32nd Restore and Ride Rally programme 27/28/29th May 2016
Friday 27th May
Check - in operates from around 9am till start of ride, then again from 5pm to 7pm.
10:30am There will be a briefing prior to the ride
This ride will head north from Sawtell to join Pacific highway at Macauley’s Headland then for 1 km along Hwy to Bruxner parkway. Left here and follow to Bucca road, left again to Nana Glen. Here will be a BuyYour own morning tea stop at the Idle Inn cafe. Then down Orara way to East Dorrigo way,(just prior to Coramba), right onto E.D.way and up to Ulong for a Buy Your Own lunch.
After lunch it’s back down East Dorrigo way to Orara way. Right onto Orara way & follow to Coffs Harbour & on to Sawtell
5pm ABar B.Q at Sawtell caravan park. Gold coin fee.
Saturday 28th May
The registration desk will be open from 8am till ride starts.
9:30am - A few words of welcome and a briefing.
There is a short ride and a long ride. Both rides will follow a common route to Thora, at the bottom of the Dorrigo mountain.
At Thora there will be a catch-up stop.
The long ride will ascend the mountain to Dorrigo and on to Bostobrick, and again along Waterfall way to Dorrigo and down the mountain to Thora.
The Thora to Thora distance is 113kms. .
Saturday 28th May (continued)
The short ride will leave Thora after the long riders have departed. The short ride is along Darkwood road to a point where a marshall will indicate you should turn around, (Guesses Bridge), and return to Thora. The out and back distance is 28kms.
Thora is the lunch stop and judging.
Judging category signs will be set up on the terrace in front of Thora hall. Judging will be done by appointed judges.
Lunch will be in the Thora hall.
Return to Sawtell will be via Waterfall Way and the Old Pacific Highway.
6pm - Presentation dinner at Sawtell Bowling club.
Sunday 29th May
8:45am there will be a briefing.
9am - The ride is to Sandy Beach, Via Coramba, East Bank road, Bucca road, Moonee, Solitary Islands Way to Diamond head drive and on to Sandy Beach for a morning tea/coffee stop at the “Sinking Chip“ cafe,- but don‘t eat too much, for on return to Sawtell there is a farewell Bar B.Q. lunch. And it’s free!
The rally is now over. Thanks for coming and we wish you a safe journey home.
Rally Committee
Rob Popplewell - Director & Treasurer
Bob Cooper, Jeff and Laura McKenzie, Graham Maddeford,
Bob Rushbrook, Rob Major.
Welcome to the 32nd Restore and Ride rally
The C.H.and D.M.R.Club welcome you all to our rally.
We hope you enjoy the experience of riding your historic bikes over the weekend with us.
The Friday ride is primarily for the touring riders and older, (read slower) bikes, so the “ton-up” and “scratcher” types may be a bit frustrated. But they get their chance on Saturday around the Dorrigo -Tyringham loop. And on Sunday the ride up to Lowanna is scratchers delight. If you do like to “get stuck in” do it from the front, and not threading your way through the field startling the slower riders. I would be one of them! It’s a rally not a race so we want everyoneto enjoy the rides whatever their riding tempo. Keep it safe and have a great weekend.
Rob Popplewell
Rally Director