18 Sep. 2022

HUSQVARNA RIDER WILKSCH CONTINUES AORC WINNING WAYS AT KINGSTON SE

Husqvarna-mounted Andy Wilksch has continued his convincing streak in the Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) with a dominant double round victory at Kingston SE.

Greeted with wild weather and a wide range of surface conditions for Saturday’s ninth round of the series, Wilksch and his powerful Simford Racing Husqvarna FE 501 were unstoppable in the E3 class.

The Victorian consistently posted fastest times on his way to a comfortable class victory by almost two minutes, and claiming the outright win in the process

In contrast to the previous day’s faster conditions, Sunday’s sprint tests threw up rutted, technical trails that required the utmost concentration. However, Wilksch again thrived and proved to be a master when the going gets tough, taking back-to-back E3 victories and was second fastest outright.

Wilksch now holds a commanding lead in the E3 class with two rounds left to run at Wynyard, Tasmania, on 8-9 October.

The fine results of Husqvarna riders continued in the EJ category, as rising talent Billy Hargy also claimed a pair of podiums with third position on both days.

Andy Wilksch: “It was a good weekend for me and to come away with another two E3 victories and an outright at what was my home round was a great feeling. Yesterday saw us having to deal with all sorts of weather and very windy conditions, but I was quite comfortable with the terrain as it’s similar to what I race at home and I was able to win every test for the first time this year and finish with a decent gap on everyone. Today’s tests were a lot tougher, very one-lined and meant you really couldn’t afford to relax, but I was able to finish strongly and come home with second outright and another E3 win. After this weekend we’re now in a really good position for the title and I haven’t been in this situation since I was a junior – it’s a surreal feeling, but I’m excited to finish the year strongly at Wynyard in a few weeks time.”