COOPER SHOWS PACE
An eighth and a first placing earned Kiwi MX1 champion Cody Cooper another podium position in the Australian Motocross Championships at the weekend.
After winning the previous round at Conondale, Suzuki’s Cooper had hopes that momentum would favour him at round six at Appin, NSW, on Sunday and his efforts were enough to give him second spot overall for the day, behind round winner and fellow Suzuki star Matt Moss.
The result keeps Mount Maunganui’s Cooper at fourth in the open class title chase, behind KTM’s Todd Waters – who was recovering from injury but still managed 10th overall on Sunday – No.2 man Moss and Scotsman Billy MacKenzie (Yamaha).
“My day started off good in winning the Superpole, but it was a little up and down during the motos,” Cooper said.
“It was a good day all in all though for the whole Motul Pirelli Suzuki team and I’m really happy with the result overall. I felt really good in moto two and I was able to race to the victory.”
“It was another great result for the team and we couldn’t be happier,” Motul Pirelli Suzuki Team manager Jay Foreman said.
“Matt really took advantage of a recent trip to America and his speed is exceptional, while Cody again proved in moto two that when he puts the pieces of the puzzle together he’s a very difficult rider to beat. These results bode well for the final four rounds of the season.”
In the MX2 class, Yamaha’s Luke Styke extended his series lead with another commanding performance, while Kiwi rider Rhys Carter (Suzuki) managed fifth overall on the day to lift himself from 12th to 10th in the MX2 standings.
Fellow Kiwi Kayne Lamont (KTM) had a mixed day, finishing 11th in moto one but out of the points in moto two. He has slipped one spot to 11th in the standings.
In the MX Development (under-19) class, New Zealand’s Hamish Harwood (KTM) (pictured here) rules the roost.
Fellow Kiwi Logan Blackburn (Yamaha) is ninth overall in this class.
Results from round six of the Australian Motocross Championships:
MX1 overall results:
1. Matt Moss 65
2. Cody Cooper (NZ) 63
3. Kirk Gibbs 63
4. Lawson Bopping 54
5. Adam Monea 53
6. Billy Mackenzie 51
7. Jay Marmont 50
8. Jake Moss 49
9. Cody Mackie 47
10. Todd Waters 44
11. Tye Simmonds 41
12. Sam Martin 41
13. Dam Duncanson 35
14. James Booth-Elliott 32
15. Kieran Tisdale 30
16. Dylan Gosling 30
17. Jesse O’Farrell 26
18. Beau Pesic 24
19. Gareth Swanepoel 22
20. Jason McCarthy 20
MX1 championship standings (after six of 10 rounds):
1. Todd Waters 376
2. Matt Moss 372
3. Billy MacKenzie 340
4. Cody Cooper (NZ) 331
5. Lawson Bopping 320
6. Kirk Gibbs 293
7. Adam Monea 285
8. Jake Moss 279
9. Tye Simmonds 273
10. Jay Marmont 241
11. Daniel McCoy 209
12. Sam Martin 207
13. Cody Mackie 184
14. James Booth-Elliott 182
15. Jacob Wright 176
16. Robbie Marshall 143
17. Kieran Tisdale 137
18. Ford Dale 133
19. Sam Duncanson 92
20. Luke Donnelly 74
MX2 overall results:
1. Luke Styke 67
2. Kale Makeham 65
3. Kade Mosig 62
4. Geran Stapleton 56
5. Rhys Carter (NZ) 50
6. Takeshi Katsuya 48
7. Ryan Marmont 48
8. Brock Winston 44
9. Keiron Hall 41
10. Wade Hunter 41
11. Dylan Long 40
12. Tristen Cachia 35
13. Daniel McEntee 29
14. Luke Wilson 29
15. John Prutti 28
16. Josh Cachia 26
17. Kurt Gow 24
18. Zane Keleher 23
19. Kayne Lamont (NZ) 20
20. Mitch Norris 18
MX2 championship standings (after six of 10 rounds):
1. Luke Styke 403
2. Kale Makeham 320
3. Josh Cachia 305
4. Brock Winston 302
5. Luke Clout 285
6. Geran Stapleton 264
7. Takeshi Katsuya 260
8. Ryan Marmont 244
9. Dylan Long 227
10. Rhys Carter (NZ) 209
11. Kayne Lamont (NZ) 203
12. Wade Hunter 198
13. Tristen Cachia 188
14. Matt Ryan 160
15. Kade Mosig 135
16. John Prutti 130
17. Kieran Scheele (NZ) 117
18. Luke Wilson 117
19. Daniel McEntee 114
20. Dylan Peterson 81
MXD under-19 Championship Standings
1. Hamish Harwood (NZ) 244 Pts
2. Jack Simpson 225 Pts
3. Jesse Dobson 218 Pts
4. Joel Dinsdale 194 Pts
5. Jay Wilson 190 Pts
6. Corey James 180 Pts
7. Joel Wightman 179 Pts
8. Nick Scott 176 Pts
9. Logan Blackburn (NZ) 166 Pts
10. Jake Emanuelli 134 Pts