1. Winners

And the winners are?
Award brought to you by:

  • Ben Burrell

    Junior Category Winner. 15-year-old Burrell blitzed the Junior Lites class at AORC with six round victories and podium finishes in each of the other rounds. His mix of good mechanical knowledge and enthusiasm has shaped him into the complete off-road package. Went to Greece to offer support to the Aussie riders where he could.

  • Chris Hollis

    Off-Road Category Winner Winner of the “dirty double” – the A4DE and the AORC in the same year. Top ranking Australian rider at the 2008 Six Day Enduro in Greece. Currently pursued by both Husqvarna and Aprilia to race the World Enduro Championship in ’09.

  • Jay Marmont

    Supercross/Motorcross Category Winner. The hardest charging rider of the MX series, Jay constantly pushed his way to the front through one of the strongest packs of Open class riders in recent times. Not only did he earn his maiden Pro Open MX Championship, he did it in his first season on board a CDR Yamaha after seven years on KTM

  • Robbie Maddison

    Winner of the Freestyle MX Category. Broke the Guinness WR for distance jumped on a motorcycle twice. Finished 3rd in the Redbull X-Fighters Champions. Got second at the AST Dew Tour Toyota Challenge in Salt Lake City & made the X Games freestyle final.

  • Tye Simmonds

    Rookie Category Winner. Winner, Under 19 class – 2008 Rockstar Australian MX Nationals. He took two round-wins and won four motos during the six-round U19 Championship. 2nd place, both Lites and Open classes – 2008 NSW MX Championship. He placed just outside the top 10 in his one-off Pro Open class race at the Australian MX Nats (riding a 250cc two-stroke!).

Winners


Award brought to you by:

  • Chad Reed

    International Category Winner. 2008 AMA Supercross Champion. The best Supercross rider Australia has produced. Has 35 AMA Supercross wins and is 3rd on the all-time Supercross wins list..

  • Kristy Gillespie (MX)

    Women's Category Winner. Reigning Australian Women’s Motocross Champion. Physically smaller than a lot of her competitors and has trained her arse off to reach the top step of the podium. Won every moto of the Victorian state titles by up to 30-seconds. A passionate believer in women’s racing.

  • Troy Herfoss

    Supermoto Category Winner. Currently leads the American AMA Supermoto Championship. He scored a silver medal in Supermoto at the X Games ‘Moto X World Championships’ event in San Diego. Won his first ever AMA 450cc Supermoto final in August before going on to capture three victories in a row against the world’s best.

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  1. 1. Mono shock
  2. 2. Water cooling
  3. 3. Disc brakes
  4. 4. "Safety" seat
  5. 5. Upside Down fork
  6. 6. Alloy perimeter frame
  7. 7. Linkage-less shock
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  10. 10. Fuel injection

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