Let me start by thanking the people that helped make the weekend all that it was.
Chicken, for cutting a massive amount of fire wood, splitting said wood and then carting it up to the camp, helping tie all the tarps and set the camp up, a camp you wouldn’t use and leaving he great great grand fathers shovel from the boar war for us to use, them going of at me because he left it there, you are a legend as always.
Mac and Crew, for the meat and the BBQ etc thanks guys it was so good! And the effort to drag it all the way up and back cheers guys
Chopper, dragged the trailer with the genset, the tarps, the poles, the prizes, fuel for the generator, tyres, tyre changers, water etc
Once on site he spent hrs helping Chicken and myself in the rain setting up all the tarps etc that made the camp. He played fire warden and cook most of the weekend, cheers chop you unit!
Mick, You helped push the sales and made my job easier nearly as much as you made it harder, I never doubted for a minute that you wouldn’t make it there, but was having to much fun stirring to let you know that I believed you would, thanks for getting Ant on board with the prizes and organising the guard stickers and for all the other small things you do that only I know about, cheers Mate!
Ollie and Gilli, Gilli you would go close for sweep of the year, just I haven’t done it yet so we can’t be sure how good you really are lol. No really mate above and beyond the call of duty, good job, and Ollie I didn’t get out on your loop, good thing as I didn’t finish packing the camp up till after 2pm, thanks mate everyone loved it. To both you guys for the savers thank you so much from all at OBT admin.
Champo, Our roving photographer thanks mate for that, thanks for grabbing the bread and thanks for the crushing your pipe so we could all look at it and be amazed at how quickly you got it fixed, all this took the attention away from my crash, perfect, good job, cheers
Moto, Our roving helper, you helped me once when I became maybe slightly stuck, thanks for the comic relief you provided for all during the weekend, remind me again why I shouldn’t lose you out the back blocks of bum f*#k nowhere this coming weekend?
I am sure I have forgot someone that has done all the above and maybe more if I have someone PM me and I am sorry.
The thing about thanking people is that everybody there and every effort by every person there made it the great event it was. For me watching guys jump in and help Shane work on / fix the VOR was priceless, guys producing bits and pieces to get guys going was good to see, it shows the quality of the people on the site. Next year our Christmas Party will be in July, dates are easier for everybody to make as this time of the year is so busy.
Key highlights of the weekend for me are
Watching people turn up through the pea soup on Friday night
Getting X’s stamp of approval for the trails used, silly old bastard he is
The silly I am having a ball grin on Eagles face all weekend, even in the mud bath and the landings the Eagles kept making over and over and over, the sign of a true trail rider.
Shane VOR dressed at what must have been 5.30 on Saturday morning, only three hrs to wait mate, we wont go without you! Lol
Listening to guys laugh and tell stories about what happen back there every time we stopped for a break
X crashing in the car park being a tool, you need a bike that has some sort of horse power to break traction to spin the wheel bonehead, and the little girls WR250 isn’t the bike for that mate
Moto, well Moto just being Moto, chairs in the fire, falling of in the car park, crashing in puddles and just being himself.
Moose just poking around on the old 600, that was a real highlight because I love those things, it was a stock as and with his ability he never gave a inch to all the high tech light weight upside down, electric, pulse width modulated, fulcrum diverted, acid injected, 5 stroking, bikes there and always had a grin, going yeah yeah yeah yeah, you da man moose.
Gilli’s Bitch fit on Boulder hill was priceless, I know it’s a son of a bitch when 6 guys stand at the top and give advice, but that’s the way it rolls, ha ha funny, Gilli was also man enough the say sorry later, not needed mate it’s the way it goes. (Note to self, don’t get stuck on a hill with Gilli at the top)
Tiny stomach, it’s really not a highlight, but the roost marks are!
Seeing the BMW in the flesh, was great, bad not for long enough!
Passing X on the back wheel at around 120 – 130 mark whilst racing with Moto
Racing back with Moto
Completing the trails as planned for the weekend without and injuries.
Meeting all the fantasic people that turned up and looking forward to doing it and or just riding with you all again soon
Cheers all
TB
