The first of the two-day rounds in the 2024 Australian ProMX Championship proved a winning formula for Nathan Crawford at Maitland, as he grabbed his second MX1 moto win of the season and finished the weekend a strong third overall.
The KTM Racing Team racer made his intentions clear early on with an impressive third-quickest qualifying time before powering to the front of the opening MX1 moto on Saturday. After an eventful race where the lead changed on multiple occasions, the Queenslander prevailed to take victory.
Sunday again saw a strong performance from Crawford in his return season to the MX1 category, as he held tough for a pair of third place results in the pair of motos to finish his weekend third overall, just one point outside of first place to conclude round four.
Crawford remains third in the MX1 standings at the halfway mark of the championship.
“Maitland wasn’t bad at all!” Crawford mused. “Saturday was a really good day and I was happy to get the win in the opening moto. Sunday looks alright on paper with a 3-3, but I just had nowhere near the feeling on the track that I did on Saturday, which was the only that frustrated me a little bit. I need to remind myself that I’m on the podium, it’s my first year back in this class, and I’m racing guys who’ve been here for a while. I’m competitive and at the front most of the time, so I’m happy to get this result for the team.”
