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Fast n Furious at the woky
Woky: there's only thing for it.
As I sat down with trousers round ankles at the Harvey servo toilets I heard it, the phone went off in my jeans pocket. I knew who it was going too be as I scabbled around in the crumpled folds of denim and I was right, Jnr, where are ya came the scream down the line the anxiousness too ride so obvious in he's tone. I'm 2 minutes away. 3 minutes later as I pulled in too meet the motley crew I felt like a Blackman at a KKK convention very aware I had held everyone up. No time for intros we are of to the park spot. Wow check out this terrain, it's my first time in woky and it'salready ticking boxes I could of been back in qld for a moment. All kitted up and ride brief is called all intros done and wayno says " so what's your plan johnno". Buggered if I know iv never been here in my life. Ok I lead says wayno and what a lead ride he produced. Fast flowing two bike wide trails tight single trails through the pine, rocky hill climbs and that's just the first ten ks then the greasy clay down hill what I am naming MT VERMO. One by one we pick a line down through the clay that closely resembles ice with all taking care I thought until rooster Mick comes around me down and out the bottom with ease I quickly follow he's line. We all group up at the bottom apart from one, VERMO with just he's head showing above the bottom ridge " I think I'm stuck" we hear come from he's helmet and just like that about four riders spring into action rushing towards the clay bog that's swallowed half of he's 2 smoker (and this is what I love about riding) not too help but too laugh and take photos. Anyway VERMO out of the bog we all have ago going back up a few boys make it a few lay down so it's my go, momentum is the key coz there ain't no grip. Up over the first over the second ridge looking good for third ridge when rjd let's it down in front of me with hes back wheel laying right across my line, now I have two options stop or use he's tyre and spokes as traction( which I would usually do but thought to my self it's early let's not shoot myself yet I don't know these blokes and Iight be in need of there help later so I chose to stop. All down and off we go more of everything wayno is doing a cracking job up front and everyone is matching everyone for pace with twoody doing a fantastic job sweeping when we take a turn into a bit of a hill climb and the soil turned from red too black and everyone just attacked this hill pretty much side by side with about 7 different line options it was fantastic as I wrestled my bike to the top I could not keep the smile off my face that was my favorite part of the day. Half way through the day wayno swapped lead with rooster Mick and mick530 took over sweep duties this is when we started finding water or should I say I found water. Regrouped at the damn way is says Mick just follow that trail and we will group at the end so off we go I think I'm about third and can't see any bikes behind although I'm aware that Jnr will be hunting me down and up my clacked in know time so I'm on the gas when I take a quick glimpse and big mistake there's a big whole of water in front of me. Hard on the stoppers I can't pull her round so in I go. Not so bad but Jnr and someone else gets by with a giggle. Out and back on the gas aware twoody and mick530 can't be far behind and then wham another bog and I'm going in but this time it's up to the bottom of my seat and I'm off the left side walking along the edge giving her some throttle and clutch trying too get her out when twoody just smashes a line through to the right of me and like a tsunami the water comes up over the bike and drowns me I mean proper from armpits to my toes I'm soaked through. I get my bike out and off again but now I way about 20kilos more and I'm freezing. We regroup at the damn one more time and twoody apolagisies with a devilish smile and twinkle in he's eye, he was proud of my wetness I could tell but I would of done the same that's what we ride for right. Some more great trails and alot of rocks and 97ks later we are back at the cars. It was a fantastic ride but what I didn't tell you about my first woky experience is I was riding with a deadly combination of things in me. I had had 3 hrs sleep had a wicked hangover and was sporting a bad case of man flue so my experience of woky is a little bit jaded on what I think it could be cos I felt so crap allday. So theres only one thing for it. We will have too do it all again real soon. Thanks to wayno, Jnr, rjd, rooster Mick,mick530, twoody and VERMO for a great ride and for being top blokes, I will call this ride again soon cos I want to ride there when im feeling 100%       |
