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READY TO ROAR

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Echo Valley in Toowoomba is preparing to roar back to life when the ninth round of 10 in the 2015 Australian MX Nationals is held at the iconic motocross venue next Sunday, August 23.

With all championships now reaching the business end of the season, Toowoomba is set to dish out the goods – and with thousands set to flock to the amphitheatre style venue, fans will witness Australasia’s top motocross athletes banging bars once again.

MX Nationals Series Promoter Kevin Williams (pictured above) said he is pleased to have Echo Valley back on the series calendar for 2015, and is excited to be holding round nine of the championship at yet another historic motocross venue.

“It’s very exciting to be heading back to Toowoomba for round nine – the town and club always make the MX Nationals feel very welcome, and it’s somewhere we thoroughly enjoying visiting,” he said.

“Many of the legends of our sport have raced at Echo Valley over the years, including some who are now team managers at the MX Nationals, so to be continuing to return to such an iconic venue to this day is very special.”

New Zealand riders Cody Cooper, Ben Townley and Hamish Harwood will be racing this event and using the weekend as part of their build-up to the Motocross of Nations in France next month. Cooper and Townley are two-thirds of Team New Zealand, with British-based Kayne Lamont the third team rider, while Harwood is one of the non-travelling reserves for the MXoN.

“The way the Echo Valley circuit is laid out, it really embodies that of a traditional motocross track, and will produce plenty of exciting racing come August 23,” Williams continued.

To top off the action packed racing, Williams also shared, that spectator viewing at the Toowoomba venue, is some of the best on the MX Nationals calendar.

“Echo Valley without a doubt is one of our fan’s favourite tracks. From nearly anywhere at the venue you can see every bit of the racing,” he said.

“With the track it’s self being quite unique, spectators will be able to get up close and personal, to see every pass, turn, and start, from any of the viewing points available at the circuit.

“With only two rounds of the series remaining, and with all of our championships starting to really tighten up, spectators from Toowoomba and surrounding areas will be in for a treat in just over a week, that’s for sure.”

Championship standings after 8 of 10 rounds:

MX1 championship standings:

  1. Kirk Gibbs 530
  2. Luke Styke 465
  3. Kade Mosig 456
  4. Adam Monea 449
  5. Lawson Bopping 429
  6. Daniel Reardon 411
  7. Dylan Long 390
  8. Jesse Dobson 382
  9. Cody Cooper 358
  10. Kale Makeham 306
  11. Aaron Tanti 255
  12. Daniel Banks 235
  13. Ford Dale 214
  14. Daniel McEntee 214
  15. Izak Maule 188
  16. Darcy Jones 182
  17. John Phillips 168
  18. Daniel McCoy 167
  19. Scott Green 130
  20. Matt Moss 121

 

MX2 championship standings:

  1. Jay Wilson 465
  2. Luke Clout 462
  3. Takeshi Katsuya 435
  4. Jed Beaton 395
  5. Wade Hunter 362
  6. Caleb Ward 353
  7. Nathan Crawford 346
  8. Dylan Wills 334
  9. Luke Arbon 327
  10. Geran Stapleton 324
  11. Jack Simpson 286
  12. Joel Wightman 276
  13. Riley Graham 264
  14. Hamish Harwood 225
  15. Dean Porter 197
  16. Kyle Webster 192
  17. Alex Morris 180
  18. Tomas Ravenhorst 167
  19. Luke Wilson 165
  20. Dylan Leary 142

 

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