Active8 Yamaha‰Ûªs Josh Green and Beau Ralston gave the all-new 2016 Yamaha WR450F the perfect Australian race debut with a 1-2 finish at the opening round of the Queensland Enduro Championships, held at Queensland Moto Park, near Boonah, over the weekend.
Green, who made the transition back to the E2 class for 2016, took the round win over the two-day event in dusty conditions. His win was 28 seconds clear of Beau Ralston, who competed on a big bore WR-F, in a team 1-2 and a dominant day for the WR.
The duo split special test wins on day one taking four wins each in a tight days racing but it was Green who stormed home on day two with six special test wins from the eight contested to take an impressive first up win for the WR450F.
‰ÛÏIt was good to get a race under my belt and get the season underway,‰Û