MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Sunday at Coolum’s 10th and final round of the 2015 MX Nationals in Queensland.

MX1

Image: Jeff Crow.

Super Pole: Kade Mosig 1m46.035s

Moto one results:
1. Ben Townley
2. Luke Styke
3. Kirk Gibbs
4. Kade Mosig
5. Adam Monea
6. Daniel Reardon
7. Lawson Bopping
8. Dylan Long
9. Hamish Harwood
10. Ross Beaton
11. Aaron Tanti
12. Daniel Banks
13. Kale Makeham
14. Reece Hoffman
15. Daniel McEntee
16. Mathew McEntee
17. Scott Green

Race time: 33m36.761s
Margin of victory: 2.530s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Luke Styke 1m51.008s

Moto two results:
1. Adam Monea
2. Ben Townley
3. Dylan Long
4. Lawson Bopping
5. Luke Styke
6. Kade Mosig
7. Kirk Gibbs
8. Egan Mastin
9. Hamish Harwood
10. Daniel Reardon
11. Cody Cooper
12. Kale Makeham
13. Ross Beaton
14. Daniel Banks
15. Daniel McEntee
16. Aaron Tanti
17. Scott Green

Race time: 34m00.342s
Margin of victory: 3.307s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Ben Townley 1m52.534s

MX1 overall results:
1. Ben Townley 67
2. Adam Monea 61
3. Luke Styke 58
4. Kirk Gibbs 54
5. Dylan Long 53
6. Kade Mosig 53
7. Lawson Bopping 52
8. Daniel Reardon 46
9. Hamish Harwood 44
10. Ross Beaton 39
11. Kale Makeham 37
12. Daniel Banks 36
13. Aaron Tanti 35
14. Daniel McEntee 32
15. Scott Green 28
16. Egan Mastin 23
17. Cody Cooper 20
18. Reece Hoffman 17
19. Mathew McEntee 15

MX1 championship standings:
1. Kirk Gibbs 647
2. Kade Mosig 586
3. Adam Monea 577
4. Luke Styke 577
5. Lawson Bopping 523
6. Daniel Reardon 510
7. Dylan Long 497
8. Cody Cooper 425
9. Kale Makeham 384
10. Jesse Dobson 382
11. Aaron Tanti 324
12. Daniel Banks 300
13. Daniel McEntee 281
14. Ford Dale 214
15. Ben Townley 191
16. Ross Beaton 188
17. Izak Maule 188
18. Scott Green 182
19. Darcy Jones 182
20. John Phillips 168

Verdict:
It was never really in question whether Gibbs would win his first MX Nationals title, more a matter of when, and he did so with a strong ride to third in moto one. You could see just how much it meant to him and the KTM team, taking over the title from two-time champion Matt Moss. While Gibbs did what he had to do at Coolum – and helped teammate Styke in the race for a series podium – it was Townley who reigned supreme on Sunday. Mosig was quickest throughout qualifying, but when it counted Townley went 1-2 for his first overall of the year as a part-timer. Moto two belonged to Monea and an important result it was, because it tied him with Styke in the standings and he got the position on countback – a huge disappointment for Styke after he sat second in the series almost the entire way. So in the end for Coolum it was Townley from Monea and Styke, while fourth overall was good enough to secure the title from Gibbs over Mosig and Monea. It was a thrilling finish, with the depth of the field once again apparent all weekend long.

MX2

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Pole position: Luke Clout 1m45.515s

Moto one results:
1. Jay Wilson
2. Luke Clout
3. Nathan Crawford
4. Caleb Ward
5. Jed Beaton
6. Dean Porter
7. Jack Simpson
8. Geran Stapleton
9. Takeshi Katsuya
10. Alex Morris
11. Richie Evans
12. Ricky Latimer
13. Tomas Ravenhorst
14. Riley Graham
15. Brody Cassidy
16. Mitch Norris
17. Jake Lowe
18. Ben Dutton
19. Kurt Gow
20. Boyd Hocking

Race time: 32m03.852s
Margin of victory: 4.560s
Laps completed: 17
Fastest lap: Jay Wilson 1m51.704s

Moto two results:
1. Jay Wilson
2. Nathan Crawford
3. Jed Beaton
4. Caleb Ward
5. Wade Hunter
6. Geran Stapleton
7. Dean Porter
8. Ricky Latimer
9. Alex Morris
10. Tomas Ravenhorst
11. Riley Graham
12. Takeshi Katsuya
13. Luke Clout
14. Kurt Gow
15. Hamish McGrath
16. Boyd Hocking
17. Brody Cassidy
18. Ben Dutton
19. Kyle Webster
20. Mitch Norris

Race time: 22m34.371s
Margin of victory: 8.773s
Laps completed: 12
Fastest lap: Jay Wilson 1m52.942s

MX2 overall results:
1. Jay Wilson 70
2. Nathan Crawford 62
3. Jed Beaton 56
4. Caleb Ward 56
5. Luke Clout 50
6. Dean Porter 49
7. Geran Stapleton 48
8. Alex Morris 43
9. Ricky Latimer 42
10. Takeshi Katsuya 41
11. Tomas Ravenhorst 39
12. Riley Graham 37
13. Wade Hunter 36
14. Brody Cassidy 30
15. Kurt Gow 29
16. Boyd Hocking 26
17. Ben Dutton 26
18. Mitch Norris 26
19. Jack Simpson 24
20. Jake Lowe 22

MX2 championship standings:
1. Jay Wilson 600
2. Luke Clout 559
3. Takeshi Katsuya 541
4. Jed Beaton 499
5. Caleb Ward 473
6. Nathan Crawford 456
7. Wade Hunter 447
8. Geran Stapleton 403
9. Dylan Wills 388
10. Jack Simpson 354
11. Riley Graham 328
12. Luke Arbon 327
13. Joel Wightman 314
14. Dean Porter 288
15. Alex Morris 242
16. Tomas Ravenhorst 240
17. Hamish Harwood 225
18. Kyle Webster 218
19. Luke Wilson 203
20. Kurt Gow 188

Verdict:
Wilson was simply all class at Coolum on Sunday, winning both motos convincingly with lap times that rivalled the top of the 450s. Departing Coolum there was no doubt who the deserved champion was and outgoing title holder Clout – who came out firing with by setting Saturday’s pace – was gracious in defeat. It was a memorable championship battle that produced one of those Coolum classics, made even more special by the fact that Wilson was dropped from the official Yamaha MX2 team at the end of last year, saved by Josh Coppins and a very close-knit crew of professionals that took home the number one plate against all odds. Aside from the title fight, Crawford was once again quick in the dark sands and Beaton will take a lot from his strong finish to the season. Ward wasn’t at his best yesterday, but still factored inside the top five, and you have to take your hat off to veteran Katsuya for finishing on the series podium. Well played to all!