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Wander Exercise Reports
The Exercise Wander events are 2 day unsupported trail
rides with at least one night under poncho. Teams are provided with a series of check points to visit with
a corresponding set of questions to be answered. The team with the highest score at the end of the weekend are declared
the winners. Points are also awarded for postive attitude, good field administration/campcraft and for effective
machine preparation, campcraft and leadership. GPS are banned - the events are designed to encourage back to basic
survival skills and drills!
Ex Spring Wander Report 10 and 11
Apr 10
Many thanks to Gary, Stu, Spike, Caroline, Greg, Brendan,
Gavin, Ernesto, Paul, Royal, Mark, Craig, and Pete for making the effort to participate and what was probably one
of the best weekends yet. The weather was simply outstanding and the switch to camping near the Ridgeway was rewarded
with miles of superb lanes. The campsite was in an excellent location and the Saturday evening barbecue was topped off
with the 'Hatherly's road kill partridge'that was roasted on an open fire and tasted great. Sadly
not many pictures worthy of note, an area we must all work on for future events if we can be bothered to stop.
The KTM boys were on excellent form once again and have rapidly become the backbone and characters of the club
- pity they came second, ha!
Winning team:
Team
AAC 780 pts (top flapjacks), 2nd: Team Lairy 760 pts(ugly ex marine but excellent road kill for the barbecue), 3rd: Craig
and Gary 490 pts (Craig managed to finish).
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Winter Wander Report 13 and 14 Feb 10
Many thanks to Caroline, Al, Brett, Chris,
Steve, Buster, Royal, Paul, Mark, Dave, Pete and Grant for making the effort to attend the Winter Wander event held at Stonehenge
Campsite, Berwick St James - sadly Craig blew up another bike on route and had to turn to the AA for help - weak! The
weather was nippy, but generally kind with a short hail shower during the Sat evening. Some excellent riding was
executed in slippery conditions interspersed with a hearty meal and one or two beers in the the local pub. Breakfast
was cooked by all around an open fire and was a very enjoyable and social experience.
Team Results:
Winning Team: DGLC
Team DGLC 5000 pts (rubbish bkfst),
Team Lairy 4750 pts (Royal had a lazy bkfst), Team Teabreak 4650 pts (best bkfst), Team Arborfield Aces 4600 pts (rubbish
bkfst and first aid kit).
Ex Autumn Wander Report - 26th and 27th Sep 09
54 riders from Germany, Harrogate, Devon, Chester, Salisbury, Tidworth, Leeds, Devon etc. What an amazing
turn out. Throw in some superb trails, basic camping, carrying all your kit (NO support trucks - oh yeah!), a kick ass
BBQ, a huge bon fire, few beers, a cooking and mechanical "special stage" and you have a recipe for an
outstanding off-road motorcycling event - an amazing weekend with some fantastic riders!
Click here for Ex Autumn Wander Film Link
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The weather was outstanding, the trails were bone dry and plentiful
and the riding was simply awesome. Following an early start on the Sat morning, all the competitors marked their maps
and headed out into the Wiltshire countryside to bag as many of the 142 check points possible before being directed to an
overnight campsite near Stonehenge. All 20 teams arrived in the campsite before the mandatory 1800hrs cut off except
the TBM boys who were hopelessly late having run out of fuel but still having a good time. The evening barbecue was
superb and was staged around an enormous bonfire with plenty of social beers and stories abound. Following a chilly night under
canvas the riders were up early for a mechanical and egg banjo cooking competition prior to a second day of bagging
even more check points. The overall event was won by Yoshi and Sarah, but more importantly all the competitors finshed
the event in one piece (less a shoulder strain for one unlucky individual sustained in the first hour on the Sat), a broken
KTM and a puncture for one of the DGLC riders. Many thanks for all who entered into the spirit of the event
and a special thanks to the admin crew, Kelvin, Archie, Mensa and Scouse.
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Kev's top tip: Tape your mobile phone to your helmet chin guard
for a simple and effective method of filming footage 'hands free' on the move!
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