Long time YJR member
Brendon Walther had an exceptional return from injury at Cessnock. This was his first major race since the Australian Junior Motocross Championships at Coolum in October last year and it was hard to tell he had been off the bike for the best part of five months.
He was up on his YZ 125 first and showed some solid pace and improved with every moto as his confidence returned. He eventually finished the day fifth overall, a great result all things considered.
On Sunday Walther lined up on his YZ 85 and after setting the quickest qualifying time he felt confident. Race one didn‰Ûªt quite go to plan though and a bad start followed by a small crash resulted in a 7th place finish.
He turned that around though with better starts and some determined riding to the front winning the following two motos and salvaging the overall win for the day.
‰ÛÏIt was good to be back racing after my injury." Walther stated. "I was confident I could do well this weekend but to win the 85 was awesome.
"I just needed to build a little confidence in my starts and racing again but by the end of the weekend that all felt back to normal.
"I‰Ûªm looking forward to the next round at Dubbo," he added.
NSW YJR team manager
Shane Booth was impressed with the weekends racing.
‰ÛÏIt was such a great weekend, both Brendon and Dylan rode so well and I‰Ûªm happy for them more than anything," commented Booth. "They both put in such a big effort along with their families and it really is great to see it pay off for them.
"We‰Ûªre looking forward to great year," he concluded.
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Top Image: Dylan Heaton made a stunning debut for YJR taking dual class wins at Cessnock
Credit: Shane Booth
