Coppins claims pivotal win
The New Zealander extended his lead in the 2012 Australian Motocross championship at Appin's round eight, but only by a fraction over Todd WatersYamaha’s Josh Coppins claimed his third overall victory in the 2012 Australian Motocross Championship at Appin (NSW) on July 29, extending his lead to 12pts with two rounds remaining.
The former world No. 2, who announced his retirement from the sport during the weekend, went 4-2-1 over the three motos on his YZ450F.
It was a special win for the New Zealander on an emotion-charged day, while MX1 title challenger Todd Waters was second overall (1-4-4) on his Suzuki.
In the first two motos I struggled with arm pump, which I was surprised with because the track was really smooth,” Coppins said. “It’s always good to win and nice to take a few points back [in the race for the championship]. Hopefully we can keep it up in Moree and not make it too tense at (the final round in)Coolum.”
Third overall for the round was Honda privateer Jake Moss (7-3-2) ahead of Suzuki’s Cody Cooper and KTM’s Dan Reardon.
The MX2 category was won by Honda’s Ford Dale as he attempts to close in on series leader Luke Styke (Yamaha). Dale was a disastrous 10th in moto one, but bounced back to salvage the overall with two wins to complete the weekend.
“The first moto didn’t go to plan after I went down on the second lap,” Dale said. “The second moto was a lot better and I was able to get into the lead on the last lap, so I won that. Moto three was good as well, I just rode my own race and that’s how I ride my best.”
Moto one winner Josh Cachia (Yamaha) was second overall and tied with Dale in a continuation of his recent form, claiming 1-3-5 results for the weekend. Cachia maintains third in the series behind Styke and Dale.
The podium was completed by Kawasaki’s Kade Mosig (2-2-7) in a solid performance.
Winner of the MXD class at Appin was Suzuki rider Jay Wilson (1-1-3) in a breakout performance.
The Australian Motocross Championship will now take two weekends off before continuing at Moree (NSW) on August 19.
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APPIN RESULTS
MX1
1. Josh Coppins 65
2. Todd Waters 61
3. Jake Moss 56
4. Cody Cooper 52
5. Daniel Reardon 51
6. Lawson Bopping 45
7. Dean Porter 40
8. Billy Mackenzie 38
9. Jay Marmont 34
10. Brad Anderson 32
MX2
1. Ford Dale 61
2. Josh Cachia 61
3. Kade Mosig 58
4. Luke Styke 56
5. Adam Monea 47
6. Cheyne Boyd 47
7. Kirk Gibbs 46
8. Scott Columb 37
9. Keiron Hall 36
10. Geran Stapleton 26
MXD
1. Jay Wilson 70
2. Dylan Long 62
3. Kayne Lamont 60
4. Dylan Leary 58
5. Kale Makeham 48
6. Mitch Norris 47
7. Nicklas Scott 39
8. Sam Martin 34
9. Corey James 34
10. Dylan Wills 32
CURRENT STANDINGS
MX1 (after eight of 10 rounds)
1. Josh Coppins 480
2. Todd Waters 468
3. Lawson Bopping 420
4. Brad Anderson 412
5. Cody Cooper 388
6. Jake Moss 311
7. Jay Marmont 288
8. Daniel Reardon 278
9. Dean Porter 257
10. Daniel McCoy 249
MX2 (after eight of 10 rounds)
1. Luke Styke 477
2. Ford Dale 446
3. Josh Cachia 429
4. Kade Mosig 395
5. Adam Monea 374
6. Cheyne Boyd 366
7. Kirk Gibbs 347
8. Scott Columb 286
9. Justin McDonald 282
10. Lewis Woods 255
MXD (after seven of nine rounds)
1. Kayne Lamont 414
2. Dylan Long 387
3. Dylan Leary 352
4. Jay Wilson 340
5. Kale Makeham 337
6. Sam Martin 323
7. Mitch Norris 237
8. Joel Milesevic 230
9. Wade Hunter 176
10. Mitch Budd 175
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