Wild Dog Calendar Girls Training weekend ... girls do it with gusto !!!

[Gray]

Wow, being a Wild Dog Calendar girl really has it's perks.  :biggrin:  :thumleft:

We were fortunate to get a weekend of training presented by Hoofseun (Johan Gray), Malibu (Judy) & Hein Prinsloo who are from Africa Dream Adventures. ADA also runs the Honda Adventure Academy. Michael Steyn from Dual Purpose Adventures made sure we were well fed & hydrated.  Mmmm very yummy food  :drif: & the best part is you didn’t have to prepare anything yourself - what a pleasure  

The training was specifically adapted for the ladies and covered all the basics of off-road riding skills – clutch, throttle & brake control, balance, weight distribution, look up, look up, look up !!!  :3some:

The pace was just right and each rider had plenty of opportunities to repeat the exercises.  It was amazing to see how the confidence levels grew over the weekend.  Many smiles  ;D & “yeehaas” as obstacles were overcome.

Morning sunshine … our camp sight

Outdoor breakfast … how cool is this?

Phew, it was a a bit of a scorching hot day … dawgs taking cover in the shade – sunblock was NOT an optional extra

The venue offered a huge variety of terrain to practice on

And then the heavens opened on Sat night … thanx Michael for having a tent available for us.  
Jules has some very good advice ... "Don't look up to check out the rain ... a huge rain drop splat on the eyeball is quite a painful experience."  :laughing4:

Mmmm … strange things start happening when we are confined to small spaces … Jules up to mischief (as usual  eepwall

Check that grin … Is Blondie in heaven or what ?

Hein providing some personal attention when the going got a bit tough.  Well done Olive Oil … you did great !

Tankgirl … taking the sand as it comes.  Another huge grin  :biggrin:

Ooops … some were just a tad “moeg”   and went to lie down a bit – luckily a gentle soft landing

Racing-Chic … showing us how it’s done  :thumleft: You were a star this weekend - well done

The group for the weekend.
Missing from the pic: Magic63 - unfortunately had to leave after the first day due to a clutch problem.  Misty – unfortunately came down with the flu when she arrived on Friday night and wisely opted to return to camp to rest half way through day two.

Yay … our awesome training group for the weekend !!!  This was fun !

We were even issued with cool professional certificates … a very satisfied student & trainer … the smiles say it all !


A VERY VERY special thank you to the trainers & food providers.  Also to all that joined us for the weekend, whether you participated or observed - you were an awesome bunch.  Another special THANK YOU to Dakota for allowing me to take her new baby for a spin .... awe I am still drooling  :drif: ... it's such a cool bike  :thumleft:.  I'm sure you will do lots & lots of super duper adventures on her.  

You WD ladies can kick some butt !!! >  Makes me feel very proud to be part of the pack.  I look forward to the next Ladies outing/adventure/”kuier”.  Can’t wait to go practice some of our new learnt skills !!!

 

[Gray]

There were plenty of pics taken by some of the spectators ... pls post.  Mine were unfortunately very limited.

 

[Malibu]

Wow!  What a super weekend!  And to see what these girls and "significant others" can do!  Phew!  Everyone put their hearts into it and the results were so impressive. 

Well done to all of you!  You really earned those certificates! 

:thumleft:

 

[Misty]

A big thanks from me too, to Hoofseun, Hein, Malibu & Michael  :thumleft: – training is never to be sneezed at – haha –  and then the bonus is that it’s always great fun too. I thought the trainers were out to really get us this time, as I’d never sweated so much in my life, until I realized 38 degrees in the shade and a tad of the flu doesn’t  go down that well (well good for shedding of a few kg’s)  – but still a lot was learnt, practiced and will be implemented, just sorry I missed out the last few exercises – but a perfect excuse to go again – feeling a tad better today – Li I should have listed to you on Sat eve already!

 

[63magic]

A big thanks from me too, to Hoofseun, Hein, Malibu & Michael  :thumleft: – training is never to be sneezed at – haha –  and then the bonus is that it’s always great fun too. ...

+10000

had a good time on Saturday, very grrr about the clutch not playing along... I also wanted to do the jumps!!!  atch:

better luck next time!

will post some pics tonight.

thanks again!

 

[Dakota]

What a super weekend, always had an aversion to orange cones now the cones are my friend …. Learned a lot thanks to Hoofseun, Hein and sister… and thanks Michael for the delicious food..

The sand was such a blast on the new DRZ… fun fun FUN

 

[tankgirl]

what a friggin BLAST!! possibly the most fun i've ever had!!!
i'm sometimes a little lazy to learn but this was AWESOME and i'm telling everyone!


thank you Malibu for organising that us regular folk could also attend the celebrity chicks' special weekend!

Dakota, that is one beautiful bike, you must be careful leaving your keys around....

thanks Michael for all the delicious noms - my hero! ;D

BEEG thanks to Hoofseun and Hein for a brilliant weekend - you guys are really good at what you do, identifying all our individual needs and sorting us all out, once. great job, i have so much respect for you guys.

Jules, you champion constantly demonstrating how much fun riding is once you've learned the right way how!



i only took very few pics with my phone but there they are great venue too!!


oh yeah, and i want my NXR back... ;D

 

[JPDakar]

Please tell me DarthVTwin fell at least once... >

 

[Gray]

oh yeah, and i want my NXR back... ;D

hie hie hie ... I don't think Racing Chic will part with that in a hurry !!!

 

[Li]

Wow, what a fab weekend! It was an awesome bunch of people, we all had such fun even whilst learning.  Johan, Hein and Judy, thanks so much for giving up your time and being patient with us.  The sun was hot, depsite that, you were all always ready to assist, teach and with a smile  :thumleft:
Mike, your cooking and your service is awesome, I look forward to Vic falls next year  :mwink:
I am a bit stiff this morning, especially my clutch fingers, really worked them this weekend, but as they say "no pain, no gain"
  :ricky:

 

[DarthVtwin]

Yeah I fell, at least three times, the second and third may have been a tad on purpose haha!! Don't worry Captain J your turn is coming sooner than you think ot:

 

[Gray]

Yeah I fell, at least three times, the second and third may have been a tad on purpose haha!! Don't worry Captain J your turn is coming sooner than you think ot:

ja ja ... we believe you 

 

[JPDakar]

Post number 2 - Congrats!  At this rate you will be a member in 2020!

 

[Fire Cracker]

I had such a blast!  Thank you so much for letting the calander "staff" get involved too   Im stiff from head to toes, even my glutes hurt! go figure? 

Thank you so much Hoofseun (I am in awe of you ability on a bike!  Something to always work towards )  Judy, thank you!! what can I say?  You were awesome!  Hein thank you for all the little added tip - I'll try not over thing them again   Michael thank you for the food and looking after us so well.  The dom pedros were sooooo yummy, pity i didnt get to finish mine   Zanda thank you as well for the focus points in the sand! It did wonders   And Jules for showing us stuff and then helping us do it too  I don't think you realised how much work you had signed up for hehehehe

Amongst other things, we forgot the camera too, so no pics from us.  Would I? & I loved it, thank you to everyone involved

 

[Blondie]

What absolute exhilaration!!! The jumps were simply the best - didn't realise flying could be so much fun.  I enjoyed myself sooooooo much, despite being complemented as having " the most gracious falls"  :biggrin: . Just gimme time, I'll win that sandmonster yet...

To all that organised, trained, gave advice, helped, fed, laughed....  thanx for a spectacular weekend :thumleft:

 

[little_fire]

Wow!
I am so envious!
Looks like you girls had great fun, would have loved to be part!
Im doing Johan's course as well this weekend, cant wait!

 

[shivahamiw]

Thanks to all instructors & advisors - you all taught me loads even if i haven't mastered it all yet - You were super & taught me so much  :thumleft:
Thanks to all the dogs for being the super crowd you are, and for making the weekend such fun!
I'd have to second blondie on the flying thing - WOW!!!! We CAN fly!  :biggrin:

 

[GO GIRL]

Wow looks like you girls had a super weekend....lots of fun and sandy experiences had.... :thumleft:

 

[blazes]

Well Done Girls  :thumleft: I popped over on Saturday to see how they were doing  : Must be honest and say that they all have come a long way since i last saw them riding. Nice to see the confidence taking over and the girls starting to enjoy themselves. Standing and riding on one foot-peg. Feet on the saddle etc etc.One can see who teaches Racing chic. Well done all 

Guys some of you NEED to go for training--the girls ARE going to be better than a lot of you in the next few months--some are already eepwall:

 

[Tweetie]

How I envy you GALS. Seems fun was had by all, furthermore its also nice to ocasionally "rough it a bit" looks like the terain you had was fantastic for training. GO Girls GO!!