KIWI RIDER 10 2018 VOL.2 | Page 23

MOONSHINE A HIT FOR ENDURO AND VINDURO ast month, on September 22, riders were treated to a glorious day in the hills above Wellington for the penultimate round of the Macauley Metals Central Enduro Series. Cambridge’s Dylan Yearbury took the top honours on a day which featured gravel roads, bush single track and a long, freshly cut bush downhill. Seth Reardon again played second fiddle, while Wainuiomata’s whiz kid, Jake Whitaker, took third. Jake was clearly saving his energy for the Sunday – but more on that later. In the A-Class it was local lad Kevin Birdsdall who took the top spot over Auckland’s Jeff Van Hout and Featherston’s Zac Chandler. The Moonshine event also served as the first round of the Vinduro championship. The range of bikes at the event ranged from old Triumphs through to the much more modern Yamaha WR250. The camaraderie and grit shown by the Vinduro riders was outstanding. Some of the riders even chose to ride the long downhill section – not something to be taken lightly if you’ve ever ridden with drum brakes. RESULTS ENDURO AA TRAIL RIDER A 1 Dylan Yearbury, Cambridge, Husqvarna FX350 2 Seth Reardon, Wanganui, Yamaha YZ250 FX 3 Jake Whitaker, Wainuiomata, KTM 300 XC 1 Kevin Birdsdall, Upper Hutt, Honda CRF450 2 Jeff Van Hout, Auckland, KTM 350 XC 3 Zac Chandler, Featherston, KTM 450 XCF