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CDR Yamaha’s Chris Hollis has continued his exceptional end of season form with his second Outright victory for the year in round 11 of the 2015 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship in Monkerai on Saturday.

A shift from the previously planned cross country to the seventh Sprint round of the year due to the conditions didn’t seem to phase Hollis (also E2 class winner), who narrowly nudged out KTM Off-Road Racing Team champion Toby Price by just under six seconds.

Price’s runner-up result was still good enough to see him add the 2015 E3 class championship to his ever-burgeoning trophy cabinet, while third place Active8 Yamaha’s Josh Green officially claimed the E1 class championship with his 11th class victory for the year.

Green’s Active8 Yamaha teammate Beau Ralston and KTM Off-Road Racing Team’s Daniel Sanders rounded out the top five.

In the 19 and Under class, Bolton’s KTM rider Tom Mason placed one hand on the class championship with a four-second victory ahead of MX1 Australia Suzuki Off-Road Team’s Wil Ruprecht.

The result was particularly important for Mason, who opened up a handy seven-point buffer in the class standings with one round remaining over Kawasaki Junior KX Squad’s Lyndon Snodgrass (fourth).

Considering the results to date in this year’s championship, you would be forgiven for thinking there was a misprint in the respective round 11 Womens and Veterans class results, but this was not the case as Yamaha duo Tayla Jones and Kirk Hutton missed the top step for the first time in 2015.

In Hutton’s absence, Ben Lindsay dominated the Veterans to win by just under 50 seconds, while Yamaha’s Jemma Wilson upset Jones to record her first round win since 2012.

Jones still did enough to secure her first overall AORC Womens class championship, while Sherco Ballards Motorex Off-Road Jess Gardiner (third) made a successful return to the series after missing the last four rounds with a broken wrist.

In the Masters, MX1 Australia Suzuki Off-Road Team’s Trent Lean ensured he achieved the memorable feat of winning a national championship at his home round with another convincing round win.

Despite the dusty conditions, the three junior classes completed a cross country, with Husqvarna rider Fraser Higlett taking out the outright result as well as J4 class honours ahead of Yamaha ‘s Michael Driscoll (J3 class winner).

Higlett’s win ensures he can relax in Sunday’s round 12 sprint knowing the J4 class championship is already within his grasp.

The same can be said of Kawasaki Junior KX Squad’s Mitchell Brierley, whose J2 class victory ensured both he and twin brother Josh (J3) will be national champions in their respective classes.

2015 Australian Off-Road Championship
Round 11 – Monkerai, NSW

Outright results:
1. Chris Hollis (E2)
2. Toby Price (E3)
3. Josh Green (E1)
4. Beau Ralston (E2)
5. Daniel Sanders (E3)
6. Lachlan Stanford (E2)
7. Tye Simmonds (E2)
8. Scott Keegan (E2)
9. Glenn Kearney (E3)
10. Geoff Braico (E2)

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