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22nd April 2010.
We’re full!
Well, here we are 4 weeks out from the 2010 Kenda rally. Entries have come in at such a rate that we have reached our limit of 500 riders today, which is three weeks before our projected closing date of the 14th May. We have now shut down our online entry system so that no more money can be paid in and all postal entries received after this cutoff date will be returned.
We can only fit in so many riders and 500 is our limit, so our advise to the riders that were planning to ride the 2010 Kenda rally and missed out is- get in early next year!
The Direct deposit system has worked well for us this year, but we have had some smart riders that have entered and not paid. These entries have not been accepted as the system needs a payment before a number can be allocated. In the case of it being a team entry, all that’s happening is that your team and team mates are being gradually pushed to the back of the grid, as more riders pay up and get allocated numbers in front of you. Not fair on your team mates and not all that smart, as it turns out….
Anyone that has entered and not paid must contact us urgently to arrange payment; otherwise you will not get to ride the Kenda in 2010. And your riding mates will forever call you “the guy that made us ride at the back of the Kenda grid”.
We have done our best to put all the team riders together wherever possible, so if you have marked your entry (and paid!) with a team name you will all start together.
The course.
The rally committee had a pre ride of the course a couple of weekends ago with members of the Alexandra district MCC taking the opportunity to ride both loops and check out the course. Even though the conditions were wet, the tracks were loamy and flowing, with a few technical uphill’s to test the riders. It’s the best course we have had for a few years and everyone’s favorite section, the Royston range track, was a classic bit of trail.
“Like a muddy rollercoaster ride” was how one young, wide eyed rider described it at the end of the first loop. You riders are in for a real treat on these trails.
A couple of riders ran out of rear brake pads on the day, due to the muddy conditions, so make sure your pads have plenty of meat before the ride, along with good tyres.
Food and Coffee.
For the 2010 Kenda rally we have decided to widen our horizons on the catering front. With the modern dirt bike riders dietary requirements being more sophisticated in this new millennium, the ADMCC has moved with the times and we have engaged the services of Crawford’s catering from Mansfield. Wait till you see the setup these guys operate out of, it’s like something out of a transformers movie!
Crawford’s have done the catering for the Australian Safari and the Moto GP at Philip Island, not to mention the Sawmill rally at Mansfield… The great food and real coffee that these guys serve up will take the Kenda experience to a whole new level. So forget about the drive thru on the way up on Sunday morning, save your change for the real deal at the rally start line!
Hmmm, I’d like a double decaf latte with a chocolate Kenda logo on top, in my special cup, thanks Barista...
Merchandise.
There will be a limited number of 2010 Kenda rally t shirts and long sleeves for sale at the rally. The artwork is done by our resident artist (and KTM rider) Col Lamb from Lambhed graphics. Make sure you get a poster as well for the garage or pool room. Bring your cash or credit cards (no eftpos) to the merchandise tent and see the merchandising team for your piece of Kenda memorabilia.
Photography.
We will have official photographers stationed around the course, taking photos of every rider and we will post these action shots online on this site a week or so after the event, so all riders will be able to purchase any action shots of them or their riding buddies for a nominal fee. Payment can be made by direct deposit or pay pal.
Final Instructions.
A week or so before the Kenda rally, we will upload a document on the admcc website which will give you a run down on where to go and what to bring on the day. As we have mentioned before in our updates, space is at a premium in the area that we are using for the start/ finish area, so wherever possible, get organized and put three bikes on the trailer or the Ute.
Our car park attendants will fit you all in, but for every dude that turns up by himself in a Hummer with an 18 foot enclosed trailer on the back with one bike in it; there will be 6 riders that miss out on a parking spot.
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