immoveableobject.Theresultisthat
he got to meet doctors and nurses in
their professional capacity rather than
socially as they attended to his broken
wrist. James Morath was exploring the
hard options on the East Loop when he
stopped on a steep climb and then had
the dreaded front wheel lift when he
tried to get mobile again. He and his
bike slid all the way back to the
bottom of the slope but the bike was
relatively unscathed, as it rode on top
of Jim all the way.FUNDRAISER
The ACT branch of the DSMRA is the
force behind the Kowen Forest Ride
and the event acts as both a fundraiser
and membership drive and could not
survive without the efforts of a small
but dedicated group of workers and
the generous help of many backers.
The main sponsor, Canberra
Motorcycle Centre, supplied not one
but two brand spanker KTMs as first
and second prizes as well as a $1500
voucher for third, all drawn by raffle.
Peter Bale took home the voucher
and a long shopping list no doubt.
David Kimber was grinning wide
enough to swallow his ears when his
name was called and he suddenly
became the owner of a new KTM
300EXC TPI. Dave had just bought a
new Sherco 300 on finance, what aproblemtohave.The500EXC-Ffirst
prizewenttoShaneBradleywho
wasn’taroundtoclaimit.Afrantic
searchbysomeofhismates,oneof
whomgotphonereception,tracked
himdowntotheRSLwhere,nodoubt,
hewashopingtowinthemeattray.
CMCalsoprovidedplentyofproduct
asgiveaways,anda“race”was
organisedforarearknobby.
Contestantslinedupabout 50 metres
fromthetyreholderwhoshouted“go”.
Astheyrushedhimhethrewitover
theirheads.
QuickUturnsweremadeonlyto
seeitgrabbedbyalittleblokewho’d
linedupseeminglyunawarethathe
wasaboutametreshorterthan
anybodyelseandhadbeenleftonthe
startline.
Othersponsorsweregoodol’ADB,
RUOK?,CapitolBrewingCompany,
RushAdventureToursandtheSES,
whichprovidedmanpowerfor
mid-loopcheckpointsandcomms.
TheSaturdayeveningraffledraw
wasprecededandfollowedbyFMX
demonstrationsbytheFreestyleKings
andwasdrawnwhilemostwere
enjoyingthemealincludedintheir
entryfeecourtesyoftheVietnamVets
Catering(mixedgrillandchips),
Thai@Mawson(chickenwithoyster
sauceorbeefmassamancurry)and
TopGun(pulled-porkrollwithslaw,Fallen Berg rider spent 25 minutes on this hill Speed was key to this tricky section Plentyof‘me’timedespitethe 970 riders
Bit of a queue forming behind our man Dylan The DR-Z was back, this year with a bigger tank Lucky to ride away from this three-metre fallhttp://www.adbmag.com.au JUNE 2019 | 83