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Harley Hutton: YZ65 Enduro Gun

5 years ago | Words: Yamaha Motor Australia

He is the son of a 10-time Queensland Enduro and six-time Australian Enduro Champion, and Harley Hutton has certainly hit the Australian racing scene with his throttle pinned. The eight-year-old from Dayboro, Queensland, has just won the second and third rounds of the Queensland Enduro Championship aboard the all-new YZ65, held near Anduramba (near Black Butt) at the weekend.

Harley Hutton: “I had the best time, I love racing with my mates and my dad and I’m going to beat him soon. The track was awesome, it was so much fun! My lap times got faster as the day went on and I didn’t have a single crash all weekend, so I’m stoked with that. My bike is running so well, this Yamaha is Awesome! It sounds like dad’s big bike and has so much power. I love my Yamaha and I think racing is the best, thank you Yamaha for my bike! I can’t wait until next season when I will be nine and a bit bigger, the guys I am racing are mostly ten or eleven, so I can’t wait.”

It was top podium finishes all around for Hutton racing, with Kirk also taking the top prize in the Expert Over 35’s Class aboard his Yamaha.

Kirk Hutton: “It was fantastic to race at a new property, the Toowoomba Motorcycle Club did a top job with the event, the track was pretty fast but it was good fun. I am so proud of Harley, he is such a champ. He pushed hard all weekend and finished strong. All of the juniors did fantastically and they are a great bunch of kids off the bikes too. Harley is loving the YZ65, the bike just handles and performs so well, it’s unlike any mini bike I have ever come in contact with. It is a weapon; runs strong, clean, crisp, and is super easy for the kids to ride. It’s also so much easier to work on and it’s super reliable which is a bonus for us race dads!

Harley Hutton kicked off his 2018 season with a top-five finish in the 7 – 11years 65cc Class at the Queensland Sprint Series at Cooby Dam, near Toowoomba. He rounded out the series with more top results in Roma and took out his second ever win of the opening round of the Queensland Pony Express Series with partner, CJ, at Gin Gin. He was also in the top three in the Yamaha Queensland Cross-Country Series and scored two wins and a second place finish in his highly competitive 65cc class at Kilcoy Motocross Club rounds.

Harley is looking forward for a full racing calendar on the YZ65 in 2019, and is in Training mode preparing to contest all Queensland off-road/Enduro and many club motocross events.

For full results from the weekend, click here.


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