World junior MX selection continues

Motorcycling Australia has selected 26 riders to attend a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport ahead of final selection for the 2009 Junior World Motocross Championship at Taupo, New Zealand on August 16.

The following will attend the three-day camp:

12-15 years 85cc two-stroke and 150cc four-stroke
Dale Fear
Hayden Mellross
Dylan Long
Joel Dinsdale
Jarred Jeffcoat
Nicklas Scott
Scott Mann
Jackson Richardson
Charlie Anderson
Jay Wilson
Luke Lee
Luke Clout

15-18 years 125cc two-stroke and 250cc four-stroke
Sam Duncanson
Ross Beaton
Luke Styke
Errol Willis
Tye Simmonds
Matthew Phillips
Kale Makeham
Dylan Gosling
Shaun Redhead
Josh Cachia
Dylan Peterson
Harrison Wooding
Harley Quinlan
Jason Reed
 
Following then camp, eight riders will be selected for each class, along with two emergencies.

"Due to the great depth of talent in these age groups at the moment, whittling the list down to these 26 riders was an incredibly difficult task," team manager Willingham said.

"The AIS is the best place for elite athletes in Australia, and while picking a team was obviously extremely hard to do, for those riders who don't make the final eight, they will still benefit enormously from being at the camp," Moss said.

"The selection races for most of these guys has been the biggest race of their lives, and the intensity level will be a lot higher when we get to New Zealand, so I'll be trying to get the guys as much experience before they get over there."

Two qualification rounds have already been held for the junior title, as support events for the 2009 MX Nationals.

The Junior World Motocross Championship was first held in 2004, but this is the first time it wil be held in the southern hemisphere.