Broadford Bittersweet for Carlton Dry Honda Racing

Broadford Bittersweet for Carlton Dry Honda Racing 
For immediate release: 19 May 2013

It was a day of highs and lows for the Carlton Dry Honda Racing team at the fourth round of the MX Nationals at Broadford Motorcycle Complex today. 

The team celebrated a return to the podium wit hJosh Cachia, who took second overall in the MX2 class, but were left rueing, when Ford Dale tweaked his knee in Superpole and was forced to retire from the event. 

The #41 rider will undergo scans tomorrow to determine the extent of the injury.  Dale’s teammate Daniel McCoy finished the weekend ninth overall with two solid, top ten race finishes.

Today’s result shot Cachia back into championship contention, the Carlton Dry Honda rider tied for points with round winner Luke Styke, after winning the opening race and finishing second in Moto 2.

Cachia is now fourth in the championship standings on 212 points, just two points behind third placed Brock Winston.

“I had a really good first race with a clean win,” Cachia said. “Luke (Styke) and I were going for it throughout the first half of the race, he made a mistake and I got around him, I was then able to pull away.

“The second race I didn’t quite get the jump I wanted to, I had quite a lot of wheel spin off the start. I took my time and picked my places to pass. It wasn’t a first but I was quite happy with how I rode and how I got through traffic.

“I am happy with second overall, I have moved up again in the championship standings so overall it was a good day,” Cachia continued.

As the lone representative for the Carlton Dry Honda Racing team in the MX1 class, Mc Coy continued to edge his way up towards the front-runners.

The New South Welshman finished today’s moto’s ninth and tenth and sits tenth in the championship standings.

“I got a reasonable start in the first race and I was sitting up around sixth during the first half of the race,” McCoy explained. “I fell back to ninth but I was really happy with the motor and suspension package this weekend. 

“In the second moto I spun off the start and then once I got into tenth that was where I stayed. The track conditions were really rough and pretty much one lined. 

“When the track is like this you need to get good starts and my starts just weren’t good enough today,” McCoy added.

The next round of the 2013 MX Nationals will be held at Conondale on Sunday June 2.

Monster Energy MX Nationals MX2 Overall Result - Round 4 – Broadford, VIC

1. Luke Styke 67
2. Josh Cachia 67
3. Luke Clout 55
4. Brock Winston 54
5. Ryan Marmont 54
6. Kayne Lamont 49
7. Rhys Carter 48
8. Dylan Peterson 45
9. Kieran Scheele 44
10. Takeshi Katsuya 43

Monster Energy MX Nationals MX2 Championship Standings (after Rd 4 of 10):

1. Luke Styke 269
2. Luke Clout 239
3. Brock Winston 214
4. Josh Cachia 212
5. Kale Makeham 199
6. Kayne Lamont 183
7. Geran Stapleton 170
8. Takeshi Katsuya 164
9. Matt Ryan 160
10. Rhys Carter 159

2013 Monster Energy MX Nationals, Australian Motocross ChampionshipRound Four – Broadford, VIC

Monster Energy MX Nationals MX1 Overall Results:

1. Matt Moss 73
2. Billy Mackenzie 67
3. Kirk Gibbs 57
4. Jake Moss 56
5. Todd Waters 55
6. Adam Monea 52
7. Tye Simmonds 49
8. Lawson Bopping 49
9. Daniel McCoy 42
10. Cody Cooper 41

Monster Energy MX Nationals MX1 Championship Standings (after Rd 4 of 10 rounds)

1. Todd Waters 269
2. Matt Moss 242
3. Billy Mackenzie 226
4. Lawson Bopping 217
5. Cody Cooper 202
6. Tye Simmonds 189
7. Adam Monea 185
8. Kirk Gibbs 183
9. Jake Moss 177
10. Daniel McCoy 164

ENDS

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