There was a really great showing of Gas Gas Trials riders at Round 1 of the Australian Enduro X Championships held in Brisbane this last weekend.
Superb performances from the girls with Kristie McKinnon 2nd and Rhianna Buchan 4th in the Final (Kristie also won her qualify race)
And great riding from James Boyle and JJ Chellas both on Gas Gas Trials bikes in what was not a Trials friendly course. It was super fast and not that technical placing the odds with the Enduro stalwarts rather than the Rockhoppers. Northern NSW brothers Karl and Mitch Hellyar also gave the course a good shake on their JTG' anf Gas Gas respectively.
Unfortunately Pro Trials favourite Jack Field tweaked an existing shoulder injury in the heats and could not finish the day. He did buck up and put on some shows on the Flair riders set up for the delight of the crowd though.
Multiple Australian Champion Colin Zarcynski was riding a borrowed KTM, and will be back for more at the upcoming Sydney Enduro X to be held at Parramatta Speedway.
Junior Class final was taken out by Ruben Chadwick with almost two seconds to the second place runner up.
The Expert class final saw both ends of the trials spectrum finish next to each other on the final slate, with previous Australian Champion narrowly edging out the young up and coming ex-Ozzy Junior Champion, and Flair apprentice JJ Chellas. There was quite a few Enduro riders in front but it gives them something to set their sights on for Sydney.
Round two of the KTM Enduro X series is heading to Sydney for Saturday night the 15th Feb.
Get down and cheers on out Trials riders, and check out the action.
Flair riders will be performing and the Gas Gas crew will be out in force. See you there.
