FW: 2010 Australian Motocross of Nations Team announced

Press Release

For immediate release

12 August 2010

 

2010 Australian Motocross of Nations Team announced

 

Motorcycling Australia (MA) is pleased to announce the team that will represent Australia at the 2010 Motocross of Nations (MXoN) to be held in Colorado, USA on 26 September 2010.

Australian Team – 2010 Motocross of Nations:

MX1: Chad Reed
MX3/Open: Brett Metcalfe
Reserve: Jay Marmont

MX2: Dean Ferris
Reserve: Kirk Gibbs

As recently announced, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) regulations stipulate that in 2010 the maximum age for the MX2 class rider is 23 years, meaning that riders born before 1 January 1987 were not able to be selected for the MX2 class.

The 2009 MXoN was claimed by the USA, represented by Ryan Dungey, Ivan Tedesco and Jake Weimer, while  Australia will be looking to better their seventh place finish when the 2010 event takes place in September.

For more information regarding the event visit the event website at www.redbullmxon.com or the MA website at www.ma.org.au.

 

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For further information please contact:

 

 

Paul Fink

Communications Officer
Motorcycling Australia

Tel: +61 3 9684 0507

www.ma.org.au

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Location: 147 Montague Street, South Melbourne, Victoria

Postal: PO Box 134, South Melbourne, Victoria, 3205

Mob: 0412 662 721   Fax: (03) 9684 0555

 

 

 

 

 

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