Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider Jed Beaton might be fifth in the MX2 World championship standings, but the young Aussie knows that there is so much more than that top five position. Having shown a handful of podium results in his career, the Husqvarna rider is more than capable of putting together a GP victory, but he himself knows that consistency and a more balanced score sheet will lead him to that eventual win.

Already in the GP of Oss where he went 2-3 and the first GP in Afyon, Turkey, where he finished with 3-3, he is on the right track, but a handful of less than impressive starts, which brought results outside the top five, also caused his season to be a little unstable. Unfortunately, the last round in Turkey he could only manage a 12-3 score, to again rode the rollercoaster of GP motocross.

A DNF in England in round two also saw his standings suffer, but you get the feeling he might turn it all around with some circuits coming up that he will be impressive on. We caught up with the friendly Australian and chatted about his consistency, his goals and also the MXoN.

MXlarge: Can you talk about the last round in Turkey, after you got your podium a few days earlier?

Beaton: It was good to end the trip to Turkey with a solid result but crashing twice in the first moto was really frustrating. The first one wasn’t my fault but the second one was, I just tucked the front in a turn. After that I wanted to get out the gate and battle up front in race two, which I did, and I ended up third in the moto. That gave me fifth-overall and some decent points. My starts have been really good recently and my bike’s working really well, so now I can just focus on the races and doing my best in each moto.

MXlarge: On your podium in Turkey. You actually looked disappointed on the podium?

Beaton: I felt pretty good around here today. It was unfortunate, but I got stuck behind Rene Hofer in the first one and I was riding like I normally would, and I pumped up a little bit and started going backwards and I was getting frustrated. It was nice to turn that around at the halfway point and start riding good. I started catching the guys up ahead, but it was a bit too late. The second one I got a decent start and lost a bit in the first few laps, and I couldn’t seem to get it back. It was hot and I didn’t want to spend too much energy and I knew I was on the podium. My goal in the second GP in Turkey was to get two good finishes, because lately I have been having one good one and one shit one. Honestly, I just wanted two solid ones. Mattia was giving a lot of pressure in the last 10 minutes, and we were both pushing hard, because he wanted the podium, and I wanted the podium. I pushed as hard as I could, and it felt nice to be back on the podium. I train really hard and expect to be up there.

MXLarge: Would be nice to get a GP win.

Beaton: Yes, that would be really nice. That is the goal, but at the end of the day I want to be back in the championship a little bit and consistency has been holding me back, so I need to get some consistent results under my belt and some solid starts. Who knows what happens? Obviously, I took a DNF in Matterley when I took a big one and then I have had some bad results in some motos. I am not where I want to be. I want to be in reach at the end of the series.

MXlarge: It really looks like a track that isn’t fun to ride at all?

Beaton: It is a really weird track. I would say it has some nice dirt some places and some areas are really slippery, then they lay water down before we go out and that is really slippery for the first 10 minutes and I need to work on that, getting those first laps down. I am scared to go down, because that has been my downfall, going down with somebody.

MXlarge: Has that been bad luck or just making mistakes?

Beaton: Honestly, it has been starts and being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I have shown good speed and that isn’t the problem. Just getting shit starts and being in shitty situations. It is so different when you are in the middle of the pack and people are going everywhere. We keep trying and gain some solid points.

MXLarge: Obviously it is MX2, and it is your last year and there are not a lot of rides in MXGP. Is that something you also need to deal with, or you try not to be busy with that?

Beaton: No, I am not busy with that. I get asked that question a lot and for sure lately. I don’t worry about that, because I know if I give my best results, then I know something could potentially happen and hopefully something works out. I can’t be busy with that, because the more I stress about something like that, the worse it will go. In the end, I get asked that a lot and I always give the same answer. When something comes, I would like to boast about it. I haven’t been getting the results I want to talk to teams, but hopefully the podium in Turkey will get the ball rolling, because I really want to stay here and race GPs and be in the MXGP class in 2022.

MXlarge: As far as the Des Nations, there is so much stuff going on with vaccines and other stuff and obviously Australia is not coming now. Do you get it that riders can’t come from America?

Beaton: Yes, I get it, because everything is logistically hard, even the guys from Australia, if they wanted to come, getting here isn’t a problem, but they need to do two weeks of hotel quarantine going back. For everyone it is difficult times. I also heard if you come from Australia you need to book a business flight home, because all the flights are being cancelled and that isn’t cheap, like 15,000 dollars. It is a shit show at the moment with what is happening. It is difficult to run a Nations at the moment. USA pulled out, so is it a Nations, because a lot are not coming, and it is difficult for every team to come. It is a shit situation, and they still want to run the event, but for some teams coming from outside Europe it is difficult, but we see how it goes.