Darryll King will cross the Tasman once again this weekend to tackleround five of the Australian Motocross Championships, Nokia MX Nationals,
at Murray Bridge, SA.
King raced the series opener in April, in a “keep-the-seat-warm” role for the injured
Matt Moss in the Craig Dack Racing YamahaTeam. On that occasion the former
champion finished an impressive third outright for the day. This time it will be Cheyne
Boyd that he fills in for as the Victorian still recovers from a broken leg.
“It’s all good for me to get good competition like this as I build towards defending my
New Zealand titles,” said King.
King was Australian motocross champion for three seasons, in 2001, 2003 and 2004.
He was also twice a 500cc world championship runner-up, in 1997 and 1998.
Regular CDR/Nokia/Yamaha team-members Matt Moss and Ford Dale have both had
their seasons interrupted by injury, and their sites set on a podium after a steadying
break which has allowed them to refocus and regain strengths.
Sitting shy of the top ten standings, their goal is to acquire as many points as possible
as the run home begins.
"I feel as though I am back at full race fitness and able to run a full moto from start to
finish, it has been a good break, and has given me the opportunity to focus on the job
at hand," said Moss.
"After missing the first two rounds I am sitting back behind the top ten, my goal is to
be pushing to make up placings as the season has now reached half-way." Moss added.
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