Round four of the Yamaha BLU CRU Aussie Flat Track Nationals lit up Albury-Wodonga’s Diamond Park TT track on Sunday, August 25.
Cameron Dunker powered to the Pro 450 overall victory with two wins and two second places to reduce Saturday winner Tom Armstrong’s championship lead to ten points.
Cameron Dunker – Image by RbMotoLens
Fresh from claiming his first AFTN Superpole on his Franko’s Race Shop-prepared Yamaha YZ450F, Dunker looked unstoppable across the four races.
Thomas Herrick – Image by RbMotoLens
Armstrong (Honda) struck first, edging Dunker by just 0.060s in race one, before Dunker responded with two decisive wins, including a crushing third race where he gapped the field by nearly five seconds.
Cameron Dunker – Image by RbMotoLens
16-year-old Billy Ryan stole the headlines late in the day with his maiden Pro 450 win in the final race.
Billy Ryan – Image by RbMotoLens
Armstrong’s strong points haul secured second overall, while reigning champion Thomas Herrick (Husqvarna) rediscovered form with three podiums for third overall.
Daniel Wicks remained a strong top-five presence, holding fourth in the standings just ahead of Herrick.
Cameron Dunker
“We were in the top two all day and that was my first Superpole, which was pretty cool. Franko has this bike dialed but big credit to the track crew here – the track was mint all day. I got most of the holeshots except in the last one, but hats off to the boys, everyone rode really well.”
Pro 450 Round Four Podium – 1) Cameron Dunker, 2) Tom Armstrong, 3) Thomas Herrick – Image by RbMotoLens
Pro 450 Round Overall (A-races)
Pos
Rider
P
R1A
R2A
R3A
R4A
Total
1
Cameron DUNKER
5
50
55
55
50
215
2
Tom ARMSTRONG
55
50
46
46
197
3
Thomas HERRICK
46
46
50
43
185
4
Billy RYAN
38
40
38
55
171
5
Daniel WICKS
40
43
43
40
166
6
Ronan JACOBS
43
38
40
38
159
7
Ben GRABHAM
36
36
36
32
140
8
Jett CARTER
34
34
34
36
138
9
Brandon BURNS
28
32
32
20
112
10
Cooper ARCHIBALD
19
30
24
34
107
11
Dale BORLASE
32
28
30
17
107
12
Lachlan MOODY
26
24
28
28
106
13
Callan BUTCHER
20
26
26
30
102
14
James SAWDY
30
17
22
24
93
15
Jack GRIFFIN
24
22
19
22
87
16
Corey BANKS
16B
18
20
26
80
17
Daniel LIONETTI
22
20
18
19
79
18
Michael PRICE
16B
19
17
18
69
Pro 450 Round Overall (B-races)
Pos
Rider
R1B
R2B
R3B
R4B
Total
19
Kristian O’DONNELL
14
15
16
16
61
20
Brendan MCCOWAT
10
14
15
15
54
21
Ryan NEW
11
13
13
14
51
22
Hudson COLLINS
8
12
12
13
45
23
Harrison GIFFIN
13
16
14
43
24
Max GRIMSHAW
9
10
9
12
40
25
Riley PLUM
6
11
10
11
38
26
Lori GOW
7
7
11
10
35
27
Katarna ROBINSON
4
8
8
9
29
28
Gary RAUTMAN
5
6
7
8
26
29
Glenn SMITH
12
9
21
Pro 450 Standings
Pos
Rider
Total
1
Tom ARMSTRONG
790
2
Cameron DUNKER
780
3
Daniel WICKS
717
4
Thomas HERRICK
709
5
Ronan JACOBS
636
6
Billy RYAN
599
7
Ben GRABHAM
548
8
Dale BORLASE
527
9
Jett CARTER
507
10
Brandon BURNS
436
11
Cooper ARCHIBALD
415
12
Lachlan MOODY
396
13
Callan BUTCHER
345
14
Jack GRIFFIN
344
15
James SAWDY
341
16
Michael PRICE
291
17
John LYTRAS
280
18
Ryan NEW
188
19
Corey BANKS
173
20
Linden MAGEE
158
21
Harrison GIFFIN
139
22
Daniel LIONETTI
136
23
Josh UNICOMB
118
24
Tyler DAVIES
114
25
Kristian O’DONNELL
112
26
Brendan MCCOWAT
108
27
Jason GRIFFIN
93
28
Rhys SANDOW
87
29
Riley PLUM
86
30
Katarna ROBINSON
79
31
Max GRIMSHAW
75
32
Tyson ALLEN
74
33
Hudson COLLINS
74
34
Andy FISHER
74
35
Glenn SMITH
65
36
Lori GOW
61
37
Gary RAUTMAN
44
38
Liam GRIMSHAW
26
39
Matilda HEATON-NEW
18
40
Kelsey JENSEN
6
Junior Lites: Fyffe Untouchable
Jed Fyffe (KTM) was in a class of his own in the Junior Lites category, sweeping all four races and taking fastest qualifier honours for maximum points.
Jed Fyffe – Image by RbMotoLens
Neiko Donovan kept him honest in second, while Hugh Hope-Hodgetts again bagged third to stay in touch with the leaders.
Jed Fyffe
“In practice it was a bit skatey, so I just had to play it safe. Once the races came, I had the starts dialed and stayed consistent – that really helped today.”
Junior Lites Round Overall
Pos
Rider
Bike
P
R1
R2
R3
R4
Total
1
Jed FYFFE
KTM
5
55
55
55
55
225
2
Neiko DONOVAN
HUSQ
50
50
50
50
200
3
Hugh HOPE-HODGETTS
KTM
46
46
46
46
184
4
Tahj EDWARDS
KTM
43
40
43
43
169
5
Lenny DUGGAN
HUSQ
40
43
34
40
157
6
Lockie DUGGAN
HUSQ
34
38
40
38
150
7
Max CARTER
KTM
38
36
38
36
148
8
Ryke HALLER
HON
36
32
36
32
136
9
Jonny COOPER
KTM
32
34
32
34
132
10
Jarrod BANKS
KTM
28
28
30
30
116
11
Riley FENECH
HUSQ
30
30
28
28
116
Junior Lites Standings
Pos
Rider
Bike
Total
1
Jed FYFFE
KTM
857
2
Neiko DONOVAN
Husqvarna
835
3
Hugh HOPE-HODGETTS
KTM
698
4
Lenny DUGGAN
Husqvarna
636
5
Tahj EDWARDS
KTM
630
6
Max CARTER
KTM
584
7
Jonny COOPER
KTM
544
8
Ryke HALLER
Honda
408
9
Lockie DUGGAN
Husqvarna
324
10
Kai MORAN
Husqvarna
256
11
Aiden DIPPELSMANN
KTM
256
12
Mia BLACKFORD
Husqvarna
238
13
Jarrod BANKS
KTM
232
14
Riley FENECH
Husqvarna
232
Junior 85s: Beard Ends Baker’s Run
Beau Baker – Image by RbMotoLens
After a dominant streak from Beau Baker, it was Flynn Beard (KTM) who turned the tables at Albury-Wodonga. Beard took two race wins to secure the round victory, while Baker and George Holmkvist (KTM) shared the remaining wins.
Rising star Lucy Heaton-New impressed with two podiums to take third overall.
Junior 85 Round Four Podium – 1) Flynn Beard, 2) George Holmkvist, 3) Lucy Heaton-New – Image by RbMotoLens
Junior 85 Round Overall
Pos
Rider
Bike
P
R1
R2
R3
R4
Total
1
Flynn BEARD
KTM
55
55
50
43
203
2
George HOLMKVIST
KTM
46
46
55
46
193
3
Lucy HEATON-NEW
KTM
50
43
43
50
186
4
Beau BAKER
KTM
5
22
50
46
55
178
5
Brody FORD
YAM
43
40
40
40
163
6
Jye FRENCH
HUS
40
36
38
38
152
7
Jake STRANEY
KTM
38
38
36
36
148
8
Roy DUGGAN
HUS
34
34
34
26
128
9
Cooper GUINEY
HON
32
32
30
32
126
10
Zac SALMON
KTM
36
26
32
28
122
11
Benji LOWE
HUS
26
28
26
34
114
12
Angus PASIN
KTM
30
30
28
24
112
13
Chad ARMSTRONG
YAM
28
24
24
30
106
14
Sebastian HANGAN
KTM
24
22
46
Junior 85 Standings
Pos
Rider
Bike
Total
1
Beau BAKER
KTM
810.5
2
Jye FRENCH
Husqvarna
672
3
Flynn BEARD
KTM
669
4
Lucy HEATON-NEW
KTM
651
5
Brody FORD
Yamaha
625.5
6
George HOLMKVIST
KTM
546
7
Jake STRANEY
KTM
533
8
Roy DUGGAN
Husqvarna
478
9
Kru TULLOCH
KTM
438
10
Chad ARMSTRONG
Yamaha
408
11
Cooper GUINEY
Honda
282
12
Bailey BROOKES
GAS
248
13
Zac SALMON
KTM
230
14
Benji LOWE
Husqvarna
230
15
Thomas BAILEY
KTM
228
16
Angus PASIN
KTM
212
17
Harrison O’BRIEN
199
18
Ayrton JOEL
GAS
167
19
Hugo HOLMES
KTM
155
20
Sebastian HANGAN
KTM
128
Clubman Open: Hollands in a League of His Own
Sam Hollands (Honda) was flawless in Clubman Open, storming to four wins from four races to complete a perfect weekend after also topping the flat track round. The points leader extended his advantage further, crediting time spent training with Armstrong as a key to his step forward.
Sam Hollands
“I couldn’t have written the script better – winning all four races and fastest qualifier. I had a plan, it came off, and I’m really happy. Riding with Tom Armstrong back home has been paying off.”
Clubman Open Round Four Podium – 1) Sam Hollands, 2) Wesly Barnes, 3) Rhys Irvin – Image by RbMotoLens
Clubman Open Round Overall
Pos
Rider
Bike
P
R1
R2
R3
R4
Total
1
Sam HOLLANDS
HON
5
55
55
55
55
225
2
Wesly BARNES
KTM
46
46
50
50
192
3
Rhys IRVIN
HON
50
50
46
46
192
4
Ezra SIMPSON
KTM
43
40
40
43
166
5
Neil GIRDLER
HUS
40
43
43
40
166
6
Alex GLENNON
YAM
34
36
34
32
136
7
Rhys SANDOW
HON
26
34
32
36
128
8
Tyler DAVIES
HUS
19
24
36
38
117
9
Cooper CARNIE
36
26
22
30
114
10
Mitch WOLFE
KTM
30
32
30
22
114
11
Alexander GIFFIN
HUS
38
38
38
114
12
Jason GRIFFIN
HON
20
30
26
34
110
13
Luke BACSKAI
HUS
32
19
19
26
96
14
Timothy HOLDUP
HON
28
20
28
20
96
15
Peter SMITH
KTM
24
28
24
19
95
16
Darcy KLAVER
YAM
18
22
20
28
88
17
Michael ANDERSON
YAM
18
18
36
18
James GLENNON
KTM
24
24
19
Lawrence FAIREY
HUS
22
22
Clubman Open Standings
Pos
Rider
Bike
Total
1
Sam HOLLANDS
HONDA
225
2
Wesly BARNES
KTM
192
3
Rhys IRVIN
HONDA
192
4
Ezra SIMPSON
KTM
166
5
Neil GIRDLER
HUSQVARNA
166
6
Alex GLENNON
YAMAHA
136
7
Rhys SANDOW
HONDA
128
8
Tyler DAVIES
HUSQVARNA
117
9
Cooper CARNIE
114
10
Mitch WOLFE
KTM
114
11
Alexander GIFFIN
HUSQVARNA
114
12
Jason GRIFFIN
HONDA
110
13
Luke BACSKAI
HUSQVARNA
96
14
Timothy HOLDUP
HONDA
96
15
Peter SMITH
KTM
95
16
Darcy KLAVER
YAMAHA
88
17
Michael ANDERSON
YAMAHA
36
18
James GLENNON
KTM
24
19
Lawrence FAIREY
HUSQVARNA
22
Maddock’s Musings
Series Organiser Dave Maddock
“Things have really become close now in both Pro 450 and Junior Lites especially, that was some outstanding riding from Cam Dunker in particular.
Huge congrats to Billy Ryan, he rode extremely well in the final race to take his first ever Pro 450 win.
There’s almost nothing between the top five at the moment and it’s great to watch.
In Junior Lites Jed Fyffe showed some great pace on the TT track, Neiko Donovan just couldn’t match him today and Hugh Hope-Hodgetts isn’t far behind.
Flynn Beard pulled it all together to take a sensational win in Junior 85s to knock off Beau Baker, we have a great group of juniors coming on with Lucy Heaton-New sticking it to the boys for an overall podium which was very impressive.
The turn out for Clubman was also great, Sam Hollands is another awesome comeback story and a huge shout out has to go to the Allbury-Wodonga club, the track was fantastic over both days, and their incredible team really pulled together to make the weekend a memorable one in the series history. It was a jam packed schedule and they pulled it off, I’m really pleased to be bring AFTN to more regional areas and we are really grateful for the support.”
Up Next
The Yamaha BLU CRU Aussie Flat Track Nationals delivered another action-packed weekend in Albury-Wodonga, setting up a thrilling run from here for outright honours.
The AFTN paddock reconvenes in Griffith (NSW) on October 11 before heading to Gunnedah for a double-header finale across the weekend of November 16.
