It was a series of hit and misses for Tasmanians at the Australian Motocycle Trials Championships in their own backyard over the weekend.
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The non-speed event that demands the perfect throttle, balance and machine control as distinct from speed and time returned to Powranna for the first time in five years.
Expert class favourite Kyle Middleton was a class above the field to claim his seventh consecutive national title.
He was awarded just a mere five demerit points for placing feet on the ground.
Respective New South Welshmen Colin Zarzynski took out second place with 38 points, only one point in front of South Australian rival Connor Hogan on Sunday.
Cressy rider Chris Bayles, holding up Tasmanian hopes and ranked No.3 in Australia, finished next on 56 points.
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Classy Sydneysider Kristie McKinnon performed a near flawless ride with just one point in the women's class ahead of Lillie Yiatrou (18) and Kaitlyn Cummins (24).
Launceston rider Kurt Pickering was victorious in the national twinshock class.
He finished on 14 points to bolter in from Andrew Carpenter (40) and Greg Harding (47).
Ulverstone's Tom Woodhouse was just one point off a podium finish
But the North West town celebrated wins in the trial 3 class to Matt Woodhouse and trial 4 to Zak Lunn.
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