Tasmanian Enduro gun, Matthew Phillips has a slender lead after eight tests at the conclusion of the opening day of the 2013 Australian Four Day Enduro being held in Harvey, Western Australia. The Husqvarna Racing Australia racer split the eight test stage wins with second placed
Daniel Milner from the CDR Yamaha Racing team and Motorex KTM Off-Road Racings
Chris Hollis. In fact the three riders took it in turns topping the times sheets, with Phillips winning stages 1,4 and 7, Milner claiming 2,5 and eight, while Hollis was the man to beat in tests 3 and 6
Phillips the current World Enduro Championship leader in the Junior class for riders under the age of 23, finished the day just 10 seconds ahead of Milner, with a total test time of 40 minutes 58.125 seconds.
Chris Hollis rounds out the top three outright some twenty seconds behind Milner. Active8 Yamaha's
Josh Green holds down fourth place outright 4 seconds behind Hollis with Husqvarna's
Glenn Kearney right behind the pair a further three seconds further back.
Phillips also holds down the lead in the E2 class, while Milner has the lead in the E1 class. HSE KTM rider Ben Grabham who is in 11th place outright, leads the way in the E3 class.
Damian Smith has a one minute plus lead over
Kirk Hutton in the Vets 35+ class, while Adam Riemann sits in third.
Geoff Ballard sits on top of the standings in the Vets 45+ class closely followed by
Trent Lean in second and Ian Jenner 4 minutes behind Lean.
Sherco mounted
Jessica Gardiner leads the Women's class from Yamaha privateer
Emelie Karlsson by 16.5 second and currently sits 44th outright. Yamaha rider
Jemma Wilson is in there making it a three way fight 58 seconds behind Karlsson.
Day two kicks off tomorrow morning in Western Australia with riders set to tackle mainly sandy terrain weaving in and out of stump filled forest terrain.
Top 20 Outright After Day 1 1. Matthew Phillips 8 40:58.125
2. Daniel Milner 8 41:08.678
3. Chris Hollis 8 41:29.379
4. Josh Green 8 42:33.514
5. Glenn Kearney 8 42:36.278
6. Stefan Merriman 8 43:06.412
7. Tom McCormack 8 43:12.595
8. Lachlan Stanford 8 43:13.457
9. Peter Boyle 8 43:24.537
10. Ben Burrell 8 43:33.290
11. Ben Grabham 8 43:39.963
12. Stefan Granquist 8 43:41.369
13. Scott Keegan 8 43:54.972
14. Geoff Braico 8 44:09.299
15. Mitchell Bowen 8 44:48.897
16. Nick Lean 8 44:51.291
17. Dylan Rees 8 44:59.035
18. Damian Smith 8 45:08.784
19. Brett Holl 8 45:47.070
20. Kane Hall 8 45:56.025
Top 10 E1 After Day 1 1. Daniel Milner 8 41:08.678
2. Glenn Kearney 8 42:36.278
3. Tom McCormack 8 43:12.595
4. Peter Boyle 8 43:24.537
5. Ben Burrell 8 43:33.290
6. Nick Lean 8 44:51.291
7. Brett Holl 8 45:47.070
8. Justin Parker 8 46:49.196
9. Kristian Sprenger 8 47:03.609
10. Michael McCormack 8 47:55.179
Top 10 E2 After Day 1 1. Matthew Phillips 8 40:58.125
2. Chris Hollis 8 41:29.379
3. Josh Green 8 42:33.514
4. Stefan Merriman 8 43:06.412
5. Lachlan Stanford 8 43:13.457
6. Scott Keegan 8 43:54.972
7. Dylan Rees 8 44:59.035
8. Kane Hall 8 45:56.025
9. Richard Chibnall 8 47:59.751
10. Kaleb Treasure 8 49:02.093
Top 10 E3 After Day 1 1. Ben Grabham 8 43:39.963
2. Stefan Granquist 8 43:41.369
3. Geoff Braico 8 44:09.299
4. Mitchell Bowen 8 44:48.897
5. Michael Hand 8 47:55.711
6. Adam Giles 8 50:15.976
7. Ethan Depiazzi 8 50:35.723
8. Leigh Monkhouse 8 52:11.378
9. Marcel King 8 53:08.912
10. Steven Braico 8 53:51.957
Top 10 Vets 35+ After Day 1 1. Damian Smith 8 45:08.784
2. Kirk Hutton 8 46:11.114
3. Adam Riemann 8 47:30.318
4. Matthew Dumigan 8 48:14.945
5. David Langstone 8 50:10.898
6. Aidan Chamberlain 8 50:59.792
7. Ben Hothersall 8 51:13.559
8. Mark Simpson 8 51:17.335
9. Andrew Gillam 8 51:25.904
10. Stuart Mcferran 8 52:14.179
Top 10 Vets 45+ After Day 1 1. Geoff Ballard 8 49:00.822
2. Trent Lean 8 49:15.741
3. Ian Jenner 8 53:21.954
4. Michael Turner 8 53:29.807
5. Franz Moser 8 55:46.631
6. Peter Hoelzl 8 56:26.707
7. Rick Braico 8 57:10.342
8. Brendan Walsh 8 57:41.878
9. Greg Yates 8 57:44.307
10. Peter Campain 8 58:34.424
Top 10 Women After Day 1 1. Jessica Gardiner 8 50:44.285
2. Emelie Karlsson 8 51:00.884
3. Jemma Wilson 8 51:58.678
4. Tayla Jones 8 52:33.205
5. Shelley Connor 8 53:21.719
6. Sophie Coldicutt 8 53:48.717
7. Dimity-Lee Duke 8 56:51.823
8. Bronwyn Aplin 8 59:02.438
9. Kellie Catanese 8 01:05:12.568
10. Fiona Graham 8 02:30:17.291
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CLICK HERE Top Image: Husqvarna Racings Matthew Phillips leads the 2013 A4DE after day one.
