I would have had difficulty walking over

It was great to shoot some 2 wheeled action again as the Yamaha Australian Off Road Championship came to Port Macquarie. It was a terrific weekend and I got some great shots. The was lot's of mud early on but with the fabulous weather it soon dried out and the were big clouds of dust in the air.

There was a really tough technical section made up of big concrete pipes, blocks and large rocks that I would have had difficulty walking over let alone riding. Then they raced around part of the motorcross track then off into the bush for a while and then back around again. For 2 hours! The riders even had to refuel the bikes without assistance.

These are some seriously tough and fit guys and girls. Reigning champ Chris Hollis on his Husqvarna was the local favourite but mechanical problems slowed him down. Former world enduro champion Stefan Merriman, part of the Ballard Yamaha team, won the main pro event.

It was also good to get a big shot on the front page of the local newspaper and a couple more on the back page as well.