ProMX and AORC attack Mackay
Yamaha AORC presented by MXstore will take part in the Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores (ProMX) at Gum Valley MX track as both championships kick off their second event for the 2022 season.
AORC will be center stage this Friday and Saturday as Round Two and Round Three of the 2022 season take place at the picturesque and intricate track and surroundings.
After the AORC carried out their duties on Friday and Saturday, Sunday saw the competitive baton passed to ProMX as they lined up for Round Two – also at the Gum Valley MX track. It’s not just the start of the season, but a different kind of track and track so it’s not an exaggeration to say that the competition is still open.
AORC
AORC completed the first two laps due to a two laps per venue format with Cherrabah, Queensland hosting about 14 classes and several hundred riders.
In championship races, Kyron Bacon leads E1 alongside Korey McMahon and Jeremey Carpenter, all very close behind.
At E2, Joshua Green took the top spot in the first and second rounds and led to the championships of Todd Waters and Michael Driscoll.
At E3, Andrew Wilksch is the winner Jonte Reynders in 2nd and Stefan Granquist in 3rd.
ProMX
In the ProMX ranks, round one at Wonthaggi, Victoria delivered a lot of action and raised many questions.
Defending THOR MX1 CDR champion Luke Clout of Yamaha Monster Energy claimed a double win, but many are talking about the sensational debut of Team HRC Honda Racing’s Kyle Webster, who was the fastest in qualifying and won Hole throw at Moto 1, only to eliminate them all with an early crash.
This saw a sensational charge through the pack only to once again find itself in the Wonthaggi dirt after another crash. Clout won against Webster’s Arron Tanti and CDR Yamaha Monster Energy.
Webster repeated his Moto 1 speed in Moto 2 and unfortunately repeated his crash antics – and let Wonthaggi be the subject of the event while ‘just’ finishing fourth in the championship.
Luke Clout shows that while he may not have the pure speed of Webster, the motorsport adage “first to the finish, you must first” holds true as always.
In the Pirelli MX2, it was Wilson Todd of Team HRC Honda Racing who also took the winning double at Round 1, albeit in a slightly less strange style than the Thor MX1 Motos. Todd will be challenged to a full motorcycle by Alex Larwood of Yamaha Racing. Jesse Dobson of Serco Yamaha raced a moto continuously to finish third in Moto 1.
Moto 2 is a familiar opponent with Todd coming ahead of Serco Yamaha’s Larwood and Bailey Malkiewic in third.
One standout competitor worth mentioning is veteran and smart ironman – Todd Waters of Husqvarna, who will race in both AORC’s 450 E2 and ProMX’s 450cc class in Thor MX1. Whether the two missions will forge him or make survival a bigger issue remains to be seen.
Waters herself notes, “Watch how your body copes.” The hard truth is that Waters was on the podium and contested so well in the early rounds of both Championships, so it’s hard to imagine him doing anything other than coming close to the lead in both events.
2022 Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores
- Round 1 – Wonthaggi VIC, March 27
- Round 2 – Mackay QLD, April 10
- Round 3 – Wodonga VIC, May 1
- Round 4 – Gillman SA, May 29
- Round 5 – Maitland NSW, June 26
- Round 6 – Coffs Harbor NSW, July 24
- Round 7 – QLD Moto Park, August 14
- Round 8 – Coolum QLD, 20-21 / 8
