Home  News HUSKY CHIX ASHLEA BATES DOMIANTES AT THE AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Friday, 04 April 2008 14:26 |
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17 year old Husky Chix rider Ashlea Bates from Coffs Harbour dominated the Women’s class at The Australian off Road Championship held at Port Macquarie NSW on the weekend.
On Saturday round 1 was contested in extremely hot and dusty conditions, it was Ashlea’s first attempt at Enduro. With 13 girls including Australian Champion Alison Parker, and 71 clubman riders, Ashlea riding with an injured wrist surprised all. Every test Ashlea just moved up the ladder to finally finish on the day 2 minutes and 13 seconds in front of second place Jacqui Jones. What was even more impressive for the new comer was Ashlea finished 21st outright in the Clubman Class on Saturday against 84 riders. "Well I surprised myself. We decided to give Enduro ago to keep fit for the Aussie MX titles and didn’t really know what to expect. My Husqvarna TE250 handled so well in these conditions and the Metzeler tyres gripped extremely well on the slippery track." Said Batesy. Round 1 Women’s Class Championship Time behind 1st Ashlea Bates Husky Chix Racing 0.0 2nd Jacqui Jones 133.9 3rd Jemma Wilson 190.6 4 th Alison Parker 244.0 5th Jessica Nesbitt 292.1 Round 1 Outright Time behind 1st Mathew Harding 0.0 2nd Aaron O’Connor 137.1 3rd Christopher 287.2 21st Ashlea Bates Husky Chix Racing 451.6 42nd Jacqui Jones 585.5 50th Jemma Wilson 642.2 58th Alison Parker 695.6 On Sunday due to the extreme heat and dusty conditions, the scheduled cross country event was cancelled, therefore the sprint racing continued with one of the tracks reversed. Husky Chix Bates stormed through once again moving up the ladder and reducing her time. Bates finished ahead of 2nd place Alison Parker 2 minutes 43.6 seconds. Ashlea excelled again and improved on Saturdays result to end up 18th outright out of 84 riders and only to be 90.6 seconds of winner Geoff Ballard. "I crashed twice today and injured one of my fingers, but that’s what comes with riding bikes. The guys were great to ride with and I felt it gave me a lot of riding time in preparation for the Aussie MX Titles." Said Bates Husky Chix Ashlea Bates will now be heading this week to Townsville for Round 1 of the Queensland MX Titles. We would like to take the opportunity in thanking all our sponsors. Round 2 Women’s Class Championship Time behind 1st Ashlea Bates Husky Chix Racing 0.0 2nd Alison Parker 163.6 3rd Jemma Wilson 167.2 Round 2 Outright Time behind 1st Geoff Ballard 0.0 2nd Tim Palmer 1.4 3rd David Hogan 28.3 18th Ashlea Bates Husky Chix Racing 90.6 44th Alison Parker 254.2 45th Jemma Wilson 257.8 |
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