Image: John Pearson.

Four-time Australian Four-Day Enduro (A4DE) victor Daniel Milner will be seeking a fifth crown this week in Cessnock when the event returns for its 40th anniversary edition.

Milner, the reigning Australian off-road champion, has won the four-day outright in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, which is a remarkable feat for the 26-year-old Victorian.

A consistent run will be high on the agenda for Milner and, in his experience, it’s a factor that has made him so successful at the A4DE during his career. Being in a position to capitalise entering the final moto on Saturday is of paramount importance.

“I’m really looking forward to the four-day, having won four of them in the past and that’s a pretty big achievement for myself,” Milner commented. “Hopefully I can keep adding onto that and we’ve been up here testing already, riding on similar terrain to the race and preparing as well as we can for the week.

“To win the A4DE, over the years I’ve tried to be as consistent as I can be because you can’t win it on the first day, but you can definitely lose it. It’s all about getting through each day, putting yourself in good positions where you can and going from there.

“It’s definitely a challenging race when you’re pushing so hard over four days, but it’s a rewarding race to achieve a strong result in. I’m really hungry coming into the 2018 A4DE so I’m excited to see where we end up by the end of it all.”

This time around Milner will be gunning for the outright from within the E3 ranks aboard the KTM Enduro Racing Team 500 EXC-F, which he is piloting full-time in the Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) this season.