last weekend under sunny skies, Patetonga hosted the penultimate round of the Demon Energy National Motocross Championship for the first time. Despite some early criticisms about the track, the club can certainly be proud of an excellent event.

In the MX1 class, nobody could keep up with an on-form Cody Cooper, who was nearly 3 seconds clear of his closest rival in qualifying and went on to win all 3 races of the day. Justin McDonald took second place honours for the weekend and remains the championship leader however, his 22 point lead has been slashed to just 11. Mason Phillips fought back to fifth in the first race after a disastrous start. Phillips impressed all to take third place on the podium, scoring 5-4-2.

In the MX2 class, Michael Phillips took the top spot for the weekend with a fourth and 2 wins followed by Scott Columb. Nick Saunders was third for the weekend. Phillips now leads the championship by just four points over Columb.

In the 125cc class, Damien King didn’t have it all his way at Patetonga. Ethan Martens won the first race followed by King but could not repeat his performance for races two and three. King won the final two races to win the weekend and extend his championship lead. Martens took second place for the weekend followed by Mike Cotter.