Brad Anderson will be a championship contender in 2012.

Carlton Dry Honda Thor’s newest international import Brad Anderson will be aiming to stay consistent all season and has his sights set on taking the 2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals title.

The dual British champion has already shown his speed in Australia winning all three motos from three starts at Raymond Terrace in 2010.

For 2012 Anderson will battle it out with the deepest field of talent ever seen and says he will be giving our own four-time champion Jay Marmont a run for his money.

“It’s a really big move for me, to move to Australia from the UK, but I’m obviously really excited about it,” said Anderson.

“It’s a new goal for me because I’ve won the British championship twice now, so I wanted to set my sights on another title internationally,

“I’ve been doing loads of testing with Carlton Dry Honda and I feel really comfortable already – I just can’t wait to race,the series in Australia is a really good one and it’s an impressive championship, just unbelievable,

“I think we’re definitely going to give Jay a run for his money, hopefully be consistent and be on the podium every time out.”

The gates will drop for the first round of the 2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals series at Conondale, 1 April.