But the drama wasn‰Ûªt over as a tight knit pack had closed in on Styke and the battle for the lead was on. He managed to hold them off, take the race win and slam his fist skyward as he celebrated his championship win.
‰ÛÏMan, what a night! Styke sighed. ‰ÛÏI just wanted to win the race and at the very least put some pressure on Gavin to finish right behind me to earn the championship.
‰ÛÏI couldn‰Ûªt really read the pit board but I was able to get a glance across the track every now and again to see where he was. He went missing one lap but I wasn‰Ûªt sure if he had made up a heap of ground or went down so I had to keep going for it.
‰ÛÏThen, I had Brendan Harrison all over me on the last lap so the pressure was on all the way to the finish.
‰ÛÏI‰Ûªm so pumped to win the championship and it‰Ûªs a great way to go out with the Serco Yamaha team. I‰Ûªm off to Europe next year to contest the world MX GP‰Ûªs with Yamaha and this was a championship that capped off a great relationship I have had with everyone at Serco and Yamaha Australia,‰Û
