KAWASAKI RACING POWERS INTO TOOWOOMBA

A revitalised National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team heads to familiar territory as the ninth round of the 2016 MX Nationals heads to the picturesque Echo Valley track at Toowoomba, Queensland, this weekend.

The team has been bolstered with the addition of American racer Kyle Peters, who will contest the premier MX1 class alongside KX450F-mounted front-runner Kade Mosig for the final two rounds of the championship.

For Queensland-based Mosig, the return to Toowoomba is one that he welcomes after he scored a career-best 1-1 result there to take out the overall round victory in 2015 against Australia’s best 450cc racers.

“I’ve done a lot of laps around Echo Valley and it’s one of my favourites of the series,” Mosig commented. “The terrain and elevation of the track makes it a real motocross track and I always enjoy it. Last year I achieved my career-best finish at Toowoomba against the likes of Ben Townley, so I’m really looking forward to returning there this weekend and replicating that result.

“Over the past three weeks since the previous round at Shepparton we’ve made some really good progress with the bike set-up and as a result both my pace and confidence has increased,” Mosig continued. “It’s also good to have some new faces on the team with Kyle joining us. It’ll be great having both KX450Fs out on the track representing the team.”

Mosig comfortably holds down fourth position in the MX1 championship after an exceptionally consistent performance throughout the season.

For US import Peters, the opportunity to return to Australia to race against the country’s best was too good an opportunity to pass up. Peters, who finished third in the SX2 Australian Supercross Championship in 2014, will represent the National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team at both Toowoomba and Coolum.

“I got on the bike Monday and have been riding since then,” Peters said. “The team’s been setting everything up the way I like it, but honestly, the KX450F was just about perfect out of the box. I’m feeling comfortable on the bike and can’t wait to go racing.

“I did a few rounds of the outdoors back home to try and stay fresh, keep racing during the summer back there. It’s definitely helped me out a lot, so I’m looking forward to riding the KX450F and getting out on track for the first time at Toowoomba.”

The gates will open at 7:30am for Sunday’s ninth round of the MX Nationals at Toowoomba. Tickets are available at the gate.

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