Troy Hutchins

And finally, we meet Troy. At 16 years young, he’s the ‘grasshopper’ of our team who led Flora Hill SC’s victorious Old Bearded Mate team across the line first at last year’s RACV Energy Breakthrough. There’s a 9 year gap between the oldest team member (Nige) and Troy.

Name: Troy ‘Chomper’ Hutchins
Age: 16, the grass hopper of the team
Where do you live: Spring Gully. Home of Callan Ridge. (mothers lock your young daughters up!)

What is your job and where do you work?
Apprentice welder, East End Engineering, East Bendigo.

How does your job connect to BYR?
Well, Daryl might need a horse float or a dog trailer one day.

What’s the best about being in BYR? Having a laugh and the friendship.

What’s part of BYR do you find most challenging?
Getting everywhere without my P’s

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BYR help out at the RACV Energy Breakthrough

A whole host of Bendigo Youth Racing guys will be rolling up our sleeves and giving some back at the RACV Energy Breakthrough later this month in Maryborough, Vic.


We all cut our HPV racing teeth at the 'Breakthrough and feel as though we are now in positions to 'give something back' to the sport that has given us so much. (yup, that's pretty cliche, but I think that's how it is.)

Daryl King, is Team Manager / Co-Head Honcho now at Flora Hill SC, and will be inspiring a whole crew of young people on the journey.

Rowan will be helping out with the Try-athlon, Anson will be helping out with some judging and many others will be in support roles with a range of teams or being extra hands.

Me - well - I pretty much work on the 'Breakthrough all year round, putting in between 8 - 15 hrs a week. I do it because I love it and it's this time of the year when everyone starts getting excited about the 'great race'.

It's really different from the AIPP, it's the vibe, the school spirit, the team morale - it's a festival atmosphere that gives everyone HPV racer - BYR and beyond - a rush!

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