Ruthless Kiwi Jake Whitaker has again upstaged the locals, easily retaining his Australian Moto Trials Championship in the Barossa Valley (SA) on October 2-3.
Whitaker only dropped a meagre 11pts over the two days of competition, defeating second-placed Western Australian Neil Price by a whopping 39pts. Price’s Trials des Nations teammate Kyle Middleton was third in the 16-rider field.
The other classes were won by Jonathon Chellis (Open Junior), Connor Hogan (Junior 7-12), Lachlan Gibson (Youth), Rob Jones (Masters), Kristie McKinnon (Women), Amanda Cummins (Junior Women), Luscombe/Sparkes (Sidecar), Steve Johnson (Classic), Steve Holzhauser (Veteran), and Toby Coleman (Post Classic).