While the Team Australia hasn’t been selected yet for this years Monster Energy Motocross of Nations, and all their leading riders are out injured at the moment, there are a handful of options for the Aussies, and Hunter Lawrence spoke to American journalist Donn Maeda about what he would like the team to be.
“Jed (Beaton) is on a factory Husky,” Lawrence said. “He should be back before Nations and I just texted him and also Burner (team manager). Mitch (Evans) and Jed, they are already there, so the transition is easy, they are in the sand and are doing it. I would go back a couple of weeks early, just to brush up on it. That would be a pretty sweet team. It is cool, Mitch and Jed, and I we raced each other as kids. It is good that you go there earlier. You are there slogging your ass off in the sand and they are still doing their series. I am really looking forward to going back and taking my Geico bike with me.”
While I would imagine Dean Ferris would be a good selection, as he along with Lawrence have had really good results at the Nations, but you can’t ignore the fact Beaton would be on his factory Husqvarna, and you can nearly be sure Evans would get support from HRC, as his team owner Giacomo Gariboldi owns the HRC 250 machines and then Lawrence on his factory Honda from US.
I know as an Australian, I am really excited for the team chances of being on the podium in Assen. Be it Ferris, Lawrence, Evans or Beaton, this is a really strong team, and one of the few times they have a real chance of winning the event.
You can see the complete interview with Lawrence with Maeda right here.