The 2011 Australian Moto Trials Champion is New Zealander Jake Whitaker.
In a repeat performance of yesterday’s near-flawless ride, Whitaker turned in single figure lap scores to seal the win on just 11 points for the weekend. In second place was WA’s Neil Price on 50 points and third place from NSW Kyle Middleton on 53.
Another blue-sky day and slightly warmer conditions met the 140 competitors on day 2 of the Vine Inn Barossa 2011 Australian Moto Trials Championships. Organisers had toughened up some of the sections from day 1, which suited some riders and changed day 1 placings somewhat.
Open Junior started the day with two contenders for first place; the winner was Jonathan Chellas (5) ahead of Zachary Mularczyk (9) and Jim Reed (10).
Veterans class saw Steve Holzhauser as champion on 16 points. Second place was Paul Moore on 25, with third place going to Brenton Hogan (26) after a countback on cleans saw him ahead of Rob White (26).
Women (Tier 1) saw Kristie McKinnon continue her day 1 lead, to win on 43 points ahead of Michelle Coleman (73) and Brooke Lonie (140).
Women (Tier 2) saw Felicity Harvie (42) maintain her lead over Bev Anderson-Tranter (47) and Emily Hurd (153).
Classic was set for an epic three-way battle today, and three clean rides from the top three riders saw points unchanged from yesterday: Steve Johnson (0) ahead of Tim Lewis (1) and Geoff Lewis (2).
Post Classic class had Toby Coleman cement the win after a day of just 1 point lost, to finish on 9 points, ahead of James Isherwood (18) and Brendan Johnson (19).
Sidecars (Tier 1) was won by Luscombe/Sparkes (39) ahead of Gough/Blanchard (44) and Schultz/Gerhardy (53).
Sidecars (Tier 2) saw the Irrgang/Wilksch outfit on 55 ahead of Turner/Hunter (64) and Sens/Sens (114)
Junior 7-12 saw Connor Hogan fight back from second place on day 1 to take the win on 15 points, ahead of Thomas Wager (25) and Lachlan Hannam (49).
Youth class was won by Lachlan Gibson (56) with Blake Fox (62) in second and Jordan Tricker (78) in third.
Masters class was a close result after day 1, however Rob Jones ran away with a great second day to finish on 16 points. In second place was Richard Kent on 26, and Simon Van Baalen on 40 points in third.
Junior Women (Tier 1) was won by Amanda Cummins (57) ahead of Whitney Luft (99) and Rebecca Wines (195).
Junior Women (Tier 2) was won by Lucinda Clarke (28) ahead of sister Megan Clarke (41) and Sarah Chivers (77).
For full class results please click here.
For plenty of great photos from the event, check out Greg Cramond's gallery at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/TrialsPhotos/OzTitles2011#
Many thanks to www.trialsport.com.au for the scoring system, and members of the Keyneton Motorcycle club for making the scores available so quickly.