Sanders wins Monkerai AORC on 2017 KTM 300 EXC

Daniel Sanders dominates Monkerai AORC on 2017 KTM 300 EXC

AORC 2016 – Outright Round Ten Monkerai Results

1. Daniel Sanders
2. Tye Simmonds
3. Broc Grabham
4. Chris Hollis
5. Beau Ralston
6. Glenn Kearney
7. Scott Keegan
8. Riley Graham
9. Lachlan Stanford
10. Tom McCormack

AORC 2016 – Outright Championship Standings

1. Daniel Sanders 232
2. Tye Simmonds 198
3. Chris Hollis 166
4. Lachlan Stanford 161
5. Beau Ralston 145
6. Jack Simpson 135
7. Glenn Kearney 131
8. Broc Grabham 119
9. Scott Keegan 104
10. Tom McCormack 102

AORC 2016 – Round Ten – Monkerai – Report

At the conclusion of seven tests it was KTM Enduro Racing Team’s Daniel Sanders who couldn’t be beaten to take another clean sweep at Rounds 9 & 10 of the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship. Sanders has now put another 50 points on the board for the E3 Championship points standings, and with the final round only weeks away Sanders enjoys a 34-point buffer over KTM teammate Tye Simmonds.

Daniel “Chucky” Sanders – KTM 300 EXC – Outright Winner

“It was a bit of a crazy week leading in, we weren’t expecting to ride this ‘17 model. But it was so crazy good straight out of the box we ended up using it.My suspension turned up, the big tank rolled up, and some graphics rolled up and it was just good to get out there and get the win on both days to back it up. It’s like a 125 to move around on and the counterbalanced engine is so smooth stock-standard. We just ran at how it was and it was the best out there.  The race went well – I got the holeshot and just led from there, didn’t look back the whole way. Sunday the Dungog club and the property owner provided an amazing track – and with the amount of rain we had, it was perfect. Mud, dust, hills, flats, off-cambers, bogholes, it had everything we needed. We’ve got 34 point lead over Tye and I’m a round clear in class as well, so if I win the on Saturday next round, it’s done.”

KTM Enduro Racing Team’s Simmonds (1:01:40.454) crossed the line second outright, and Broc Grabham finished third only seconds behind with a 1:01:55.907 time.

Tye Simmonds – KTM 450 EXC – 2nd outright and E2 winner

“Happy days in the KTM camp. We tried hard to throw it away on Saturday, but I still got second so I was pumped with that. I couldn’t read the track very well in the first couple of laps on Saturday when it was still pretty damp. Once I settled back into a rhythm though, we started chipping away, and got it done again. Today it was just try and be smooth and as quick as I can. Chucky gave me a hand walking the tracks and we just sort of worked together so it definitely paid off, it was good. We’ll go to the next round and give it our best, but Chucky’s riding unbelievable at the moment. I’m just glad that we are both at the pointy end and with the chance to go 1-2 outright. We’ve just got to keep the wheels on the ground and finish this next one. ”

Broc Grabham – Husqvarna FE450 – 3rd outright and second place in E2

“Fifth outright on Saturday and third today – I finally pulled my finger out a little bit. This second half of the year is going great for me so far, the bike is set up perfectly for me and every time I hop on it I feel comfortable to hit everything as fast as I can. To be honest though, I wasn’t sure how I was going to go here, because since last Saturday I’ve been sick. Friday was the first day I could stomach anything. I wasn’t sure I was going to have any energy to hang on to the bike. In the cross-country I didn’t get a real good start but I charged through and passed everyone, so that helped my confidence knowing that I had the speed to pass those guys. The sprints today were good, except the fourth one, I caught Tye and got into some dust and had a bit of a cart wheel going up the hill. Probably only cost me 11 or 12 seconds but I was still able to hold Hollis off. I think I got him by two seconds by the end of the day. It was close racing going into the last test for third, fourth and fifth with me, Beau and Hollis. There was only eight seconds separating us all. I was nervous going into the last one because I knew I needed to push hard, but I couldn’t be silly and crash.”

The AORC Championship finale will be played out across the weekend of Setpember 10-11 amongst the Grampians at Penshurst.

Ben Grabham – KTM Enduro Racing Team Manager

“It was another fantastic result for the whole team. The conditions were nearly perfect and it turned out to be a great two days racing. Coming into this one we got a hold of a new 300 EXC for Chucky. He was telling us how good it was, but it wasn’t until I had a feel of it for myself during the week, and mate, the thing is that good I couldn’t say no to him using it. Everyone’s been going on about this counter balancer and engine smoothing and I thought it might have been a little bit of marketing, but before we even rode it, with the two bikes side by side, I couldn’t believe a smooth the new bike was. Then when I jumped on it, it’s definitely taken things to another level, and to me two-strokes are definitely alive and well. But you you’ve got to ride it to see how amazing it is. So at the last minute we got some graphics made and Mick put it together for him and he didn’t put a foot wrong all weekend. He holeshot the cross country and led from start to finish, and then today in the sprints he led every lap and he looked amazing on the bike. So he’s got a nice healthy lead in the championship and Tye is the only one who can beat him so it’s a bit of a relief for us that the winner is going to be Orange either way after these next two rounds. Tye had a great weekend results wise, but it wasn’t as easy as it looks on paper. He had like six crashes in the cross country and dropped back as far as I think sixth. Typical Tye though, he just kept fighting and charging and by the end he was in second outright. Today he just rode solid and he was the only person to get anywhere near Chucky, I think he was less than a second behind him on one lap, when I don’t think anyone else got within 10 seconds of him all day. It’s nice to see all the hard work pay off.”

E1

It was a fantastic day for Husqvarna Enduro Racing Team’s Glenn Kearney (1:02:30.250), stealing the win in the Championship E1 class in front of second placed Scott Keegan (1:02:35.957) and third placed Riley Graham (1:02:38.463).

E1 AORC 2016 – Outright Round Ten Monkerai Results

1. Glenn Kearney 1:02:30.250
2. Scott Keegan 1:02:35.957
3. Riley Graham 1:02:38.463
4. Jack Simpson 1:04:26.748
5. Tom Kite 1:05:37.143
6. Brad Hardaker 1:06:32.498
7. Baylee Davies 57:08.475

E1 Championship Standings – AORC 2016

1. Jack Simpson 228
2. Glenn Kearney 211
3. Riley Graham 191
4. Scott Keegan 181
5. Baylee Davis 133

E2

In the E2 Championship class it was outright podium getters Simmonds and Grabham who were also 1,2 in their respective class with CDR Yamaha’s Chris Hollis putting his Dunlop tyres through the paces to finish with a 1:01:57.564 overall concluding time.

E2 AORC 2016 – Outright Round Ten Monkerai Results

1. Tye Simmonds 1:01:40.454
2. Broc Grabham 1:01:55.907
3. Chris Hollis 1:01:57.564
4. Tom McCormack 1:03:11.511
5. Geoff Braico 1:04:34.898
6. Luke Tisdale 1:09:28.047
7. Peter Clark 1:11:46.485
8. Jarrod Wilson 1:13:02.994
9. Nicholas Stockwell 1:13:27.426
10. Scott Dunn 1:14:05.523

E2 Championship Standings – AORC 2016

1. Tye Simmonds 231
2. Chris Hollis 210
3. Broc Grabham 179
4. Tom McCormack 170
5. Josh Green 133

E3

Outright winner Sanders was the victor once again in the E3 class with Active8 Yamaha Yamalube rider Beau Ralston improving in leaps and bounds to second in his class with a fast time of 1:02:06.401. Husqvarna Enduro Racing Team’s Stanford (1:02:43.615) was just a fraction off the pace from second place, however wrapped up the day in third.

E3 AORC 2016 – Outright Round Ten Monkerai Results

1. Daniel Sanders 1:00:38.547
2. Beau Ralston 1:02:06.401
3. Lachlan Stanford 1:02:43.615
4. Lyndon Snodgrass 1:03:14.043
5. Mitch Bowen 1:05:18.530
6. Brayden Zillman 1:17:34.862

E3 Championship Standings – AORC 2016

1. Daniel Sanders 242
2. Lachlan Stanford 212
3. Beau Ralston 186
4. Lyndon Snodgrass 184
5. Tom Mason 102

EJ

Despite his unfortunate bike issues on Saturday, Motul Pirelli Sherco Factory Team rider Wil Ruprecht bounced back and showed why he is in the Championship chase finishing first for the Transmoto EJ class with a 1:03:45.973.

Tasmanian local Jonte Reynders who made his mark on the Championship this week finishing the seven Sprints with an overall time of 1:05:02.547 and putting himself in second, while Andrew Wilksch (1:05:10.541) finished third.

EJ AORC 2016 – Outright Round Ten Monkerai Results

1. Wil Ruprecht 1:03:45.973
2. Jonte Reynders 1:05:02.547
3. Andrew Wilksch 1:05:10.541
4. Ben Kearns 1:05:23.460
5. Fraser Higlett 1:05:41.590
6. Jake McGlashan 1:07:07.460
7. Dalton Johnson 1:07:08.940
8. Jacob Peacock 1:07:47.672
9. Jesse Lawton 1:08:44.304
10. Kade Dorrington 1:09:04.254

EJ Championship Standings – AORC 2016

1. Wil Ruprecht 211
2. Fraser Higlett 193
3. Nic Tomlinson 180
4. Andrew Wilksch 160
5. Ben Kearns 152

Womens

Jemma Wilson (1:09:57.965) proved why she and her fellow teammates are heading to the ISDE in Spain later this year with a 1,1 finish over both Saturday and Sunday strengthening her championship points lead. Emelie Karlsson 1:11:42.044 made another second place appearance over third placed Yamaha mounted Jessica Gardiner who finished with a 1:13:54.189 time.

Jessica Gardiner

“The track was quite challenging as it was rocky, had a lot of bull dust in corners and bog holes. On top of that there was a flat grass track section which was a hard pack surface and slippery. It was quite hard to adjust consistently to the different terrain. Every corner was a different type of surface, which made it interesting. To be running in second place in the whole race until the last lap, then lose it due to a crash is frustrating,” said Gardiner at the conclusion of Saturday’s round nine.

“The track on Sunday made it hard to pick which line to take out there. You had to make sure you got the right one each time. Overall, it was a good few stages. I just held my place throughout the day and made sure I brought the bike home in one piece and score some good points to help consolidate my second place in the championship. The championship is not over just yet, but it will take a lot of luck to be able to win from here. I’ll keep pushing right to the very end of the championship and we’ll see what happens.”

Womens AORC 2016 – Outright Round Ten Monkerai Results

1. Jemma Wilson 1:09:57.965
2. Emelie Karlsson 1:11:42.044
3. Jessica Gardiner 1:13:54.189
4. Sophie Coldicutt 1:15:54.468
5. Karina Bailey 1:23:40.751
6. Brittany Rubie 1:26:36.723
7. Irene Vasilas 1:45:07.382
8. Kate Norman 13:30.326

Womens Championship Standings – AORC 2016

1. Jemma Wilson 242
2. Jessica Gardiner 209
3. Emelie Karlsson 200
4. Sophie Coldicutt 172
5. Kate Normal 137

Veterans

Championship Veterans competitor Damien Smith (1:06:17.220) also made it a 1,1 weekend taking both the Cross Country race win yesterday and securing first place again today ahead of Anthony Greene (1:13:41.533). Bjorn Osbourne climbed his way back on to the podium today for a third place finish on a tricky track with a 1:14:41.571 finalised time.

Veterans AORC 2016 – Outright Round Ten Monkerai Results

1. Damien Smith 1:06:17.220
2. Anthony Greene 1:13:41.533
3. Bjorn Osborne 1:14:41.571
4. Scott Campbell 1:16:46.277
5. Jason Pearce 1:17:23.919
6. Kurt Broomhall 1:18:12.417
7. Guy Wade 1:19:31.511
8. Jarrod Eveleigh 1:20:01.446
9. Trevor Duncan 1:23:53.244
10. Shane Coffey 1:35:05.149

Veterans Championship Standings – AORC 2016

1. Bjorn Osborne 177
2. Anthony Greene 149
3. Craig Wease 119
4. Kurt Broomhall 103
5. Damian Smith 100

Masters

Derek Grundy stole the Master’s glory after taking yet another win for the Sprints today. He finished with a final time 1:13:59.448 almost three minutes ahead of Robert Bailey (1:16:10.037) who finished the round in second. Peter Schaper was only just behind Bailey in third only seconds off with a 1:16:30.990 time.

Masters AORC 2016 – Outright Round Ten Monkerai Results

1. Derek Grundy 1:13:59.448
2. Robert Bailey 1:16:10.037
3. Peter Schaper 1:16:30.990
4. Andrew Cais 1:19:24.278
5. Rod Kearns 1:19:49.233
6. David Pratten 1:19:57.345
7. Mal Dalton 1:19:58.211
8. Danny Gunning 1:25:20.698
9. Craig Hale 1:26:11.002
10. Scott McClean 1:26:36.764

Masters Championship Standings – AORC 2016

1. Peter Schaper 188
2. Andrea Cais 149
3. Derek Grundy 147
4. Michael Widdison 132
5. Jason Saopayevs 97

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