Wow another great weekend put on by the boys and gals of the redback tourers. Aussie sure did have a word with the big fella, and the weather was nothing less than perfect. Donna and I left Melbourne friday morning with a cool and overcast, but not long after crossing the great divide, we where bathed in bright sun shine, all the way to the rally site. And yes the camping gear we sent up ahead was there waiting for us, phew.
Aussie lead us out for a morning blast up gods road and back, we at least got 1 extra bike this year, making it a grand total of 3 bikes. The out run just seemed so much harder than last year, and the pace was very much slower than I remember. When we gased up we all agreed, and feeling a bit worse for wear, but to all our suprise the return trip was so much easier, and faster. So how come, the loaded log trucks head out and tear the road up, unloaded for our return don't cut the road up, phew for that, so much fun was had. Many thanks Aussie for yet once again leading us out, to enjoy gods road
. Even Donna who the day before felt a bit out of sorts with the bike, had a rush of blood and had a go, at taking the lead. Saturday arvo saw the events, and the slow face was, what can I say a slow race. Then the egg throwing contest, I was asked, but having broken me spec's the other day, there was to chances of me playing, while blind as a bat without any booze, but the yoke at least was not on me, (sorry couldn't help meself). But Donna and I teamed up to win the hanging donut eating comp, thank you very much a couple of cans of booze, for the huge effort of eating a donut. The awards and raffles, well, at least this year sarg, didn't win just about the whole lot, in fact went home empty handed
Paki didn't win the autosol, and I beleive was even better behaved than me. But aussie do tell, I beleive we have a winner in the whatostepoff award. All I heard was some guy took off at 1 am ringing the redline out of his bike for 4 gears, and them came a gutza. Anyway back to the awards, Donna and I missed out on the longest travelled award by some 50 k's. Next year if all goes to plan and we finally travel the planned route, that there award is ours. As for the trip home the dome Hwy was most uneventfull as the trip up there. But with the new shinko 005 on the rear of the rex well and truelly scrubbed in we at least, had some fun, after turning off the Dome Hwy at Euroa, Alex, and through the Black spur, for some really good fun, and home via the back door. Bloody great weekend, roll on next year.