Dean Ferris steps in for IceOne Racing MXGP assault
Saturday 28 June: Dean Ferris is to compete in the final four European rounds of the 2014 MXGP series for Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing.
Beginning
at round 12 of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Uddevalla,
Sweden, Australia’s Dean Ferris will compete in the MXGP class for Red
Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing. Ferris will remain with the team
for the following races in Finland, Czech Republic and Belgium.
The 23-year-old Australian will act as a replacement rider for the injured Tyla Rattray and will race the FC 350.
Ferris
is no stranger to the FIM Motocross World Championship having contested
the series in 2012 and 2013. His best results came in 2013 where he
claimed three MX2 race wins and ended his season sixth overall.
This
year Ferris moved to the US to compete in the AMA Supercross and
Motocross Championships. But a training crash in March sidelined him
with a broken wrist. Uddevalla will mark his return to competitive
action.
The 2014 MXGP World Championship continues with round 12 in Uddevalla, Sweden on
July 6.
Antti Pyrhönen (Team
Manager): "We’re really pleased to have Dean on board for the final four
European rounds of the MXGP. It’s been a difficult time for the team
with both of our riders suffering from injury so it’s great to have a
rider with the calibre Dean has on board. After the GP of Italy things
happened quite quickly to put this in place. At the moment we don’t have
any expectations for him. Firstly we want to take the GP of Sweden
slowly and then build from there. Nathan Watson will continue to act as
our additional replacement rider until the GP of Finland.”