Adam Monea took a fifth overall at round one in Conondale. Image: Simon Makker.

07 Motorsports’ Adam Monea’s solid performance at Conondale has boosted the Victorian’s confidence after sitting out much of last years MX Nationals.

In his full-time return to the outdoors, Monea proved he is back in shape and has the speed, taking a fifth overall on the day.

A solid second place finish in the third and final moto of the round cemented Monea’s form for the new-look 07 operation.

“It’s been a long time since I last competed in the MX Nationals series, so it feels awesome to get out there again and get some strong results,” said Monea.

“My bike was spot on and my fitness was great. I just need to be consistent and avoid those small mistakes like in race two and I know I’ll be up the front,

“I’d really like to thank the team at 07 Motorsports and my mechanic Steve Powell at SPMX – I can’t wait for round two.”

Monea will be aiming to build on his round one result as the series rolls into round two at Coonabarabran, NSW, 14-15 April.