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New MX Nationals MX2 champion Jay Wilson will depart for Europe this week in preparation for the 2015 Motocross of Nations, in which he will represent Team Australia alongside MXGP regulars Todd Waters and Dean Ferris.

Wilson clinched a fairytale national title victory outdoors last month at Coolum, working closely with team owner and mentor Josh Coppins this season after being dropped by Yamaha’s factory MX2 team at the close of last year.

The MXoN event comes as 21-year-old Wilson’s first opportunity to prove himself in the international arena, joined by New Zealand grand prix icon Coppins at Ernee, France, on 26-27 September.

“I’ve never even been to Europe, so I just can’t wait to get there and get into it,” said Wilson. “Of course I’ve seen photos and videos of the track and it looks awesome. It looks hard-packed, which I like, so I can’t wait to get there and represent Australia. I’m sure the whole atmosphere of the event will be huge and I’m hoping we can bring home a result for Australia to be proud of.”

Immediately after the world teams event, Wilson will be back on a plane home to Australia in preparation for the 2015 Australian Supercross Championship, where his goal is to book-end his MX Nationals motocross title with a SX2 championship.

“2015 has been a heck of a season, with a lot of ups and downs along the way, but we’ve been achieving the goals we’ve set,” he added. “Josh has been such a massive help this year and has backed me from day-dot this season, giving me a ride with his JCR Yamaha team both in New Zealand and here in Australia.

“We’ve won championships in both countries, which has been just awesome, and along the way I’ve learnt so much as a rider and matured so much as a person, that I just keep looking to the future and what it holds.

“I can’t wait for supercross. I’m looking forward to the new championship and the involvement of new promoters and events. I’m so excited to go racing. Supercross is more natural to me and we have already started testing and gaining a base setting for our supercross race bike. As I soon as I get back from France, we will be full-time into Supercross mode – it should be awesome.”

The 2015 Australian Supercross Championship will commence on 10 October at Bathurst, New South Wales. Tickets are available to order now at this link.