Image: Jeff Crow.

Newly-crowned Australian Supercross Champion Dan Reardon has re-signed with CDR Yamaha, the news officially announced today and confirming he will join the returning Dean Ferris in a streamlined two-rider team.

MotoOnline.com.au broke the news yesterday that Kade Mosig has been released from the team despite finishing second in this year’s motocross and supercross series, making way for Ferris, while Reardon cemented his seat with the SX1 title win.

It’s been a remarkable comeback year for 28-year-old Reardon, only announced in February just weeks out from the MX Nationals opener. He won an outdoor round on his way to sixth overall, before dominating supercross aboard the YZ450F.

“I really enjoyed racing this year and it feels new and exciting to me again,” Reardon explained. “I’m just motivated to go racing again and I didn’t want the 2015 season to end. The CDR Yamaha team took a chance on me and believed in me, so I’m glad I will race with them again in 2016 and continue this amazing chapter in my life.

“The environment at CDR Yamaha is great and the team members are not just my work colleagues, but also my mates, so it makes going to the races so much fun. We also have an amazing bike in the YZ450F. For the first time in a long time, I’m actually looking forward to getting stuck into some good, hard pre-season training.

“In 2015 I was way under-prepared for the MX Nationals, but now with our deal done and our direction set, I believe I can improve my results in motocross and still be a better rider in supercross. Winning both the motocross and the supercross championships aren’t out of the question.”

Team owner Craig Dack said the re-signing of Reardon alongside the previously announced Ferris – who will return to Australia after multiple seasons in MXGP – was a natural step after his supercross championship victory.

“For 2016 we have assembled two riders that have had success on the world stage, have a tremendous work ethic and are ultra-professional in the way they prepare and conduct themselves,” Dack said. “And they know how to ride a motorcycle fast.

“Dan impressed me this year. He got off the couch less than a month before the start of the season, overcame a few obstacles during the year and eventually rewarded us with an Australian Supercross Championship. He has the fire and motivation to improve and I feel his best years are still ahead of him.

“He is a natural at supercross and had success in the US and is now a three time Australian champion, but he is also a very fast motocross racer and also a good test rider, so he will be a great asset to the team and together with Dean, we expect another successful season on and off the track.”

It’s also been announced that Ferris will campaign the New Zealand Motocross Championship from January as part of the Josh Coppins-operated Altherm JCR Yamaha outfit. Reardon meanwhile will recuperate from a shoulder injury sustained at the final round of supercross.