Talented Australian teenager Dean Ferris has further commented on his 16th position in last weekend’s German Motocross Grand Prix, riding a factory Honda Martin Racing CRF450R to 22-14 results in his first ever world championship event.

Ferris currently sits third and will now focus on the Pro Open class of the 2010 Rockstar Energy MX Nationals, which continues this weekend at Albury Wodonga and wraps up next month, before he plans to return to Europe in hope of contesting the final grands prix of the season.

“I head back home now for the remaining Australian championship rounds, but as soon as those are done I plan on heading back to Europe where I can hopefully join back up with the Honda Martin team and do some of the final GPs of the season,” the 19-year-old commented. “All in all I have learnt so much and hope to see everyone in the GP paddock again soon. Thanks again to everyone involved this past weekend.”

Having never ridden a factory bike before the German GP, Ferris headed out on to the circuit on Saturday morning with no idea what to expect from the bike, the circuit or the competition, able to settle in well and qualify in 25th position.

Making some changes on the bike for Sunday, Ferris lined up his number 711 eager for the opening 35-minute, plus two laps race of the day.

The gate dropped and as the pack headed into the first turn the him placed just outside the top 20. On the opening laps Ferris was riding stiff on the bike and soon felt the strain of a GP, but after 10 minutes of racing the Australian started to settle in and soon started to increase his speed.

By lap 14 Ferris was up into 18th place and chasing hard, but with just a couple of laps remaining he stalled the bike in a deep rut dropping down to 22nd position where he finished the race.

Ferris made further suspension and gearing changes to the bike as he lined up for the second moto, focused on scoring his first GP points.

As the pack powered through the first turn the Australian was inside the top 20 and looking much more comfortable on the machine. Lap after lap Ferris improved his speed as he gradually moved his way forward through the field. With two laps remaining the youngster made his move into 14th position, which he held to the finish line, awarding his gutsy ride with a 16th overall for the day.

”I had no idea what to expect from this GP, but I am pumped to have scored a 14th in the second moto,” Ferris explained. “It is amazing how complex and different the factory bike is from what I usually ride, and I just had no idea where to start with the settings.

“My mechanic Roger and team owner Paulo really worked hard all weekend trying different settings on mapping, gearing and suspension, and even on the hydraulic clutch, and by the time we got to the second moto the bike was starting to feel ‘normal’ to me.”