BikesportNZ.com rider Kayne Lamont is determined to put his Australian Motocross Championships MX2 campaign back on track this weekend.

The 10-round series continues with round seven at Conondale on the Sunshine Coast, just north of Brisbane, this weekend with a slight change in format – three races for each class instead of just two – and the man from Mangakino hopes this might bring him better luck.

Lamont took his Husqvarna Red Bull WIL Sport BikesportNZ.com TC250 bike to dominate the opening rounds of the series before suffering a couple of health-related set-backs.

Lamont will head into battle with fresh vigour this weekend after having shaken off his debilitating flu and recovered from his injured collarbone.

“I’m starting to get my normal self back, I’ve been riding and training like normal for a couple of weeks now,” said Lamont.

“Conondale is one of my preferred terrains. I’ve been out riding some grassy tracks. I’ve been looking forward to it. It’s quite naturally hilly which is like home so it should be good.

“I can’t really afford to be off the podium from here on, and my goal is to collect as many points as possible and try and take the top step from here on. That’s all I can really do and see what the others do.”

Although Yamaha’s Luke Clout retains the MX2 championship lead heading into this weekend, questions have been raised on whether it is just a matter of time before the red plate is handed over to someone else, perhaps another Kiwi such as Takaka’s Hamish Harwood, for example, the CMR Red Bull KTM rider currently in second spot and just 14 points behind Clout.

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2014 Monster Energy MX Nationals Standings to date:

MX1 CLASS:

1. Matt Moss 448, 2. Kirk Gibbs 429, 3. Jake Moss 403, 4. Adam Monea 396, 5. Billy Mackenzie 390, 6. Kade Mosig 330, 7. Jacob Wright 304, 8. Hayden Mellross 294, 9. Jay Marmont 290, 10. Sam Martin 287.

MX2 CLASS:

1. Luke Clout 384, 2. Hamish Harwood 370, 3. Luke Arbon 360, 4. Brenden Harrison 334, 5. Kale Makeham 334, 6. Kayne Lamont 333, 7. Jay Wilson 320, 8. Caleb Ward 313, 9. Errol Willis 240, 10. Ryan Marmont 234.

MXD CLASS:

1. Egan Mastin 273, 2. Jack Simpson 272, 3. Jed Beaton 270, 4. Nathan Crawford 265, 5. Wilson Todd 209, 6. Kyle Webster 206, 7. Jayden Rykers 199, 8. Aaron Tanti 177, 9. Brock McLeary 176, 10. Daniel Price 155