Craig 'Ando' Anderson is an

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racer from West Wallsend in the Hunter Valley Region of

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. In 2003, Anderson travelled to the United States to compete in the AMA 125cc national championship for the Yamaha of Troy team, he finished the year in seventh place overall and collected one win at

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. Anderson was fired from the team following the season despite having two years remaining on his contract. In 2004, he moved up to the 250cc AMA national championship where he finished in 17th place overall. Anderson realised his future lay back in Australia, so he returned specifically to ride for

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in the 2005 and 2006 seasons. In 2006 Anderson won the Australian Motocross title for Honda making it his 12th championship.Anderson tops championship in Horsham

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