Tormey flying high after completing amazing double

6 March 2012 - Charlton reinswoman Ellen Tormey scored a landmark win in the Australasian Young Drivers Championship at Perth's Gloucester Park on Friday night and capped a remarkable weekend winning the Tiffany Murray Memorial Pace at Echuca on Saturday night. The Bendigo based driver said yesterday that as big as the AYDC win was "to win Tiff's race" was just as amazing. Last season’s leading Victorian concession driver represented her state in the AYDC for the second consecutive year after another excellent term, which has already yielded 35 wins statewide. Opposing young tyros like Morgan Woodley, Todd Rattray, Ken Rogers and Zac Butcher, Tormey became just the fourth Victorian to claim the coveted title. She also joined Kerryn Manning and SA's  Danielle Hill as the only females to taste success in the star-making series across its two decade history. “Winning was just an amazing thrill; there looked to be plenty better chances than me heading into the final heat, but we snuck home so it was a very exciting night,” Tormey said. “The whole series is a fantastic idea and it’s always good to get away with a great bunch of people and experience racing in a different state or country.” Rather than revel in her success across the Nullarbor, the dedicated driver was soon flying home for Saturday’s Echuca Cup card where she claimed a race very close to her heart. A long-time friend of brave mother Tiffany Murray, who lost her battle with cancer last year, 21-year-old Tormey was thrilled to take out the Tiffany Murray Memorial Pace on Valiant Lustre. “I was always going to get back for the Tiffany Murray Memorial Pace; she was a great friend of mine and to win a race named in her memory was a great honour for me,” she said. “It really means a lot.” - with the files of the Bendigo Advertiser

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