After years of trying, including multiple minor placings, Warwick finally took the top step of the podium in what is regarded as Australia’s muddiest enduro.
The four-hour multi-lap race was staged on the outskirts of Darwin that had competitors racing across flood plains and skirting scrub littered with bog holes. The gruelling mud-fest saw some more fancied, big-name riders fail to make the finish while Warwick powered to a two-lap lead, eventually completing 15 laps in typically tropical conditions.
Riding a Sherco 450 SEF-R prepared by Darwin Sherco dealership, NT Powersports, Warwick revelled in the tough conditions and proved the Sherco to be a powerful and ultimately reliable machine.
“I have to thank NT Powersports for supplying me with a Sherco,” Warwick said after the event. “It’s seriously one of the best enduro bikes I’ve had the pleasure of riding. This was a proper Kamfari. The majority of the track was really muddy. It was really challenging with a lot of holes and a lot of ruts.”
Results:
Chris Warwick – Sherco 450 SEF-R
Bren Rodda
David Bates
