They say every dog has his day, and that day may have come for Tim Ferry. It’s been announced that Ferry will take James “Bubba” Stewart’s place on Team USA at the 2007 Motocross of Nations.
Stewart injured his left knee while racing at the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship in July, and he won’t be fit in time for the Motocross of Nations event. James Stewart’s misfortune means an opportunity for Tim Ferry.
Ferry will join team-mates Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto at Budds Creek, Maryland on September 22 & 23 for what promises to be the motocross experience of the year. Ninety-nine of the best racers in the world will come together in 33 teams to fight it out for the right to call themselves the best. Red Bull is the main sponsor, and you can bet that energy levels amongst fans and racers alike will be correspondingly high.
Both Ferry and Ricky Carmichael will have extra incentive to push the envelope; Ferry because he’s being parachuted in at the last minute, and Carmichael because he was forced to drop out of last year’s MXoN due to injury.
Tim Ferry looks promising, despite being a last-minute sub. First rank motocross riders all have impressive injury records, and Ferry is no exception. He’s suffered the usual roster of racing injuries: busted knees, broken bones, contusions and lacerations. Known as a hard-working, dogged character, Ferry has had a rollercoaster of a career; he’s been dropped by two different sponsors over the years, but has had a fantastic 2007 season with AMA Motocross. And the man he’s replacing is ten years Ferry’s junior. That combination of factors can’t help but light a burning desire in Tim Ferry to prove his place among the top-guns at MXon in September.
When the world’s best motocross racers come together in Maryland in a few weeks you can be sure that the members of Team USA, Tim Ferry especially, will be doing their utmost to ensure that the United States brings back the “gold” for a second year in a row.
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