Brenden Harrison is looking forward to home state support on Sunday at Echo Valley. Image: Alex Gobert.

JDR Motorex KTM’s all-star line-up of Australian Motocross contenders will continues their search for success this weekend when the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals continues at Toowoomba in Queensland this weekend.

With two Queenslanders on the five-man squad, the team is sure to have massive amounts of support on Sunday, 22 May, with the event marking round five of nine for the season.

Former national champion Dan Reardon has been battling against a wrist injury in recent rounds, however he’ll take on the task of being the lone Pro Open rider for JDR as teammate Ryan Marmont has been ruled out with an ankle injury sustained in South Australia a fortnight ago.

“An MRI scan this week showed that I’ve broken a piece of bone off my ankle joint,” Marmont explained. “I don’t have a lot to gain by riding when my ankle is far from 100 percent, so we’ve decided not to race this weekend and hopefully it’ll be good for Albury.”

Another Queensland local in Brenden Harrison will be one to watch in the Pro Lites class, the talented 21-year-old looking to capitalise on home state support in order to improve on his third place ranking in the series to date.

“Being a home race I have a lot of people that I know coming up and I’ve been feeling really good on the bike all week,” Harrison said. “I haven’t ridden at Echo Valley very often, but I feel like the technical nature of the track will suit my style.

“The team is right behind me and I’m really thankful for that – I can’t wait.”

Harrison will have his work cut out for him though, with teammate and current points leader Matt Moss determined to bounce back from a horror outing at round four where his series lead was reduced to 37 points from 85.

Both Harrison and Moss are joined in the JDR Motorex KTM team by 19-year-old Victorian Josh Cachia, the reigning Under 19s champion enjoying a solid debut season in the Pro Lites to date.

Also keep an eye out for Top Gear KTM’s in form Lewis Woods aboard a 450 SX-F in the Pro Open class, while another rider to watch for this weekend is 16-year-old American Aaron Simonoe on an MXRAD-supported 250 SX-F in the Pro Lites.