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Buildbase Honda back in motocross action this weekend

Following the winter's indoor Arenacross series which recently concluded in London, the Buildbase Honda team returns to action this Sunday, 16 March in the opening round of the 2014 Maxxis ACU British Motocross championship at Landrake in Cornwall.

The team will mount its assault on MX1 championship glory with a strong, three-rider line-up this year featuring reigning double British MX2 champion Elliott Banks-Browne in his first full season on Honda's CRF450R.

He will be joined in the Buildbase Honda team by two-time British MX1 champion Brad Anderson who will be seeking to re-discover the form that took him to a podium finish at the end of last season.

The third rider in the team's MX1 line-up, Nez Parker, will unfortunately miss this weekend's racing and is facing between four and six weeks on the sidelines after breaking his hand in a recent crash. The action begins with practice at 09.00 on Sunday morning followed by the first gate drop of the season at 12.15.

Elliott Banks-Browne: "I'm looking forward to this season; it's a new bike, a new team and a new class. I'm feeling really good on the CRF450R and gelled with the bike straight away. I think that I ride the 450 much better than I ever rode the 250. It's going to be a hard season ahead with a lot of competition, but I believe I can win and I've been putting in the work all winter long for this, so let's make it happen."

Brad Anderson: "I've been waiting for this weekend for a long time now. I've been working hard with the team and can't wait to get the season underway."

Nez Parker: "I can't believe it! I raced at the first round of the South West Premier championship as we thought it would be good practice for Landrake this weekend. And it would have been if I didn't crash, as the track was perfect. The outcome is 4-6 weeks recovery, so hopefully I will be back for Lyng!"

Dave Thorpe, team manager:"Although the off-season has been very long and the weather has been dreadful, the whole team has been working hard to produce the best bike possible. Two of our riders are fit and ready for an exciting year; it's just a shame that Nez was injured so close to the start of the season, but he will be back soon and running at the front."