KTM Racing Team and Nathan Crawford have made the decision to focus on the upcoming Australian Supercross Championship (AUSX) after the new national MX1 number three was injured during the final rounds of the 2024 Australian ProMX Championship.

Crawford was involved in an incident during moto two at MX Farm’s penultimate round of the season, which resulted in a wrist injury. The 27-year-old managed to remount his KTM 450 SX-F and finish the race, before remarkably completing the season at Queensland Moto Park’s final round this past Sunday.

That determination saw Crawford race to fifth position in the opening race of the weekend on his way to P8 overall, achieving his target of securing third position in the final MX1 standings. During the ProMX season he won two motos and claimed three overall podiums – at Horsham, Maitland and Toowoomba – upon return to the premier class this year.

After undergoing surgery this week, the Queenslander will take the appropriate time to get back to 100 percent health and fitness, which unfortunately rules him out of his scheduled wildcard appearance at the MXGP of China next month and October’s FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN), where he was due to represent Team New Zealand.

Crawford will now set his sights on the opening rounds of the AUSX series, scheduled for October 12-13 at Kayo Stadium in Redcliffe, Queensland.

Words: KTM Group