MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Sunday at Broadford’s third round of the 2016 Motul MX Nationals season in Victoria.

MX1

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Super Pole: N/A

Moto one results:
1. Todd Waters
2. Kirk Gibbs
3. Matt Moss
4. Dean Ferris
5. Kade Mosig
6. Brett Metcalfe
7. Jay Wilson
8. Daniel Reardon
9. Lawson Bopping
10. Dylan Long
11. Jacob Wright
12. Michael Menchi
13. James Alen
14. Daniel Banks
15. Luke Wilson
16. Michael Mahon
17. Kurt Wightman
18. Izak Maule
19. Jordan Rose
20. Jayson Tough

Race time: 33m30.732s
Margin of victory: 24.027s
Laps completed: 15
Fastest lap: Todd Waters 2m09.883s

Moto two results:
1. Dean Ferris
2. Kirk Gibbs
3. Matt Moss
4. Todd Waters
5. Dylan Long
6. Brett Metcalfe
7. Daniel Reardon
8. Jay Wilson
9. Jacob Wright
10. James Alen
11. Matthew Toth
12. Daniel Banks
13. Izak Maule
14. Michael Menchi
15. Luke Wilson
16. Kurt Wightman
17. Jordan Rose
18. Michael Mahon

Race time: 33m34.845s
Margin of victory: 12.292s
Laps completed: 16
Fastest lap: Kirk Gibbs 2m01.696s

MX1 overall results:
1. Kirk Gibbs 64
2. Dean Ferris 63
3. Todd Waters 63
4. Matt Moss 60
5. Brett Metcalfe 50
6. Dylan Long 47
7. Daniel Reardon 47
8. Jay Wilson 47
9. Jacob Wright 42
10. James Alen 39
11. Daniel Banks 36
12. Michael Menchi 36
13. Luke Wilson 32
14. Izak Maule 31
15. Kurt Wightman 29
16. Michael Mahon 28
17. Jordan Rose 26
18. Kade Mosig 26
19. Lawson Bopping 22
20. Matthew Toth 20

MX1 championship standings:
1. Dean Ferris 190
2. Kirk Gibbs 189
3. Todd Waters 182
4. Matt Moss 177
5. Brett Metcalfe 165
6. Daniel Reardon 146
7. Dylan Long 139
8. Jay Wilson 133
9. Kade Mosig 130
10. Jacob Wright 106
11. Michael Menchi 104
12. Kurt Wightman 98
13. Daniel Banks 93
14. Matthew Toth 89
15. Lawson Bopping 85
16. Michael Mahon 84
17. Izak Maule 67
18. Jesse Dobson 57
19. Joel Milesevic 53
20. James Alen 52

Verdict:
It’s extremely interesting the way this series is shaping up, as Kirk Gibbs became the third different round winner of three this year. But it was consistency that got the job done with a 2-2 scorecard, meaning the defending champ’s still yet to actually win a moto in 2016. Factor in that an almost as consistent 3-3 from Matt Moss left him off the podium altogether in fourth, it shows precisely how tight this field is no matter the conditions. Between the two most recent MX1 title winners were Dean Ferris (moto two winner) and Todd Waters (moto one winner), further indicating that it’s these four that have established themselves as the class of 2016 to date. Of note aside from that was an improved round for the factory Honda duo of Dylan Long and Jay Wilson, increasing their confidence as a result.

MX2

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Pole position: N/A

Moto one results:
1. Jed Beaton
2. Kyle Webster
3. Jake Moss
4. Nathan Crawford
5. Dean Porter
6. Dylan Wills
7. Jayden Rykers
8. Luke Arbon
9. Richie Evans
10. Wilson Todd
11. Hamish Harwood
12. Joel Wightman
13. Wade Hunter
14. Kale Makeham
15. Jamie Harvey
16. Kurt Gow
17. Elias Dukes
18. Jedidiah Cornthwaite
19. Nick Sutherland
20. Darren Schenk

Race time: 34m15.943s
Margin of victory: 49.886s
Laps completed: 13
Fastest lap: Dylan Wills 2m28.773s

Moto two results:
1. Jed Beaton
2. Luke Arbon
3. Kyle Webster
4. Wade Hunter
5. Nathan Crawford
6. Wilson Todd
7. Jake Moss
8. Hamish Harwood
9. Dylan Wills
10. Richie Evans
11. Aaron Tanti
12. Jayden Rykers
13. Joel Wightman
14. Dean Porter
15. Caleb Ward
16. Ricky Latimer
17. Joel Green
18. Kale Makeham
19. Elias Dukes
20. Allister Kent

Race time: 23m51.491s
Margin of victory: 19.124s
Laps completed: 11
Fastest lap: Jed Beaton 2m06.725s

MX2 overall results:
1. Jed Beaton 70
2. Kyle Webster 62
3. Luke Arbon 55
4. Nathan Crawford 54
5. Jake Moss 54
6. Dylan Wills 47
7. Wade Hunter 46
8. Wilson Todd 46
9. Hamish Harwood 43
10. Richie Evans 43
11. Jayden Rykers 43
12. Dean Porter 43
13. Joel Wightman 37
14. Kale Makeham 30
15. Elias Dukes 26
16. Kurt Gow 25
17. Jamie Harvey 23
18. Aaron Tanti 20
19. Nick Sutherland 20
20. Jedidiah Cornthwaite 19

MX2 championship standings:
1. Jed Beaton 172
2. Nathan Crawford 169
3. Luke Arbon 161
4. Jake Moss 161
5. Wilson Todd 148
6. Jayden Rykers 144
7. Caleb Ward 142
8. Kyle Webster 138
9. Kale Makeham 134
10. Wade Hunter 130
11. Hamish Harwood 124
12. Dylan Wills 124
13. Richie Evans 121
14. Joel Wightman 112
15. Dean Porter 103
16. Aaron Tanti 84
17. Kurt Gow 79
18. Ricky Latimer 71
19. Nick Sutherland 55
20. Josh Adams 44

Verdict:
What a turnaround! Jed Beaton absolutely dominated the MX2 field at Broadford with both race wins (take a look at his victory margins) and now holds the red plate. He was joined on the podium by Kyle Webster and Luke Arbon, displaying the mixture of guys capable at winning this class in 2016. For the likes of title threats Nathan Crawford and Jake Moss it was a decent day, but the big news was previous championship leader’s Caleb Ward’s disastrous round. A smoky mechanical in moto one forced him out, before a crash in the second had him all the way down in 15th by moto’s end. That means in the standings he plummeted from first all the way to seventh!