The 2025 BFGoodrich Motorsport Australia Off Road Championship (AORC) title fight has been blown wide open following an event-filled weekend at the KMC Wheels St George 399.
Beau Robinson and navigator Shane Hutt proved too good in St George, allowing them to bridge the gap in the championship to current leaders Travis Robinson and Paul Currie, who finished second outright at the Queensland event.
With just one round of the 2025 AORC remaining – fittingly in Kalgoorlie in October – a title showdown is now shaping between the West Australian brothers. A points-and-a-half scoring system in place at Kalgoorlie will mean the 2025 title goes down to the wire in either case.
Finishing third in St George was the Pro Buggy entry of Jared Percival and Brenton Gallasch, the 2024 AORC runners-up.
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“It’s been a good day for everyone, the third 1-2 for me and Trav this year,” said a jubilant Beau Robinson.
“We’ve been nursing some vibration and we finally worked out what it was, it got a bit hairy for about 5km there, but thankfully it all came together. “
Beau got the upper hand in St George following a dominant performance which began with a prologue win on Saturday and three carefully managed sections where he minimised risk and kept a close eye on those behind him.
He said he had the bigger championship picture in mind across the weekend.
“It’s going to be hard to beat both of us of Kalgoorlie,” Robinson reflected.
“We’re helping each other when we can and managing what else is going on. To have two of us there is just great.”
Asked about his expectations in Kalgoorlie, Beau commented: “The problem with this sport is it will manage it for us. Something will happen and it won’t go [as expected]. Kal’s a tough race, but we’ll be doing what we’ve been doing all year with the hope it goes to plan.”
After a day of highs and lows on Saturday – which started with his first Prologue victory but was cruelly ended with a differential failure in section one – Boston Morgan-Horan had a field day on Sunday in St George. The Kiwi young gun was the fastest across both sections, clawing his way back up the leaderboard after losing valuable round points the day prior.
Meantime, a separate title battle is heating up the SXS Championship, as Lachlan Bailey and Greg Campbell tussle for outright 2025 honours.
Campbell got the upper hand on Saturday, finishing first in class and sixth outright in Section One. However, Bailey fought back on Sunday, making up 20 seconds to pass Campbell on the opening lap, managing his lead in the final section thereafter.
“I really enjoyed today, got used to the track and how to drive it. It was all good,” commented Bailey.
“I didn’t need to use raw speed this weekend, I was able to get a gap and manage it.
“I’ve really enjoyed the weekend, awesome weather, awesome racing and the track turned out beautiful.”
All the action resumes October 24-26 with fifth and final round of the 2025 BFGoodrich Motorsport Australia Off Road Championship in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
