Wilson MX press release:

Penrite Honda Wilson MX has once again wrapped up an encouraging round of the MX Nationals, at Murray Bridge in South Australia over the weekend. After coming off a successful outing at Broadford, MX2 pilots Luke Wilson and Geran Stapleton headed to round four ready to take on the loamy red dirt Murray Bridge is known for.

Stapleton, who at Broadford proved he has the speed to run up the front, once again got round four started right. After taking the hole shot in moto one, Stapleton went on to lead the race before dropping back and finishing in fifth position. In moto two, a poor start made things difficult – after coming through the pack, Stapleton managed to cross the line in 10th and finish out the round in seventh overall.

For Wilson, starts proved to be critical to results, on a track where passing opportunities were few and far between. In moto one, Wilson was close to last off the start, but managed to claw his way back to an encouraging 17th position.

In race two, Wilson’s start made things difficult – again forced to battle through the pack, Wilson eventually crossed the line in 16th place. At the conclusion of the round Wilson salvaged 15th overall, in what was a challenging round for the Honda mounted rider.

Geran Stapleton MX2 – 7th Overall – (5th, 10th)

“The weekend was not too bad. I swear I saw one of the promo girls winked at me before race one and then I had to get the hole shot,” he said. “I sort of threw it away in the first race though – I got arm pump and dropped back from the lead which was pretty frustrating. “The track didn’t form up exactly how we thought it would, there were a lot of square edges and it was really hard to hang on, but the bike handled the conditions perfectly. “In the next two weeks, I will definitely be working on my endurance a bit, but I’m looking forward to racing the new track at Coolum and hopefully I can get a few more winks right before I line up for round five.”

Luke Wilson MX2 – 15th Overall – (17th, 16th)

“It was a fairly rough weekend for me. My starts really affected my racing and I know that I made it hard for myself,” he said. “It’s in my head now – I know if I can get a start that I can run in the top ten, so that’s definitely what I will be focusing on between now and Coolum. “I actually managed to stay upright all weekend which was good, especially on such a rough and technical track. “The track itself wasn’t the problem for me, it was just me and my starts. So we’ll just keep working on those and we should be ready to go at Coolum before the break.”

Neale Wilson – Wilson MX Team Manager –

“It was not a bad weekend for the team, and we’re very happy that both boys left healthy and smiling,” he said. “Luke had a bit of a rough first moto, and had some bad luck with getting held up in the second one – so we’re going to do some work on his starts and I think he’ll be very strong at Coolum. “Luke’s lap times are very good, so we just need to get him a start and we’re confident he will be in that top ten. “Geran obviously got a great start in moto one, but we were convinced he was taking a phone call or something while he was riding, because he dropped back to fifth. “Geran is very quick, and honestly he’s got a podium in him, so he just needs to continue staying off the ground and it’s just a matter of time before we see him on the box.” The Wilson MX Race Team will head to Coolum on May 31 for Round five of the MX Nationals. The Wilson MX team would also like to send their love and support to rider Joel Evans and his family, after Joel suffered a serious crash at round four. To stay updated with all team progress, ‘like’ Wilson MX on Facebook, follow their Instagram via Wilson_Mx, or on Twitter via Wilson_Mx.

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