After a good hearty breakfast we were back on the road and heading for Melbourne. We arrived in town at about lunchtime. Giving us some time to carry out running repairs, settle in and relax.

Friday night saw the bus pick us up at about 7:30pm, to take us to the banquet, which s held at Dutton's classic car / Porsche dealership. A great night was had by all, with instructions for the Great Race handed out, as well as some prizes for the ride down i.e. most reliable bike, oldest rider etc. I was lucky enough to receive one myself, for a few heart-stopping moments I had on Thursday where I missed two corners in different incidents.

• Ron Keed - Most Reliable
• Billy Mac - Oldest Bike on the Ride (Changed to Oldest Rider)
• Boots - Best Classic bike for Non-entrants
• Harry Cutts - Most Hung Over
• Peter McBride - Lost in transit. "They went that way..."
• Peter McBride - Always f--king with the bike
• Tony Degioia - Funniest story...tell us more...
• Col Gibson - Oil on pavement award
• Crazy Dave & Tony Blain - Hare and the Tortoise award
• Steve Kavanagh - "Officer, I wasn't speeding..."
• Jeff Burnett - Broken but not forgotten

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