Brit MX team announced

The possible rider line-up has been announced for the biggest event of the year, the Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin near Winchester.

it’s the first time the event will be held in the UK since 1998. In 2005, 30,000 spectators flocked to the racing at Ernee in France, and ACU Motocross Des Nations managaer Rob Herring expects a similar spectacle when the racing takes place on September 23-24, 2006.

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The British team will consist of a combination of Billy Mackenzie, the only British rider to win a GP so far in 2006, James Noble, the highest ranked Brit in World MX1, Carl Nunn, the British MX2 championship leader, and Tommy Searle, the youngest ever British team member. Three of these riders will be registered by August 30, 2006 as competing in the event. The Motocross of Nations takes place on September 23/24, 2006.