Yamaha Active8 Yamalube Racing‰Ûªs Luke Styke has made the perfect start to the 2018 Australian Off Road Championships, taking another double victory in the E1 (250cc) class at rounds three and four of the series, at Hedley in Victoria, over the weekend.
That‰Ûªs now four on the trot for Styke as he continues his transition across from professional motocross and he increased his lead in the 12 round championship.
With dry and dusty conditions in Gippsland, Victoria, the event was changed to a sprint format on both days that saw a huge field of competitors take on three, 20 minute laps on Saturday while Sunday had riders challenge five, 10 min loops in an interesting weekends‰Ûª racing.
Styke showed plenty of skill and determination over the weekend, winning all laps across the weekend in the E1 class and not finishing outside the top six overall. Saturday saw Styke well in control of the E1 division but it was Sunday where he unleashed his best form to date, again claiming the E1 wins, but this time was inside the top three outright in several of the racing laps.
Styke has now build a handy lead in the E1 class, but there is still plenty of racing to come and a lot left for Styke to learn.
‰ÛÏI loved the weekend and the sprint format works well for me,‰Ûª Style reflected. ‰ÛÏIt was just like doing 20-minute motocross races on Saturday and Sunday was the same, just a little bit shorter.
‰ÛÏAlthough it was dry and dusty, I liked the dirt in the area and it was fun to ride. It would be nice if the east coast of Australia would get some rain as the dirt here would have been perfect if there was some more moisture to it.
‰ÛÏMy WR250F ran perfectly all weekend and the team continues to do a great job. I‰Ûªm really happy I have made the switch to off road and I‰Ûªm enjoying the challenge of racing different terrain, with different riders on different bikes,‰Û
