TOBY PRICE FAREWELLS AORC

In a fitting end to his immediate AORC career, Toby Price blitzed the field in his trademark style to take out the twelfth and final round of the 2015 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) in Monkerai on Sunday.

The Motorex KTM Off-Road Racing champ signed off on an illustrious AORC journey with victory by over a minute from runner-up, Active8 Yamaha’s Josh Green (E1 class winner). E2 class winner and CDR Yamaha rider Chris Hollis took out third position, while the Motorex KTM Off-Road Racing Team had two more riders in the top five with Tye Simmonds and Daniel Sanders finishing in fourth and fifth respectively.

Going into the final round, three class titles remained up for grabs, and in the E2 class it was Active8 Yamaha’s Beau Ralston who claimed the overall season honours. Despite finishing fourth in class for the round, Ralston’s consistency throughout the season saw him hold off the fast finishing Hollis by seven points.

Another class that went right down to the wire was the Transmoto 19 and Under class, which was eventually secured by Bolton’s KTM rider Tom Mason. Much like Ralston, Mason didn’t enjoy his best day on the bike to finish fourth in the class, but victory in Round 11 on the Saturday was enough to clinch the title from Kawasaki Junior KX Squad’s Lyndon Snodgrass.

With the AORC season now complete, the Australian off-road fraternity now turns its attention to the 2015 Yamaha Australian Four Day Enduro, which will take place from October 19-24 in Wynyard, Tasmania.

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Round 12 Outright Top 10 (Sprint)

1. Toby Price (Motorex KTM Off-Road Racing Team, E3)
2. Josh Green (Active8 Yamaha, E1)
3. Chris Hollis (CDR Yamaha, E2 class)
4. Tye Simmonds (Motorex KTM Off-Road Racing Team, E2)
5. Daniel Sanders (Motorex KTM Off-Road Racing Team, E3)
6. Lachlan Stanford (Husqvarna Off-Road Team, E2)
7. Beau Ralston (Active8 Yamaha, E2)
8. Glenn Kearney (Husqvarna Off-Road Team, E3)
9. Stefan Granquist (Yamaha Privateer, E2)
10. Scott Keegan (Husqvarna Privateer, E3)

2015 Yamaha AORC Top 10 Season Overall Standings

1. Toby Price (Motorex KTM Off-Road Racing Team, E3) – 287 points
2. Josh Green (Active8 Yamaha, E1) – 227
3. Chris Hollis (CDR Yamaha, E2 class) – 210
4. Daniel Sanders (Motorex KTM Off-Road Racing Team, E3) – 210
5. Tye Simmonds (Motorex KTM Off-Road Racing Team, E2) – 187
6. Beau Ralston (Active8 Yamaha, E2) – 183
7. Lachlan Stanford (Husqvarna Off-Road Team, E2) – 174
8. Glenn Kearney (Husqvarna Off-Road Team, E3) – 168
9. Stefan Granquist (Yamaha Privateer, E2) – 117
10. Scott Keegan (Husqvarna Privateer, E3) – 102