Team Announcement: Finke 2025

It was not a decision we made lightly, but we will not be taking the Trophy Ute to the Tatts Finke Desert Race this year.

Instead, we're using the time to get the Prerunner Defender up and running and also ironing out the issues we encountered at Finke and the Don River Dash last year.

For the first time since 2017, we will not be in Alice Springs for the Queens/Kings Birthday Long weekend! No doubt, our crew will miss their annual migration too, but we know it's the smart choice - we've got a lot of work to do in the shed and through shakedowns and testing!!

Above: Finke Desert Race Scrutineering, 2023

The Trophy Ute and team (including Bailey Cole Racing) will certainly be ready to get after it in September when we hit the river bed for the Custom Lithium Don River Dash.

It does mean we can't attend the usual 3-4 school visits so if there are any other teams who can be available in the days prior, please reach out so we can put you in contact with the local organiser of the visits.