2019 AORC RND 5 & 6 Kyogle Recap

Round 6 in Kyogle, NSW, lived up to the expectation as some of the world’s finest Off-Road competitors tangoed with one another to clock in the fastest time for their class. After a major upset in Round 5 of the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC), Luke Styke (Active8 Yamaha Yamalube) regained control of the leader board, finishing in first place ahead of yesterday’s E1 victor, Fraser Higlett (Husqvarna Enduro Racing Team). It was a clean sweep for E2, E3 and EJ today, with Daniel Milner (KTM Enduro Racing Team), Daniel “Chucky” Sanders (Husqvarna Enduro Racing Team) and Kyron Bacon (MX Store, KTM) taking home back-to-back class wins.
Here’s the official recap from Motorcycling Australia…

E1

After a difficult Round 5, Luke Styke did what he does best and fought tooth and nail to take home a win. Clocking in a total time of 1:13:54.063, Styke lead the charge ahead of KTM Enduro Racing Team’s Lyndon Snodgrass, who settled for second place with a total time of 1:14:38.210. Following on from his first-round win of the season, Fraser Higlett rode into third place for Round 6, with a total time of 1:15:21.524.
Styke’s teammate, Michael Driscoll, unfortunately, missed out on a podium today, finishing in fourth place behind Higlett.

AORC E1 Round 6 Top 9 Provisional Results:

Luke Styke (Active8 Yamaha Yamalube) 1:13:54.063
Lyndon Snodgrass 1:14:38.210
Fraser Higlett 1:15:21.524
Michael Driscoll 1:16:19.203
Lachlan Allan 1:21:29.471
Kye Malone 1:23:02.451
Alexander Rudloff 1:27:09.023
Joseph Cole 1:28:34.864
Cohn Evans 1:31:34.045

E2

In E2 today, Daniel Milner proved why he is the World Champion at the FIM International Six Days’ Enduro (ISDE), claiming back-to-back class wins. With a total time of 1:12:12.641, Milner finished in first ahead of Active8 Yamaha Yamalube’s Josh Green, who took out second place today with a time of 1:13:56.903. Rounding out the podium today was Brad Hardaker, for which Kyogle marks his first 2019 podium finish. Hardaker finished today with a total time of 1:18:40.727.

Yamaha MX Store Ballards Off-Road Team’s Jeremy Carpentier unfortunately experienced mechanical issues during his tests, which reflected in his 10th place finish.

Daniel Milner: “Today wasn’t too bad, I just tried to pick up on my mistakes from yesterday – which I did – and learn some lines that I didn’t really grasp before. I’m definitely behind the eight-ball due to my injuries which I’ll be working on between now and Broken Hill. I’ve been injury-free for two years, so you forget how much it hurts and how much it impacts your attitude. I’m definitely looking forward to Broken Hill. It’s probably my favourite round of the year – I’m familiar with the terrain, so I’m confident in coming out with a positive result!”

AORC E2 Round 6 Top 10 Provisional Results:

Daniel Milner (KTM Enduro Racing Team) 1:12:12.641
Josh Green 1:13:56.903
Brad Hardaker 1:18:40.727
Harry Teed 1:20:46.826
Hayden Keeley 1:21:55.361
Brock Nichols 1:22:15.721
Jacob Peacock 1:22:38.015
Robert Byrnes 1:22:54.255
Brent Dean 1:23:35.065
Jeremy Carpentier 1:24:43.378

E3

Riding the high from yesterday with another class win and clean streak for the 2019 season, Daniel “Chucky” Sanders returned for Round 6 and took the lead. Clocking the fastest time for the day of 1:11:52.578, Chucky finished ahead of second place holder, Beau Ralston, who closed the chapter on Round 6 with a total time of 1:15:30.352. Rounding out the podium in E3 today was Andy Wilksch (Motul Pirelli Sherco Factory Team), with a total time of 1:17:09.433.

Daniel Sanders: “Today was good up here in sunny Kyogle. We had a technical test and then had a new fresh test which was pretty tight and made us fly on the bike to take out the fastest time we could. It all planned out pretty well and I finished mistake-free. The new test today was good and different and the Juniors from yesterday had boomed it up and made it interesting for today’s racing. The back-to-back tests really tested everyone’s fitness levels too, which made for a great round.”

AORC E3 Round 6 Top 10 Provisional Results:

Daniel Sanders (Husqvarna Enduro Racing Team) 1:11:52.578
Beau Ralston 1:15:30.352
Andy Wilksch 1:17:09.433
Jesse Lawton 1:19:13.568
Matt Murry 1:22:05.483
Luke Bunnik 1:27:19.332
Lachlan Smith 1:27:27.678
Daniel Welsh 1:31:05.399
Luke Morrison 1:37:27.468
Daniel Robertson 1:44:32.297

EJ

Bringing it home to Tasmania and continuing his superb reign in the EJ class was Kyron Bacon, who finished Round 6 with a total time of 1:17:41.905. Josh Brierley, who struggled yesterday in the highly technical tests, returned with a vengeance today to take home a second-place win, with a total time of 1:19:14.478. Third place was awarded to Korey McMahon, who finished Round 6 with a total time of 1:20:57.664.

AORC EJ Round 6 Top 10 Provisional Results:

Kyron Bacon (MX Store, KTM) 1:17:41.905
Josh Brierley 1:19:14.478
Korey McMahon 1:20:57.664
Cooper Sheidow 1:21:48.548
Riley Nancarrow 1:22:51.894
Nathan Howe 1:23:09.906
Ben Teed 1:27:12.033
Ben Bertinazzi 1:27:16.677
Matt Pye 1:27:56.773
Tom Teed 1:28:55.240

AORC returns on August 10th for Round 7 of the 2019 Championship, in Broken Hill, NSW. Featuring a four-hour Cross Country racing format, this weekend is not to be missed.