Navigation ride Lithgow, Woodstock Return RR

[katrina ratcliffMember]

Better late than never.
Here is my take on an awesome OldBull Adventure weekend. Got to enjoy this with SMick400 and Robbo (on the mighty CRF230)

Getting the bikes ready at Lithgow

So TB calls out what route to take…. he got me at a weak moment with a few drinks under my belt…. Enduro Route it was…. I was regretting it the next morning!! Some of the tracks were hard going!! but that’s what I like about TB routes!!

The weather looked a bit suss…. Robbo come up the rear

We were overtaken …

We enjoyed seeing some good skid marks on the tracks. Robbo hitting a corner

Fantastic tracks

We followed in the support vehicles into the caves:

All the adventure boys having their cafe latte experience

Since I was chief navigator Smick400 and Robbo had to put up with my U-Turns to find some of these tracks

We came across Strucky

The river crossing Abercrombie National Park got a causality

Robbo went through there no problems at all on the CRF230

I was happy girl living the adv dreams

Then fuel/lunch at Burraga and the most amazing burger & chips

The support vehicle arrived

Then it was back out and a dash to the pub

Got to the pub at 4.30pm and sorted out tent, shower and drinks/dinner. The rest was a blur but it was great catching up with old and new friends. Got to meet the legend Geoff Ballard once someone told me who Geoff was…… sorry Geoff…. blame it on being new into this sport

Next day we were on the bike and ready to rip it up at 7am with hangover as ususal.

Riding under trees

We heard some big bikes ripping it up and decided to get in camera position as they came out. This is Geoff Ballard coming out and decided to give me a wide berth… what a gentleman

Not so his mates!!.. They tried to hit me

Not often you get a cuddle from a legend on a track…. I was trying to out do Geoff with my brown dirt on top lip

Watched Geoff tackle a hill

Followed by his mates

Thanks to Mick’s navigational skills we got to Oberon early but I wasn’t complaining

After a burger and chips it was back out on the trails

Bit of log hopping

Happy boys – Smick400 and Robbo

Got back to Lithgow at 2pm in time to have a relaxing drink, pack up the bikes and head home early. Thanks to everyone responsible for pulling this together and supporting the weekend. Without you this ride would never happen. Can’t wait for the next one!!

[JohnMember]

That’s what I like to see! A ride report with oodles of pics and a splash of words to tie it all together!

[peteMember]

Great stuff Kat, great ride report the guys on the big bikes sure do make you appreciate the skill it must take to handle something like that off road.
Thanks for your report mate.

PTW

[SteveMember]

Great report mate,sooo cranky I missed that ride,Havnt started a bike since Nambucca ride.

[GregMember]

Now thats a ride report, cheers Kat

TB

[MichaelMember]

Great stuff Kat

Love the photos

Cheers

King Strucky

[daniel lewisMember]

wow great photo’s I have used all my data limit (new 3d tv downloading 20-30 gig movies) so 9 more days till I can up load my vid’s sorry ill get them up soon

[GregMember]

Probably a chance to come clean just after 1pm and after the lunch and fuel stop Crash and I stopped and decided to do support the community of Trunkey Creek by donating some money to the Black Stump Pub so that money could be put back into the community via the publican. Oh yeah he gave a us a schooner for our donation, great scheme that one :laugh: Great beer as well nice and cold

More later

TB

[GregMember]

Here is a few more photos from the ride and pre run (one of 5 pre runs)

In the forest with Willcox, Lefty and GB

Lefty rode the RideAdv XT660R on its first hit out, note the front mud guard :ohmy:

Not all riding there is bike prep required

Another pre run with Crash and Lefty

That hill again

Lefty coming up to see what the bugger I was thinking :huh:

Lefty out of talent pulling a U turn, I helped him pick it once I had a picture :laugh:

New company

TB

[JohnMember]

Thanks VB!

[WayneMember]

MrSquiggle wrote:

After a fantastic weekend Merlyn had an off on the KTM about 20 minutes out of St Albans that saw him airlifted to Royal North Shore hospital with spinal injuries. He has come through the surgury well and has movement back in his arms and legs. He has pins and plates from his C3 to T5 and is a very lucky boy to say the least.

Special thanks to hopper on the WR who stuck around and helped out with the ambos and bike recovery.

Terrible news MrSquiggle and I hope Merlyn makes a good recovery

I think you guys were first on scene with my little incident and you did a great job there

Best recovery Merlyn

[katrina ratcliffMember]

lotsa wrote:

MrSquiggle wrote:

After a fantastic weekend Merlyn had an off on the KTM about 20 minutes out of St Albans that saw him airlifted to Royal North Shore hospital with spinal injuries. He has come through the surgury well and has movement back in his arms and legs. He has pins and plates from his C3 to T5 and is a very lucky boy to say the least.

Special thanks to hopper on the WR who stuck around and helped out with the ambos and bike recovery.

Terrible news MrSquiggle and I hope Merlyn makes a good recovery

I think you guys were first on scene with my little incident and you did a great job there

Best recovery Merlyn

Mr Squiggle….so sorry to hear about Merlyn…. Please send my regards and let him know that we are all hoping for a speedy recovery. I hope the nurses are looking after him

Kat

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