New Monster Energy Super X Australasian Supercross Champion Josh Hansen has revealed the he hopes to return in 2011 to defend his crown after clinching this year’s title in Brisbane over the weekend.

The Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki team rider will return home to the United States with the Super X title this week after a three-month stint in Australia, proud of his performance during the season.

“I’m stoked – it’s sick,” Hansen commented. “Australia has been good. To be able to have Kawasaki and Monster Energy back me so I can be here has been awesome.

“I’m pumped to win and it’s sad that I’ve got to leave. If everything goes to plan, I’ll be back next year.”

Hansen finished on the podium in six out of the seven rounds contested since mid-October, winning both the Auckland and Dunedin rounds in New Zealand before capping his season off with a victory in Brisbane’s finale on Saturday night.

The victory for Hansen makes him the first rider other than Chad Reed to win the Super X Open title since the series was launched in 2008, making for Kawasaki’s second title in succession.

Hansen will now set his sights on the 2011 West Coast Lites AMA Supercross Championship, which commences at Anaheim in California on 8 January.