Josh Coppins wrapped up his career on a satisfying note at the 2012 MXoN event.

Josh Coppins officially concluded his professional motocross career with a satisfying 2012 FIM Monster Energy Motocross of Nations appearance.

The New Zealand team member scored himself an 11th place finish in the first moto of the event, pushing through the deep sands of Lommel.

Coppins helped take his team to a solid 15th place overall finish, capping off an illustrious career at the top of the motocross pile.

“It was a tough track but it reminded me there is no chance of another comeback,” said Coppins. “After that second race I was so tired I was thinking ‘no, never again!’.

“Three motos was hard today because we had to qualify from the B-Final. There were times when I rode really well today and I’m proud about that. We improved our set-up in the sand in the past week.

“I feel that if I ha been racing more then I would have been able to do more but I’m happy and looking forward to stopping. The next chapter is more work with Yamaha and New Zealand and some different roles.”

Coppins will now move on from racing, hang up his boots and settle in to his new roles which will no doubt keep him inside the sport of motocross for years to come.