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There is tangible excitement for the night ride in the cold night air, and the guys waste no time in setting off. The route is provided for us, and there are no time-based waypoints to chase down - scoring is done purely based on route selection. There is no rush. We choose to wait for the pack...

Day 3 - The night stage The night was a bit warmer than the first two, and I was still in bed but already awake for a while when my regular 7am alarm went off. I realised that for the first time since we got here, I slept until after sunrise. Rayne is still deep in dreamland, and I quickly...

Project X Day 2: Clearly, I have made some bad decisions (final) Rayne stretched out in the shade provided by my beached bike, and I hid from the late afternoon sun behind a larger shrub, which is only useful for this purpose during the window of our stay there, while the shadows grew long. We...

Project X Day 2: Clearly, I have made some bad decisions (continued) Heading west towards the fuel stop stationed on the coastal road between Port Nolloth and Alexander Bay, we were now out of the rocky hills and onto the sandy plains approaching the west coast, following tracks next to the...

Project X Day 2: Clearly, I have made some bad decisions I wake just before six, and quietly head out to the showers and then coffee. Breakfast at 7am, with an 8am start time for us. Day one’s scores have been posted on the screen in the planning area, and we are well pleased to find ourselves...

Project X Day 1: Easing into it I wake at my usual 4:30am on Saturday, the first day of the challenge. I was a bit cold during the night, but not cold enough to just get up and put on more cover - just lying there, not quite shivering but not comfortable either, sleepily waiting for it to be...

Project X - The Challenge Rayne and I loaded our bikes the night before, and by 7am Friday morning on September 20, 2024, we were on our way. The trip up on the N7 was relaxed and comfortable. My old Honda CR-V is known as a good option for towing horse boxes all over the UK, and I get why. We...

Project X - Prologue (continued) The Man “Unremarkable” might be an appropriate epithet to describe me as a rider. I’m a 48 year old IT executive, 1.86m and 85-ish kg. I don’t smoke and don’t drink (much). My annual health checks have so far come up clean, and I’m in a reasonable state of...

What follows is an account chronicling my experience competing in Project X, a Navigational Team Challenge held in the Richtersveld and Namaqualand from 21 to 28 September, 2024. Although we competed in teams of two, this is relayed from a very personal perspective. Suffice to say at this...

Dirt Rider has them. Bought and installed one two weeks ago.

My 2013 GSA just started to do this. It’s definitely emanating from near the top mount. Did you manage to address yours?