Final update from our (first?) attempt to participate in the
Simpson Desert Bike Challenge.
As some of you already found out via FB, our trip
to the Simpson Desert Bike Challenge took a surprising turn over the weekend.
Gearbox failure at Pimba (SA), 170 km north of Port Augusta on
Saturday - 2 days prior to race start. We are now stuck in Roxby Downs
knowing that we will miss the race.
However,
this no disaster. No accident, nobody has been hurt. It is utterly, utterly
disappointing though.
The best part of my attempt to fulfil a crazy dream is and will remain your
support!!!
Once we are back on the road we will travel back via Flinders Ranges; hoping to
have a great time on some 4WD tracks... also taking the bike for a spin.
We did upload a short version of our outback trip video to
youtube. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DCCay0nX98
Despite the fact that we did miss the race we think that we
were able to produce some pretty cool footage incl. showing Australia from a
drone’s perspective.
Thanks to donations we have raised over $5000 for the
Royal Flying Doctors Service!!
You might want to check it out. Have fun!
Eckart
