Winner Winner!! Cape York Motorbike Trip

Pog · July 31, 2014, 07:16:26 PM

Well, I generally enter competitions with the expectation that I won't win, and that my details will be on-sold or used to send unwanted emails etc etc.

BUT, today that all changed, when at 4:30pm I received a phone call that I had won a competition that I entered a few weeks ago.

I have won a trip worth $5,500 with Daryl Beattie Adventure Tours from Cairns to the Tip of Cape York! They are covering flights, bike, everything (except alcohol)!

I am so excited, I don't generally win anything!

Now I have to prepare - loose a few kgs, get some bike practice in and organise time off work.

http://darylbeattieadventures.com.au/adventure/cape-york/

D4D · July 31, 2014, 07:18:04 PM

Schweet

lino6 · July 31, 2014, 07:18:44 PM

This is a family forum so I won't tell you what I really think

But congrats, looks like an awesome trip and would love to hear how it goes. And

Rumpig · July 31, 2014, 07:19:09 PM

sounds like a cool prize to win

scarps · July 31, 2014, 07:19:19 PM

Noice, congrats

Bullant4x4 · July 31, 2014, 07:20:48 PM

Congrats

achjimmy · July 31, 2014, 07:34:12 PM

Yeah I didn't hate anybody on this forum until now

oldmate · July 31, 2014, 07:45:26 PM

Mods. Delete this thread

McGirr · July 31, 2014, 07:45:59 PM

Mate let me know when you hit Cairns, would be great to catch up. Lock you in a cupboard and take your place. I can't ride but happy to head back up to the Cape.

When is the trip.

Mark

GeoffA · July 31, 2014, 07:48:53 PM

Good pick-up Pog.....

Barrabart · July 31, 2014, 08:03:49 PM

Excellent stuff, good for you ol' mate!!! Fair dinkum, that is a great prize, seriously great prize, it's one of those things a lot of blokes probably wish they could do, but as always there is some other priority... and the fact you've won it, so therefore "have to do it" is priceless......... Oh and you might change ur name to Poga sore ass!!

GeoffA · July 31, 2014, 08:07:18 PM

Quote from: Barrabart on July 31, 2014, 08:03:49 PM
.......... Oh and you might change ur name to Poga sore ass!!

A pair of pushie shorts, with a chamois in the bum....

Pog · July 31, 2014, 08:24:49 PM

Thanks Guys,

You are right, it is a trip I have been wanting to do on the bike for the last 3 x years. It is also a trip that my wife Bec, would never allow, unless I win it or we win lotto. Too many other priorities with a young family.

Lucky for me!

Bike Shorts are the 1st thing to get packed on any bike trip!

The Cape is a place I want to see, but at the other end of the country, it is a big effort to get there, especially with such young kids. I saw the photos from the recent Myswag Cape Trip, and was very jealous, and it made me want to get up there in the next few years. At least this way, I get to taste the cape, and begin to convince Bec that we should all go up there as a family.

lino6 · July 31, 2014, 08:30:22 PM

Do you have a go pro?

Pog · July 31, 2014, 08:35:41 PM

Quote from: lino6 on July 31, 2014, 08:30:22 PM
Do you have a go pro?

Yes I do, I have a Go Pro 3+ Black. But to be honest, it gives me the sh!ts when riding as battery life is poor, and it is another thing I have to worry about.

Having said that, I will take it, buy some additional batteries and try to get a bit of footage.

lino6 · July 31, 2014, 08:36:59 PM

Quote from: Pogasauras on July 31, 2014, 08:35:41 PM
Yes I do, I have a Go Pro 3+ Black. But to be honest, it gives me the sh!ts when riding as battery life is poor, and it is another thing I have to worry about.

Having said that, I will take it, buy some additional batteries and try to get a bit of footage.

Terry W4 · July 31, 2014, 08:44:55 PM

Congrats. Just demonstrates the old adage "you have to be in it to win it".

smartyingreen · July 31, 2014, 09:01:28 PM

You'll have to get her keen for doing the family trip next year Pog. At this stage that is our plan.
Nice win too.

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Pog · July 31, 2014, 09:08:06 PM

Quote from: smartyingreen on July 31, 2014, 09:01:28 PM
You'll have to get her keen for doing the family trip next year Pog. At this stage that is our plan.
Nice win too.

Smarty - We will definitely need to plan it. I could well do with a holiday next year!

I'll catch up with you tomorrow night, I don't think Lachie & Harry will come.

Swannie · July 31, 2014, 09:13:12 PM

Great to hear mate, well done and congrats
Swannie

Oldandslow · July 31, 2014, 09:22:09 PM

Congratulations mate, it is magic country up there, you are going to love it.

I made the trip in 1985 with my brother, carrying all our gear on old XL500's and had a ball. Did it again in 1995, this time on XR600's, with my sister and brother-in-law tagging along in a 4x4 carrying our gear and it was even better.

Did the trip in a 4x4 in 1992 and loved it but not as much as when on the bikes.

Only advise I can give is to get very ride fit before you go, we saw a lot of guys struggling with fitness up there.

MMblue · July 31, 2014, 09:58:23 PM

Now no one likes you.

smartyingreen · July 31, 2014, 10:17:54 PM

Quote from: MMblue on July 31, 2014, 09:58:23 PM
Now no one likes you.

Hadn't seen much evidence of anyone liking him before now!

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terravista · August 01, 2014, 11:09:59 AM

Sound like a good trip, but based on the jealousy shown here, why not raffle the prize off?
Sell 100 tickets at $100 each, and use half the profit to buy a replacement trip.
This way you come out with the same trip, a healthy profit and you get to keep friends with everyone who seems to hate you now for winning.
Have fun and don't do what actors are told............. that is "break a leg".

broncos11 · August 01, 2014, 11:22:25 AM

Congrats. Awesome prize and yes I'm very jealous

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