No Rules Retro Ride to Tin Can Bay: 17th February 2008

by John Alexander

The suggestion that there was some dirt sections in this run didn’t seem to put too many people off, maybe the prospect of no rules was too good to resist.
We left roughly on time for a day ride to Biggenden, taking the short cut via North-South road, saving about 6 klms.

Tony and Loll baled out at this point, (they must have looked to the south). So we hit rain periods on the Woolooga Road, the damp dirt section (5klms) easy to negotiate. We tackled the Widgee road through magnificent lush dairy country, passing some brave individuals attempt to make money from a twin-screen drive-in.

A bit of a tour through the western suburbs of Gympie revealed it was not a no-rules ride after all, a gold medal performance by the corner markers ensured NO ONE GOT LOST!

So on to Tin Can Bay where those in front managed to scurry into town before the downpour. After a good lunch in an un-crowded pub most were a bit towy to roar back to Bundy.

We left a little latter, checking out the spot at the Tin Can Bay – Tuan road intersection where Norm and Alice Gibson got air-born big time when their BMW outfit went over a metre high pile of dirt, put there by the road workers to “discourage” motorists from cutting the corner.

A mostly dry ride home followed, completing 470 klms.

It was good to see all tackle the dirt sections. By including the occasional dirt road it allows us to visit new areas, instead of the well-worn norm and it improves overall riding skills.