mags Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) At the outset can I just say I'm as proud of her as she is of herself. It was a big undertaking at 50 yrs of age to want to hop on a motorcycle for the first time (Jan 2014) and a trials bike at that!!! I had a fair bit of influence on the bike choice! Hehehehe Last Sunday we entered the trial held at Gap Creek here in Southern Queensland, Australia. It was jointly held by the Southern Queensland Trials Association and the Logan River Moto Trials Club. We arrived on the Saturday and camped the night at Gap Creek, our usual haunt on the bikes. Dropped to 5 deg C overnight so was not too cold but caught us out a bit... the last gasp of winter. Sunday morning saw us entered and kitted up for great day. We are lucky enough to have helmet comms. This gave us the ability to walk the sections and chat about where we would try to put the wheels without yelling or waving. It also was a great aid when we could not even see each other but still communicate... as in, arhhhhhh, don't come down this hill on bike, stop up top and walk down to see section. As beginners we ran the "Intro" class and the first 6 sections were achievable but sections 7-10 were a challenge. We did the full 10 sections for round 1 but as we eventually ran out of time we just did the first 6 for round 2 and 3. We did not get to complete any of round 4. We had an absolute ball! I cannot rate the experience high enough. It has been a dream for us for 8 months and to finally be able to be in a comp together was just amazing. We laughed, we baulked at hills, we lived on adrenalin, at times, in the more challenging sections. Although we dabbed quite a bit neither of us fell over on the bikes! I took a tumble spotting for Cindy, looking at her my boot hit solid rock and over I went... to the amusement of all!!! Thats a five!! Ahahahahahahaha No injury, just pride! Hehehehe. I would like to thank the organisers and competitors for a great experience. Most of all I'd like to thank the volunteer observers who stayed at sections for hours clicking our score cards. I tip my helmet to you all... 100% respect!!!! I only have pics taken from screen as my Gopro Edit Software seems to be corrupted and needs a reinstall. Apologies for quality. Thank you to everyone on this site that has encouraged us and given advice. Would have taken much longer without it, thats for sure! Mags (and Cindy) Edited September 26, 2014 by mags 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmad Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 that's really cool, hats off to her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmark1972 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Looks like she did quite well on her first go! That smile says it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan williams Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Cindy rulz, SHE RULZ!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_t Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Congratulations !!! That is an awesome start to what I am sure will be many more. Funny reading end of winter as we are ending summer here in Nova Scotia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmartin247 Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Yes well done to Cindy now mags has a problem as he has to use what ever bike is left after Cindy takes the best bike! Cheers John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thats_a_five Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Congrats to you both. The first of many memorable trials days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Fantastic job, hats off to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelly1 Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 well done good luck at the next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted September 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 Thank you everyone! I have created a monster!!! Hehehehehe And why not! Like the sticker says on her swingarm... Mags 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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