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Moss maintains MX Nationals lead at Gladstone retro round

25th August 2014

Team Motul Suzuki's Matt Moss finished fifth at Gladstone's penultimate round of the 2014 MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship, on Sunday, setting himself up to compete for back-to-back championship victories when the series concludes this weekend.

Moss marginally missed out on a podium position overall in a closely-fought Gladstone round, which was staged in memory of local legend Jono Porter.

In the opening 30-minute moto of the round Moss charged through the field to claim third, before a comfortable fourth in moto two sealed him fifth overall - just four points shy of the round win on his retro-themed RM-Z450.

That result will see Moss carry a healthy 37-point lead into Coolum's final round of the season this weekend, staged across three title-deciding motos at the Sunshine Coast circuit - a favourite of Moss' on the 10-round schedule.

"It feels good to get through the weekend, keep the red plate and enter the final round with the lead," Moss said. "The first moto was good, I got the holeshot but didn't ride as well as I wanted to and I just maintained what I needed to do.

"And then in moto two I got a terrible start outside the top 10 and had to make some passes to get back up there. I got a stomach cramp and backed it off, so I only lost three points in the championship, but as long as everything goes to plan at Coolum we should be right in there for the title."

Team Motul Suzuki manager Jay Foreman was pleased with Moss' performance in a gruelling day of competition at Gladstone, now setting his sights on the consecutive Coolum event following a short six-day turnaround.

"You win your championship on your bad days, and while yesterday wasn't particularly bad as such, we only lost three points," Foremost explained. "Matt wasn't really feeling it, so he was doing what he had to do and that's what he is good at, is winning championships.

"Coolum will suit Matt; he loves it and has always done well there. If Matt likes the place he will go out and have a go at winning, but apart from that he can afford to finish second or third."

Australian motocross will now head to Coolum on the Sunshine Coast for the 10th and final round of the 2014 MX Nationals season on 30-31 August.

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MX1 round nine overall results:
1. Kirk Gibbs 62
2. Billy Mackenzie 61
3. Adam Monea 60
4. Jacob Wright 60
5. Matt Moss (Team Motul Suzuki) 58
6. Hayden Mellross 46
7. Jake Moss 45
8. Sam Martin 45
9. Jesse Dobson 44
10. Brock Winston 40

MX1 championship standings:
1. Matt Moss (Team Motul Suzuki) 713
2. Kirk Gibbs 676
3. Billy Mackenzie 632
4. Adam Monea 615
5. Jake Moss 528
6. Jacob Wright 525
7. Kade Mosig 500
8. Hayden Mellross 472
9. Sam Martin 436
10. Brock Winston 415
14. Rhys Carter (Team Motul Suzuki) 351