The 2016 Motul MX Nationals came to a close for the Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team at Coolum on the weekend, with both MX1 riders Dylan Long and Jay Wilson finishing the season tied on points for fifth overall for the round.
With the stakes high heading in to the series decider, both Wilson and Long performed well on the rough and technical sand based Coolum circuit, even recovering from crashes and flat tyres to record results well inside the top ten.
Long, who participated in yet another GoPro Superpole on Sunday morning where he finished fifth, put in an impressive ride during moto one on the weekend. Despite suffering a flat tyre during the race and being forced to return to the mechanic‰Ûªs area to have it changed, Long recovered to finish in 8th position. In race two, Long was on fire.
After making numerous passes on some of this year‰Ûªs front runners, Long crossed the line in the final moto of the day in 5th. Long‰Ûªs 8,5 results at Coolum, rewarded him with 5th for the round as well as 5th in the MX1 Championship.
‰ÛÏI‰Ûªm pretty happy with how the last round went. We had a little bit of bad luck in Superpole and the first moto, but we recovered and found our way back to decent positions,‰Û
