Toby Price wins 2014 Hattah Desert Race

KTM Desert Racing Team rider, Toby Price, has backed up his win at the 2014 Finke Desert Race, claiming victory in the second of Australia’s two big winter desert races, the 2014 KTM Hattah Desert Race.

Price won the race by almost two minutes over Active8 Yamaha’s Josh Green, while his two KTM Desert Racing teammates, Louis Calvin (filling in for the injured Ben Grabham) and Ivan Long continued the team’s spectacular start, finishing in third and fourth Overall. Husaberg-mounted rider, Jarrod Bewley, rounded out the top five.

“I’m stoked with the win, the KTM Desert Team worked really hard and well,” said Price. “Our only little bit of drama came at the end of lap three when we thought we were going to make two laps no worries, but I ran out of fuel with probably two kays to go. I tipped the bike on its side to get more fuel in it and it got to about 50 metres off the line and I had to run it the rest, so it was a bit of a close call, but we came out on top so that’s what matters. Overall it was a good result for the whole team and I was stoked to see Louis get on the podium at his first desert race, and Ivan did well also.”

Stay tuned for an online image gallery from the event.

2014 KTM Hattah Desert Race Provisional Results:

1 Toby Price, 3:41:37.177
2 Josh Green, 3:43:21.795
3 Louis Calvin, 3:46:54.014
4 Ivan Long, 3:50:14.286
5 Jarrod Bewley, 3:50:18.829
6 Glenn Kearney, 3:55:16.295
7 Nathan Trigg, 3:57:25.874
8 Wayde Carter, 3:58:03.560
9 Todd Smith, 3:59:49.492
10 Broc Grabham, 4:01:36.812