Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

THE TOUGHEST OF THE TOUGH

ROUND 1: KOZI KILLER, APR 1-2, TOWONG UPPER VIC

Beta Motorcycles Australia hard enduro rider, Ruben Chadwick set his agenda right from the start at Round 1 of the Australian Hard Enduro Championship (AHEC). Named the Kosciuszko Killer for a reason, it's considered one of the toughest rounds on the calendar. For the 2023 AHEC season a new race format was introduced consisting of a one hour special test on Day 1 and a cross country format for Day 2 (the main race), with both events awarding points towards the Championship

Riding a MY23 RR 300 Racing, Ruben came away in second place on Saturday's one hour special test, just two seconds behind the race leader Sherco-supported rider Tom Woodhouse. Chadwick pressured the 19-year-old Tasmanian for the entire race, even passing him on the penultimate lap but Woodhouse responded with a clever outside line which would see him retake the lead and first day victory by the narrowest of margins. Adam Giles had to eat their dust in third spot. On Sunday Chadwick was able to get

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