Monster Energy Yamaha signed off their international motocross campaign with Australia's Dean Ferris finishing second in the MX2 class on his way to helping secure Australia 4th place at the 2013 Motocross of Nations held in Germany overnight.
The annual spectacle saw 41 countries and 85,000 spectators gather over the weekend at Germany for the biggest, brightest and most unpredictable off-road racing event of the year.
Belgium were able to triumph for the first time since 2004 ahead of the USA and Italy rounding off the podium. Ferris‰Ûª superb second position overall in the MX2 class helped Australia to place fourth.
Ferris was a prominent figure across the immaculately prepared German soil thanks to three superb starts on the YZ250F; one in qualification on Saturday and then the two motos where he battled larger capacity 450cc machines on Sunday.
The Grand Prix of Belgium winner was in first rising the steep hill on both occasions as the mammoth crowd looked on in sunny but breezy conditions. He rode consistently - relishing the demands of the lumps and leaps ‰ÛÒ to place 4th and 5th and record the two best results for his country.
