10.08.2026

PRO ENDURO SUCCESS AND CLASS PODIUMS FOR KTM DM31 RACING TEAM IN KEMPSEY

Rounds 9-10 – Australian Enduro Championship
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KTM DM31 Racing Team continued its strong run in the 2026 Australian Enduro Championship in Kempsey, New South Wales, achieving success in Pro Enduro – including an instrumental Sunday victory for Korey McMahon – and additional class wins to complete another standout weekend across Rounds 9 and 10.
McMahon once again proved the benchmark in the E3 category aboard his KTM 500 EXC-F, beginning the weekend with P3 outright and another E3 victory on Saturday. He backed it up on Sunday by charging to his second outright Pro Enduro victory of the season, while also securing another E3 class win to cap off an impressive weekend.

Korey McMahon: “Sunday was awesome. I won the first test, then put it down midway through the day and lost a bit of time, but managed to claw it back at the end to get the Pro Enduro win. It's good to keep that championship alive going into South Australia. I'm really happy with my riding, the team was amazing, the bike was awesome, and it was a really good weekend for me.”

Teammate Jye Dickson returned to form in the E2 category, opening the weekend with P2 outright and second in class riding the KTM 450 EXC-F on Saturday. The New South Welshman maintained that momentum on Sunday, racing to another P2 finish in E2 and standing on the Pro Enduro podium in third position after another consistent performance.

Jye Dickson: “It was a bit of a tough Sunday for me. I just didn't quite have the pace of the guys up front – they were on it all day – and I just couldn't quite get there in the end. I'm happy to come home with two class podiums and two Pro Enduro podiums this weekend.”

In E1, Jackson Versteegen continued his development equipped with the KTM 250 EXC-F, racing to sixth in class on Saturday, before backing it up with another solid performance on Sunday to finish seventh. The young Western Australian once again showed encouraging pace as he continues to build experience in the highly-competitive E1 division.

Jackson Versteegen: “I struggled a little bit to find a flow here this weekend, finishing P6 on Saturday and P7 on Sunday. Other than that, the team had my bike going good, Krooztune had it handling unreal, and the team did a great job. We'll head back, get in the sand and start getting ready to finish off the year in Coonalpyn.”

The Daniel Milner-led KTM DM31 Racing Team now shifts its focus to the final rounds of the 2026 Australian Enduro Championship, with the title fight set to conclude in Coonalpyn, South Australia, on September 5-6.

With two rounds remaining, McMahon remains unbeaten in E3 and continues to lead the class standings, while also sitting P2 in the Pro Enduro chase outright. Dickson is positioned third in both E2 and Pro Enduro, now within striking distance of second in class despite missing a round at Casterton, while Versteegen holds sixth in the E1 championship heading into the finale.

2026 Australian Enduro Championship – Kempsey, NSW

Round 9 Results:
Pro Enduro Outright
1. Wil Ruprecht (Yamaha)
2. Jye Dickson (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
3. Korey McMahon (KTM DM31 Racing Team)

E1 Class
1. Jeremy Carpentier (Yamaha)
2. Cooper Sheidow (Yamaha)
3. Jett Yarnold (Yamaha)
6. Jackson Versteegen (KTM DM31 Racing Team)

E2 Class
1. Wil Ruprecht (Yamaha)
2. Jye Dickson (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
3. Kogan Lock (GASGAS)

E3 Class
1. Korey McMahon (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
2. Broc Grabham (Stark)
3. Max Midwinter (KTM)

Round 10 Results:
Pro Enduro Outright
1. Korey McMahon (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
2. Wil Ruprecht (Yamaha)
3. Jye Dickson (KTM DM31 Racing Team)

E1 Class
1. Cooper Sheidow (Yamaha)
2. Jeremy Carpentier (Yamaha)
3. Jett Yarnold (Yamaha)
7. Jackson Versteegen (KTM DM31 Racing Team)

E2 Class
1. Jye Dickson (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
2. Wil Ruprecht (Yamaha)
3. Will McInnes (KTM)

E3 Class
1. Korey McMahon (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
2. Broc Grabham (Stark)
3. Max Midwinter (KTM)
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