Team Honda Racing press release:

The Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team are preparing to head to Toowoomba in Queensland for the penultimate round of this year’s Motul MX Nationals which takes place this Sunday August 21, at Echo Valley Raceway.

After a challenging outing at Shepparton, where Dylan Long was forced to sit out of the round due to illness, both Long and teammate Jay Wilson are close to being back to full fitness, with both riders hoping to finish the 2016 Motocross season with a bang, starting this weekend.

Long, who has spent much of the last few weeks recovering from a virus, shared that he’s eager to get back on the Honda CRF450R for Round 9 at Toowoomba this Sunday.

“It’s been really good for me to have a bit of a break, I obviously needed it, and I’m feeling better already,” Long shared.

“I’ve rode a few times in the past two weeks, and just been doing some off the bike training to give my body a rest and make sure that I’m ready for the last two rounds.

“Hopefully I’ve got the virus I’ve been carrying sorted, and now I can focus on finishing the year with some solid results at Toowoomba and Coolum.”

Wilson, who has spent the last two weeks training in Queensland, is hoping that Round 9 at Toowoomba will be the turning point in his rookie MX1 season.

“I’m really looking forward to this weekend’s race at Toowoomba. My whole senior career I’ve had a lot of success there, and it’s a track that I always feel comfortable at,” Wilson said.

“I’ve had two good weeks on the bike, and managed to get a lot of quality riding in, so hopefully I can take all of the lessons I’ve learnt from this season, and put together some good results over the next two rounds.

“My family lives in Queensland so it will be nice to have some extra support at Toowoomba, and I’m just hoping that I can follow tradition and put together a good round of racing there again this year.”

The Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team will now prepare to head to Toowoomba in Queensland for round nine of the Motul MX Nationals, being held this Sunday August 21.

To watch all of the racing live from Toowoomba this weekend, tune in via www.nrgtv.com.au

For more information on the Crankt Protein Honda Racing Team, head to www.teamhondaracing.com.au or for further information on Round 9 of the Motul MX Nationals head to www.mxnationals.com.au