More than 140 athletes are set to converge on the Wonthaggi Motocross track this Sunday with healthy entries confirmed for this weekend’s opening round of the Australian Motocross Championships.

The Motul MX Nationals entry list also this year includes Kiwi heroes Hamish Harwood (MX1 and MX2) and Ben Broad (MXD Under-19, with his number board pictured here).

Three championship classes, the Thor MX1, Motul MX2, Pirelli MXD and one Support class, the Yamaha Junior 125cc Cup make up the 142 strong competitors who will take to the track in Gippsland this weekend, indicating that the series will be one of the most competitive seasons to date.

Motul MX Nationals Series Promoter Kevin Williams said that the high rider numbers was encouraging.

“With only a few days until the first races kick off for the year, we’re very excited to confirm that we have big numbers in all of our classes,” Williams said.

“Our premier Thor MX1 class has more than 30 riders lining up on Sunday, a number of which have the ability to win races, while we have in excess of 40 competitors in the Pirelli MXD class which really shows the strength of the sport from a grass roots level.

“We’ve been working very hard during the off-season to put together the Motul MX Nationals package for 2017, and fans can expect some world class racing when bikes line up on Sunday.

“With so many competitors taking to the track this weekend, the atmosphere is going to be fantastic, and we’re very excited to be kicking off the season with such healthy rider numbers across all classes.”

Earlier this week, with fresh entries still arriving, there were 42 entries for the Pirelli MXD class, 34 riders in Motul MX2, 31 competitors in Thor MX1 class and 33 athletes in the Yamaha Junior 125cc Cup.

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