Three of the region’s best motorbike racers are about to take on the ultimate challenge by competing in the largest and most competitive motorbike race in the country- The Tatts Finke Desert Race.
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Moree’s Jesse Moore and Julie Denyer, and Warialda’s Brett Carroll have journeyed to the centre of Australia to Alice Springs where the granddaddy of all desert races will be held for the 42nd year.
It is estimated that over 800 bike and car competitors will nominate for this year’s event, making in the largest and most competitive field ever to line up for what is claimed as the toughest race in Australia!
Fanfare surrounds the race start line with over three days of nonstop action for the over 6000 fans, family and crew that attend over the June long weekend.
Moore has plenty of experience astride an out of control two wheeled missile.
He has competed since the ripe age of six and has devoted his whole life to the art of riding motorcycles competitively.
Moore Competed in Finke both 2015 and 2016 making the top 50 list with ease, and 2016 saw Moore in at 36th outright and 15th out of a whopping 112 in class.
Moree’s fiercest female off-road racer, Denyer, is a trained early childhood educator running her own successful family day care business in Moree.
Every chance Denyer gets she is on her bike, usually mixing it up with the boys. Her enthusiasm for racing has taken her interstate competing in two-day enduros, poney expresses and motocross events to name a few.
Denyer travelled to Finke as a spectator in 2016, loved it and promised never to return without her bike.
Carroll has had support from Inverell Motorcycles who’ve set him up on a race plan after purchasing a new KTM 500 from the business.
He has altered the suspension to suit the rough desert terrain and have been training to prepare.
Along with Moore, Carroll has been competing since a young age and has dreamed of racing Finke since first jumping on a bike.
Denyer and Moore have been well supported by local businesses and individuals in and around the Moree Plains in preparation for the long weekend.
All three local riders touched down in Alice Springs last week and have been hitting the extremely different terrain daily to prepare. The desert race is a chance for each rider to test their skill and ability.