‘King Kirk’ makes it Aussie title #4 Ballard’s Wellard Yamaha racer ‘King Kirk’ Hutton beat a strong field to wrap up his fourth Australian Enduro Title at the weekend. Hutton, 35, from Kobble Creek (in Pine River’s Shire, Brisbane) was the fastest 250cc Four-Stroke rider in the 2009 Hog’s Breath Cafe Australian 4-Day Enduro (A4DE) held at Orange, NSW. Hutton was also the 6th quickest rider Overall from the 315 entrants. “Multi-day, enduro events, like the Australian Four-Day and the International Six Days Enduro are what I’m passionate about and love to race,” Huttons said. “I was really happy with how I went at the four-day, I had a really good run with only a couple of small mistakes. “I feel like I’m riding the best I’ve ever ridden, especially on the WR250F, as this is my first full year on the four-strokes. “I had stiff competition from a couple of young fella’s, but I was very pleased with how I handled the pressure and was consistently fast and brought it home for the win. “The special tests were tough as they got really rough and really dusty, with deep bull dust that was like mud. “It took a lot of concentration and focus just to keep the bike on two wheels, but I managed to do that and I’m really really happy to have won another Aussie title. “It was also good to match the times as some of the guys on the 450cc’s - that was a real bonus and confidence-inspiring for me.” Hutton said the A4DE class win took him another step closer to his goal of achieving another perfect season: he won the Queensland Enduro Championship last month and aims to claim his class win in the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC), be selected to ride for Australia at the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in Portugal in October as well as achieving a Gold Medal for the Senior Trophy Team. Next up on Hutton’s calendar is the South East Queensland Enduro Championship at Cherabah Resort on May 9th and 10th. For info go to www.qldenduro.com His next national event will be rounds three and four of the AORC at Blayney, NSW, on May 16th and 17th. For info go to www.dirtbikepromotions.com.au Hutton has won four Australian championships, nine Queensland Enduro Championships, is the reigning E3 (big-bore) Australian Off-Road Champion and has won six International Six Days Enduro individual gold medals. Kirk is also Queensland Agent for the Yamaha Academy of Off-Road Riding and runs two-day coaching schools, as well as one-day, half-day and one-on-one sessions. For more information on Yamaha visit http://www.yamaha-motor.com.au/ Kirk would like to thank Yamaha Queensland and the Ballard’s Wellard Yamaha team. Kirk can be contacted on 0406 996 250. 2009 A4DE Championship Class 3 Top-10 |
