Egan Mastin clinches the Motul MX2 Championship in final moto at Coolum

It all came down to the final race at Coolum this afternoon for this year‰Ûªs Motul MX2 Champ to be crowned, and with thousands of spectators watching on, the 250cc category put on one final performance for 2017.

With only 20 minutes on the clock in race two, a start was more important than ever in the for the MX2 class, and when gates dropped for the last time it was Todd who claimed the final Raceline holeshot.

On only the first lap spectators were treated to the battle they had been waiting for. Mastin soon closed in on the Yamaha leader‰Ûªs rear wheel, setting up the final moto as the most epic race of the season.

Behind the lead two was Todd‰Ûªs teammate Mellross, followed by KSF Racing Team‰Ûªs Wills and Raceline Pirelli KTM‰Ûªs Wilson in fourth and fifth.

By lap two Mastin had closed in on Todd‰Ûªs rear tyre, the pair switching lines and give 110% in their bid to secure the final championship points of the season. But despite Mastin doing everything in his power to close in on the DPH Motorsport‰Ûªs pilot, the Davey Motorsport‰Ûªs rider could not make a move stick.

By the halfway mark, Todd continued to lead from Mastin, Mellross and Webster who had found his way up to fourth. Evans remained comfortable in fifth place, followed by Wills and Wilson.

But it was the battle between Todd and Mastin the no one could take their eyes off, and by lap 11 the leaders were in to lapped traffic.

Unfortunately for Todd it was on lap six that everything changed ‰ÛÒ a small mistake which saw the Yamaha rider go down proved costly, and just like that, Todd relinquished the lead and handed the top spot to Mastin.

Behind the top two things were changing too. Webster soon made his presence known, passing Mellross and moving up into the final podium position.

Despite only seconds now separating Mastin from Todd, it was Todd rider who had his work cut out for him if he was to chase down the KTM leader and claim the 2017 championship in moto two.

With two and a half minutes remaining, Todd was doing everything in his power to close in on race leader Mastin, but holding more than a nine second lead it was looking more and more likely that the championship would be Mastin‰Ûªs.

And when bikes crossed the finish line for the final time this afternoon, it was the number four machine which claimed the final race victory and the 2017 Motul MX2 Championship. Second in race two went to Todd, followed by Webster, Mellross, and Evans who completed the top five. Sixth in race two went to Jayden Rykers, followed by Wilson, Connor Tierney, Wills and Hugh McKay who completed the top ten.

With the results from both motos combined, Mastin‰Ûªs 1,1 results saw him claim the round win at Coolum, from Todd and Honda mounted Webster.

But it was the championship that riders celebrated once racing wrapped up today ‰ÛÒ Mastin finally crowned the 2017 Motul MX2 Champion. Second n the championship podium went to Todd, while Evans secured third in his rookie year in the 250cc class.

‰ÛÏEveryone has to work so hard to get to this spot and to get to this moment, and we put in countless hours this season to make it happen,‰Û