The second “winningest” Motocross of Nations team after USA, Great Britain has
owned the trophy 16 times, the last of which was 1994. The team has also won
the first Motocross of Nations back in 1947. Billy Mackenzie (16), Tommy
Searle (17) and James Noble (18) will be this year’s rider.
This is the fourth consecutive Motocross of Nations for Scottish Billy Mackenzie,
who was in the Great Britain team in 2004, 2005 and 2006. The 23 year old
born in Edinburgh has just finished his first MX1 season, where he gathered a
lot of experience, winning one GP (Sugo) and clocking one pole position
(Namur). Everyone remembers the laps of last year’s event where he led
Stefan Everts and James Stewart, sending the home ground wild.
Tommy Searle ended his second Motocross World Championship season in
second place behind Cairoli, and was also capable of winning his maiden GP
(Donington). With a total of 10 podiums, Searle has shown an incredible
consistency and will be trying harder at this second participation in the
Nations, the first having been at Matterley Basin last year.
James Noble looks forward to this event, as he classes riding for his country as
his best Motocross memory. Noble’s strongest asset is consistency; he missed
the points only three times in the 30 moto’s of this year’s Motocross World
Championship, where he has worked his way up to an eventual eleventh place.
Former racer Mark Eastwood will replace Rob Herring in his first appearance
as Team Manager of Great Britain. Eastwood has plenty of experience, and
was in the podium finishing Great Britain team back in 1997.
Last year’s result and team (MX1/MX2/Open): 6th; Billy Mackenzie, Tommy
Searle, Carl Nunn. pic from transworldmotocross.com