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Anderson wins the Nokia MX Nationals with one round to go

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After rain delayed the start of the ninth round of the Nokia MX Nationals on Saturday, Craig Anderson (CRF450) today proved he is the best motocross rider in Australia by winning the championship crown at the penultimate round of the series at Barleigh Ranch Raceway. With one round remaining in the Nokia MX Nationals, Anderson is now unbeatable as he has a 53 point advantage over second placed Daniel Reardon (KX450F) who has 321 championship points. The fight is now on for Runner-Up with Reardon hoping to lock out Cody Cooper (CRF450) who is only seven points behind him. Anderson put on a gutsy ride today and pushed through both of the 30 minute motos to finish third and sixth despite carrying a hand injury which occurred in a practice crash three weeks ago. "It is great to win the championship," Anderson said. "It has been a long a long four years in between championship wins. It is good to take the title at home [Newcastle] as I will be able to lap it up a bit better." "It was tough out there during that last moto. I just kept thinking it is worth going through 35 minutes of hell to achieve the best feeling in the world [winning the championship]." In the face of Anderson‰Ûªs determined ride, Reardon was not content to sit back and let the new champion take all the glory and the Kawasaki rider won both motos at Barleigh Ranch. Reardon has now won the last three races of the Nokia MX Nationals. "The track turned out better than expected and the weather played on our side today," said Reardon. "The first moto win was great and I came out confident after winning a moto last round. The win was also a bit of a relief going into the second moto." "In the second moto my start was not the best and I did it the hard way as I engaged in a pretty tough battle with [Cody] Cooper. I‰Ûªm looking forward to the last round of the championship at Coolum next weekend, where hopefully we can do the same again." Second overall was young CDR/Nokia/Yamaha rider Matt Moss (YZ450F) who claimed fifth and second in today‰Ûªs two motos. He was followed by No Fear Honda rider, Cooper who finished inside the top four in both races. Three-time Australian Motocross Championship winner, Darryll King (YZ450F) also put on a strong performance to finish third in the final moto. Next weekend, the rider affectionately nicknamed ‰Û÷DK‰Ûª will throw his leg over his motorcycle for the last time in Australia as he retires at the end of the year. In the Maxxis Tyres Pro Lites Championship, Ryan Marmont (KTM 250 SX) continued to set the foundations for his first national motocross championship by winning the ninth round of the series. Marmont won the first race and finished inside the top three for the second moto. With one round remaining in the Maxxis Tyres Pro Lites Championship, Marmont has a 35 point lead on defending champion, Cameron Taylor (YZ250F) who has 329 points. No Fear Honda rider, Troy Dorron (CRF250) is a further 19 points behind in third. Neither Taylor or Dorron made an appearance at the podium presentation this afternoon with promising rider, Cody Mackie (KX250) and Robbie Marshall (YZ250) rounding out the top three for the round. Mackie put on a stunning performance in the final moto to win the race ahead of West Australian, Michael Addison (KTM 250 SX) who won the first round of the Maxxis Tyres Pro Lites Championship at Wanneroo. Marshall continues to perform strongly in the final phases of the championship, and finished third behind his Serco Yamaha team-mate, Taylor in the first moto. In the final, Marshall was the fourth to cross the finish line. Not only was today a special day for the crowning of a new national champion, it was also the first round of the YMF Loan Australian Women‰Ûªs Championship. The event is the first series for female riders to be given national status by the sports governing body, Motorcycling Australia. Kristy Gillespie took round honours after winning today‰Ûªs two motos [the final moto was cancelled]. She was followed by New Zealand rider, Emma Davis and Adelia Barton who finished second and third respectively in each race. Harley Quinlan was identified as the next big star of Australian motocross after he won both races in the Craig Dack Rookies for riders aged between 13 and 15. Quinland qualified for the final after he finished sixth in the Northern heat conducted at Toowoomba. An additional Southern heat was held at Wonthaggi in April. Second overall was Todd Waters who finished behind Quinlan in today‰Ûªs two motos. Joel Passlow cemented himself third position overall by finishing sixth and third in the two races conducted at the round. According to Nokia MX Nationals Series Promoter, Kevin Williams after the disappointment of the cancellation of Saturday‰Ûªs on-track action the crowning of the new series champion made round nine of the Nokia MX Nationals memorable. "It was disappointing to have to cancel the first day of racing, but the track certainly recovered from Saturday‰Ûªs down pour and the riders agreed it produced some great racing," Williams stated. "I would like to congratulate Craig [Anderson] on winning the Nokia MX Nationals and believe he is the worthy recipient of the highest honour of Australian motocross." "Despite the winner of the series being crowned, Coolum will still be a fantastic race meeting as Reardon and Cooper fight it out for Runner Up and the Maxxis Pro Lites Championship and Motul National Cup will be decided next weekend." "It was an honour to see the first round of the YMF Loan Australian Women‰Ûªs Championship today and this combined with the Craig Dack Rookies showed the future of Australian motocross is heading in the right direction." The teams competing in the Nokia MX Nationals will now make their way north to Coolum on the Sunshine Coast where the final round of the series will be conducted next weekend.
RESULTS: 2006 Nokia MX Nationals Pro Open, Round Nine, Moto One Results (Top Ten)
1. Daniel Reardon - Kawasaki Racing
2. Cheyne Boyd - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha
3. Craig Anderson - No Fear Honda
4. Cody Cooper - No Fear Honda
5. Matt Moss - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha
6. Peter Boyle - Fox Full Throttle Sports
7. Daniel McCoy - Motorex KTM
8. Lee Ellis - Motorex KTM
9. Ford Dale - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha
10. Luke Burkhart - Team Shift Motul Suzuki

2006 Nokia MX Nationals Pro Open, Round Two, Moto Two Results (Top Ten)
1. Daniel Reardon - Kawasaki Racing
2. Matt Moss - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha
3. Darryll King - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha
4. Cody Cooper - No Fear Honda
5. Ford Dale - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha
6. Craig Anderson - No Fear Honda
7. Lee Ellis - Motorex KTM
8. Luke Burkhart - Team Shift Motul Suzuki
9. Peter Boyle - Fox Full Throttle Sports
10. Brent Landman - Team TroyLee Design, Motul, Pro Kawasaki

2006 Nokia MX Nationals Pro Open, Round Nine, Round Results (Top Ten)
1. Daniel Reardon - Kawasaki Racing - 50
2. Matt Moss - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha - 38
3. Cody Cooper - No Fear Honda - 36
4. Craig Anderson - No Fear Honda - 35
5. Cheyne Boyd - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha - 32
6. Ford Dale - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha - 28
7. Darryll King - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha - 27
8. Lee Ellis - Motorex KTM - 27
9. Peter Boyle - Fox Full Throttle Sports - 27
10. Luke Burkhart - Team Shift Motul Suzuki - 24

2006 Nokia MX Nationals, Pro Open, Championship Point Score after nine rounds (Top Ten)
1. Craig Anderson - No Fear Honda - 374
2. Daniel Reardon - Kawasaki Racing - 321
3. Cody Cooper - No Fear Honda - 314
4. Daryl Hurley - Team Shift Motul Suzuki - 313
5. Darryll King - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha - 266
6. Cheyne Boyd - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha - 234
7. Shayne King - Kawasaki Racing - 227
8. Peter Boyle - Fox Full Throttle Sports - 177
9. Craig Carmichael - Team Seven M2R Racing - 173
10. Matt Moss - CDR/Nokia/Yamaha - 169

2006 Maxxis Tyres Pro Lites, Round Nine, Moto One Results (Top Ten)
1. Ryan Marmont - Motorex KTM
2. Cameron Taylor - Serco Yamaha
3. Robbie Marshall - Serco Yamaha
4. Cody Mackie - Team TroyLee Design, Motul, Pro Kawasaki
5. Shane Metcalfe - Team Seven M2R Racing
6. Danny Anderson - No Fear Honda
7. Michael Addison - Belmont Tools, WA KTM Dealer Team, Bridgestone, Sullen
8. Troy Dorron - No Fear Honda
9. Jake Moss - Serco Yamaha
10. Brenden Harrison - KTM Australia, Thor, Spy

2006 Maxxis Tyres Pro Lites, Round Nine, Moto Two Results (Top Ten)
1. Cody Mackie - Team TroyLee Design, Motul Pro Kawasaki
2. Michael Addison - Belmont Tools, Karcher, Motorex, Bridgestone, Sullen
3. Ryan Marmont - Motorex KTM
4. Robbie Marshall - Serco Yamaha
5. Jake Moss - Serco Yamaha
6. Cameron Taylor - Serco Yamaha
7. Troy Dorron - No Fear Honda
8. Shane Metcalfe - Team Seven M2R Racing
9. Mick Macdermid - Floyd Parks Kawasaki, Splitrock, Scott, One Industries
10. Kirk Gibbs - Privateer

2006 Maxxis Tyres Pro Lites, Round Nine, Round Results (Top Ten)
1. Ryan Marmont - Motorex KTM - 45
2. Cody Mackie - Team TroyLee Design, Motul Pro Kawasaki - 43
3. Robbie Marshall - Serco Yamaha - 38
4. Cameron Taylor - Serco Yamaha - 37
5. Michael Addison - Belmont Tools, Karcher, Motorex, Bridgestone, Sullen - 36
6. Shane Metcalfe - Team Seven M2R Racing - 29
7. Jake Moss - Serco Yamaha - 28
8. Troy Dorron - No Fear Honda - 27
9. Mick Macdermid - Floyd Parks Kawasaki, Splitrock, Scott, One Industries - 20
10. Danny Anderson - No Fear Honda - 18

2006 Maxxis Tyres Pro Lites, Championship Point Score after round nine (Top Ten)
1. Ryan Marmont - Motrex KTM - 364
2. Cameron Taylor - Serco Yamaha - 329
3. Troy Dorron - No Fear Honda - 310
4. Robbie Marshall - Serco Yamaha - 236
5. Cody Mackie - Team Troy Lee Design, Motul, Pro Kawasaki - 225
6. Shane Metcalfe - Team Seven M2R Racing - 203
7. Michael Addison - Belmont Tools, Karcher, Motorex, Bridgestone, Sullen - 201
8. Jake Moss - Serco Yamaha - 201
9. Kade Mosig - Fox Full Throttle Sports - 198
10. Mitch Hoad - Kawasaki Racing - 172

YMF Loan Australian Women‰Ûªs Championship, Round One, Round Results
1. Kristy Gillespie - Wodonga KTM, Spy - 50
2. Emma Davis - Motorex KTM, www.energycntrepoint.co.nz - 44
3. Adelia Barton - Privateer - 40
4. Kiera Smith - Burdekin Motorcycles, Bennetts Exhaust, Thor, Silkolene - 33
5. Lauren Parsons - Privateer - 32
6. Eloise Hughes - Privateer - 26
7. Alison Parker - Ballards Offroad - 25v 8. Tahlia Neilson - MX Rad, Alloy MX, Ficeda, Yamaha - 25
9. Elizabeth Lee - Peter Stevens Geelong, Fox, Alpinestar, Oakley, Dunlop - 23
10. Annalise Chester - Privateer 22

2006 Craig Dack Rookies, Final, Round Results (Top Ten)
1. Harley Quinlan QYJDT, Gladstone MC, Ikon Line Boring, DB Suspension -- 50
2. Todd Waters Motorex KTM Jnr Race Team, MPE, Gaeme Boots - 44
3. Joel Passlow MP & CB Engineering Wagga - 35
4. Matt Ryan Seymour Motorcycles - 35
5. Jake Pengelly Kawasaki Junior Race Team - 34
6. Joel Rizzo North Coast KTM - 26
7. Dean Ferris Blue Dolphin Racing - 24
8. Matt Cunningham Springwood Suzuki - 21
9. Jarryd McNiel Deniliquin Yamaha - 20
10. Mick Higgins Harbour City Motorcycles - 20

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