Free State Bash 2010 Official Bash report

[Ganjora]

back and safe.

had a nice ride down,  and a killer on the way back...
took Grootseun on a bit of a detour...
attached is the route.
will post pics tonight

 

[laurika]

Pistol and Big Ray back :thumleft:

Thanks to all that made this possible, a lot goes unnoticed, and happens behind the scenes.

To Deon and Carla, thanks for carting the most important liquid refreshments around in the trailer >

To any I might have offended, I apologise, but please can I come back next year for more :thumleft:

Thanks again

yes, my eyes are still red.....

 

[roxenz]

I got home safely last night, albeit a bit stiff and sore. Much better this morning. I have a list of very heartfelt thank you's:

* All those who organised: how the hell you managed it only you'll know, but the way the organised chaos just worked was impressive! Thanks, I'll be there again next year!

* Li for patching me up with loads of TLC, and offer a dry and comfy bed in their chalet.  Thx to Jules, P-Pete and Ray for not objecting.

* Thanks to Brink for the brandwurm, but Perta's Synap-Forte actually worked better!    Thx, Petra!

* Thx BoerSchoeman and HVDM for coming out to pick my KLR up. With the front wheel not turning, we needed some strength to get it onto a trailer (and I was feeling a bit weak!). It was so re-assuring to "phone a friend" and get an immediate helpful response!

* Thanks to JohnST and Simone (sp?) for the "Rocky" ride to the water tunnels! And the lift to Clarens for the best cheese and garlic burger.

* Thx to Dion (Would I) and Carla (Fire Cracker) for organising a lift home - good luck with all that unpacking, you guys must have been paste last night!

* Thx to HVDM for trailering my bike back! Owe you one!

* Thanks to all the other dawgs who commiserated and exuded sympathy. Believe me, it helps!

* Lastly, thx to Ganjora for making it an exhilarating and interesting ride down to the Bash!  It was, until the point of impact, the best ride I've ever had, beautiful scenery, easy to hectic riding, good company, just fantastically lekker "out there". But you've left me with a bit of a Zen poser: I realise there is truth in the saying, I also realise (and demonstrated physically) that the saying requires some interpretation, so my quest for the next few weeks, months, years(?) will be to unravel the true meaning of: "speed is your friend"!  ;D

 

[HVDM]

Roxenz

Next time you decide to drill a hole into Clarens Formation sandstone, call me before you decide to use your forehead, not after. Its much easier with a Down-the-hole hammer than your head.  :biggrin:

Eish, these computa geologists. :biggrin:

By the way, did you bring back a rock sample? Do you think the quartz content increased the damage? Well there is still a fragment wedged in your wheel... :biggrin:

 

[JPDakar]

Another Tuli Ride Pic:

 

[JPDakar]

Some Party Pics:                                                                                          eepwall:
:biggrin: :ricky:

 

[JPDakar]

More....

 

[JPDakar]

And more....  :biggrin:

 

[Grootseun]

thnax for a great bash

Got home just after 6 last night.

like ganjora said, we had a bit of a detour.. details to follow.

did just over 1000km this weekend.

 

[JPDakar]

And more... eepwall:

 

[JPDakar]

Almost done...

 

[JPDakar]

:

 

[mannemerak]

Ah it looks very good!

Was also in Clarens this weekend, saw a lot of doggies all round, pity we could not do some of the dirt roads (RT and LT in the group)!

And saw an interesting thing in Golden Gate... a KTM 690 (I think) traveling with a group of Harleys... ??? ??? ???

 

[siaskoen]

This looks like something I need to ad to my calender!  Thanks for sharing dawgs!  Verrry jellas!!! :biggrin:

 

[mornevdw]

Damn! Now I'm jealous....

 

[hondsekierie]

What an awesome weekend.  My first bash and definitely not the last.

A special thanks to all the people that assisted the disorganized two - you know who you are :thumleft:

Will post a huge number of pics as soon as I get some time.

 

[LeonDude]

What an amazing experience this weekend was for me. Being in a cast means that doing just about anything is a mission. Thankfully, for the whole weekend the Wild Dogs carried me on their hands, doing everything from driving me around to fetching me beers, cooking my food and, in the case of JohnST, daring me to chase him down.
Thanks firstly to Kilroy and his lovely family for taking me down and back. As you all know Maretha never stopped working for one moment from the time she got up to when she went to bed at night. Thanks guys, I really appreciate it.
There are too many names to mention, but Cave Girl saw to it that I had no needs, she simply took care of everything for me, and on top of that she was fabulous company – thanks Cave Girl.
To the dogs that carted me around in their cages all over the show, thanks to you too.
And of course to everybody else who was there, thanks for the great company, I will definitely be back next year.
I still need to go through my photies to see what I can post, will do so later.
See you all next year.
LeonDude

 

[Sasha]

This was my 1st Bash.....I absolutely loved it.

 

[Sasha]

and more  pics

 

[Sasha]

That's it for now...on my way to Mozambique...