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A story without words: WHES 2023 Round 1 - Toodyay Terror.
B.J. Novak challenged the concept of children's literature when he created the Book With No Pictures. It was described by Mark Levine of...
May 8, 20233 min read


Rain Dance
The W.A. Hard Enduro Series Round 1 - The Toodyay Terror. Held at the beginning of April, it was almost a certainty that the Graham...
May 4, 20233 min read


I did a thing!
I am a little bit terrified to use this as a blog title. But, as I don't make any money at all from the thousands of hours I spend...
Apr 28, 20234 min read


Even a bad day is a beautiful day riding Trials.
It is a funny thing; this hobby that we endure - sorry, enjoy. On every other Sunday, I ponder why I can't pursue a past-time that does...
Apr 18, 20233 min read


The Western Front: Stories from the trenches.
Paul Byrnes, author of The Lost Boys writes "In the First World War of 1914–1918, thousands of boys across Australia and New Zealand lied...
Apr 9, 20235 min read


The Goat ate our Invitational!
I very much doubt that any one race event could rattle the Goat’s cage. But always up for a challenge, the W.A. Hard Enduro Series...
Apr 4, 20233 min read


You can bring a knife to a gun fight if you know how to use it!
The WHES Graham Jarvis Invitational was not always going to be just about Graham Jarvis. But it was always going to be about a hard and...
Apr 1, 20232 min read


Jakob "the Jackal" Petrig is hoping Goat is on the menu at Bridgy
WRD Junior Academy Rider Jakob Petrig was born to bikes. In fact, it might even be that he was conceived via some miraculous (or...
Mar 27, 20233 min read


Rudling ruptured, but in repair mode.
It was a little bit like someone stuck a hoover down my gob and sucked the air out of my lungs. WRD Rider Darren Rudling was out of the...
Mar 20, 20234 min read


So accustomed to no service that good service is a shock!
Anyone that knows me knows two things are for sure and certain: 1) I cannot fix anything on my motorbike myself; and 2) Under...
Mar 3, 20233 min read


They've made a 'Ram Race' for Hard Enduro riders!
Trying to get my head around the context of Ballarat and its significance to Hard Enduro was difficult. There are dozens of towns and...
Feb 27, 20233 min read


A mountain goat in dairy cow country.
The five most frequently asked questions when passing through airport customs are; What is the purpose of your trip? How long do you...
Feb 18, 20232 min read


So wrong that it almost makes it feel right.
When I think about hard enduro little tingles run through my small bits. I am sure it is much the same for you lot out there (though I...
Feb 7, 20234 min read


The title chose itself.
300. A peculiar number on which to base a story. 300 is the extraordinarily small number of Sparton soldiers that King Leonidas gathered...
Dec 7, 20224 min read


No, you can't have another ADV, unless......
I have written dozens of stories about my Dad. That is principally because, by being himself, he provides endless content! For instance,...
Oct 13, 20223 min read
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