of reasons; the return of Dan Reardon in victory land and Dylan Long’s first MX1 race win/overall podium. Craig Dack will be satisfied with both CDR Yamahas on the podium, as will Troy Carroll with the ‘arrival’ of Long just three rounds into their partnership. The track produced close racing, typically one-lined and difficult to pass on, but it was entertaining in its own way nonetheless. Kade Mosig now has a 50 percent podium strike-rate for the season with four from eight, extending his advantage on Adam Monea for third in the standings while closing on Luke Styke in the process. Styke wasn’t as high up the order as he’d like after struggling with starts, even though he made Super Pole for the first time, and Gibbs wasn’t a real factor for the win in either moto despite scoring Super Pole. Interestingly, he still managed to stretch his points lead due to the five qualifying points! Aside from that it was a relatively quiet day – Penrite Honda’s hopes dashes with the Ben Townley injury, but Cody Cooper did manage to lead in moto two.

MX2

Image: Jeff Crow.

Pole position: Luke Clout 1m42.578s

Moto one results:
1. Luke Clout
2. Nathan Crawford
3. Jay Wilson
4. Geran Stapleton
5. Dylan Wills
6. Keiron Hall
7. Joel Wightman
8. Takeshi Katsuya
9. Jack Simpson
10. Jed Beaton
11. Dean Porter
12. Cody Mackie
13. Caleb Ward
14. Kurt Gow
15. Dylan Gosling
16. Alex Morris
17. Jamie Harvey
18. Ricky Latimer
19. Matt Ryan
20. Riley Graham

Race time: 32m43.208s
Margin of victory: 1.920s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Jay Wilson 1m46.681s

Moto two results:
1. Dylan Wills
2. Jay Wilson
3. Luke Clout
4. Takeshi Katsuya
5. Keiron Hall
6. Jed Beaton
7. Caleb Ward
8. Wade Hunter
9. Nathan Crawford
10. Jack Simpson
11. Joel Wightman
12. Geran Stapleton
13. Cody Mackie
14. Dean Porter
15. Alex Morris
16. Dylan Gosling
17. Matt Ryan
18. Kurt Gow
19. Ricky Latimer
20. Boyd Hocking

Race time: 23m41.634s
Margin of victory: 6.224s
Laps completed: 13
Fastest lap: Dylan Wills 1m48.078s

MX2 overall results:
1. Luke Clout 65
2. Jay Wilson 62
3. Dylan Wills 61
4. Nathan Crawford 54
5. Takeshi Katsuya 51
6. Keiron Hall 51
7. Geran Stapleton 47
8. Jed Beaton 46
9. Joel Wightman 44
10. Jack Simpson 43
11. Caleb Ward 42
12. Cody Mackie 37
13. Dean Porter 37
14. Wade Hunter 33
15. Alex Morris 31
16. Dylan Gosling 31
17. Kurt Gow 30
18. Matt Ryan 26
19. Ricky Latimer 25
20. Jamie Harvey 23

MX2 championship standings:
1. Jay Wilson 465
2. Luke Clout 462
3. Takeshi Katsuya 435
4. Jed Beaton 395
5. Wade Hunter 362
6. Caleb Ward 353
7. Nathan Crawford 346
8. Dylan Wills 334
9. Luke Arbon 327
10. Geran Stapleton 324
11. Jack Simpson 286
12. Joel Wightman 276
13. Riley Graham 264
14. Hamish Harwood 225
15. Dean Porter 197
16. Kyle Webster 192
17. Alex Morris 180
18. Tomas Ravenhorst 167
19. Luke Wilson 165
20. Dylan Leary 142

Verdict:
MX2 was the best class to watch all day yesterday, as Luke Clout returned to the top of the podium and halved the difference in points between he and Jay Wilson from six to three. This is going down to the wire. Dylan Wills was supremely impressive on Sunday and continues to gain strength, working closely with Matt Moss and the results are showing. He could have won the overall save for a crash in moto one while at the front, but he managed to bounce back in the second for a commanding victory – executing a spectacular pass on Clout along the way. It was a mixed bag throughout the races for many, but one rider to standout was Keiron Hall in his national return for sixth overall and once again displaying his national-level skills. Nathan Crawford stood out with second in race one, Geran Stapleton had good speed and Jack Simpson also ran near the front at times. As for Caleb Ward, he was unable to gel with the track, finishing all the way down in P11 overall.