Monster Energy MX Nationals at Horsham
Monday 16 July: Round 7 of 10. MX1: Cody Cooper 2nd and Josh Coppins 3rd. MX2: Justin McDonald 8th and Scott Columb 9th. MXD: Kayne Lamont 1st.
Motul Pirelli Suzuki claimed a dream 1-2 finish in Horsham’s seventh
round of the 2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals, Australian Motocross
Championship, in Victoria on Sunday, headed by title contender Todd
Waters.
The 21-year-old was again in fine form as the series
returned to Horsham for the first time since 2010, claiming the overall
victory with the win in race one before he sealed the deal with a third in
moto two and second in the final moto.
Waters led much of the
final moto before coming under attack from CDR Yamaha’s MX1 series
leader Josh Coppins, and the gap between them in the title chase now sits
at a slim eight-point margin.
"I was a little bit
disappointed Josh came past in that final moto, but I’ve got to hand
it to him,” Waters said. "I couldn’t quite hold him off,
but anyway that’s how it goes and the track was tough. To come away
from today on top of the podium shows the work is starting to pay off, so
I’m just stoked and it’s a great day for Motul Pirelli
Suzuki.”
Behind Waters overall in second place for the
weekend was teammate Cody Cooper, who tied on points with Waters, but was
credited the runner-up position overall due to Waters’ higher placing
in the final moto.
Cooper finally pieced an entire round
together with a trio of strong results, the highlight being a win in the
second moto. Cooper also claimed second in moto one and concluded the round
with a third in the final moto.
Coppins maintained his series
lead with a fighting third overall, proving once again that the gruelling
30-minute moto is where he shines. Coppins was third in moto one and fourth
in moto two, before battling to the win in the final moto.
British champion Brad Anderson was fourth for the round for Carlton Dry
Honda Thor Racing, while round six winner Lawson Bopping completed the top
five for CDR Yamaha.
Defending champion Jay Marmont returned to
racing for Monster Energy Kawasaki at Horsham, racing to a consistent
effort and taking out sixth overall for the weekend.
MX1 Overall Results:
1. Todd
Waters 67
2. Cody Cooper 67
3. Josh Coppins 63
4. Brad
Anderson 53
5. Lawson Bopping 48
6. Jay Marmont 47
7. Jake
Moss 45
8. Daniel McCoy 38
9. Dean Porter 32
10. Daniel
Reardon 31
MX1 Championship
Standings (after 7 of 10 rounds):
1. Josh Coppins 415
2. Todd
Waters 407
3. Brad Anderson 380
4. Lawson Copping 375
5.
Cody Cooper 336
6. Jake Moss 255
7. Jay Marmont 254
8. Tye
Simmonds 234
9. Daniel Reardon 227
10. Daniel McCoy 227
Todd Waters claimed his second overall MX1
victory of the season for Motul Pirelli Suzuki. Image: Simon
Makker - Makkreative.com.
Waters topped the MX1 podium ahead of
teammate Cody Cooper and Josh Coppins. Image: Simon
Makker/Makkreative.com.
Motul
MX2: The ranks were taken out by JDR/KTM Factory Racing rider Josh Cachia, who
picked up his second overall win of the season. Cachia dominated the round
with second in the opening moto before claiming wins in the final pair of
motos.
"It was really good to show my speed and get
another win here this weekend,” Cachia said. "This is
motocross; the track was rough, rutted, sticky and just gnarly out there
after the rain. I couldn’t have done it without my whole team, so
thank you to JDR/KTM Factory Racing. Hopefully we can keep winning
races.”
Behind Cachia overall was rejuvenated Victorian
Adam Monea for Zero Seven Motorsports Suzuki, salvaging his podium despite
two major falls in the final moto. Monea’s day started with a win in
moto one, before he rounded out the weekend with second and fifth positions
respectively.
Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing’s Ford Dale
closed in on the series lead by the slightest of margins with third
overall, now 36 points behind runaway series leader Luke Styke on the Serco
Yamaha Metal Mulisha Racing YZ250F.
Styke was forced to settle
for fifth overall in Horsham, trailing Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Kade
Mosig. Cachia’s teammate Brenden Harrison returned to racing and put
forward a positive performance, claiming sixth for the round.
MX2 Overall Results:
1. Josh Cachia 72
2. Adam Monea 63
3. Ford Dale 57
4. Kade Mosig 54
5. Luke
Styke 47
6. Brenden Harrison 44
7. Justin McDonald 37
8.
Luke Arbon 36
9. Scott Columb 34
10. Joel Milesevic 32
MX2 Championship Standings (after 7 of 10 rounds):
1. Luke
Styke 421
2. Ford Dale 385
3. Josh Cachia 368
4. Kade Mosig
337
5. Adam Monea 327
6. Cheyne Boyd 319
7. Kirk Gibbs
301
8. Justin McDonald 261
9. Scott Columb 249
10. Lewis
Woods 242
The MX2 ranks were won by Josh Cachia from
Adam Monea and Ford Dale. Image: Simon Makker/Makkreative.com.
Pirelli MXD: It was Kiwi Kayne Lamont who scored his fourth
consecutive win for KTM. Lamont won the opening two motos of the round,
before clinching the overall with a third in the final moto of the
weekend.
"I’m really happy to win the round and
extend my lead in the series,” Lamont said. "I really need to
thank everybody who has helped me, my sponsors and my family for their
support. The club did a really good job of the track considering the
conditions, so it was a good weekend for me.”
It was a KTM
sweep of the podium for the second round in a row, with Dylan Leary second
and Choice Motorsports KTM’s Dylan Long third after taking the win in
moto three. Lamont’s round win sees him extend his series lead to a
healthy 29 points.
The Australian Motocross Championship series
will continue at Appin in New South Wales on Sunday, 15 July.
MXD Overall Results:
1. Kayne Lamont 70
2. Dylan Leary
60
3. Dylan Long 60
4. Kale Makeham 58
5. Sam Martin 48
6. Jay Wilson 45
7. Nicklas Scott 39
8. Mitch Norris 39
9.
Ben George 38
10. Wade Hunter 29
MXD Championship Standings (after 6 of 9
rounds):
1. Kayne Lamont 354
2. Dylan Long 325
3. Dylan
Leary 294
4. Kale Makeham 289
5. Sam Martin 289
6. Jay
Wilson 270
7. Joel Milesevic 230
8. Mitch Norris 190
9. Wade
Hunter 155
10. Mitch Budd 145
MXD winner Kayne Lamont was joined by
fellow KTM riders Dylan Leary and Dylan Long on the podium. Image: Simon
Makker - Makkreative.com.