Tag: rally-2013

The majority is the gang left in the morning so the remainder (10) went to the Goolwa Motor Museum…

 

BoM says it feels like 7.8 here in Middleton… I think that’s being a little optimistic… But I won’t complain – not after the heat from kat week.

Final official dinner with all in attendance, with presentation about the Fleurieu Region and awards.

Diesel (L) and Steak (R) who keep the club alive and kicking with a monumental contribution.

(More photos to come)

We had an official count of 37 Honda STs (24 x ST1300 and 13 x ST1100), a Honda Goldwing and a ring-in BMW. Mine it the blackie 7th from the right.

Photo op…

We the set off cruising the dam wall. Unfortunately we weren’t allowed to stop for more photos there.

Fish & chips for me – yum.

Rain started to set in during lunch. So, before we set off afterwards most of us donned our wet weather gear. This of coarse pretty much guaranteed it wouldn’t rain again. It was very windy though making for a thrilling ride over the hills, especially with wet roads.

Not too long into our ride the guy immediately in front of me lost concentration while playing with his radio. This caused him to over-shoot a corner, run down a very steep 2m embankment, and bury his bike in the bush.

A few of us quickly parked and ran to his help. To his credit he’d managed to stay on his bike and maintain control (other than the original departure from the road that is). He only needed to be pulled out.

He certainly used up a life as I had to wait for a Landcruiser to pass before I parked the bike. 5s earlier and he may have become the Landcruiser’s hood ornament.

I’m sure the bike suffered only a few scratches, but the event did win him some “awards” in the evening.

His username on the forum was “Octane”. I think Steak had it changed to “Offroad” before we had a chance to get him back on the road.

Out on the ride… This area is being carefully managed to ensure it doesn’t permanently degrade due to drought and over-allocation of water resources.

Info here.

 

All bikes assembling for the main ride. This was going to take us through what is known as the Fleurieu Region on the south coast.

We even needed police at hand to stop traffic for us.

Today was the major rally day for the 2013 OzSToc meet.

If started with a nice fry-up breakfast put on by the local Lions Club – a great way to start the day.