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MEDIA RELEASE
For immediate release: 13 April 2010
Tom McCormack scores class top-10 at first A4DE
Byron Bay dirt bike racer, Tom McCormack, put in a solid and consistent performance at the 32nd annual Yamaha Australian 4-Day Enduro (A4DE) which wrapped up at the weekend near Lithgow, NSW.
McCormack, 17, of the Yamaha Pro Motorcycles Queensland Enduro Team, said he was pleased to have crossed the finish line of the challenging race ninth in the E1 Class.
About 260 riders competed in the event, with nearly 50 in the E1 Class alone.
“The A4DE is a pretty tough event, you are on the bike for about seven hours a day, and a lot can go wrong,” McCormack said.
“I didn’t have any problems and was happy to finish it. Next year I can focus on getting a higher result, I’m looking forward to next year already.
“I had fun riding it, but I didn’t have the speed – I didn’t feel right the whole time I was there, it was one of those weeks I couldn’t ride.
“I learnt a lot, now I’m just gonna work with my trainer some more an find out what went wrong and come back next year swinging.”
McCormack said he was now focused on preparing for his next race: rounds three and four of the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) being held at Conondale (QLD) May 1st and 2nd.
“I’m going to be spending heaps of time on the bike over the next few weeks,” he said.
“I’m looking forward to going really good up there, I know the track really well, I know the ground. It’s going to be a good one I reckon.”
For more info on the 2010 Yamaha AORC go to www.aorcracing.com.au
Tom McCormack is the youngest rider to go straight to the pro class in Queensland enduro racing. He is current Yamaha Junior Queensland Enduro Champion, Yamaha SEQ Enduro Series winner and is ranked second in the country for Junior Off-Road racers.
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.au
Tom would like to thank his sponsors: PRO MOTORCYCLE’S QUEENSLAND ENDURO TEAM, YAMAHA QUEENSLAND, AXO, SHARK HELMETS, BELRAY, CHAD’S OFF-ROAD SET-UP’S, DID, SCOTT GOGGLES, VOICE CLOTHING, 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. |
