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The HOG Rally was without its
competitors for your rally dollar. The
event was followed quickly by the Iron
Run in Queenstown, New Zealand, on
March 20–21 and the annual Ulysses
AGM Rally at Wodonga, on March
23 – 29. Harley was busy at all three
rallies as the major sponsor of the
Iron Run and ever-present at Ulysses
rallies. Even though the Iron Run
was a Harley-sponsored motorcycle
rally, it was open to all riders and
brands, says director of marketing
Adam Wright, who predicted “a lot of
Aussies to go over for it. There will be
a lot of activity and it will be an all-
encompassing motorcycle event.”It included a special HOG members-
only (and partners) party on the
Friday night at the Steamer Wharf.
Organisers hope the event will
become the southern hemisphere’s
equivalent of the Sturgis Rally in
South Dakota.WEBSITES
HOG Rally: http://australianationalrally.
com/registration/
Iron Run: http://www.ironrun.co.nz/
Ulysses: http://www.ulysses.org.au/
AGMEvents
Country Music Festival: http://www.
tamworthcountrymusic.com.au
Powerhouse Motorcycle Museum:
http://www.powerhousemotorcyclemuseum.
com.au/
Big Golden Guitar: http://
biggoldenguitar.com.au/WHERE TO EAT
Similarly, there are heaps of fast food
outlets, cafes, taverns and restaurants
in the city. The Longyard Hotel has a
fantastic pub atmosphere, o en live
entertainment and great meals. Because
of its set-up and location just down
the road from the venue for the HOG
Rally at the 35-million-dollar Australian
Equine and Livestock Event Centre,
it was expected to become the “Full
Thro le Saloon” during the Harley event.
Other eating-out tips: Espresso
Addimi has the best coff ee in town; the
new Addimi Wine and Tapas Bar; post
offi ce and Tamworth hotels; Le Pruneau
for modern French cuisine; or the Safari
Club if you want the best steak and ribs
in town.HOW TO GET THERE
Tamworth is about 400km north-west
of Sydney, 1200km from Melbourne,
1500km from Adelaide and about
550km south-west of Brisbane. If you
travel via the coast you will want to get
off the boring and heavily traffi cked,
policed and roadworked Pacifi c Highway.
Thankfully there are some great link
roads that wind up and over the
Great Dividing Range such as the
Oxley, Bruxner and Gwydir highways,
plus Bucke s, Clarence and
Thunderbolt’s Ways.
If you’re coming from inland,
avoid the Newell Highway north of
Coonabarabran. It’s o en referred to as
the New-hell with good reason. The New
England Highway is the most direct
route as it passes through the city. It’s
mostly picturesque, but is also plagued
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