Bacon and Yarnold Claim AORC Championships With SHOP Yamaha

Rounds eleven and twelve of the championship saw a huge line up of riders contest a gruelling weekend of racing and all classes were still up for grabs, so there was plenty of the line as things got under way on Saturday morning.

ShopYamaha Off Road rider, Kyron Bacon led the way, claiming another E1 championship after a strong performance over the weekend. Bacon started the weekend a little rough on the dry and hard pack Nowra clay, but soon found his grove and was able to assert himself as the premier 250cc off road rider in Australia by taking victory on both days and securing the Australian E1 crown.

Bacon has won two of the last three E1 championships and was the Outright winner in 2022. He was again in Outright contention this year but finished second in the final standings behind Daniel Milner.

“It’s been another tough championship with plenty of challenges along the way, but happy to get another championship for myself, the team and for Yamaha,” Bacon begins. “I made a few mistakes yesterday in the first couple of tests, just trying too hard and over riding the conditions, but once I settled down I was able to get a good flow going and finished of the weekend pretty well.

“Like most riders this time of year, I am carrying a bit of a hand injury, so I will need to rest that up before the ISDE, and hopefully we can get over the and get a great result.

“Thank you to Motorcycling Australia and the AORC team for putting on another successful year of racing as well as everyone involved with the ShopYamaha Off Road Team for their support,” Bacon ends.

Jett Yarnold parked his Yamaha at the top of the EJ division (Under 19) on the back of another impressive display at Nowra. Yarnold has stepped up his racing for 2024 and has been knocking on the door of the top 10 riders in the country while still in the development category.

He again showed his class on the weekend, taking the round win on Saturday and then only requiring a safe and smart day of racing to take the championship.

“Last year I finished third in EJ and my goal was to win the championship this year, so it’s cool that I have been able to make that happen. I wanted a top 10 finish outright on Saturday so I can match myself against the best and I got my best finish of the year on ninth, so I’m pumped with that.

“My family put in a huge effort for me to go racing and I can’t thank them enough. I also get plenty of help from Yamaha, AJ ands his team as well as SuperMoto dealership, so thanks to everyone that helps out,” Yarnold said.