KTM DM31 Racing Team’s Daniel Milner kept the pressure on his rivals at Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2025 Australian Enduro Championship (AEC) in Rawson, delivering a 2-1 performance across the weekend. After a consistent second-place finish in Saturday’s Cross Country, Milner came out swinging on Sunday, dominating the Sprint format to take both the Pro Enduro and E2 Class victories.
Teammates Jonte Reynders and Korey McMahon were also in fine form at the Victorian venue, with Reynders unstoppable in E1, topping the class on both days and finishing as runner-up outright in Pro Enduro on Sunday. McMahon took the E3 win and third in Pro Enduro on Saturday, before backing that performance up with second in class on Sunday.
Much like the season-opening rounds, team owner/rider Milner was made to work for it on Saturday, finishing second in both the E2 Class and Pro Enduro aboard his KTM 450 XC-F. True to form, however, he bounced back in remarkable fashion on Sunday, storming to the outright and class wins with over a minute to spare on the rest of the field.
Daniel Milner: “I was pretty disappointed in my result yesterday in the Cross Country – I lost a little bit of sleep over it last night actually, but I came out swinging today. I made sure I got out there first thing this morning in the first test and put down a good time and tried to make them chase me all day. It was another solid weekend for our team, with both Jonte and Korey having class wins and outright podiums across both days!”
In the E1 Class, KTM DM31 Racing Team’s Reynders continued his upward trajectory after pushing through the opening two rounds while injured. Now back to full strength, Reynders was untouchable in the quarter-litre category, powering his number 14 KTM 250 XC-F to back-to-back E1 victories and an impressive Pro Enduro podium of P2 in Sunday’s Sprint round.
Reynders went into the final Sprint near six seconds down on the runner-up overall, but put down a scorcher to cap-off Round 4, becoming the lone rider to edge Milner for the day with the fastest time in that last loop of the weekend to secure second in Pro Enduro. Between Milner, Reynders and McMahon, the KTM DM31 Racing Team trio went 1-2-3 across the final three Sprints of Sunday afternoon.
Jonte Reynders: “I was able to put down some really solid times in at the end of the weekend, and got a nice test win there to finish the day second outright and first in E1. I’m really stoked with how the weekend went for me, winning in class on both days!”
And equipped with the KTM 500 EXC-F, McMahon also showed that he’s going from strength-to-strength as he rebuilds from a pre-season injury. He topped the E3 Class and claimed third outright in Pro Enduro during Saturday’s Cross Country, then backed it up with second position in E3 on Sunday, rounding out another consistent and competitive weekend for the KTM DM31 Racing Team.
Korey McMahon: “Today, I was feeling really good again. I just had a few tests there where I was on the ground and losing way too much time. We ended up going 1-2-3 as a team across the last three tests, which was awesome. I’m happy with my riding and really looking forward to this little break that we get to work on a few more things and come out swinging in South Australia.”
Next Race: May 31-June 1 – Tintinara, South Australia
Round 3 Results – Rawson:
Pro Enduro Outright
1. Wil Ruprecht (Yamaha)
2. Daniel Milner (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
3. Korey McMahon (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
4. Jonte Reynders (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
E1 Class
1. Jonte Reynders (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
2. Stefan Granquist (Triumph)
3. Cooper Sheidow (Yamaha)
E2 Class
1. Wil Ruprecht (Yamaha)
2. Daniel Milner (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
3. Andrew Wilksch (Beta)
E3 Class
1. Korey McMahon (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
2. Jye Dickson (Beta)
3. Riley McGillivray (Husqvarna)
Round 4 Results – Rawson:
Pro Enduro Outright
1. Daniel Milner (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
2. Jonte Reynders (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
3. Jye Dickson (Beta)
5. Korey McMahon (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
E1 Class
1. Jonte Reynders (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
2. Fraser Higlett (Yamaha)
3. Cooper Sheidow (Yamaha)
E2 Class
1. Daniel Milner (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
2. Wil Ruprecht (Yamaha)
3. Andrew Wilksch (Beta)
E3 Class
1. Jye Dickson (Beta)
2. Korey McMahon (KTM DM31 Racing Team)
3. Riley McGillivray (Husqvarna)
Standings after Round 4 of 12:
Pro Enduro Outright
1. Daniel Milner, 94 points
2. Wil Ruprecht, 90
3. Jonte Reynders, 71
5. Korey McMahon, 67
E1 Class
1. Jonte Reynders, 100 points
2. Cooper Sheidow, 84
3. Fraser Higlett, 78
E2 Class
1. Daniel Milner, 94 points
2. Wil Ruprecht, 94
3. Andrew Wilksch, 78
E3 Class
1. Korey McMahon, 97 points
2. Jye Dickson, 91
3. Riley McGillivray, 80
