About a month ago, just as the US racing season was just getting started, came the end of the 2015 AJSBA Australian Jet Cross tour. Kawasaki racers were on fire all year, in both closed course and endurance races. Here’s how the season wrapped up:
In the Endurance classes, Kawasaki riders got 1-2 finishes in both showroom stock class and open class. In Showroom Stock Runabout, Kawasaki riders got first and third finishes. In Open class, they ended up fourth and sixth.
Showroom Stock is, as the title implies, pretty much as the ski came off the showroom floor. The saying “What wins on Sunday, sells on Monday” applies in this class, since it is great representation of how these skis perform off the showroom floor. It is great advertisement for the winning brand.
In Showroom Stock closed course, Dane Alberti took the number one position with Yamaha rider, Corey Styles, finishing the season second. Brisbane Kawasaki racer, Cameron Martin, rounding off the podium at number three.
In Showroom Stock Enduro, Kawasaki riders dominated in points. The gap between the second place rider, Dane Alberti, and third place rider, James Rice, was over 800 points! It was a fight all year between Cameron Martin and Dane Alberti for the number one position, but Cameron Martin was just able to edge out the win by a small gap of 12 points. It was definitely an exciting class to follow this season.
Pro Open closed course was not a class dominated by Kawasakis, but out of a 14 rider field, they were able to finish fourth and sixth. Very respectable finish for such a big class. Jamie Eade was able to get fourth for the season. Christian D’Agostin managed to finish the season in sixth despite being on a nearly stock Ultra 310 (Speed Control Override Module only) and battled a broken wrist after the third round.
Open Enduro was another Kawasaki class with first and second place winners were both on Kawasakis. Christian D’Agostin won the points race in convincing fashion on his nearly stock Ultra 310. D’Agostin had an 840 point lead over fellow Kawasaki rider, Jamie Eade, who finished in second.
What a great season it was for Kawasaki in the AJSBA Australian Jet Cross tour. Congratulations to all the racers and their teams.
