With Phil on the other side of the world some where I volunteered myself to lead this ride and with 25 people following my dust around it was going to be a busy morning.
Al Mason and I arrived early (thanks for the lift Al) with the intent of checking conditions out before the ride started which we did as the rest of the group readied themselves. The south facing slopes of the forest were still slick from the previous weekends rain and causing some riders to experince red clay close up
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Leaving Dom Dom saddle after wound our through various tracks in the imediate area, lots of intersections here, and there for many people on corners. Our cornerman system worked well and no one got lost to my great relief.
Crossing Maroondah highway onto Rouchs road heading towards the pine forest we worked our way around a 45km loop before landing on the Narbethong road house for lunch and refueling. At this point some riders headed back to their cars having had enough for the day, while Andrew joined the ride for the afternoon.
The afternoon ride was a faster and at times more technical affair with lots of log hoping, challenging diversions, hill climbs and the warm Autumn sun made for sweaty helmets at every stop. I promised Clarky we would back at the cars by 5pm and Mr Ross had a birthday present to recieve at home
With a 5.30 finish time and 150ish km on the the trip meter I had enough and was very happy with a cold can of drink and Al to drive me home thanks mate.
Thanks to all the people below for your attendance.
A big thank you to Rossi for all day tailman duty.
| Al WR250 | Mark KLX450 |
| Tony WR250 | David DRZ250 |
| Steve XR400 | Chis WR450 |
| Rossi CRF450 | Simon WR450 |
| Clarky WR450 | Phil Gas Gas 300 |
| Marls SHERCO 2.5I | Fred Gas Gas EC450 |
| James CRF450 | Sascha XR650 |
| Alistar WR250 | Micheal DRZ250 |
| Anthony CRF250 | Timmey YZWR250 |
| Trent XR400 | Steve CRF250 |
| Wayne Gas Gas 250 | Zeke WRF450 |
| Mark CRF450 | John KTM525 |
| Wade KTM450 |
| Rock Tosser FE570 (celebrating 44 years) |
