Serco Yamaha Successful In Moree

Kirk Gibbs

Serco Yoshimura Yamaha pilot Kirk Gibbs has closed within 33 points of the Pro Lites championship lead after a victorious round eight of the 2011 Rockstar MX Nationals at the Moree over the weekend.

Gibbs entered the Moree event 58 points behind championship leader Matt Moss and desperate for a good round to have any chance of snaring the 2011 national crown. Gibbs delivered and took his second round win of the year with 3-1-2-2 results in the four motos using good speed, smart race craft and a calm head.

"My goal was to win the round and do the best I could, so I'm happy to have done that today," Gibbs said from the podium. "In the process I was also able to peg back some points on Matt."

"My bike was great today and on a track like this which can be hard to pass, you have to make the most of your opportunities and my Serco Yamaha worked well in the ruts and also on the hard pack."

The round win for Gibbs now makes for an exciting finish to the championship where it will come down to the final round this weekend in Coolum to determine a winner.

"My plan for the week doesn't change. I can only win the round and whatever happens after that is a bonus," Gibbs finishes.

Guest rider Luke Styke produced a top 10 finish in his first outing for the Yamaha factory Lites team, taking ninth overall for the round. Styke qualified in fifth place and gelled instantly with the Serco machine, but didn't quite match that pace in race conditions.

He was a little disappointed after the event but looked forward to the Coolum round to finish on a high note.

"I had a goal to run inside the top six this weekend and was on track after qualifying. I didn't quite get the starts I needed and couldn't get in the freight train of the lead pack early in the race."

"But the Serco experience has been great and the bike is awesome so hopefully I can repay them with a good weekend at Coolum."

So, after 32 motos, the Pro Lites championship heads for a climax this weekend at Coolum, in Queensland with Gibbs looking to secure his first professional national championship.

For more information and full results, www.mxnationals.com.au

Round Eight Results - Moree
Pro Lites

Rider	Manufacturer	Results	Points
1st Kirk Gibbs	Yamaha	3-1-2-2	89points
2nd Kade Mosig	Honda	5-4-1-3	79points
3rd Brendan Harrison	KTM	4-3-4-6	71points
4th Cody Mackie	Honda	6-2-5-5	69points
5th Josh Cachia	KTM	1-5-9-9	65points

Championship Standings - One Round Remaining

1st Matt Moss -567
2nd Kirk Gibbs - 534
3rd Brendan Harrison - 478
4th Phil Nicoletti - 477
5th Daniel McCoy - 461
6th Kade Mosig - 440
7th Josh Cachia - 423
8th Cody Mackie - 419
9th Justin Mackie - 403
10th Luke Styke - 372

Team Kawasaki Motivated for Moree

Cody Mackie - KRT

Kawasaki Racing Team riders, Billy Mackenzie, Cody Mackie and Luke Arbon head to the 7^th round of the 2010 Australian Motocross Championship at Moree, NSW, full of confidence and optimism. With Mackenzie currently sitting in 2^nd place in the Championship in the Opens class and Mackie in 3^rd place in the Pro Lites class, both riders will be riding for valuable Championship points as they strive for Championship Titles. Under 19s rider Luke Arbon makes a sooner than expected return to racing, lining up this weekend after breaking his wrist at the previous round. Currently sitting in 5^th, Luke is striving for a top three finish to the series.

With more moto wins and pole position qualifications this season than any other Opens rider, KRT’s Billy Mackenzie has been the rider to beat throughout the season. An unfortunate crash early in the day at Canberra affected his overall points haul and places him second on the leader-board, however his current speed and form stands him well in his chase for Championship glory.

Billy says, “I’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain over the next two weekends. I’ll just go out there and race the race-track and whatever happens happens.”

Sitting 3^rd in the Pro Lites class and only two points shy of 2^nd place is KRT’s Cody Mackie. Showing his best form so far in the series at the last round (finishing 2^nd overall) Cody heads to Moree confident of further success.

Cody says, “I’m really excited about this weekend. It’s a new track and I haven’t ridden there so I’m really looking forward to getting into it. I want to finish these last few rounds on a high. I had my best round last round and want to improve on that this weekend.”

Striving for a top three Championship finish in the Under 19s’ class, Luke Arbon will amazingly line up at Moree this weekend on his KX250F after injuring his wrist last round. Luke’s earlier than expected come-back shows his high level of fitness and gritty determination to represent both himself and his team as best he can.

KRT Manager Troy Carroll is very happy with the team’s preparation heading into Moree, saying, “It’s been another great 3 weeks. Both Billy and Cody’s preparation has been great. It’s been unfortunate that Luke hasn’t been able to ride since injuring his wrist at Wodonga but he will be racing this weekend.”

“I think myself and the mechanics have worked really hard the last few weeks. We haven’t left any stone unturned so that the riders have the best possible opportunities to win over the next two weekends”.

KRT will be racing for precious Championship points at Moree this Sunday 18 July before the season wraps up the following weekend at Coolum QLD.

Round seven of MX Nationals moved to Moree, NSW

Rockstar MX Nationals

Motorcycling Australia (MA) would like to announce that round seven of the 2010 Australian Motocross Championship has been moved to the Moree Motorcycle Club, Moree, NSW on 18 July.

The round, originally slated for Port Macquarie, was tentatively moved to McAdam Park Barrabool, however MA and Series Promoter Williams Event Management (WEM) have decided against holding any National Championship events at the Geelong facility in 2010.

When MA purchased the venue, it was excited at the opportunity to bring National Events to the region, boosting both the local economy and promoting the local area.

However, due to unforseen setbacks, including assurances that the venues infrastructure was at a high enough standard for a National Championship, the round is unable to go ahead.

MA is working with the Surf Coast Shire in relation to Infrastructure and Event Management planning and is committed to the long term future of the property.

MA looks forward to working alongside all parties involved to ensure this historic motorcycling facility is enjoyed for many years to come.