Kyogle’s Dean Ferris has consolidated his position at the top of the MX1 leader board after another triumphant day at round two of the Australian MX Nationals, held at Appin Raceway, southwest of Sydney.

On a day that threw up some challenging weather conditions and a difficult and technical track, it was CDR Yamaha team rider Ferris who rose above all others to take his second round win in a row and lead the premier division by 23 points back to his nearest rival.

The round started out strongly for the reigning champion, as he posted the fastest lap in the Go Pro Superpole event and again he was out to make every post a winner when racing began.

Moto one got underway under clear blue skies and the full field of 38 thundering 450cc motocross bikes charged into the first turn. Ferris was well placed in the early stages and with 30 minutes of racing ahead, things were looking good for Ferris.

But he was unable to maintain his intensity and dropped back to fourth place by mid moto but now the experienced campaigner, Ferris was able to regroup, find his mojo again and claw his way back to a second place finish.

As the field gridded up for moto two, a dark cloud rolled over the venue and while there wasn’t a huge downpour, a moderate drizzle fell on the already deeply rutted, clay based racing surface making it extremely slippery and demanding for all riders.

But from the moment the gate dropped, Ferris simply put on a riding clinic. He motored away from the field and left them in his wake as he set about stamping his authority on the day. But the end of the moto, he had cleared out to a 25 second lead to take the race win and with it the overall round victory.

“Another round win and a good day for myself and the team,” Ferris said. “We had two vastly different track conditions today, and they were much different from the opening round so it’s good to be able to perform on all surfaces and in all conditions.

“Moto two was tough in a lot of ways but I enjoyed the challenge of riding in ruts and the rain just added another aspect to it.

“We are off to a great start in the series but it’s just two of 10 rounds and we all have a long way to go. Thank you to the CDR Yamaha team for their continued support and belief and we can now prepare for the next round at Conondale which is one of my favourite tracks,” Ferris said.

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Round two Results – Appin

MX1 Class Round 2 Results

1) Dean Ferris

2) Kirk Gibbs

3) Todd Waters

4) Brett Metcalfe

5) Kade Mosig

6) Luke Styke

7) Nathan Crawford

8) Aleksandr Tonkov

9) Kyle Peters

10) Luke Clout

 

MX1 Class Championship Standings

1) Dean Ferris – 143 points

2) Kirk Gibbs – 120

3) Kade Mosig – 118

4) Todd Waters – 108

5) Luke Styke – 107

6) Nathan Crawford – 97

7) Luke Clout – 95

8) Kyle Peters – 93

9) Aleksandr Tonkov – 85

10) Brett Metcalfe – 83

 

MX2 Class Round 2 Results

1) Mitch Evans

2) Wilson Todd

3) Egan Mastin

4) Jackson Richardson

5) Hamish Harwood (New Zealand)

6) Dylan Wills

7) Ricky Latimer

8) Richie Evans

9) Kyle Webster

10) Aaron Tanti

 

MX2 Class Championship Standings

1) Wilson Todd – 129 points

2) Mitch Evans – 126

3) Egan Mastin – 117

4) Jackson Richardson – 114

5) Hamish Harwood (New Zealand) – 102

6) Kyle Webster – 98

7) Jayden Rykers – 97

8) Dylan Wills – 92

9) Richie Evans – 91

10) Aaron Tanti – 88

 

Pirelli MXD Round 2 Results

1) Cody Dyce – 59 points

2) Jy Roberts – 58

3) Callum Norton – 57

4) Isaac Ferguson – 54

5) Cooper Pozniak – 52

6) Morgan Fogarty – 45

7) Kaleb Barham – 45

8) Benjamin Broad (New Zealand) – 43

9) Brodie Ellis – 39

10) Hugh McKay – 36

 

Pirelli MXD Championship Standings

1) Cooper Pozniak – 122 points

2) Jy Roberts – 120

3) Cody Dyce – 119

4) Kaleb Barham – 100

5) Morgan Fogarty – 97

6) Benjamin Broad (New Zealand) – 96

7) Isaac Ferguson – 94

8) Hugh McKay – 79

9) Riley Dukes – 78

10) Justin Hart – 40