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JULY 2022
NATIONAL MOTORRAD RALLY
The weekend of 3rd June was the BMW National Motorrad Rally held at Kooralbyn Resort near Beaudesert and hosted superbly by the BMW Owners Club of Gold Coast. Congratulations to them. Unofficial numbers gained after a few red wines suggest there were around 80 attendees and 50 or so bikes of varying marque’s (including a couple of ring-in Triumphs and a Honda). Organised rides were popular and the dirt ride led by Steve Bryant had Duncan on his Tiger in good company with all those GS’s. The dinner on Saturday night had a talk by GS Trophy qualifier Petra Hennig about her riding story which was very interesting and engaging. Prizes were awarded for the “Show & Shine” with our very own Frank Hills deservedly winning the prize for Best GS and my R1200C (Molly Maroon) winning a surprising Best in Show - I am still excited about the win and have my trophy and certificate on display on a shelf in full view of any visitors!! The Gold Coast club set the bar high for future rallies, with the included “goody bag” containing a fantastic motorbike first aid kit and lots of cool Autosol bike cleaning products as well as discount vouchers. The 2 included dinners were of a high standard, and the venue of Kooralbyn while a bit dated was certainly most comfortable and the quiet country atmosphere was very relaxing. Thank you to John Eacott and the other Rally organisers for all the hard work put in to make it such a success. Next National Rally is in South Australia (Barossa I believe...) in 2024 - so start planning!
Winners are Grinners!
