Four rounds, four overall wins and now an 82-point championship lead. Cameron Dunker starred at Wodonga AFTN campaign

2026 Aussie Flat Track Nationals
Rounds Three and Four

Dunker wins six of eight as Whale lands final Wodonga blow

Cameron Dunker carried an 18-point Pro 450 advantage into the Albury-Wodonga weekend after claiming both halves of the opening Maryborough double-header.

Those two victories had been founded upon consistency rather than outright domination. Five different riders shared the Pro 450 race wins at Maryborough, while Dunker accumulated eight podium finishes from nine scoring starts.

Wodonga produced a markedly different outcome. Dunker won six of the eight Pro 450 races, finished second in the other two and took Superpole on both layouts. That delivered 440 of a possible 450 points and expanded his championship advantage over Max Whale from 18 to 82 points.

Jed Fyffe went one step further in Junior Lites. The local ace qualified fastest and won all four races on both days, collecting the maximum 450 points available across his home weekend.

Diamond Park presented the riders with two distinct challenges. Saturday’s traditional flat-track competition was conducted under lights, before the circuit was reconfigured overnight for Sunday’s more technical TT program.

Heavy rain in the lead-up placed considerable pressure on the Albury-Wodonga Motorcycle Club, but the surface held together exceptionally well across both days. Club members then worked into the early hours of Sunday morning to complete the TT conversion.

Dunker emerged with his perfect round-winning record intact, while Fyffe completed an unbeaten Junior Lites weekend. Flynn Beard took control of Junior 85, John Lytras swept the returning Pro Twins category and Neil Girdler moved to the head of the All Powers Over 35 standings.

Round Three – Flat Track – Saturday

Pro 450

Cameron Dunker immediately signalled his intentions by taking Superpole ahead of Daniel Wicks, the rider who had begun his successful 2025 title charge at Diamond Park.

Dunker carried that speed into the opening race and converted it into victory, but Billy Ryan denied him a clean sweep during a thrilling second encounter.

Ryan had fallen during Superpole and was left with the final grid selection, placing him on the outside. That position ultimately worked in his favour in some parts of the circuit, and a rapid start gave him the opportunity to control the race from the front.

Dunker applied sustained pressure but could not find a way through, leaving Ryan with the only Pro 450 race victory not claimed by the championship leader on Saturday.

Dunker responded by winning both remaining races. Ronan Jacobs produced a particularly strong ride to finish second in the finale, while Max Whale collected three podium finishes across the evening.

Whale had arrived directly from finishing second in the American Flat Track Singles class at the Peoria TT, but admitted he was still working to find his best form on the KTM. His consistency earned him third for the round behind Ryan, although Dunker’s combination of Superpole and three victories expanded the championship margin from 18 to 53 points.

Cameron Dunker

“The day couldn’t have gone any better really, we only dropped one race. I wasn’t expecting to be fastest straight up this morning and to be doing something like this is pretty unreal.

“Franko has given me an amazing bike here, the suspension is mint and the track guys did an awesome job today. Early on I was saying to my crew we had to watch what the track is doing and change the bike to suit us and we ended up with an awesome day.

“I like TT a bit more than normal flat track, so I hope tomorrow is just as good – if not a little bit better!”

Junior Lites

Jed Fyffe was effectively untouchable on home ground, qualifying fastest and winning all four Junior Lites races to collect the maximum 225 points.

The absence of his principal Maryborough rival, Neiko Donovan, allowed Fyffe to turn what had been a 30-point championship advantage into a commanding 127-point margin.

Tahj Edwards stepped up to claim second overall, while three race podiums carried Lenny Duggan to third. Fyffe’s performance was even more impressive when compared across the program, with the local rider again recording the fastest pace of any class competing at Diamond Park.

Pro Twins

Pro Twins made its first appearance of the 2026 season at Wodonga, and John Lytras left nothing on the table.

Lytras swept all four races aboard a heavily developed Suzuki SV650 built by Keeley Pritchett of Northern Rivers-based Pritchett and Sons Motorcycles.

The project had been around a year in the making and immediately proved competitive. Series organiser Dave Maddock noted that the leading Pro Twins lap times would have placed the machines towards the sharp end of the Pro 450 field.

Lytras was also contesting Pro 450 and finished eighth overall in that category, making his clean sweep in Pro Twins an even more impressive workload. Corey Banks and Jett Carter completed the round podium.

John Lytras

“It’s a really fun bike to ride. A bunch of people had to come on board to make this bike happen, it’s been probably a year of planning to build but it’s a pleasure to ride.”

Junior 85

Flynn Beard turned three race wins into the Junior 85 round victory and took control of the championship in the process.

Cooper Quinn prevented a clean sweep by winning the fourth race, with Beard finishing second. That result also helped Quinn secure second overall for the round.

Kru Tulloch remained in contention despite becoming caught up in a nasty crash. Two podium finishes helped him salvage third overall and retain second in the standings, 23 points behind Beard heading into Sunday’s TT competition.

All Powers Over 35

David Smith and Neil Girdler divided the four race wins evenly, but Smith’s two victories and two second places gave him the round honours.

Glenn Smith, who is not related to David, finished on the podium in all four races to retain the championship lead. Girdler nevertheless reduced that advantage to 35 points, setting up another significant swing on Sunday’s TT layout.

Pro 450 – Round Three Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	P	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Cameron DUNKER	YAM	5	55	50	55	55	220
2	Billy RYAN	GAS		10B 50	55	46	40	201
3	Max WHALE	KTM		43	46	50	46	185
4	Ronan JACOBS	KTM		46	43	43	50	182
5	Daniel WICKS	KTM		40	40	40	36	156
6	Brandon BURNS	GAS		38	38	28	43	147
7	Cooper ARCHIBALD	DUC		36	36	36	38	146
8	John LYTRAS	KTM		22	34	38	34	128
9	Jordan DALL	KTM		34	30	32	26	122
10	Lachlan MOODY	HUS		24	32	34	30	120
11	Riley NAUTA	KTM		30	24	24	32	110
12	Jack GRIFFIN	HON		20	20	30	28	98
13	James SAWDY	KTM		26	22	26	24	98
14	Jett CARTER	KTM		28	26	22	20	96
15	Max CARTER	KTM		19	19	20	19	77
16	Zackary JOHNSON	KTM		17B	18	19	22	76
17	Rhys IRVIN	HON		18B	17B	17B	17B	69
18	Peter SMITH	HON		15B	16B	15B	15B	61
19	Michael KIRKNESS	HON		32	28			60
20	Tyler DAVIES	HUS		13B	14B	13B	12B	52
21	Cooper CARNIE	HUS		6B	12B	12B	14B	44
22	Brendan MCCOWATT	HUS			13B	14B	16B	43
23	Hudson COLLINS	KAW		12B	15B	16B		43
24	Konnor MCCLUSKEY-YOUNG	KTM		7B	9B	10B	13B	39
25	Ryan NEW	KTM		9B	10B	9B	7B	35
26	Max GRIMSHAW	KTM		5B	7B	8B	9B	29
27	Liam GRIMSHAW	KTM		8B	8B	6B	5B	27
28	Josh UNICOMB	KTM		16B	11B			27
29	Brock GOW	YAM		2B	3B	7B	10B	22
30	Ruby JAMES	YAM		4B	5B	5B	6B	20
31	Jarrod BANKS	KTM		3B	4B	4B	8B	19
32	Scott WALKER	YAM		1B	6B	3B	4B	14
33	Wayne DRAKE	KAW		14B				14
34	Riley CHAPLIN	KTM			2B	2B	3B	7
35	Gary RAUTMAN	KAW			1B	1B	2B	4

Junior Lites – Round Three Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	P	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Jed FYFFE	YAM	5	55	55	55	55	225
2	Tahj EDWARDS	250		50	50	50	50	200
3	Lenny DUGGAN	HUS		46	46	46	43	181
4	Nate JAEGER	HUS		43	43	43	46	175
5	Beau BAKER	YAM		36	40	40	40	156
6	Jonny COOPER	KTM		40	38	36	38	152
7	Ryke HALLER	HON		38	36	38	34	146
8	Benji LOWE	HUS		32	34	34	32	132
9	Oscar DRAKE	KTM		30	32	32	36	130
10	Archie RYMAN	KTM		34	30	30	30	124
11	Riley FENECH	HUS		28	28	28	28	112
12	Indy WILESMITH	HONDA		26	26	26	26	104

Junior 85 – Round Three Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Flynn BEARD	KTM	55	55	55	50	220
2	Cooper QUINN	HUS	43	46	46	55	190
3	Kru TULLOCH	KTM	40	50	50	43	183
4	Brody FORD	HUS	50	40	43	40	173
5	Zac SALMON	KTM	38	32	38	46	154
6	Chad ARMSTRONG	YAM	36	36	40	36	148
7	Ryder VASS	YAM	32	38	34	38	142
8	Jye FRENCH	HUS	34	34	36	32	136
9	Max MIFSUD	YAM	28	28	32	34	122
10	Roy DUGGAN	HUS	30	30	30	30	120
11	Thomas BAILEY	KTM	26	22	26	28	102
12	Angus PASIN	KTM	24	24	28	26	102
13	George HOLMKVIST	HON	46	43			89
14	River VASS	YAM	18	20	24	22	84
15	Jack LEVETT	HUS	19	18	22	24	83
16	Sebastian HANGAN	KTM	22	26			48
17	Jack NIEUWENHUIZEN	KTM	20	19			39

ProTwin – Round Three Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	P	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	John LYTRAS	SUZ	5	55	55	55	55	225
2	Corey BANKS	HYO		50	50	46	50	196
3	Jett CARTER	DUC		46	46	50	46	188
4	Ryan NEW	KAW		43	43	40	43	169
5	David SMITH	DUC		40	40	43	40	163
6	Abbey WASON	HD		38	36	36	36	146
7	Bede HUNT	KAW		36	34	34	34	138
8	Katarna ROBINSON	RE		34	32	32	32	130
9	Shane RICHARDS	YAM			38	38	38	114

All Power Over 35 – Round Three Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	P	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	David SMITH	KTM	5	50	55	50	55	215
2	Neil GIRDLER	HUS		55	43	55	50	203
3	Glenn SMITH	HON		46	50	46	46	188
4	Wayne DRAKE	KAW		43	46	40	38	167
5	Mitch WOLFE	KTM		32	36	43	43	154
6	Ian HAMILTON	YAM		36	34	36	40	146
7	Timothy HOLDUP	HON		38	38	34	34	144
8	Jason GRIFFIN	HON		30	32	38	36	136
9	Jeffrey GIRDLER	KAW		28	30	32	32	122
10	Travis GOW	HON		26	28	28	28	110
11	Ajay MUGGLETON	KTM		34	18	26	30	108
12	Mark ARNTS	HON		22	26	30	24	102
13	Lachlan HILL	SUZ		20	22	24	26	92
14	Shane RICHARDS	HON		24	24	22	22	92
15	Wesly BARNES	KTM		40	40			80
16	Brian BOMAN	SUZ		18	20	20	20	78
17	Gary RAUTMAN	KAW		19	19	19	19	76