Price completes hat trick of wins at 2012 KTM Hattah Desert Race

The event which starts with rider sign on and scrutineering in the main street of Mildura is fast putting it self into contention as Australia's biggest off road event with a record 570+ junior and senior riders entering the 2012 race.

On Saturday, Price qualified fastest in the all-important Prologue, setting the pace with a 3:14.053sec. His effort was a full 4.5 seconds quicker than the remainder of the field.

Price was relentless in his quest for victory at Hattah on Sunday, finishing the gruelling eight-lap race in four hours, 16 minutes and 21.135 seconds. Price finished 5:48.948sec ahead of his nearest rival Josh Green aboard his YZ-450F with Green's team manager AJ Roberts finishing third.

Price made the most his number one starting position clearing out early, leaving his competitors literally in his dust in the driest conditions the event has seen over the past three years.

With the 2012 event's first lap consisting of a 40Km loop with the final seven laps taking in a 37km loop, the KTM team played it safe and refuelled Price at the end of both the first and second laps to ensure their fuel calculations were right.

The decision was certainly the right one with some of the other top riders in the 2012 event being ruled out of contention due to failing to complete the opening two laps due to fuel consumption issues.

Even with the extra fuel stop and some minor mechanical issues mid race, Price was unstoppable again in 2012.

‰ÛÏThe Hattah Desert Race came together really well in 2012 and it‰Ûªs definitely nice to get another win under my belt,‰Û