MX Nats: Murray Bridge Results

Murray Bridge played host to a Retro themed fifth instalment of the Motul MX Nationals over the weekend. The fast, red Murray Bridge surface delivered South Australian crowds with bar to bar racing. 

Thor MX1 Class

When the points were tallied from both motos it was CDR Yamaha’s Dean Ferris’ 1-2 results that saw him take his fifth consecutive overall win at Murray Bridge, the second step on the podium was taken by Factory KTM’s Kirk Gibbs, while SA Plasterboards Brett Metcalfe who was racing as a privateer at Round 5 finished in third. Ferris now holds an impressive 48 point lead as the series heads into the mid-season break. Read the full MX1 class race recap here.

Results
1) Dean Ferris – 67 points – Yamaha
2) Kirk Gibbs – 65 points – KTM
3) Brett Metcalfe – 62 points – KTM
4) Kade Mosig – 56 points – Yamaha
5) Luke Clout – 50 points – Honda
6) Todd Waters – 50 points – Honda
7) Kyle Peters – 48 points – Suzuki
8) Luke Styke – 47 points – KTM
9) Aleksandr Tonkov – 45 points – Kawasaki
10) Zak Small – 41 points – Husqvarna

Championship Standings
1) Dean Ferris – 356 points – Yamaha
2) Kirk Gibbs – 308 points – KTM
3) Kade Mosig – 279 points – Yamaha
4) Todd Waters – 277 points – Honda
5) Luke Styke – 262 points – KTM
6) Kyle Peters – 230 points – Suzuki
7) Luke Clout – 223 points – Honda
8) Aleksandr Tonkov – 218 points – Kawasaki
9) Brett Metcalfe – 173 points – KTM
10) Keiron Hall – 173 points – Husqvarna

Motul MX2 Class

New Zealand Davey Motorsport’s KTM rider Hamish Harwood, (who is racing both the MX1 and MX2 classes this season) proved that he is truly the MX Nationals Ironman, recording 1-3 race results to conclude the weekend’s event with the round win in the MX2 category. Read the full MX2 class race recap here.

Motul MX2 Round 5 Results
1) Hamish Harwood – 65 points – KTM
2) Egan Mastin – 62 points – KTM
3) Mitchell Evans – 59 points – Yamaha
4) Dylan Wills – 56 points – Husqvarna
5) Wilson Todd – 54 points – Yamaha
6) Jackson Richardson – 54 points – Yamaha
7) Richie Evans – 48 points – Yamaha
8) Tomas Ravenhorst – 44 points – Yamaha
9) Jayden Rykers – 41 points – KTM
10) Joel Evans – 40 points – Yamaha

Motul MX2 Championship Standings
1) Wilson Todd – 311 points – Yamaha
2) Mitchell Evans – 305 points – Yamaha
3) Hamish Harwood – 278 points – KTM
4) Jackson Richardson – 278 points – Yamaha
5) Egan Mastin – 277 points – KTM
6) Dylan Wills – 242 points – Husqvarna
7) Kyle Webster – 233 points – Honda
8) Aaron Tanti – 217 points – Yamaha
9) Jayden Rykers – 209 points – KTM
10) Richie Evans – 205 points – Yamaha

Pirelli MXD Class

Husqvarna mounted Jy Roberts made it two Pirelli MXD round wins in a row and was rewarded with the red plate for the first time this season, thanks to consistency at Round 5 of the Motul MX Nationals. Read the full MXD class race recap here.

Pirelli MXD Round 5 Results

1) Jy Roberts – 67 points – Husqvarna
2) Kaleb Barham – 65 points – Husqvarna
3) Morgan Fogarty – 56 points – KTM
4) Riley Dukes – 50 points – Husqvarna
5) Hugh McKay – 49 points – Yamaha
6) Isaac Ferguson – 49 points – KTM
7) Wyatt Chase – 48 points – Suzuki
8) Cody Dyce – 47 points – Yamaha
9) Liam Walsh – 43 points – KTM
10) Brodie Ellis – 42 points – Yamaha

Pirelli MXD Championship Standings
1) Jy Roberts – 299 points – Husqvarna
2) Cody Dyce – 293 points – Yamaha
3) Morgan Fogarty – 259 points – KTM
4) Kaleb Barham – 241 points – Husqvarna
5) Isaac Ferguson – 240 points – KTM
6) Hugh McKay – 226 points – Yamaha
7) Cooper Pozniak – 225 points – Yamaha
8) Brodie Ellis – 201 points – Yamaha
9) Jai Constantinou – 196 points – Honda
10) Sam Pelz – 178 points – Yamaha

The 2017 Motul MX Nationals will now commence the mid-season break, with Round 6 set to be held at Nowra in New South Wales on Sunday, July 2.
For more information on the 2017 Motul MX Nationals, head to www.mxnationals.com.au