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MX Nationals Round 6 - Coonabarrabran, NSW

CDR Rockstar Energy Yamaha’s defending triple Australian Motocross Champion Jay Marmont has captured his first round victory of the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals season at Coonabarabran in NSW on Sunday, 19 June.

Marmont now sits fourth in the championship chase, 54 points in arrears of Ferris with three rounds remaining, including Coolum’s double-header event that will make up the season finale in July.

Finishing just three points behind Ferris for the round was Marmont’s teammate Josh Coppins, who won moto three but was otherwise plagued by starts or crashes during the motos. Coppins results tally for the round went 3-5-1-4.

In the Motul Pro Lites division it was Monster Energy Kawasaki’s American import Phil Nicoletti who stole the show, racing to a dominant scorecard of 1-1-1-3 for the round in what was his first overall on Australian soil.

Nicoletti won ahead of Serco Yoshimura Yamaha’s 2007 champion Jake Moss, who extended his podium run to three straight. Moss finished with 2-4-3-2 results to beat twin brother Matt for the position.

JDR Motorex KTM’s Matt Moss bounced back from a broken shoulder blade to stretch his Pro Lites point lead to 54, rounding out the podium after finishing the day on a high note with the victory in moto four.

Coastal KTM’s Jay Wilson scored his second win in a row in the Pirelli Under 19s development class, the former 85cc Junior World Champion riding high on confidence after taking his first victory at Toowoomba last month.

Wilson’s 2-6-1-6 results handed him the overall, by seven points from GYTR Rockstar Energy Yamaha’s Luke Arbon, who won moto two, while Team 07 Axis Motorsports Honda’s Dylan Peterson took third in a consistent effort.

Championship leader Errol Willis (Raceline Pirelli Suzuki) saw his podium streak snapped with sixth overall after crashing out of moto four, but he still maintains a 38-point buffer in the series after winning moto one. The final moto winner for the day was Jacob Wright, the Honda rookie sealing fourth overall.

Round seven of the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals will be contested at Albury in New South Wales on Sunday, 3 July. Practice and qualifying will commence at 8:30am with the official opening ceremonies taking place at approximately 10:30am.