Despite racing with an injured ankle, MX2 rookie Blake Fox was able to bank further points in the fifth round of the 2022 Penrite ProMX Championship as he notched 11th overall at Maitland.

The GasGas Racing Team rider crashed in practice just over a week out from the event, sustaining the niggling injury. 10 days later he qualified 11th to commence proceedings at round five.

Fox finished eighth in moto one – equalling his best result of the season – before falling out of a podium position early in race two, ultimately finishing 12th after charging forwards from the rear of the field.

“Considering everything, it was a reasonably positive weekend,” said Fox. “I’ve got a niggling ankle injury from a practice crash 10 days ago and we had some bad luck early in both motos, which was a bit frustrating.

“I was happy with my starts today as they’ve previously been a bit of a weakness, so we have to capitalise on those in the coming rounds. As far as the injury goes, there’s a bit of ligament damage, but we’ll keep up the rehab and should be fine for the next round at Coffs Harbour.”

Following a challenging start to his MX2 campaign, Fox has been on the rise throughout the Gillman and Maitland rounds. The next chance for the number 25 to continue his progress comes at the sixth round of the 2022 Penrite ProMX Championship at Coffs Harbour, on 24 July.