MX Nationals Coolum Image Gallery B
MX Nationals Coolum Image Gallery B
All the major spoils however belonged to the now two-time champion Matt Moss as he strolled over the line in 8th position aboard his Suzuki RM-Z 450 to claim the 2014 MX1 championship.
“I would personally like to start off by thanking the whole team,” Moss said from the top step of the championship podium. “A big thanks to the Motul Pirelli Suzuki team, the Foreman family, my mechanic Jess. We are one big happy family and we enjoy going racing.
“My beautiful fiancé and her parents, living at home with them we have dinner cooked every night, they look after us, and also the Mcleary family who let me live at their place at Newcastle when I am riding, without these people behind me I would not be able to achieve this championship
“My dad and the Moss Institute thanks heaps.
“Jay Marmont said to me at the start of the year it is harder to defend your championship. I want to pay tribute to Jay, he is getting to the end of his career and is getting out of it and I would love to be that sort of guy when I finish my career and it is great to see him finish out his career while I am on top.”
While obviously a little disappointed to finish in 2nd place after a hard championship fight, Gibbs was proud of his achievement and could not thank his team enough after they signed him to ride two years ago, after Gibbs nearly lost his life at Coolum after a big crash in the MX2 class.
“I didn’t leaving anything behind,” Gibbs stated from the podium. “I put in everything today and I tied for the win for the round.
“Billy rode awesome and so did Jacob. There was a lot of pressure today and the track was gnarly rough. I am really happy with how I went and how good everything is with the team.
“The KTM team is amazing and the bike was awesome again today and I am just glad to be walking away from here healthy and with second place in the end.
Rounding out the MX1 podium for the year was Billy Mackenzie.
MX1 Round Results: Coolum
1) Billy Mackenzie 97 (30, 32, 35)
2) Kirk Gibbs 97 (35, 30, 32)
3) Jacob Wright 82 (32, 24, 26)
4) Ben Townley 82 (28, 35, 19)
5) Adam Monea 77 (24, 25, 28)
6) Matt Moss 74 (25, 26, 23)
7) Jake Moss 70 (26, 14, 30)
8) Jay Marmont 68 (21, 22, 25)
9) Lawson Bopping 64 (23, 23, 18)
10) Brock Winston 63 (22, 19, 22)
MX1 Overall Championship Standings:
1) Matt Moss 789
2) Kirk Gibbs 776
3) Billy Mackenzie 734
4) Adam Monea 692
5) Jacob Wright 611
6) Jake Moss 599
7) Kade Mosig 528
8) Hayden Mellross 528
9) Sam Martin 481
10) Brock Winston 478
MX2 Round Results: Coolum
1) Caleb Ward 105 (35, 35, 35)
2) Takeshi Katsuya 85 (25, 28, 32)
3) Luke Clout 82 (30, 30, 22)
4) Jay Wilson 76 (22, 24, 30)
5) Hamish Harwood 74 (23, 25, 26)
6) Joel Evans 70 (24, 22, 24)
7) Dylan Long 69 (21, 23, 25)
8) Riley Graham 67 (20, 19, 28)
9) Luke Arbon 64 (32, 32, DNF)
10) Nick Sutherland 54 (15, 18, 21)
MX2 Championship Standings:
1) Luke Clout 688
2) Hamish Harwood 641
3) Luke Arbon 638
4) Jay Wilson 613
5) Caleb Ward 597
6) Kale Makeham 543
7) Brenden Harrison 464
8) Errol Willis 414
9) Kayne Lamont 395
10) Joel Evans 355
MXD Round Results: Coolum
1) Nathan Crawford 105 (35, 35, 35)
2) Egan Mastin 90 (32, 32, 26)
3) Kyle Webster 88 (28, 30, 30)
4) Jayden Rykers 84 (30, 26, 28)
5) Wilson Todd 82 (25, 25, 32)
6) Jack Simpson 71 (26, 28, 17)
7) Zac Small 70 (21, 24, 25)
8) Brock McLeary 65 (23, 19, 23)
9) Dylan Wills 61 (22, 15, 24)
10) Jesse Madden 61 (20, 20, 21)
Overall MXD Championship Standings: Coolum
1) Egan Mastin 603
2) Nathan Crawford 573
3) Jack Simpson 554
4) Wilson Todd 526
5) Jayden Rykers 479
6) Jed Beaton 459
7) Aaron Tanti 437
8) Kyle Webster 431
9) Brock McLeary 419
10) Zak Small 323
