MDK switch for Moss in WSX championship confirmed


Information 31 Mar 2023


MDK switch for Moss in WSX championship confirmed

Part: Competitors

Submit: Dylan Wills

Stepping as much as premier class of WSX aboard Yamaha equipment.

Picture: Foremost Media.

Australian worldwide Matt Moss has confirmed that he’ll switch to MDK Motorsports for the 2023 World Supercross Championship (WSX), stepping as much as the premier class for the brand new season aboard a Yamaha.

The 34-year-old lined up within the SX2 class final 12 months as a part of the Bud Racing Kawasaki group in what was the two-round WSX ‘pilot season’, the place he completed ninth within the total point-standings.

Final 12 months, Moss switched between using a KX250 within the SX2 class of WSX and a YZ450F at residence within the Australian Supercross Championship (AUSX) – together with on the identical weekend in Melbourne. Up to now this 12 months he’s lined up on a BarX Suzuki RM-Z250 within the Monster Vitality Supercross Championship at Oakland, plus rode a WBR Yamaha YZ450F within the Appin spherical of Penrite ProMX.

“I simply wish to put my head down and work and take advantage of it,” Moss informed MotoOnline. “This deal took place the identical approach most of my offers do. I messaged the MDK guys on Instagram throughout WSX final 12 months and informed them I used to be desirous about using for them. After switching from 450 to 250 and vice-versa, I simply actually needed to get a strong deal collectively and race a 450 this 12 months. We went forwards and backwards for some time, they usually have been actually eager.

“The deal has been finished for some time now, we simply needed to maintain it quiet whereas we confirmed another issues. I’m so excited to formally be using MDK gear, I’ll be on a Yamaha YZ450F and I actually assume these guys can construct me a very strong bundle with how nice the Yamaha is straight out of the crate. One other factor I’m super-excited about is, I received’t be swapping bike manufacturers forwards and backwards.

“I’ll race a Yamaha in Australian Supercross Championship, as nicely. I’m stoked to have issues confirmed early this 12 months, I really feel like ever since I’ve been again within the sport, I’ve been under-prepared or on the again foot, so I’m pumped. I simply wish to put my head down and work and take advantage of it. Total, I’m fairly glad to be sticking on the identical bike for essentially the most half this 12 months [laughs], it was fairly rattling exhausting switching manufacturers and capacities final 12 months.”

Moss has additionally confirmed that he’ll proceed with the WBR Bulk Vitamins Yamaha group open air for the upcoming rounds of ProMX at Wodonga and Maitland, however will then swap his focus to WSX. It’s nonetheless unclear if he’ll return to the US for any further AMA rounds.

“I’m nonetheless going to race the subsequent two rounds of ProMX with WBR, we’ll end up at Maitland,” he added. “One other factor I’ve bought arising is a spherical of the Chinese language Supercross Championship, I believe that’s two weeks after Maitland, and I’ll additionally race a YZ450F there too. That’ll type of kick off my supercross preparations considerably – I received’t get again on a motocross observe after that.”

The FIM World Supercross Championship will probably be a six spherical collection in 2023, set to start 1 July. Villa Park in Birmingham, UK, will play host to the British Grand Prix.

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