Motocross

Raceline KTM THOR Ready For Barnstorming 2019

Posted:

Wednesday, March 13th, 2019

8:12 PM

With a new three rider line up and factory commitment from KTM Australia, the Raceline KTM THOR race team are ready to take on the competition in 2019 starting at this weekends MX Nationals season opener in Appin, NSW.

Headlining the team in the premier MX1 class will be Hayden Mellross who has returned from the United States where he has raced for the past three years to contest the full Australian season for the raceline outfit.

Mellross is no stranger to the MX1 class in Australia, after contesting the championship back in 2015 and is certain to be one of the riders to watch when the gates drop on Sunday.

‰ÛÏ I‰Ûªm coming into round 1 with an open mind and I haven‰Ûªt set to many goals for myself." Mellross commented. "I have been training so hard over the pre season and am feeling ready.

"I‰Ûªm just going to focus on great starts and mistake free laps which I believe will lead me towards the front end of the field."

Young gun and hard charger Jy Roberts, will represent the team in the highly competitive MX2 class.

The Raceline KTM THOR team is ready for a big 2019

Also aboard as KTM250SXF, will be the team's MXD racer Regan Duffy who will look to convert his final year of junior success into more success in 2019 as he joins the senior ranks.

" I'm feeing really strong coming into this weekend at Appin, I've been training extremely hard with Ross Beaton on and off the bike, with the likes of cycling and doing heaps of mottos, i have really high expecations of myself coming into round one, and am ready prove myself ", Explained Duffy.

Team Manager Chris Woods expressed his excitement ahead of round one.

"It has been an extremely busy off season for myself and the team, in preparation for the 2019 season, between, opening and expanding our new workshop to Queensland, as well as testing and preparing for the 2019 season, with a totally new line up of riders." Woods admitted.

"I'm excited to watch all our hard work play out at round one this weekend in Appin".