Round Six – Gympie
Thor MX1 Race One
Kirk Gibbs scored the hole-shot ahead of Brett Metcalfe and Todd Waters on a very technical new lay-out at Gympie as Round Six of the Pirelli MX Nationals got underway just before lunchtime on Sunday.
Waters quickly established his dominance, passing Metty and Gibbs before immediately starting to pull away from his pursuers. Luke Clout was in fourth place and two laps into the race Clout moved up on to the back of Metcalfe and started piling on the pressure in his quest for a podium finish.
Gibbs then made a mistake and ran off the circuit which allowed both Metcalfe and Clout to move past him.
It looked very likely that Waters would have the race to himself but Brett Metcalfe got faster as the race progressed and managed to chase down the #47 Husqvarna. By half race distance Metcalfe was only a few bike lengths behind Waters as the pair started to negotiate lapped traffic. A mistake on lap 11 though cost the Penrite Honda man a lot of ground, pushing the gap to Waters back out to around five-seconds.
Metty put in a big effort to try and bridge the gap once again but Waters held on to take the chequered flag. Second place still a great result for Metty on his return from injury. Waters and Metcalfe the only two riders to card 2m03s lap-times in the 14-lap bout.
Kirk Gibbs got the better of Luke Clout on the final lap to score the final step on the rostrum. Gibbs came on stronger as the race progressed as he got back into the groove.
Hayden Mellross was fifth ahead of Jesse Dobson and Caleb Ward.
Gympie MX1 Race One Results
- Todd Waters – Husqvarna
- Brett Metcalfe – Honda +0.773s
- Kirk Gibbs – Yamaha +23.767s
- Luke Clout – Yamaha +24.851
- Hayden Mellross – KTM +37.623s
- Jesse Dobson – Husqvarna +47.614s
- Caleb Ward – KTM +51.167s
- Jayden Rykers – Suzuki +67.289s
- Richie Evans – Yamaha +83.398s
- Connor Tierney – Yamaha +89.192s
- Justin Rodbell – Suzuki +94.559s
- Joben Baldwin – Yamaha +95.933s
- Joel Wightman – Honda +97.886s
- Dylan Long – Kawasaki +99.211s
- Zak Small – Husqvarna +124.133s
Thor MX1 Race Two
Dylan Long scored the holeshot ahead of Hayden Mellross but both riders were soon passed by Todd Waters. Luke Clout went down in the pack behind them and at the end of the opening lap was languishing in 20th position.
Kirk Gibbs and Brett Metcalfe were fourth and fifth respectively and Metty didn’t look to have the speed he displayed in the opening moto, where he had managed to chase down and almost challenge Waters late in the opening race.
Hayden Mellross started closing in on Waters but the Husqvarna man responded and stretched his lead out to over two-seconds again on lap five. Kirk Gibbs managed to close in on Mellross to challenge for that second place while Brett Metcalfe was chasing Dylan Long for fourth.
Kirk Gibbs got the better of Mellross with six laps to run and immediately closed on Waters, the gap down to only a second, then he was on him! Waters was seemingly caught unawares by the charging Gibbs as the Yamaha man jumped past him with three laps to run after the DPH Husqvarna man made a small mistake.
Then with three laps to run the battle up front became a four-way affair as Mellross came back into the game and a fast finishing Metcalfe also put himself in the mix. The top four separated only by bike lengths as they negotiated the tricky lay-out.
The pack stretched apart again though on the penultimate lap and Gibbs found enough speed to hold Waters at bay for the run to the flag in what was an inspiring victory for the still injured #5.
Hayden Mellross rounded out the podium just ahead of Brett Metcalfe. A lot further behind in fifth was Jess Dobson ahead of Dylan Long while Luke Clout recovered from that first lap fall to battle through to seventh place ahead of Jayden Rykers and Caleb Ward while Richie Evans rounded out the top ten.
The overall round win though went to Todd Waters thanks to his 1-2 results for the day. Kirk Gibbs second while Brett Metcalfe completed the overall rostrum for the Gympie round of the MX Nationals.
Todd Waters 67
Kirk Gibbs 65
Brett Metcalfe 60
The round victory also promoted Waters in to the championship lead with a five-point buffer over previous red plate holder Luke Clout who has been demoted to joint second place with Hayden Mellross, the pair on 327-points apiece.
Gympie MX1 Race Two Results
- Kirk Gibbs
- Todd Waters +0.679s
- Hayden Mellross +1.855s
- Brett Metcalfe +3.307s
- Jesse Dobson +15.624s
- Dylan Long +19.231s
- Luke Clout +31.941s
- Jayden Rykers +32.080s
- Caleb Ward +45.700s
- Richie Evans +62.154s
- Connor Tierney +69.590s
- Lawson Bopping +72.807s
- Justin Rodbell +79.896s
- Zak Small +82.653s
- Joben Baldwin +84.3322
MX1 Round Points
- Todd Waters 67
- Kirk Gibbs 65
- Brett Metcalfe 60
- Hayden Mellross 56
- Luke Clout 52
- Jesse Dobson 51
- Jayden Rykers 46
- Caleb Ward 46
- Richie Evans 43
- Dylan Long 42
- Connor Tierney 41
- Justin Rodbell 38
- Joben Baldwin 35
- Zak Small 33
- Joel Wightman 33
MX1 Championship Points
- Todd Waters 332
- Luke Clout 327
- Hayden Mellross 327
- Jayden Rykers 253
- Justin Rodbell 248
- Brett Metcalfe 241
- Kirk Gibbs 244
- Richie Evans 217
- Jesse Dobson 224
- Erki Kahro 190
Wilson Todd won both the opening MX2 Motos but the championship leader went down early in the final moto which handed the lead to Luke Reardon.
Jay Wilson quickly chased down Reardon though and immediately started to pull away from the Queenslander.
Kyle Webster made his way past Reardon as did Nathan Crawford and Aaron Tanti, pushing Reardon back to fifth. Dylan Wills then pushed Reardon back a further place as he promoted himself into fifth position.
With three laps to run the gap between race leader Wilson and the chasing Crawford, who was getting faster as the race progressed, was rapidly diminishing. Aaron Tanti was engaged in a hectic battle for third place with Kyle Webster.
Wilson Todd had worked his way from the back of the field after that first lap fall to be up fifth place after getting the better of Bailey Malkiewicz and Dylan Wills with two laps to go.
At the last lap board Wilson still had almost five-seconds on Crawford and went on to take a dominant win, his first of the year.
A late charge from Aaron Tanti almost saw him get on terms with Crawford on the final lap but Crawford managed to hang on for second. Tanti set a new fastest lap of the race on the penultimate lap, only for that to be bettered on the final lap by Crawford who on that final circuit put in the only 2m06s lap of the race by any rider.
Jay Wilson 61
Wilson Todd 61
Nathan Crawford 60
Jay Wilson and Wilson Todd both scored 61-points for the round while Nathan Crawford, Aaron Tanti and Kyle Webster all carded a 60-point tally at Gympie.
Wilson Todd leads the series on 344-points ahead of Kyle Webster on 320-points and Jay Wilson on 319.
Gympie MX2 Race One Results
- Wilson Todd
- Aaron Tanti +3.244s
- Kyle Webster +8.533s
- Nathan Crawford +16.917s
- Bailey Malkiewicz +21.017s
- Jay Wilson +21.830s
- Dylan Wills +33.230s
- Cooper Pozniak +40.975s
- Joel Evans +42.885s
- Isaac Ferguson +43.419s
Gympie MX2 Race Two Results
- Wilson Todd
- Kyle Webster +4.477s
- Nathan Crawford +10.396s
- Aaron Tanti +12.672s
- Jay Wilson +13.589s
- Dylan Wills +26.099s
- Morgan Fogarty +27.054s
- Isaac Ferguson +34.180s
- Bailey Malkiewicz +35.273s
- Cooper Pozniak +51.539s
Gympie MX2 Race Three Results
- Jay Wilson
- Nathan Crawford +1.057s
- Aaron Tanti +3.006s
- Kyle Webster +13.190s
- Wilson Todd +33.362s
- Dylan Wills +36.061s
- Bailey Malkiewicz +40.524a
- Morgan Fogarty +50.981s
- Luke Reardon +56.701s
- Ricky Latimer +62.519s
Gympie MX2 Round Points
- Jay Wilson 61
- Wilson Todd 61
- Nathan Crawford 60
- Aaron Tanti 60
- Kyle Webster 60
- Dylan Wills 50
- Bailey Malkiewicz 48
- Morgan Fogarty 43
- Isaac Ferguson 39
- Tomas Ravenhorst 38
MX2 Championship Points
- Wilson Todd 344
- Kyle Webster 320
- Jay Wilson 319
- Nathan Crawford 272
- Aaron Tanti 272
- Dylan Wills 256
- Bailey Malkiewicz 246
- Ricky Latimer 209
- Cooper Pozniak 206
- Riley Dukes 202
Gympie MXD Race One Results
- Max Purvis
- Regan Duffy +6.021s
- Noah Ferguson +6.202s
- Mason Semmens +7.232s
- Jai Walker +28.921s
- Jayce Crosford +40.244s
- Mason Rowe +47.088s
- Liam Walsh +53.209s
- Tye Jones +55.268s
- Mackenzie O’Bree +56.406s
Gympie MXD Race Two Results
- Regan Duffy
- Max Purvis +3.326s
- Mason Rowe +33.730s
- Jayce Cosford +40.893s
- Noah Ferguson +41.679s
- Brodie Ellis +57.029s
- Tye Jones +63.821s
- Jai Walker +66.986s
- Rhys Budd +68.833s
- Liam Walsh +71.539s
Gympie MXD Round Points
- Regan Duffy 67
- Max Purvis 67
- Noah Ferguson 56
- Mason Rowe 54
- Jayce Cosford 53
- Jai Walker 49
- Tye Jones 46
- Brodie Ellis 45
- Liam Walsh 44
- Mackenzie O’Bree 41
Motul MXD Championship Points
- Regan Duffy 356
- Maximus Purvis 339
- Rhys Budd 293
- Brodie Ellis 263
- Mason Rowe 261
- Noah Ferguson 253
- Jack Kukas 233
- Jayce Cosford 231
- Jai Walker 230
- Liam Walsh 223
Gympie Yamaha 125 Gold Cup Race One Results
- Nicholas Murray
- Joshua Bourke-Palmer +10.175s
- Lachlan Wilson +12.019s
- Clay Kilvington +12.526s
- Cameron Taylor +14.136s
- Darcy Cavanagh +28.210s
- Ryan Butler +40.678s
- Jake Gook +51.210s
- Kyle Dalpastro +55.260s
- Jake Williams +79.423s
Gympie Yamaha 125 Gold Cup Race Two Results
- Nicholas Murray
- Cameron Taylor +5.382s
- Dary Cavanagh +12.313s
- Clay Kilvington +19.644s
- Lachlan Wilson +26.831s
- Jake Gook +30.881s
- Joshua Bourke-Palmer +31.616s
- Ryan Butler +52.742s
- Kyle Dalpastro +78.105s
- Tom Kruger +87.023s
Gympie Yamaha 125 Gold Cup Round Results
- Nicholas Murray 70
- Cameron Taylor 58
- Clay Kilvington 56
- Lachlan Wilson 56
- Joshua Bourke-Palmer 56
- Darcy Cavanagh 55
- Jake Gook 48
- Ryan Butler 47
- Kyle Dalpastro 44
- Tom Kruger 41
Gympie Yamaha 125 Gold Cup Points
- Cameron Taylor 128
- Nicholas Murray 128
- Clay Kilvington 114
- Lachlan Wilson 104
- Darcy Cavanagh 100
- Ryan Butler 91
- Kyle Dalpastro 83
- Joshua Kilvington 64
- Joshua Bourke-Palmer 56
- Jake Williams 54
Source: MCNews.com.au