Price clinches fourth off-road title
The 2014 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship has been won by KTM hard charger Toby Price from Daniel Milner and Glenn KearneyKTM's Toby Price has won the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship for the fourth time, completing the business in Heathcote (Vic) on the weekend of September 6-7.
Price's overall victory in round 11 on Saturday was enough for him to build an unassailable lead in the championship, but it only came after the 27-year-old didn't get the best of starts and only moved into the lead late in proceedings.
“I just worked my way to front and finally got the lead,” said Price. The KTM team did a fantastic job in the pit stop, we were in and out pretty quick.”
The 2014 championship is even sweeter after injury woes ruined his 2013 campaign. “It's been a long year, and a lot of races going on. I can't thank the whole team enough, the sponsors and everyone involved! Where I was 16 months ago, to be back winning races and winning an off-road title again is an unreal feeling!”
Yamaha duo Beau Ralston and Daniel Milner completed the top three in round 11, and the finale on Sunday saw Milner – who recently won his second consecutive Australian Four-Day Enduro – win from Price and Ralston.
Price defeated Milner by 42pts (260 to 218) in the final standings, followed by Husqvarna's Glenn Kearney (211), Josh Green (Yamaha, 208) and Chris Hollis (Yamaha, 191).
Price also won the E2 class, with Tom McCormack (Yamaha, E1), Kearney (E3) and Jess Gardiner (Yamaha, women's) the other major winners.
Milner and Price will shortly be teammates in the 2014 International Six-Day Enduro in Argentina, where they will be joined in the Senior Trophy team by
The ISDE will be held from November 3-8.
AORC final standings
OUTRIGHT
1st Toby Price – 260
2nd Daniel Milner – 218
3rd Glenn Kearney - 211
4th Josh Green – 208
5th Chris Hollis – 191
6th Daniel Saunders – 165
7th Lachlan Stanford – 162
8th Beau Ralston – 156
9th Tom McCormack – 150
10th Geoff Braico – 131
E1 – 250cc
1st Tom McCormack
2nd Scott Keegan
3rd Peter Boyle
E2 – 450cc
1st Toby Price
2nd Josh Green
3rd Daniel Milner
E3 – Over 450cc
1st Glenn Kearney
2nd Stefan Granquist
3rd Jarrod Bewley
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