By Stuart Campbell
SINCE taking up motocross, Seaforde man Nathan Green has been on a steady rise to the top of the sport in Ireland.
In recent years, Nathan has been one of the top riders in the Grade A Ulster Championship, narrowly missing out on the top honours last year.
Nathan has also been representing Ireland in the annual U-21 Coupe de l’Avenir event in Belgium.
This year, the Mourne Motorcycle Club rider has won his first top honours, lifting the 2026 Irish Motocross Championship and the Ulster Motocross Championship.
Speaking about Nathan’s continuing success, Mourne Motorcycle Club Chairman, Billy McLarnin, said: “Nathan is a valuable and popular member of our club, and we couldn’t be more delighted for him.
“His family have been associated with the Mourne club for many years and in many ways, we are like one big family.
“In recent years, we have watched him grow as a man and as a motocross rider, along with that, he brings a youthful perspective to the club.”
Billy added: “It has been a pleasure watching him win his first top motocross honours and it will be wonderful to see what lies ahead for him.
“It’s even more impressive when you know that he has completed the end of the racing season with a broken finger. That would cause quite the discomfort when you are racing around a motocross track, to put it quite mildly.”
The Mourne MC Chairman hopes Nathan has a long and successful career ahead of him.
“Looking ahead, I know that Nathan has already spoken about racing in more British Motocross Championship rounds and perhaps even racing in the British round of the 2027 Motocross World Championship.
“He is too old now to race at the Coupe de l’Avenir and as the Grade A Ulster and Irish Motocross champion, we as a club hope that this helps Nathan to be selected to represent Ireland at the Motocross de Nations in the future.
“It’s been brilliant to see Nathan’s well-earned success this year and we are all hoping to see this continue in the future,” Billy explained.
