DIRTBIKE

TOP 10

OVERALL

1 HOLLIS

2 GREEN

3 SANDERS

4 BEAU

5 TYE

6 LACHY

7 GK

8 TMAC

9 SK

10 STEFAN

U19s: YOUNG PUNKS
This class is fulloftalent andit’s
awesome to see them battling up
thepointy end of the field. Fresh
out of juniors we have Ben Kearns
on a KTM and Fraser Higlett, who
I believe has some help from
Husky this season.
Lyndon Snodgrass is returning
to the class and I believe theyear
hehasspentracinginthesenior
categorywillprobablybehis
biggestadvantage.Anotherrider
whohasthepotentialtowinthe
classisWilRuprecht.
Hefinished 2015 withareally
strongresultattheA4DEin
Ta smaniaandhe’snowamember
oftheShercoFactoryTeam,
whichisgreat.
I’msuretherewillbeafew
newfacestolookoutfor
throughouttheyeartoo.
PREDICTION: 1WILLHehad
somegreatrideslastyearand,
withtherighthelp,hasthe
potentialtowintheclassaswell
asfightforgreatoverallresults.
2 LYNDONLikeIsaid,ayear
underhisbeltwillbehis
strength.Heknowswhatto
expectwiththetracksgetting
roughandchewedoutandwon’t
beasshockedastheotherboys.
3 BENClosefightthiswillbe
betweenhimandFraser.Benisa
super-nicekidwholovestoride
andistraininghisbuttoff.Once
hefiguresoutsomeofthetracks
andthepace,Ithinkhehasthe

skills to be fighting for class

wins. TheUnder 19 s class is

always fun to watch. Future of

oursport.

WOMEN: A NEW CHAMP

With the departure of Tayla Jones

to E 1 , the Women’s class should

be a good battle among the three

who fought hard for the podium

lastyear.JessGardiner,Jemma

WilsonandEmelieKarlssonwill

allbehopingtoclaimthetrophy.

Thereareafewothergirls

whoarelookingtomaketheir

markontheAORCfield,butI

believethatthesethreeare

thebestbets.

PREDICTIONS: 1JEMMA

Shewassecondlastyear

andhadsomereallysolid

ridesattheA4DE.Shewill

belookingtotakethe

crown.

2 JESSShe’scomingoffa

late-seasoninjuryandis

probablygoingtobealittle

behindtheeight-ball

becauseherinjuryrequired

alotofrecovery,butonce

theseasonstartsandshe

getsmoretimeonthebike,

shewillcomegoodandremind

uswhyshehaswontheAORC

andA4Ewomen'sclassa

numberoftimes.

3 EMELIEIthinkEmreally

thriveswhentheracingisfun

andthatiswhensheridesat

herbest.

WHO IS

GEOFF BRAICO?

• AORC E3 champion 2009 & 2013 


• Competed in A4DE 11 times


• Competed in ISDE six times


• Top-10 overall in AORC for the last four years 


• King of the practice day


• Complete boss at handlebar dragging 


• KTM/Husaberg factory rider 2011, 2013, 2014 

2

4

3

Main: ADB's Jemma

Wilson is in the box

seat to take out the

Women's class

1. Tayla Jones will
   be in the E1 class
   in 2016


2. Wil Ruprecht has
   moved to the Sherco
   Factory Team


3. Jess Gardiner
   is coming off an
   injury-riddled 12
   months, but will
   be determined as
   ever to reinstate her
   authority


4. Emelie Karlsson
   became an
   Australian citizen
   on Australia Day so
   she's now eligible
   for an ISDE spot
   as well

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