Danielle McDonald has made the career and life changing move to the USA to make her dreams a reality of full-time racing.
The talented motorbike rider joins forces with the 2025 AmPro Yamaha Racing Team for this year's off-road season.
BluCru announced on social media in late January that they are pleased to welcome multi-time Australian National Champion, Danielle McDonald to the team.
2025 marks one of the biggest years for Danielle in her career marking her full-time US debut.
In her debut year she will be battling it out for top honours in the Grand National Cross Country Racing (GNCC) WXC Championship which kicks off this weekend.
Latest Stories
You will see Danielle racing the number 261 with her mechanic Dylan Bean.
Danielle already knows what to expect at a GNCC round as she was lucky enough to compete in a few rounds last year with AmPro racing and Dylan as her mechanic.
It has been a dream for Danielle to take her career international full-time for years but her achievements in Australia have been nothing short of remarkable for the teenager over the last 16 years.
Last year alone she competed in her rookie year of senior competition.
In February she claimed her first senior women's win in Australia at the AMX Open in Wonthaggi.
Danielle competed in her first senior Hattah Desert Race where she prologued first in the women's class and 63rd outright.
Due to a crash she lost her lead in the race but managed to claim second in the women's class and 76th outright out of 432 riders.
To continue her successful year she added Australian Off-Road Championship EW Champion and third in the Australian Pro Mx Championship.
She was awarded Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program before she competed in her second International Six Day Enduro (ISDE).
Danielle sustained a major injury before she flew to Spain for her second ISDE but she still managed to push through and claim a test win and P5 most days.
With team Australia she claimed another silver medal in the ISDE with her teammates Jess Gardiner and Tayla Jones.
When Danielle flew back to Australia she underwent an ACL reconstruction surgery.
To finish her year Danielle said goodbye to the JG Off-Road Racing Team which she joined when she was only 12 years old.
At the start of 2025 Danielle's most outstanding achievements so far include:
Two ISDE silvers
Four time Australian Off Road champion
Australian MX champion
Four time Hattah Desert Race Champion
We look forward to following along Danielle's success in America.
