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Yamaha happy with 2017 AORC successes

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Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

10:14 AM

Yamaha riders rounded out an impressive 2017 AORC campaign after the final two rounds of racing were held at Omeo, Victoria, on the weekend with the final tally being three class championships, three second places and two thirds across four championship classes.

As already reported, Wil Ruprecht (Active8 Yamaha), Michael Driscoll and Jemma Wilson are national champions in the E1, EJ and Women‰Ûªs divisions respectively, but there was also plenty of podium action from other Yamaha supported riders in the final standings.

Riley Graham racked up a second place finish in E2

Riley Graham claimed second place in the E2 class on board his YZ450FX in a huge improvement for the South Australian rider over the previous season. Graham was a model of consistency throughout the year and continually found himself on the podium at most rounds in the E2 division as well as plenty of top five outright results.

He finished just ahead of Josh Green (Active8 Yamaha) who took third after a disappointing round 11 on the weekend that saw the talented New South Welshmen not score any points. He rebounded well for the final round on Sunday but the points loss saw him drop from second to third in the E2 points for the year.

It was a Yamaha 1-2 in the E1 class (250cc) with Wil Ruprecht leading home fellow Yamaha mounted Scott Keegan (Snap Fitness Yamaha). Keegan was in the championship chase until round nine when he had an issue and was unable to score any points but it was still a successful season for him and a good lead up to the A4DE in the coming months.

The girls also had a 1-2 finish with Jemma Wilson taking the class win ahead of Emelie Karlsson. Karlsson stormed home at the final two rounds taking a win and a second-place finish to snatch second in class, just one point ahead of the third placed rider, Sophie Coldicutt.

Scott Keegan finished second in the E1 class

And it was a 1-3 finish for the young punks in the EJ (u19) division with Michael Driscoll taking the win and Nic Tomlinson in for third place. Tomlinson won the final round of the series in a good performance that will boost his confidence leading into the coming events.

‰ÛÏIt has been another good year for Yamaha supported riders and teams,‰Û

Josh Green claimed third in the E2 division.

Main Photo: Wil Ruprecht and the Active8 Yamaha team celebrate their win
Credit: John Pearson Media

For a full list of results: https://speedhive.mylaps.com/Events/1437262

Final Championship Standings

E1
1st Wil Ruprecht ‰ÛÒ 232 (Yamaha)
2nd Scott Keegan ‰ÛÒ 198 (Yamaha)
3rd Jack Simpson ‰ÛÒ 178 (KTM)

E2
1st Daniel Milner ‰ÛÒ 250 (KTM)
2nd Riley Graham ‰ÛÒ 201 (Yamaha)
3rd Josh Green ‰ÛÒ 194 (Yamaha)

EJ
1st Michael Driscoll ‰ÛÒ 230 (Yamaha)
2nd Fraser Higlett ‰ÛÒ 227 (Husqvarna)
3rd Nic Tomlinson ‰ÛÒ 201 (Yamaha)

Women‰Ûªs
1st Jemma Wilson ‰ÛÒ 234 (Yamaha)
2nd Emelie Karlsson ‰ÛÒ 209 (Yamaha)
3rd Sophie Coldicutt - 208