ShopYamaha Off Road Racing

Since retiring from racing, AJ Roberts has turned to managing Yamaha’s off road team in Australia and has built up and powerful and well credentialled team over the past 10 years. With a massive model line up to choose from, everything from the YZ-F, to the YZ-FX to the WR-F, the team has all the tools at their disposal to cater for any off road or endurance event on any surface or conditions.
Events throughout the year include the Australian Off Road Championship, ran over 12 rounds as well as the Australian Four Day Enduro as well as other high profile events like the Hattah desert race, the calendar is a busy one for the team that sees them travel all over Australia.

Also under the guidance of Roberts is the development or step up programs in off road. The Shop Yamaha team is the pinnacle but just below that is the Yamaha bLU cRU Support team that offers riders a significant level of support as they climb the ranks of off road racing.

Team Personnel
Manager: AJ Roberts
Technicians: Branden Frail / Rees Hatchman / Marcel Buys
Riders: John Green / Luke Styke

Team Profiles

Josh Green

Luke Styke

Josh Green is now the experienced veteran of the Australian Off Road scene but at the ripe old age of 31, shows no signs of slowing down. Green has international experienced as he has raced at the highest levels of off road racing in Europe and cabinet full of national championships. He is also loyal and now in his 10th year with not just Yamaha, but the Shop Yamaha team, as he continues to improve as a rider with each passing season. He will again contest the E2 class.
The former Australian motocross and supercross champion has found a home in the off road world and since his move over, has amassed consecutive AORC E1 championships in 2018, 2019 and 2020. He is a dedicated and hard-working athlete who doesn’t know when to quit and Styke will again be the man to be in the E1 division as he chases title number 4 in 2021.

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