Every year, the Motocross of Nations (MXoN) lives up to its billing as the ultimate dirt bike spectacle and this weekend (October 5-6) the famous teams’ racing event will be held on the rolling grassland circuit at Matterley Basin, near Winchester, in southern England. There are again more than 35 nations entered this year.
The MXoN, also commonly referred to as “The Olympic Games of Motocross”, is a one-weekend affair that brings together the world’s elite like no other motocross event.
The racers put aside the past season’s bitter rivalries from domestic or world championship competitions and unite instead along different battle lines, with three-rider teams formed up to fly under the flags of their respective homelands.
And it will be a slightly different trio of Kiwis racing at this year’s event in England to those individuals who flew the flag when New Zealand sent a team to the MXoN in France last year, where they managed to finish 14th overall out of 37 nations on that occasion.
You can see the timetable below – it’s going to be a very busy weekend starting on Friday with the Ballot, opening press conferences and start practice.
The qualifying action takes place on Saturday before the main race day on Sunday.
Friday 4th October:
Saturday 5th October:
Sunday 6th October:
