End of my tenure

You may recall a year ago when I wrote a blog post about going to the Vintage Motocross Club of WA AGM and somehow leaving as president. Well today is my last day as president and I must admit I’m quite relieved that it’s over. I really had no idea what I was doing and felt like I was playing …

Rolling with the punches

My day yesterday at the motocross was a little more eventful then I would have liked. For those of you with a squeamish stomach you might like to stop reading now because the story that follows isn’t pretty. It was the first race of the day and I was having a great ride. Everything was going perfectly and I was catching …

Weekend Recovery

This post is so late because I’ve only just finished packing up from our long weekend. Can I please have another few days off to recover from my weekend? We headed down to Narrogin on Friday afternoon to help set up for the Dandaloo Classic, which is a two-day vintage motocross event. As I’m the president of the club, I had to …

Call me Madam President

I have a terrible condition. It’s called volunteeritis. I always want to help so it takes a lot for me not to put up my hand and say I will do it. In fact if you look at what I’m doing at the moment, it’s a reasonable list: Reader Judge Coordinator for Romance Writers Of Australia Newsletter Editor for the Vintage …

End of Season – VMX

It was the end of season wind up for the vintage motocross on the weekend. There’s the awards night which is always fun and then the final race meeting. My club doesn’t keep track of who comes first, second or third in each race meeting, there are no points awarded and no one cares. Instead the awards consist of Most …

Australian Classic Motocross Championship

Waving to Mum from the start line. I have had such a busy weekend which is why this blog post is so late! I was in Busselton competing in the 2015 Australian Classic Motocross Championship. I wasn’t actually going to take part in the competition initially because I didn’t think I was very good, but a few people convinced me …

Slow and steady wins the race

My bike – I call her the bluebird I’ve been riding vintage motocross for just over a year now and I’m pleased to say that I am improving. I bought myself a solo bike because I was swinging on the sidecar with my husband and I decided since I was going to be spending all day at the track anyway, …

Being a Swinger

The sidecar and my husband before things get dirty. I have a confession to make. I’m a swinger – a sidecar swinger that is! In my spare time I race around a vintage motocross track hanging off the side of a sidecar. Now most people who ride vintage motocross will tell you you have to have a few screws loose to …