Murray Bridge played host to the first of this year’s double header rounds for the Australian Motocross Championships at the weekend.
The Thor MX1 class roared into life Saturday morning, consisting of practice/qualifying and a two moto format, Luke Clout took out Superpole in the morning before the No.1 plate of Dean Ferris would prove his dominance, in both motos and go on for a clean sweep for Saturday, ahead of Luke Clout and Hayden Mellross.
Round 4 overall results
1st Dean Ferris
2nd Luke Clout
3rd Hayden Mellross
4th Jayden Rykers
5th Todd Waters
Sunday would see the Thor MX1 class challenged with the three moto format, consisting of practice/qualifying in the morning followed by two back to back gruelling motos then a traditional moto in the afternoon.
Ferris took out Superpole but went onto struggle throughout the day while Clout dominated both the back to back motos, and finished a soild second in the afternoon moto behind a very strong Todd Waters.
Round 5 overall results
1st Kyle Webster
2nd Bailey Malk
3rd Hayden Mellross
4th Dean Ferris
MX2 CLASS
The Pirelli MX2 class was put to work across Saturday with the three moto format, consisting of practice/qualifying in the morning followed by two back to back gruelling motos then a traditional moto in the afternoon.
Kyle Webster was the man to beat from the start of the day, taking out P1 in timed qualifying and winning both back to back motos, however Wilson Todd rebounded in the last moto and proved why he is the current red plate holder in the third moto of the day.
Round 4 overall results
1st Kyle Webster
2nd Jay Wilson
3rd Wilson Todd
4th Dylan Wills
5th Kaleb Barham
Sunday went back to the more traditional format with practice/qualifying in the morning and a two moto format throughout the day, Webster took out the first moto ahead of Bailey Malkiewicz and Jay Wilson. Wilson Todd was a dominate force in the second moto followed by Webster and Nathan Crawford.
Round 5 overall results
1st Kyle Webster
2nd Bailey Malkiewicz
3rd Aaron Tanti
4th Jay Wilson
5th Wilson Todd
MX DEVELOPMENT CLASS
The Motul MXD class again was one not to be missed with plenty of action across both days and all four motos.
Regan Duffy took out timed qualifying on Saturday but struggled in the first moto finishing 3rd behind Brodie Ellis and a very strong Maximus Purvis (pictured above). Moto 2 would see Duffy take the win followed by Purvis and Rhys Budd
Round 4 overall results
1st Maximus Purvis
2nd Regan Duffy
3rd Rhys Budd
4th Brodie Ellis
5th Jack Kukas
Sunday would see Purvis again win moto 1, followed by Duffy, and Jack Kukas, moto 2 was Duffy’s race from start to finish followed by Mason Rowe and Purvis
Round 5 overall Results
1st Regan Duffy
2nd Maximus Purvis
3rd Mason Rowe
4th Brodie Ellis
5th Noah Ferguson
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
MX1 Championship Standings After Round 5:
- Luke Clout- 275 Pts
- Hayden Mellross – 271 Pts
- Todd Waters – 265 Pts
- Justin Rodbell – 210 Pts
- Jayden Rykers – 207 Pts
- Erki Kahro – 190 Pts
- Brett Metcalfe – 181 Pts
- Kirk Gibbs – 179 Pts
- Richie Evans – 174 Pts
- Jesse Dobson – 173 Pts
MX2 Championship Standings After Round 5:
- Wilson Todd – 283 Pts
- Kyle Webster – 260 Pts
- Jay Wilson – 258 Pts
- Nathan Crawford – 212 Pts
- Aaron Tanti – 212 Pts
- Dylan Wills – 206 Pts
- Riley Dukes – 202 Pts
- Bailey Malkiewicz – 198 Pts
- Jye Dickson – 188 Pts
- Cooper Pozniak – 184 Pts
MXD Championship Standings After Round 5:
- Regan Duffy – 289 Pts
- Maximus Purvis – 272 Pts
- Rhys Budd – 257 Pts
- Brodie Ellis – 218 Pts
- Mason Rowe – 207 Pts
- Jack Kukas – 200 Pts
- Noah Ferguson – 197 Pts
- Jai Walker – 181 Pts
- Liam Walsh – 179 Pts
- Jayce Cosford – 178 Pts
NZ’s Maximus Purvis gives his views on the weekend …