Newly announced 2005 ISDE team member Blake Hore will make the trip North this weekend (Jun- 3/4) were the Christensens backed Yamaha rider will prepare for his second crack at the famed Finke desert race in the Northern Territory the following weekend.
"After last weekend's Stockman's Enduro, were we slopped around in the mud, the wide open desert will be a dramatic change, but one I am looking forward to" said the 19-year-old.
"Stockman's is always a tough event and I did pretty well with 6th outright, the leaders of the series, Willis and Williscroft, are really on top of it at the moment but I am happy to be hanging in with third outright in the championship. I am still learning every day and these guys have loads of experience so I just soak up as much as I can and try and move forward. With four rounds to go I am pretty confident I can finish in the top three in the championship in my first Pro season."
"Finke will be something totally different for me and I am looking to really enjoy myself without the pressure of a championship, it will be more of a fun weekend for me. I really want to be as good as I can be at all facets off-road racing and desert racing is one of those. There are guys that are serious desert racers and have huge amounts of experience at Finke so to think i am going up there to win would be a bit much, but i will definatly be doing my best. It is a bit daunting the prospect of going so fast for such long periods of time but I love a challenge and this will definatly be a challenge" he concluded.