With his maiden Australian Ford Championship in the bag, Queanbeyan driver Cameron Hill will turn his sights to a test drive in the US.
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The 18-year-old continued his sensational season by wrapping up the series victory at this weekend's round at Wakefield Park in Goulburn.
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Hill clinched the title on Saturday when he led from start to finish in a race that was delayed more than three hours after a crash forced the red flag to come out.
Hill became the first privateer racer to claim the championship since Neil McFadyen in 2003, while family friend Alan Webber - the father of ex-Formula One driver Mark Webber - was among his supporters at the track.
As part of his prize for sealing the championship, Hill will fly to the US to take part in a two-day test in the USF 2000 test.
"It's exciting to get to fly over to the States," Hill said.
"It's going to be an awesome experience and I just can't thank dad and my family enough for giving me everything I needed to win.
"It's really awesome to have such a supportive group of people around me like my family and my friends came out to support me this weekend.
"What we've achieved this year I'm very proud of and hopefully we can build on this form and look forward to the future."
Hill essentially only needed to finish Saturday's race to have an unassailable lead in the championship.
Not even a red flag could upset his composure.
"Finally, the weight is lifted from the shoulders," Hill said.
"The pressure was on to stay consistent and do the job we need to do and we've finally done it.
"A whole year of hard work has paid off and I'm over the moon.
"The tension was built up and then we had to re-set for the race again, but I just stayed calm.
"I knew all we had to do was finish and we went out there and did it."