Finke Desert Race

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2010 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race

 

Race Report #6

Price wins in first ride at Tattersall's Finke Desert Race. (Monday June 14)

Media Release - Monday 14 June 2010  (1.5Mb)

 

Race Report #5

South Australian based David Fellows has won the 2010 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race. (Monday June 14)

Media Release - Monday 14 June 2010  (30Kb)

 

Race Report #4

Price applies the pressure in 2010 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race on Day 1 for the bikes. (Sunday June 13)

Media Release - Sunday 13 June 2010  (79Kb)

 

Race Report #3

Fellows leads Day 1 of 2010 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race by slimmest of margins. (Sunday June 13)

Media Release - Sunday 13 June 2010  (74Kb)

  

Race Report #2

Ben Grabham grabs pole at prologue for 2010 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race (Saturday June 12)

Media Release - Saturday 12 June 2010  (67Kb)

 

Race Report #1

West Australians rule Buggy prologue times at 2010 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race (Saturday June 12)

Media Release - Saturday 12 June 2010  (72Kb)

 

2010 Finke Hero Named

Sam Cook has been named the 2010 Finke Hero at the Finke Family Night held at the National Road Transport Hall of Fame last night (Thursday June 10)

Media Release - Friday 11 June 2010   (74Kb)

 

Official Launch

The 2010 event is 'all go' following an official launch at Lasseters Hotel Casino this week (Monday June 7)

Media Release - Friday 11 June 2010 (84Kb)

 

A Quick Overview - Last Year's Race

KTM dominated the 34th running of the Tattersall's Finke Desert Race taking first and second positions in Australia's biggest off road event.

Media Release - Friday 11 June 2010 (113Kb)

 

Local, Interstate and International Applicants Received in 2010 Grid Girl Search!

The 2010 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race Grid Girl competition is definitely heating up with eight applications already received in the first weeks of the competition being open.

Media Release - Friday 22 January 2010 (367Kb)

 

2010 Grid Girl Search is On!

The race for a spot in the line up to be a Finke Grid Girls is again looking to be big after 2009 saw the most ever applicants sign up - 28 to be exact - for the chance to experience the Tattersall's Finke Desert Race in style.

Media Release - Tuesday 29 December 2009 (234Kb)

 

 

2009 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race

 

2009 Race Day Two - Cars

David Fellows and Andrew Kittle in their #2 Jimco Toyota have made it two in a row by taking victory in the 2009 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race that concluded at Alice Springs today.

Media Release - Monday 8 June 2009

 

2009 Race Day One - Bikes

Two time Finke winner Ben Grabham from Bathurst continued his dominating form with a strong run to the half way mark in a time of 1 hour 57 minutes to lead the field.

Media Release - Sunday 7 June 2009

 

2009 Race Day One - Cars

Last year's Tattersall's Finke Desert Race winner David Fellows and Andrew Kittle #2 Jimco Toyota is leading this year's race having completed the day 1 journey from the Alice Springs start top Finke in a time of 1 hour 50 minutes, 22.50 seconds.

Media Release - Sunday 7 June 2009

 

2009 Prologue - Bikes

Alice Springs rider Caleb Auricht on his #4 Honda machine set the fastest time on the 8 kilomtre course today with a 4 minutes 51.73 second lap to effectively take pole position from last year's race winner Ben Grabham on his KTM machine.

Media Release - Saturday 6 June 2009

 

2009 Prologue - Cars

Seventy seven vehicles were listed to start today's prologue in near perfect conditions after overnight rain minimised dust on the 8.3 kilometre prologue circuit for the 2009 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race.

Media Release - Saturday 6 June 2009

 

Final Six Reach the Finish Line!

The chequered flag has been waved as the race for the final six Grid Girls for this year's Tattersall's Finke Desert Race reaches the finish line.

Media Release - Friday 17 April 2009 (63Kb)

 

The Race has Already Started for this Year's Grid Girls!

The 2009 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race just keeps getting bigger and bigger!  28 beauties from Alice Springs, Western Australia and Victoria applied to be a part of the 2009 Grid Girl line up in Australia's greatest desert race.

Media Release - Friday 20 March 2009 (43Kb)

 

Bike Entries Reach 400

Bike entries for the 2009 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race have already reached 400 since opening just five weeks ago.

Media Release - Thursday 12 February 2009 (91Kb)

 

2009 Promises to be Bigger, Better and Hotter!

The 2009 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race is already shaping up to be the biggest so far.  With a capacity bike field of 500 already half full, the promise of the biggest event we've seen is definitely a reality.

Media Release - Monday 2 February 2009 (42Kb)