Kirk Gibbs third solid points haul of the championship including his first moto win of the year gave the KTM Motocross Racing Team a stake in a rare, three-way tie as the third round of the Monster Energy MX Nationals series unfolded at Wonthaggi in Victoria.
After qualifying fastest and taking third in Super Pole, Gibbs got the best of a full-on MX1 slug-fest to win the opening moto ahead of defending champion Matt Moss and Adam Monea.
Coming back from a poor start in the second moto to finish sixth left the South Australian with 60 points, along with Monea and Moss, who were awarded first and second (respectively) on the day, courtesy of higher final Moto positions.
KTM Motocross Racing team manager, Rob Twyerould, enjoyed a brilliant first moto and was more than happy to see his rider come out on top and prove himself to beo on the of the top dogs in the in MX1 Championship after the opening three rounds of the season.
‰ÛÏThat first race today was brilliant. It didn't matter who won, it was just a fantastic race with a freight train of guys going fast for the first 15 minutes." Twyerould enthused.
"When a few guys started to have problems Monea and Gibbs both made their move, and then Gibbsy had a fantastic line through the whoops that he used to take the lead. Moss made a push at the end, but Kirk held strong and it was great for him to get that win.
"In the second one Monea and Gibbsy both started outside the top 10 and Kirk struggled to get his rhythm before coming through well. He caught Coops in the last few moments and if he could have got him, he would have won the day by a point.
Overall though, we only lost two points in the championship through Super Pole, so it was a real solid weekend's racing and Kirk is proving to be one of the top dogs, so I'm very happy.‰Û
