Mastin and Harwood round out podium as DNF forces Crawford to relinquish red-plate.
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Serco Yamaha’s Wilson Todd has inherited the MX2 points lead from teammate Nathan Crawford at Wonthaggi’s fourth round of the Pirelli MX Nationals, as challenging conditions served up a chaotic day of racing in Victoria.
The opening MX2 moto of today saw Todd establish himself out front early, taking the hole-shot and riding his own race to a 5.347s advantage.
Behind him, Aaron Tanti (Complete Parts Kawasaki Racing) had his best ride since the opener to take second, with New Zealand champion Hamish Harwood (Davey Motorsports KTM) clawing his way to an eventual third.
It was a lonely fourth for defending champion Egan Mastin (KTM Motocross Racing Team), as Jay Wilson (Yamalube Yamaha Racing) filled the top five.
Former points leader and top qualifier Crawford pushed hard to sixth position after encountering issues of his own including a crash, as Dylan Wills (DPH Motorsport Husqvarna), Jy Roberts (Husqvarna), Kale Makeham (Yamaha) and Cooper Pozniak (Yamaha) were the top 10.
Yesterday’s winner Kyle Webster (Penrite Pirelli CRF Honda Racing) was again running among the front of the field, but exited with an overheating motor as a result of the mud in the race’s closing stages.
It was a perfect Sunday for Todd in the second MX2 moto, storming out of the gates and then going on to win by 18.692s seconds at the conclusion of the 20-minute duration.
Number one plate-holder Mastin turned in his best finish of the year with second on the factory KTM 250 SX-F, with rookie privateer Roberts starring on his way to third.
Kiwi Harwood again delivered a strong result on his two-stroke in fourth, followed by Tanti and then Wills, Ricky Latimer (Honda), Makeham, Webster and Cody Dyce (Empire Motorsports Yamaha).
Bike issues and a suspected shoulder injury forced Crawford out of the race early, enabling teammate Todd to take charge of the red plates by 16 points, courtesy of his overall round win at round four. He was joined on the overall podium by Mastin and Harwood.
The next stop on the MX Nationals calendar is scheduled for 27 May at Murray Bridge in South Australia.
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