Webmaster posted on September 20, 2010 23:32
Byron Bay dirt bike racer, Tom McCormack, finished second from a large field of riders at the second round of the Queensland Enduro-Cross Series held near Boonah yesterday.
McCormack, 17, won the first of seven laps and finished 38-seconds behind winner and fellow Yamaha rider, Kirk Hutton.
“I had a lot of fun yesterday,” McCormack said. “The track was a bit scary at the start, but it turned out to be a good track, the club did a good job.
“I won the first lap by a bit, Kirk is obviously very experienced and was taking it easy and playing it safe.
“The rest of the day went well for me, I made very few mistakes and learnt a lot.
“I’m really looking forward to the final round of the series, it’s being held next Sunday at Conondale, which is my favourite track for enduro in the state.
“I love Conondale... it doesn’t really matter what the weather’s doing, I always enjoy it.”
McCormack said his YZ250F was “the perfect bike” for yesterday’s challenging track.
“It was great having a light bike in all the rocks, it helped a lot,” he said.
“My YZ250F ran excellent, I didn’t have a problem with it all day... I had a lot of fun.”
About 170 riders attended yesterday’s meeting.
Tom’s next race will be the third and final round of the enduro-cross series, being held at Green Park (Conondale) October 3rd. For more info go to www.qldenduro.com
Tom McCormack is the youngest rider to go straight to the pro class in Queensland enduro racing.
Tom has wasted no time establishing himself among the best in the sport, scoring second in the 2010 Yamaha Queensland Enduro Championship and third in the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) Championship E1 Class.
Tom’s ultimate goal is to make the sport he loves his profession and become the fastest in Australia.
Check out Tom’s website: www.tommccormackracing.com
Tom would like to thank his sponsors: PRO MOTORCYCLE’S QUEENSLAND ENDURO TEAM, YAMAHA QUEENSLAND, AXO, DIRT ID, SHARK HELMETS, BELRAY, CHAD’S OFF-ROAD SET-UP’S, DID, SCOTT GOGGLES, BB FREIGHT SERVICE AND UNIFILTER and his mum and dad for taking him to all the races - about 50,000km’s of travel every year.
For more information on Yamaha visit http://www.yamaha-motor.com.au/
QLD Enduro-Cross Round Three
Pro Class top-three
1. Kirk Hutton
2. Tom McCormack
3. Adam Giles