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P30 IN THE WIND Australia," Ferris said of his racing background. "I raced pro for four years in Australia, and then I moved to Europe to race the GPs. This year I finished sixth in the World Championship in MX2, then I did really good at the MX of Nations, and this is how it all came about. Roger noticed my speed [at the Motocross of Nations] and contacted me a while after. He said there was a spot available. To make a long story short, we made it all happen." Despite not really being considered an experienced Supercross racer, Ferris says he's ready to give it a shot. "I'm not as experienced at Supercross," he told Cycle News. "My goal is to get through Supercross and do the best I can. My expectation for motocross is much higher. I think I'll be a title contender and that's my goal, to win that championship." Ferris says he was surprised by the sudden change of events for him. "Yeah, I was surprised, I already had a deal lined up in Europe to race 450s in MX1," he said. "I was focusing on that, getting ready – and this came about really late. It was a surprise but definitely a pleasant one." Even though Ferris could've ridden the East Supercross Series and had a few extra weeks to prepare, he says he'll be ready for the West when it starts up at Anaheim, January 4. "That's what they want me to do – I'm not scared," he said. "There are still five or six weeks to get ready. I can do a lot of laps between now and then. I'm not going to try and set the world on fire, so it's good that I can just go in there and just keep moving forward." Kit Palmer LONGEST RIDE RECORD SET O n July 18 of this year, expatriate American couple Buck Perley and Amy Mathieson began an epic adventure across China by motorcycle, with the aim of setting a new Guinness Book of Records mark for the longest continuous motorcycle journey within the confines of a single country. The couple's original aim was to cover more than 15,500 miles in four months aboard their Chinese-made CFMoto 650TK twin-cylinder Americans Buck Perley and Amy hard-luggage tourer (which is Mathieson are attempting to set a the largest capacity motorcycle mileage record with their "The Great Ride Of China." built in China, and is exported overseas), while raising funds 139 days and 19,220 miles into for charity along the way via what their journey, having broken the they've dubbed The Great Ride existing 18,000-mile Guinness of China. record held by another American As of this writing they are now riding around the U.S. You can follow their progress on their website www.thegreatrideofchina.com where regular blog posts provide insight into their experiences along the road in a country where touring by motorcycle is far from commonplace, especially by foreigners. Since they began the trip in Beijing back on July 18, Perley and Mathieson have been travelling in a counter-clockwise direction around the country. During that time their CFMoto 650NK has carried them to the borders with North Korea, Mongolia, Russia and Kyrgyzstan, as well as Tibet where they visited Mt. Everest's Base Camp. The idea for the Great Ride sprung from a desire to see more of what China has to offer, and

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