Clean sweep for 7 victors at QMP

Published On: July 28, 2024Categories: Featured, News

It was a weekend of hard work and hard racing here at Queensland Moto Park (QMP), resulting in sweet wins for the lucky few. Rounds 7 & 8 of the 2024 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship presented by MXstore (AORC) featured a timecard Enduro for our Seniors and J4 classes, whilst our remaining Juniors and EWD tackled Sprints.

The top step was claimed consecutively by Rowan Pumpa (Kessner Motorcycles, Motorex) in EM, John Baker (KTM) in EL, Trent Puddy (Carbide Race Team) in 2T, Madi Simpson (Honda Ride Red, Fly Racing) in JG, Mitch Ford (Lusty Industries, Motorex) in J3, Drake Hutton (Belle Property Samford) in J1 and Lachlan Devlin (Devlin Electrical, Yamaha) in JJ. Our Senior classes and J4 tackled a timecard Enduro, whilst our Junior classes and EWD navigated Sprints.

To view provisional results for all classes, please click here.

Pictured: Dale Schmitke

EV

All the action was up top in EV, as Mark Cook (Dubbo City Motorcycles, KTM), Dale Schmitke (BFR, KT), Joe Watson (Buderim Air, Beta) and Joel Seaby (Honda) battled it out for the top step. For Round 7, Cook claimed first place and produced a whopping lead of over two-minutes! Seaby and Watson rode into second and third place, respectively.

After Round 8 though, Schmitke jumped up into first, leaving Cook and Seaby in second and third place, respectively.

Pictured: Rowan Pumpa

EM

It might not shock you but it’ll probably delight you to know that Rowan Pumpa has claimed even more glory in EM, with back-to-back class wins here at QMP. Pumpa smoked his competition, riding happily ahead of the pack. The action though, was definitely in the fight for second and third!

For Round 7, Vito Porto (Simford Group Motorsport) and Jason Hubbard (TDub, Husqvarna) claimed silver and bronze respectively, managing to fend off Sean Morris (Beta) for their spots on the podium. In Round 8 though, Morris clawed his way up to second, leaving Hubbard to take third.

Pictured: John Baker

EL

It was a clean sweep in EL as John Baker takes home another two class wins!

Behind Baker in second place for both Rounds 7 & 8, was Troy Henderson (KTM).

For third place though, Michael Byrnes (All parts & accessories, Gas Gas) claimed the bronze for Round 7 while Loui Stylianou (Gas Gas) took the final podium spot for Round 8.

Pictured: Trent Puddy

2T

Trent Puddy had a very good weekend here at QMP, coming away with two first place finishes in 2T. Behind Puddy in second for both Rounds 7 & 8 was Levi Van Panhuisv 547 Sport Performance, ROC Moto). That left third place up for grabs and claimed by Harrison Strong (KTM) for Round 7, followed by Tim Newman (Clearview Innovations, Gas Gas) in Round 8.

Pictured: Elli Horton

EWD

The Emblem family had a strong presence in the EWD field this weekend! Charlie Emblem (Beta) claimed the top step for Round 7, followed by Ellie Horton (KTM) and Emily-Rose Higgs (Yamaha) in second and third, respectively. After Round 8 though, Horton jumped up into first, followed by Charlie Emblem and Jade Emblem (Husqvarna) in second and third, respectively.