http://www.adbmag.com.au SEPTEMBER 2019| 17
KTM ENDURO RACING Team’s Daniel
Milner will not race this year’s
International Six Days Enduro
(ISDE) in Portugal, opting to miss
the event as he and his fi ancée are
expecting their fi rst child.
“My fi ancée and I are super
excited to announce that we are
expecting Baby Milner in October.
We can’t wait for parenthood
and what the rest of this year
has to bring. Unfortunately, my
commitment to my family means I
have withdrawn from the RecoveR
Australian ISDE Team,” Milner said.
Last year in Chile, Milner won the
Outright title and played a pivotal
role in Australia claiming the
World Trophy with Daniel Sanders,
Lyndon Snodgrass and Josh
Strang. Motorcycling Australia
has announced Husqvarna Enduro
Racing Team’s Fraser Higlett will
replace Milner and be joined by
Josh Green, Luke Styke and Daniel
Sanders. Strang was approached
for the ride but declined, stating
on Instagram: “I missed selection
in the fi rst pick due to the support
I was able to receive, or what
the selectors presumed I would
receive, and the [perceived]
reliability of my machine.
“This week I was asked to fi ll in
again after Daniel Milner withdrew
but it has been two months so
I have made plans and I wasn’t
chosen in the fi rst place so why
should I go now.”MILNER
PULLS OUT
OF ISDE
THREE-TIMEAUSSIEMX1champ
DeanFerrisishomeafter
surrendering his US gig with
Yamaha Factory Racing following
the return from injury of Aaron
Plessinger in July. Ferris joined
the team at Hangtown for the
fi rst round of the AMA Pro
Motocross Series in May and
posted some respectable results.
He scored a sixth in the fi rst
moto at Thunder Valley but
consistency was a hallmark
of Ferris’ riding, with eighth
overalls his best at Southwick
and Thunder Valley. His worst
overalls were 11th at Pala and
High Point.
After arriving home, Ferris
took to Instagram to announce
THE AUSTRALIAN OFF-ROAD
Championship has been hit with
red tape again, this time in
Vic, with the fi nal two rounds
moving east to Hedley on
14-15 September. The event
was supposed to take place in
Penshurst but the AORC says local
shire council and agricultural
restrictions have given them no
choice but to move it.
The organising outfi t, Geelong
Motocross Club, will now co-host
the event with the Corner Inlet
Motorcycle Club, which ran last
year’s rounds at the venue. Hedley
will feature a cross-country
format on the Saturday and
sprints on the Sunday.
AORC
ROUNDS
MOVE
he would ride the last three
rounds of the MX Nationals,
with Recover8 Raceline KTM.
“Every decision I’ve made this
year has led me back to this
and I’m grateful this crew have
eagerly jumped back on board
to race the fi nal three rounds ofthe Australian MX Nationals,”
Ferris said.
But, unfortunately Ferris
broke his thumb in the lead up
to the Moree round of the MX
Nats and was unable to ride. He
announced he would take a few
weeks off to recover.FERRIS
RETURNS
TO KTM