Team Honda Racing press release:

The Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team are looking forward to leaving Murray Bridge behind them, after a tough outing at round four of the Motul MX Nationals yesterday.

Despite heading to the fourth round with adequate training and confidence under their belts, both Honda mounted MX1 pilots Dylan Long and and Jay Wilson, experienced mixed results at the South Australian venue.

In race one for Long, a bad start forced him to have to make his way through the talented field of riders to eventually cross the line in 9th. In moto two, a small crash whilst battling at the front forced Long to drop positions, however recovered to finish in 7th.

“Round four has been pretty average for me to be honest,” Long shared “I fought as hard as I could to come back from a bad start in the first race, but with the depth of talent in the class, if you don’t get the start they just get away from you.

“In race two a small mistake cost me – I was running up the front and I just binned it meaning I had to fight back again to finish in seventh. “We’re still inside the top ten in the championship standings, so we’ll just keep pushing forward and look toward round five in WA.”

Wilson unfortunately experienced his first ever MX Nationals DNF in race one after coming together with a track marker, damaging his front brakes and forcing him to return to the pits. In race two Wilson made the best of a challenging situation, to conclude just outside the top ten in 12th.

“Round four was not what we were expecting, I hit a marker on the track in the second turn and it damaged my front brake caliper – I had no choice but to pull in because my brakes were locked on,” Wilson explained.

“Due to the problems in the first race I was pretty limited with what I could do in the second one, so I just did the best I could and grabbed what points I was able to.

“I’m just looking forward to putting this round behind me and refocussing on my goals for Wanneroo next weekend.”

The Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team will now begin preparations for round five of the Motul MX Nationals which will be held at Wanneroo in Western Australia on May 28-29.

For more information on the Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team, head to www.teamhondaracing.com.au

For more information on the MX Nationals, head to www.mxnationals.com.au