KTM Australia‰Ûªs Caleb Ward has collected four overall wins in a row after today, proving once again he is close to unbeatable, at round seven of the MX Nationals in Shepparton.
After starting the morning in freezing conditions the Motul MX2 class were the first riders brave enough to take to the track for round seven, in what shaped up to be an action packed day of racing in country Victoria.
In moto one, series points leader Jay Wilson (JCR Yamaha) scored the first hole shot for the round, before SD3 Husqvarna‰Ûªs Luke Arbon applied the pressure on the red plate holder for the race lead.
However it would be neither rider who would take the opening moto win.
After coming from an eighth place start, Kawasaki Australia‰Ûªs Takeshi Katsuya managed to pass the likes of Wilson and Arbon, before moving into the race lead ‰ÛÒ one in which he did not relinquish.
The 35 year old former Japanese champ, checked out on the field, allowing any battles to happen behind him ‰ÛÒ collecting his first ever MX Nationals race win, ahead of KTM‰Ûªs Caleb Ward and Husqvarna‰Ûªs Nathan Crawford, who took second and third respectively.
In race number two, it was once again the red plate holder Jay Wilson who scored his second hole shot of the day, before Serco Yamaha‰Ûªs Luke Clout launched to the race lead, setting the pair up for one of the greatest battles the class has dished out.
For 20 minutes, former teammates Clout and Wilson went head to head, and when the chequered flag flew, it was Clout who had the winning determination required ‰ÛÒ crossing this line ahead of Wilson, followed by KTM‰Ûªs Caleb Ward who claimed third, on one of the most technical circuits on the MX Nationals calendar.
When points were tallied, a mere five points separated the top five for the round overall. Ward once again proving he has some serious momentum, taking round seven honors ahead of Kawasaki mounted Takeshi Katsuya in second, and JCR Yamaha‰Ûªs Wilson who rounded out the podium in third.
‰ÛÏIt‰Ûªs awesome to get another overall that‰Ûªs for sure,‰Û
