The premier Thor MX1, Motul MX2 and Pirelli MXD classes had the opportunity to hit the track for the first time at Coolum today, with Dean Ferris, Wilson Todd, and Mitchell Evans securing the top times in qualifying, ahead of racing kicking off at Round 10 of the Motul MX Nationals tomorrow.
For the Thor MX1 class, qualifying positions are more important than ever at this weekend‰Ûªs final round ‰ÛÒ and with the top two riders CDR Yamaha‰Ûªs Ferris and KTM Motocross Racing Team‰Ûªs Kirk Gibbs separated by only six points with two races remaining, entry in to tomorrows GoPro Superpole is crucial to both competitor‰Ûªs title hopes.
With 20 minutes for the MX1 class to put down their quickest times on track today, it was CDR Yamaha‰Ûªs Ferris who secured the top qualifying position on his final lap, with a 1:40.013, Gibbs was second quickest on the rough and technical Coolum circuit this afternoon (1:40.936) while Wilson Coolair Motul Factory Suzuki‰Ûªs Todd Waters finished in P3 with a 1:41.835 lap time.
National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki‰Ûªs Kade Mosig finished the qualifying session in fourth (1:42.732) followed by Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team‰Ûªs Dylan Long in fifth (1:43.518).
With qualifying positions determined, Ferris, Gibbs, Waters, Mosig and Long will be the five riders to take part in the all important GoPro Superpole which takes place at 9:20am tomorrow morning, where additional championship points will be up for grabs.
