The Motul MX Nationals is excited to confirm that South Australian local, and one of our country’s greatest exports Brett Metcalfe, will be taking to the line in the Thor MX1 class at Murray Bridge this Sunday May 28.
Initially returning to Australia after a lengthy international career to race with the SD3 Husqvarna outfit, Metcalfe sat out of last weekend’s fourth round at Horsham, confirming today that this was due to parting ways with the team, but has announced that a home round is now well and truly on the agenda for this coming Sunday.
The 33-year-old who has spent 14 years living in California racing the best riders in the world, now resides in Mannum just 30 minutes from the Murray Bridge Motocross Track, and today announced what brand of bike he will be racing this weekend, and how the eleventh hour plan to race on Sunday came about.
“The plan is to race this weekend thanks to support from a local guy Tony Porter from S.A Plasterboard. He’s providing me with a KTM 450, a couple of mechanics, and a van and we’re going to make it happen,” Metcalfe shared.
“Tony is a massive motorcycling enthusiast; I think I first met him when I was 14 years old. He started his own race team a long time ago and my brother Shane raced with him for two years, and now he continues to help people all these years later.
“He’s now offered to support me to go racing this weekend, and he’s just one of those genuine people who loves the sport and knows what it takes.”
Metcalfe also shared that with so many fond memories of racing at Murray Bridge as a junior, that if he could get his first win of the season on home soil this weekend, it would be one of the most special of his career.
“This round is really important to me. I grew up 30 minutes from the track and I’m currently living in Mannum, so it means a lot being so close to home,” Metcalfe explained.
“I have a lot of memories from racing at Murray Bridge back when I was four and five years old way before I went overseas, so it’s cool to be going back there with my own kids now. Murray Bridge is a good track, it’s definitely one of the best on the championship calendar and all of the riders seem to enjoy it.
“The cards are in some ways stacked up against me, but if I’m lining up this weekend it’s to try and win. It would be special to get my first victory of the year at Murray Bridge with a home crowd there.
“We have a few hurdles to jump through before we get there this Sunday, but if we could make a win happen it would be pretty special that’s for sure.”
The fifth round of the 2017 Motul MX Nationals will be held at Murray Bridge in South Australia this Sunday May 28.
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