Round eight of the Pirelli MX Nationals staged at Moree in north-west NSW on Sunday (July 28) proved to be a challenging one for Penrite Pirelli CRF Honda Racing riders Kyle Webster and Rhys Budd, as Australia‰Ûªs premier dirt bike championship moves into the closing stages of the season.
After a stellar performance at round seven of the title at Maitland earlier this month, Kyle Webster came into round eight with high hopes. Posting third fastest time in Qualifying at Moree was encouraging, but Webster‰Ûªs aspirations were dashed just three corners into the opening lap of the day‰Ûªs first back-to-back MX2 moto.
‰ÛÏSomeone crashed in front of me and I went down in the melee, which put me all the way back to dead-last,‰Û