2023 ROUND 4 RECAP - SUNDAY

and P3 respectively. It was Beaton and 2020 title winner Todd Waters (Raceline Husqvarna Berry Sweet Racing) next in line to complete the weekend.

The podium order for the weekend, as replicated in all three motos, was Ferris from Clout and Tanti. Ferris now takes possession of the championship leader’s red plate on 145 points, with Beaton slipping to second with 136, and current number one plate-holder Tanti climbing to third at 119 points, tied with Gibbs.

Pirelli Mx2

The opening Pirelli MX2 moto of the weekend was won by KTM Racing Team’s Nathan Crawford, who put a healthy 13.562 second margin on defending champion Wilson Todd in second. Following a hot qualifying day for the Serco Yamaha squad on Saturday, Rhys Budd continued his form with a third-place ride, with Ryan Alexanderson (KTM) and Haruki Yokoyama (Empire Kawasaki) completing the top-five.

The skies had opened by the time the second Pirelli MX2 moto rolled around, with riders facing difficult conditions as the gates dropped. As goggles were tossed and carnage ensued, it was Dobson who emerged victorious, followed by teammate Rhys Budd in P2, and Terrafirma Honda Racing’s defending champion Todd in P3. Noah Ferguson (GASGAS Racing Team) and Crawford were fourth and fifth.

After a 3-2 moto scorecard, Serco Yamaha’s Budd earned his first-career Pirelli MX2 overall win using consistency, followed by Todd in second, and KTM’s Crawford in third. With that, Todd extends his points lead to 27 over teammate Brodie Connolly (Polyflor Honda Racing), with Crawford a further four points back in third.