After a three-month long break after Dungog, the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) has returned with an almighty bang in Kyogle, New South Wales (NSW), for Rounds 5 & 6. Featuring back-to-back Sprint formats, our E1, E2, E3 and EJ classes were challenged with two highly technical te...
Sitting third in the 2019 Women’s AORC Championship is Emelie Karlsson. After an up-and-down start to the championship, we sat down with the 2013 champion to find out how her season has gone and previews this weekends Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) for rounds five and six of the cham...
The Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) advises all competitors and teams entered into the 2019 racing season that the location of our final rounds in Penshurst, Victoria (VIC) will be relocated. Due to local shire council and agricultural restrictions on the location in Penshurst, the fi...
With the Penrite Hattah Desert Race fast approaching this weekend, we reconvene ahead of the bat to reflect on Active8 Yamaha Yamalube’s Josh Green. After addressing ‘Josh Green, The Athlete’, we now turn to Green’s business and drive outside of actually competing, Off Road Advantage. A new sponsor...
When you look at the pedigree of Off-Roaders in Australia, you would assume that it takes years to build a dominant presence at National Championships such as the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC). Throwing a spanner in the works though is Andy Wilksch (Motul Pirelli Sherco Off-Road Tea...
There’s less than one month remaining until the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) returns for Rounds 5 & 6, after a three-month mid-season break. As we edge closer to 2019 seasons halfway point, we encourage all interested media to submit their Media Accreditation Application....
Ever worked out at the same intensity for four straight hours? We haven’t. And it’s not something us mere mortals willingly attempt. Enter stage left, the athlete. More specifically the motorcyclist gearing up for the gruelling weekend that is the Penrite Hattah Desert Race. They build up physical a...
Commencing a Finke Desert Race career back in 2016, her maiden voyage earned her the title of the youngest female to compete in and complete the 460-kilometre, grueling desert race. Returning each year thereafter, she’s consistently featured in the top three of her class, aside from the ra...
You’re 45 days out from the next rounds of the 2019 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC). How do you keep the momentum going? Well, to help tide you over and give you that extra drive, we’ve caught up with Kyogle Motorcycle Club’s President, Gordon McQueen, to chat about what to expe...
2017 and 2018 were not kind to Beau Ralston (Schwartz Excavation Husqvarna). With an obliterated knee which required a reconstruction, ACL replacement, MCL and hamstring reattachment, alongside a damaged femur and fibia, most people would have bowed out from competition, but that’s not Ralston. 2019...
