The reigning ‘King Of The Desert’ is unable to compete in the motorcycle category due to injuries sustained to his leg in the Dakar Rally earlier this year.
With five Finke wins under his belt, Price will remain tied with record holder, Randall Gregory, for most Finke Titles won in the Motorcycle Category. He will have to wait another year before he can attempt to break that record.
In the meantime, Price has set his sights on racing in the Extreme 2WD Category and is looking forward to racing following a series of trials and tribulations in the lead-up to the event.
Price struggled to find a suitable Trophy Truck in Australia so instead, he and his team were able to air freight a Trophy Truck from the United States just in time for the race.
“There’s been a lot of chaos around the Finke Desert Race. The original plan was to ride the bike and drive the truck again but unfortunately my leg isn’t quite ready for the strain on the bike. I didn’t want to miss racing at Finke so we got our hands on a trophy truck out of the United States. It’s been a long process but we’ve put the pieces together, Owlpine group have managed to put it all together for us and fortunately we will get on the start line for Finke on 4-wheels. A massive thank you to all the sponsors that have come on board to make this happen for me.”
Price wants to thank all his sponsors for their continued support throughout the campaign; Fulcrum Suspensions, Penrite Oils, BFGoodrich, Blundstone, DGI Trading, Lancaster Motor Group, Mitsubishi Motors Australia, Sharps Earthmoving, Comiskey Mining Services, Milwaukee Tools, Gearwrench, Macnaught, King Shocks, Geiser Brothers, Hendry’s Performance, Engines and CRG Designs.
