Updated details for Yamaha AORC Rounds 11 and 12

Motorcycling Australia (MA) would like to announce that Rounds 11 and 12 of the 2010 Yamaha Australian Off Road Championship (AORC) will be held at Cherrabah Resort, near Warwick, QLD on 4-5 September 2010.

The venue change has arisen due to the cancellation of AORC Rounds 3 and 4 at Conondale, QLD, and the Round 11 and 12 events will be staged as two Sprint rounds as originally scheduled for Conondale.

The Supplementary Regulations and Entry Forms for the 2010 AORC have also been updated to reflect the change, and can be found on the MA website at www.ma.org.au/enduro. 

AJ ROBERTS FINISHES TOP TEN AT DIFFICULT AORC ROUND ONE

A mud packed track proved to get the better of Honda’s AJ Roberts at the opening round of the Australian Off Road Championships after rains made for a heavily bogged Port Macquarie circuit.

Roberts and the Force Honda Thor Michelin Off Road Team worked diligently to prepare the CRF450R for the wild conditions, however a blocked radiator saw the end of his bid for glory on the last lap of the day’s proceedings.

“It was an incredibly slow, tight track,” AJ commented.

“We were pretty much in first and second gear the whole time and paddling through with our legs.”

“I got a good start, but had a crash and had to work hard to get back up with the front runners. Unfortunately, the conditions just got the better of me.”

Round two on the following day proved to be somewhat more positive for Roberts, with the 27-year-old picking up the pace for the sprint format.

AJ finished in 4^th place giving him 8^th overall. “We’ll just pick ourselves up and get ready for the Australian 4 Day Enduro now. I’m sure we can do well there.”

The A4DE is scheduled for April 8 -11, 2010 at Portland, NSW

Rounds 3 and 4 of the Australian Off Road Championship will take place at Conondale, QLD on May 1 -2.