Kawasaki Australia press release:

Four time Japanese Motocross Champion, Takeshi Katsuya, took out the first MX2 race in the MX Nationals over the weekend on his Kawasaki KX250F.

Takeshi demonstrated his experience as he chose favourable lines and rode consistently to creep past the race leaders after starting the first moto outside the top five. In the final laps, Takeshi unleashed his KX250F and charged across the finish line in first place for the first time in the 2015 MX Nationals series.

“It was hard for me today. In the last round at Raymond Terrace I went down in the second race and hurt my ribs, so for me to come out here and get a win is a real achievement. In the first race I had better lines than everyone else and I told myself to keep calm and stay on track with my game plan,” Takeshi commented.

Takeshi was unable to replicate his race win in the second moto as he navigated through the deeply formed ruts. 5th place in the second moto resulted in a triumphant 2nd place overall for the round.

“The results in the second moto weren’t what I was looking for after a win in the first race. The track was pretty rough out there so I struggled getting the same lines as in that first race. The ruts were getting too deep so I was more just trying to stay on the bike than anything else. But you know, I’m still comfortable with where I am overall and how I’m performing and I got a second place overall, so I’m happy with that. We’ve got 3 rounds to go so I just want to keep on the bike and stay consistent,” said Takeshi Katsuya.

Takeshi Katsuya is looking forward to round 8 of the MX Nationals on 2ndAugust held in Nowra, where he will begin to close in on the championship title, being only 19 championship points away from the series leader.