Features 3 Jul 2017

Breakdown: 2017 MX Nationals Rd6 Nowra

The vitals from round six of Australian Motocross in New South Wales.

MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day at round six of the 2017 Motul MX Nationals at Nowra, New South Wales.

MX1

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Super Pole: Todd Waters 1m42.718s

Moto one results:
1. Dean Ferris
2. Brett Metcalfe
3. Kirk Gibbs
4. Luke Clout
5. Nathan Crawford
6. Luke Styke
7. Kyle Peters
8. Brodie Sims
9. Keiron Hall
10. Zak Small
11. Kade Mosig
12. Dylan Long
13. Daniel Banks
14. Corey James
15. James Alen
16. Joben Baldwin
17. Charlie Creech
18. Izak Maule
19. Tom Buckle
20. Shane Blinksell

Race time: 32m14.088s
Margin of victory: 15.149
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Brett Metcalfe 1m44.785s

Moto two results:
1. Dean Ferris
2. Brett Metcalfe
3. Kade Mosig
4. Kirk Gibbs
5. Luke Clout
6. Nathan Crawford
7. Todd Waters
8. Luke Styke
9. Kyle Peters
10. Keiron Hall
11. Corey James
12. Brodie Sims
13. Dylan Long
14. Joel Green
15. James Alen
16. Joben Baldwin
17. Daniel Banks
18. Zak Small
19. Charlie Creech
20. Tom Buckle

Race time: 32m17.098s
Margin of victory: 12.321s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Dean Ferris 1m45.866s

MX1 overall results:
1. Dean Ferris 70
2. Brett Metcalfe 64
3. Kirk Gibbs 58
4. Luke Clout 54
5. Nathan Crawford 51
6. Kade Mosig 50
7. Luke Styke 48
8. Kyle Peters 46
9. Keiron Hall 43
10. Brodie Sims 42
11. Corey James 37
12. Dylan Long 37
13. Zak Small 34
14. James Alen 32
15. Daniel Banks 32
16. Joben Baldwin 30
17. Charlie Creech 26
18. Todd Waters 24
19. Tom Buckle 23
20. Cory Watts 20

MX1 championship standings
1. Dean Ferris 427
2. Kirk Gibbs 366
3. Kade Mosig 329
4. Luke Styke 310
5. Todd Waters 304
6. Luke Clout 277
7. Kyle Peters 276
8. Brett Metcalfe 239
9. Aleksandr Tonkov 218
10. Keiron Hall 216
11. Nathan Crawford 200
12. Joel Green 189
13. Zak Small 189
14. James Alen 184
15. Lachlan Davis 162
16. Hamish Harwood 155
17. Brodie Sims 145
18. Izak Maule 135
19. Daniel Banks 132
20. Dylan Long 119

Verdict:
Points leader and defending champion Dean Ferris (CDR Yamaha) continued his dominant form with a perfect 1-1 scorecard, outclassing the field to take his sixth-consecutive victory in as many rounds. Brett Metcalfe shone in his first public outing aboard the MEGA Bulk Fuels Monster Energy Kawasaki KX450F, while Kirk Gibbs (KTM Motocross Racing Team) settled for a consistent third. It was positive weekend for premier class rookies Luke Clout (Crankt Protein Honda Racing) and Nathan Crawford (MEGA Bulk Fuels Monster Energy Kawasaki), who finished fourth and fifth respectively.

MX2

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Pole position: Egan Mastin 1m43.211s

Moto one results:
1. Egan Mastin
2. Jayden Rykers
3. Jackson Richardson
4. Wilson Todd
5. Richie Evans
6. Hamish Harwood
7. Dylan Wills
8. Kyle Webster
9. Mitchell Evans
10. Jay Wilson
11. Lochie Latimer
12. Joel Evans
13. Ricky Latimer
14. Connor Tierney
15. James Brown
16. Aaron Tanti
17. Lachlan Wilson
18. Calib Best
19. Jarrod Kelly
20. Jayden Conforto

Race time: 32m17.992s
Margin of victory: 03.755s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Egan Mastin 1m45.390s

Moto two results:
1. Jackson Richardson
2. Egan Mastin
3. Mitchell Evans
4. Kyle Webster
5. Jay Wilson
6. Jayden Rykers
7. Hamish Harwood
8. Wilson Todd
9. Richie Evans
10. Joel Evans
11. Dylan Wills
12. Connor Tierney
13. Tomas Ravenhorst
14. James Brown
15. Lochie Latimer
16. Jarrod Kelly
17. Lachlan Wilson
18. Levi McManus
19. Darren Schenk
20. Calib Best

Race time: 23m37.424s
Margin of victory: 13.911s
Laps completed: 13
Fastest lap: Jackson Richardson 1m46.212s

MX2 overall results:
1. Egan Mastin 67
2. Jackson Richardson 65
3. Jayden Rykers 57
4. Mitchell Evans 52
5. Kyle Webster 51
6. Wilson Todd 51
7. Hamish Harwood 49
8. Richie Evans 48
9. Jay Wilson 47
10. Dylan Wills 44
11. Joel Evans 40
12. Connor Tierney 36
13. Lochie Latimer 36
14. James Brown 33
15. Tomas Ravenhorst 28
16. Lachlan Wilson 28
17. Jarrod Kelly 27
18. Calib Best 24
19. Levi McManus 22
20. Darren Schenk 19

MX2 championship standings
1. Wilson Todd 362
2. Mitchell Evans 357
3. Egan Mastin 344
4. Jackson Richardson 343
5. Hamish Harwood 327
6. Dylan Wills 286
7. Kyle Webster 284
8. Jayden Rykers 266
9. Richie Evans 253
10. Aaron Tanti 232
11. Joel Evans 212
12. Ricky Latimer 204
13. Tomas Ravenhorst 184
14. Jesse McNally 148
15. Calib Best 131
16. Jayden Conforto 128
17. Lachlan Wilson 105
18. Darren Schenk 101
19. Bailey Coxon 101
20. Jarrod Kelly 100

Verdict:
Davey Motorsports KTM’s Egan Mastin gained a large chunk of points on his championship rivals at Nowra, taking the overall victory with a strong 1-2 finish. Jackson Richardson (Serco Yamaha) earned his first race win of the season moto two, and paired with his third in the opener, he was credited second overall. Raceline Pirelli KTM’s Jayden Rykers returned to form, and despite being forced to work his through the field in race two, it was still enough to claim third. Mitch Evans (Serco Yamaha) and Kyle Webster (Penrite CRF Honda Racing) wound up fourth and fifth respectively.

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