Australia, South Africa, Venezuela, Japan, and now New Zealand have revealed their lineup for the 2024 Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin on October 6th & 7th.
With a storied history at the Motocross of Nations, New Zealand has come close to victory in the past, achieving three podium finishes: Foxhill 1998, Namur 2001 and Matterley Basin 2006, finishing 3rd overall each time. Notably, Team Manager Shayne King, a former World Motocross Champion, has celebrated two of those podiums.
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Currently Connolly and Crawford are competing in the 2024 Australia Pro MX Championship, with Connolly leading the MX 2 class and Crawford standing third in the MX 1. Meanwhile, Harwood is coming off another successful season in New Zealand, having secured the MX 1 title and will soon be heading to Australia to race the MX1 final at QMP in Queensland.
For Connolly this will be his second time representing NZ and is looking to use the knowledge and current speed to give the team the boost in the MX2 class, Crawford, this marks his debut representing New Zealand at this prestigious event.
Team Manager Shayne King: “After last year’s massive effort from the team in France. Both Bevan and I are proud once again to be heading to the biggest race in the World of Motocross to represent our country, and with a great pool of riders to choose from that applied we have a strong line up. Both Bevan and I would like to thank the Taupo Motorcycle Club and all the riders that attended the Battle of the Clubs event, as this is a key fundraising event for the New Zealand team, along with all the sponsors Penny Homes, Best Build Construction, Nutrition Systems C4, DUB Construction, Priority Demolition, a huge thanks to Motorcycling New Zealand.”
2024 New Zealand MXoN Team:
- MX1 – Hamish Harwood (KTM) #40
- MX2 – Broddie Connolly (Honda) #41
- OEPN – Nathan Crawford (KTM) #42
