Bacon Smoked & Served

Published On: September 18, 2022Categories: Featured, Press Release

The action was crispy and well done at the penultimate weekend of the 2022 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship presented by MXstore (AORC)! As our internationally renowned riders fought through Sprints for Round 10, it was Kyron Bacon (Shop Yamaha Offroad Racing Team) who become a pure demon behind the handlebars.

Claiming the fastest overall time for Round 10, the E1 superstar just couldn’t be beat, regardless of tough tracks and unpredictable weather. For the second day in Kingston SE, South Australia, our Seniors tackled either the WR450F or Offroad Advantage test, while our Juniors chewed up the MXstore test.

E1
Everyone loves some smoked Bacon, don’t they? The Tasmanian local gave the people what they wanted today, clocking in another consecutive E1 class win plus fastest overall time of the day of 59:02.532! The Yamaha rider seemed to be a changed man compared to yesterday, pushing hard to create a strong Championship lead.
 
GasGas’s Korey McMahon remained cool, calm and collected all day, regardless of the WR450F test which was hard on both mind and body. After six laps, McMahon claimed second place with a total time of 1:00:17.587.
 
Rounding out the E1 podium today was Cooper Sheidow (Kessner Motorcycles, KTM Australia), who had a fantastic weekend here in Kingston SE. With a total time of 1:00:41.270, Sheidow has further cemented his spot in the E1 Championship.
 
2022 AORC Round 10 E1 Top 5 Provisional Results:

  1. Kyron Bacon (Shop Yamaha Offroad Racing Team) 59:02.532
  2. Korey McMahon (GasGas Australia, Suttos Powersports) 1:00:17.587
  3. Cooper Sheidow (Kessner Motorcycles, KTM Australia) 1:00:41.270
  4. Blake Hollis (Shop Yamaha Offroad Racing Team) 1:01:32.485
  5. Jeremy Carpentier (Yamaha JGR Ballard’s Off Road Team) 1:01:59.818
Pictured: Josh Green

E2
If you had an injured hand, racing Enduro wouldn’t be high on your list, would it? Not Josh Green (Shop Yamaha Offroad Racing Team). The Yamaha household name gave Kingston SE everything he had, to claim the Round 10 win. With the addition of this weekend’s points, he continues to push out his lead in the E2 Championship.
 
Rounding out the E2 podium today was Beta’s Fraser Higlett and Riley Graham (Yamaha, SKDA). Round 10 marks Higlett’s second podium for the 2022 season, with today’s results hopefully catapulting his drive as we head into the final rounds of the Championship.
 
Graham had a fantastic weekend and was a very welcome face returning to the AORC paddock. Higlett and Graham finished Round 10 with respective times of 1:01:37.288 and 1:03:26.349.
 
2022 AORC Round 10 E2 Top 5 Provisional Results:

  1. Joshua Green (Shop Yamaha Offroad Racing Team) 59:50.015
  2. Fraser Higlett (Beta) 1:01:37.288
  3. Riley Graham (Yamaha, SKDA) 1:03:26.349
  4. Liam Mason 1:04:59.040
  5. Travis Silk 1:06:05.293
Pictured: Andy Wilksch

E3
Although yesterday was perfect in every way for Andy Wilksch (Simford Racing, Husqvarna), today proved to be a struggle as he fought his Husqvarna though very tight and technical tests. The WR450F test offered up strict ruts to follow with a keen need to use your whole body to move forward and stay upright. After six laps, Wilksch finished with a total time of 59:14.070.
 
Jonte Reynders (Motul Pirelli Sherco Team) had another strong day, landing his consecutive podium spot with a total time of 59:57.378. The Tasmanian local will now return home to gear up for an exciting final two Rounds, with a keen desire to show everyone how great the Tasmanian terrain is.
 
Bronze was won once again by KTM’s Jye Dickson, with a total time of 1:01:19.378. Considering his new experience in Enduro, his results are extremely exciting in demonstrating his prowess in this discipline.
 
2022 AORC Round 10 E3 Top 5 Provisional Results:

  1. Andrew Wilksch (Simford Racing, Husqvarna) 59:14.070
  2. Jonte Reynders (Motul Pirelli Sherco Team) 59:57.378
  3. Jye Dickson (KTM Offroad Racing Team) 1:01:19.378
  4. Baylee Davies (Buildrite) 1:04:11.216
  5. Hayden Keeley (Hunter Valley Motorsports, Alpinestars Australia) 1:04:50.891
Pictured: Jess Gardiner

EW
100 podiums is an enormous achievement and notching up consecutive EW wins this weekend is the extra cherry on top. Jess Gardiner (Yamaha JGR Ballard’s Off Road Team) finished Round 10 with a total time of 1:08:28.923.
 
Behind Gardiner in second place once again this weekend, was Emelie Karlsson (KTM Offroad Racing Team). Today’s racing was hard on mind and body but she remained consistent, clocking in after six laps with a time of 1:13:43.575.
 
Rounding out the EW Round 10 podium was Yamaha’s Taylor Thompson, who finished today with a total time of 1:19:06.228.
 
2022 AORC Round 10 EW Top 5 Provisional Results:

  1. Jessica Gardiner (Yamaha JGR Ballard’s Off Road Team) 1:08:28.923
  2. Emelie Karlsson (KTM Offroad Racing Team) 1:13:43.575
  3. Taylor Thompson 1:19:06.228
  4. Monique Simioni (Marriotts) 1:25:45.103
  5. Chloe Barton (BMS Racing, Castrol) 1:53:26.671
Pictured: Riley McGillivray

EJ
The EJ podium for Round 10 was an exciting one to witness, as Riley McGillivray (Shepparton Motorcycles, KTM), Will Dennett (Yamaha Australia) and Billy Hargy (Husqvarna Offroad Racing Team) all pushed hard all day for