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« on: September 17, 2011, 11,28:09 PM » |
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Ride Report Black Range North 17th of September Author Brad McDiarmid
Great turnout to my first run ride after the bummer Ski season. Excellent turn out of thirty one people and the weather gods had blessed us with 25 degrees. This was my first run ride in this part of the forest and went pretty smooth for a number of reasons. The morning loop was around 57KM and took 3hours returning to the cars for fuel and food. The afternoon loop with a couple of extra narrow’s thrown in was just over 36KM and took a bit over 2hrs with all of us returning to the cars just after 3pm as there were no major issues on the day.
Some of the trails were a bit slippery in places but overall the grip was there. In the afternoon we did some challenging hills and everyone got through as we worked as a team.
Thank you to ALL of the riders you all rode well and were receptive to the terrain with only minor bike issues. Maintenance is such an important thing as is bike selection for fun riding.
Special thanks to Rossi and Zeb for their AM and PM tail man duties respectively and Peter Ross for bringing the UHF radios which worked as treat on more than one occasion in keeping the group together and flowing.
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Ride : Black Range L1/L2 Leader : Brad McDiarmid Date : 17/09/2011 AMTRA
First Name Surname Bike Member
1 Brad McDiarmid TXE310 Husky Yes
2 Zeb Colic WR250 Husky Yes
3 Rossi Raynard TE310 Husky Yes
4 Paul Bryce KTM250 Yes
5 Alistar Barrett KTM300 Yes
6 Peter Dunlop YZ250 Yes
7 Peter Ross FE570 Yes
8 Darren Dorich FE570 Yes
9 Rolf Kimptom TE250 Husky Yes
10 Hayden Cribb KTM300 NO
11 Adam Fisher KTM450 Yes
12 Rod Craig KTM450 NO
13 Clint Rolfe DRZ400 NO
14 Scott Kingston Berg450 Yes
15 Ash Cameron XR600 Yes
16 Emma Rowe KLX450 Yes
17 Dean Puntuieie WR250 Yes
18 Phill Blanchard EC300 Gas Gas Yes
19 Steve Reid WR250 NO
20 Justin Trist KTM300 Yes
21 Rory Fitzsimons WR450 Yes
22 Cam Morton WR250 Yes
23 Andrew Petrie WR250 Yes
24 Rudi Webel KTM300 Yes
25 George Sanos CRF450 Yes
26 Marls Schenko Sherco 3.0i Yes
27 Fred Schenko Sherco 3.0i Yes
28 Garth Jacobs YZ450 Yes
29 Joe Farrugia WR450 NO
30 Chris Hashmi CRM250 NO
31 Ash Robertson KTM450 Yes
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« Last Edit: September 18, 2011, 01,09:31 AM by Brad »
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« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2011, 12,40:35 AM » |
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Thanks Brad for putting on a great ride  The weather was perfect & apart from the tracks being a little bit slippery in some sections, I managed to get through with only one tip over (not classed as an off  ). A great bunch of guys & gal to ride with as always & was great chatting to the new members. I did the morning loop & was great to ride with tailman Rossi Boots again, who thankfully, didn't see me for most of the morning & when he did on that rocky uphill, I was able to save my self  Thanks Rossi for morning duties. Freddo continued with the boys on the arvo loop, with tailman Zeb keeping on eye on them all...thank's Zeb for that.... Looking forward to your next one Brad... Cheers, Marls & Freddo |
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Ken R
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« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2011, 01,43:51 AM » |
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Come on Brad - tell us all about your interaction with your new steed!!
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SEX - It's OK, but nothing like the real thing!!
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Brad
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« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2011, 03,03:48 AM » |
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Goes well Ken more like a 450 than 250 in some respects like treating the power gentle when its slick or wet and now I enjoy the more powerful cruise up and down hills vs the gear changes on the 250.
Front sprocket must be made of butter 500K's and its curling over. Easy to maintain.
Love it.
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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2011, 03,49:55 AM » |
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Thanks Brad, really had a top day. The weather was perfect (a bit different from last time I was there with you!), couldn't have gone better really. Thanks to Rossi and Zeb for being tailmen Look forward to the next one. My mate Steve absolutely loved it as well. Cheers. Paul
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« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2011, 06,18:25 AM » |
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10/10 Bradley well organized and well run .... Great group cant believe they were all able to get through 90 + klm's in 6 odd hours The ride leaader must know what he is doing  |
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SHE ASKED ME TO WISPER SOMETHING REALLY SEXY INTO HERE EAR AND I WISPERED " BRRRAAAAP "
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« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2011, 06,50:45 AM » |
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Thanks Brad
Awsome ride you put on, will ride with you any time, well organized and thanks to Zeb and Rossi for doing the tailman thing.
i will see you on the trail keep it roostin.
Cheers
Rudi
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« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2011, 08,16:37 AM » |
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Thanks for putting on another well organised ride Brad, and to Rossi and Zeb for keeping us in line. And the weather gods were definitely smiling down on us!
Having 3 on a corner worked out nicely and kept the ride flowing for the whole day - it also gave people a chance to chat whilst waiting for the tailman to arrive.
There's a good mix of tracks up there, and the only thing that seemed to be missing was a river crossing or two...
Peter D
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« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2011, 09,35:18 AM » |
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Good job Brad, thanks Zeb for sharing the tail duties. Goes to show that large rides that are well organized and punters that turn up with well maintained bikes, can be successfully run, oh and the weather does help... PS. Found a quality multi tool on the morning loop, please post me if you have lost it. Rossi... |
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« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2011, 12,57:42 AM » |
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Top ride Brad, thanks again for running such a well organised day.
Look forward to the next one you put on.
Anyone know who the rider was shooting footage with the cam?? Is it uploaded/posted anywhere?
Cheers,
George
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« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2011, 04,08:46 AM » |
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Thanks again for the top loops both morning and arvo.
Cant wait to get out there again!
Al
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« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2011, 06,28:06 AM » |
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Sh!t HOT Ride Dr B Rad, thanks Rossi for putting up with my crap, and Zeb From Colac for doing Tailman as well. A good group of riders and Hopefully i didn't scare too many people as i putted past them.
Sorry Brad i didn't see you at some intersections, "but hey" i did see 3 People at the corner, so it was go go go !!!
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« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2011, 10,01:00 AM » |
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Thanks Brad. Really enjoyed the ride. Giving all the riders an idea of what was coming up was fantastic. Glad I have put my name up for a few more of your rides. Thanks Rossi and Zeb for tailman duties.
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« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2011, 10,18:33 AM » |
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Hi Brad, Thanks for organising another great ride. I really enjoyed the day. The weather was perfect and the conditions were great for a fast and flowing ride. Thanks to Rossi & Zeb for tailman duties. Cheers Adam. |
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« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2011, 07,27:11 AM » |
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My second AMTRA ride and it was bloody awesome !
I love you boyz - loads of fun !
Thanx to Brad for the lead and Rossi for the sweep & to Zeb for the bench racing once again ( love you man ! )
I have got some fabbo footage that I will post up ASAP for you - I did my best to try and get as many of you on the video as I could.
Cheers
Yazza
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