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Racing Kyogle’s fifth and sixth rounds of the 2019 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) with a broken wrist and landing on the podium during both days, Josh Green says his priority now is healing the injury ahead of next stop of the series in Broken Hill.

The Yamaha Active8 Yamalube Racing contender, who suffered the injury at the 2019 Penrite Hattah Desert Race, gritted his way to E2 runner-up honours across the two days, while recording a pair of fourth place finishes in the unofficial outright classification.

“The weekend was tough,” said Green. “So I was happy to get through unscathed and earn some good points towards the championship. Riding on a softer surface like sand would have been much easier on my wrist than a course littered with rocks but that’s what off road is about, and I just had to get through as best I could.

“The bike was awesome out there and as always the team did a great job preparing everything. We have about three weeks until Broken Hill, so the priority will be to get my wrist strong and in much better shape before then.”

The New South Welshman maintains second in the E2 championship standings as Broken Hill looms on 10-11 August.