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Price and Phillips shine in ISDE
The duo put in exceptional performances in Finland, finishing fourth and fifth overall in the E2 classKTM's Toby Price and Yamaha’s Matthew Phillips have claimed gold medals in the 2011 International Six-Day Enduro, which concluded in Finland on August 13.
Price and 18-year-old Phillips (pictured) finished fourth and fifth respectively in the E2 class, with the latter particularly impressive in his first ISDE and only his second season of off-road racing.
Phillips was second overall after five days, but a time penalty just prior to the final motocross test saw him drop back to fifth – but still well inside the cut-off for gold, which is a time within 10 percent of the class winner’s benchmark.
“It was a bittersweet event,” Phillips said. “If you had of offered me a top 10 outright finish before the event, I would have taken it every time, but after being in the position I was in I have mixed emotions about it.
“So, on one hand I’m happy with the result and the way I raced. On the other, I’m a little disappointed to work so hard for five days and get in a podium position in my class only to let it slip on the last day.
“But, it was a huge effort from everyone and I must thank the Ballards’ Yamaha team for their support in 2011. My YZ450F was a great bike to ride and stayed in great shape all week long.”
Price and Phillips were the standouts for the World Trophy team, which laboured to 13th outright after losing the likes of Kirk Hutton (Yamaha), Glenn Kearney (Husqvarna) and Daniel Milner (Yamaha) at different stages during the event.
Geoff Braico (Husaberg), the final World Trophy member, finished with a silver medal in the E3 class, while Mitch Harper (KTM) was the star of the fifth-placed Junior Trophy team finishing 15th overall in the E2 class, which ensured a gold medal for the talented teenager.
The good news didn’t stop there for the Aussies, with Mitchell Bowen (KTM) claiming a silver medal after finishing 12th in the E3 class, while Josh Ballard (Yamaha) also took home silver in the E2 class. A silver medal is awarded for a time within 40 percent of the winner.
The major individual winners at the ISDE were Spaniard Eero Remes (KTM) in E1, American Kurt Caselli (KTM) in E2 and local rider Marko Tarkkala (Husaberg) in E3.
Remes was the outright winner ahead of fellow E1 rider Juha Salminen (Husqvarna) and Tarkkala.
In the World Trophy, Finland blitzed Spain and America, and in the Junior Trophy France, Sweden and Great Britain completed the podium.
In the Women’s Cup, Australia (Alison Parker, Jess Gardiner and Jemma Wilson) was third behind France and Finland.
The ISDE riders (apart from the injured Hutton) will all be back in action on August 27-28 four rounds five and six of the 2011 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) in Callington (SA), with the points chase currently being led by Yamaha’s Chris Hollis, ahead of Price.
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