2023 ROUND 7 RECAP

The Pirelli MX2 Class was once again headlined by series rivals Nathan Crawford (KTM Racing Team) and championship leader Wilson Todd (Terrafirma Honda), as Todd fired the first shot by topping the morning’s qualifying session. GASGAS Racing Team’s Noah Ferguson posted a time which secured him P2, whilst Crawford notched P3. Shadowing his KTM teammate was Kayden Minear in fourth ahead of Rhys Budd (Serco Yamaha) in P5.

position, with privateer Reid Taylor (KTM) putting in an impressive ride to round out the top five.

Moto two was again the Crawford show, as he launched his KTM to the holeshot, and put together a consistent ride out front to secure the perfect 1-1 scorecard for the day. Connolly kept in tow with the race leader for a time before crossing the line in P2, followed by Todd, who suffered from a poor start, to finish in third place. Ferguson posted another P4 result finding success on the hardpack QMP surface, whilst Serco Yamaha’s Rhys Budd finished in fifth.

Crawford’s 1-1 gave him 50 points and the QMP round overall, with Connolly (P2) and Todd (P3) rounding out the podium as the pair finished on 42 points. Todd continues to lead the championship with a 27 point margin over Crawford in second place, whilst Connolly retains third in the series, 54 points from the lead.

Todd launched out of the gates for the opening moto holeshot, however was joined immediately by Crawford and Polyflor Honda rookie Brodie Connolly. The trio would break away from the rest of the field as Todd was stalked out front, before the pressure Crawford was mounting on the leader caused a fall.

The MAXXIS MX3 Class belonged to GYTR Yamaha Junior Racing Team youngster Jake Cannon, as the Queenslander successfully navigated the technical QMP surface and posted a perfect 1-1 moto scorecard for the overall.

From there, it was smooth sailing for the number 199, as he breezed to the opening moto victory ahead of a recovering Todd and Connolly. Ferguson put in a hard charge to race into the fourth-place

GASGAS racer Byron Dennis continued his run of consistent results at QMP, with the championship leader having to fight hard throughout both motos from mid field starts. Dennis managed a 3-2 moto