1999 Race Report – Simpson Desert Bike Challenge

Race Report
Results
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Course: Rig Road + Outside track.

Race Overview

Race Directors – Rod and Lorraine Townsend headed the event. Their excellent promotional and organising work resulted in the usual large field.

Rod’s dry sense of humour kept everyone on an even keel and made riders aware that they were out here to suffer and not whine about it.

A tough year with dry conditions, hot temperatures and massive sand drifts on the top of the dunes.

Only 2 riders managed to get past the 40km mark on day 2 morning (Jack Oldfield and Ed Bourke), both riders just making the lunch stop before sweep.

The convoy struggled, getting bogged on many of the dunes.

A quick shower of rain on day 4 had the riders wallowing in sticky mud. Wheels clogged up forcing riders to constantly clean their bikes, some just giving up and carrying them.

The race diverted up the outer track to birdsville, due to water on the inside track.

The race this year was covered by ‘Inside Sport‘ magazine with photographer Ian Kenins and writer Robert Drane following the race.

Click Here for the full ‘Inside Sport’ Story

No	Name	Category	Sex	Total Time(hh:mm:ss)	Total Kms	Overall Position	% Distance Completed
1	Jack Oldfield	20&U30	Male	31:09:03	587	1	100%
4	Ed Bourke	40&U50	Male	35:05:04	587	2	100%
11	Ben Edols	30&U40	Male	35:59:26	536	3	91%
3	Alun Hoggett	30&U40	Male	36:01:34	547	4	93%
38	Andrew Ladhams	20&U30	Male	38:25:23	541	5	92%
24	Andrew Lewin	20&U30	Male	38:52:19	530	6	90%
8	Paul Tosch	20&U30	Male	39:21:01	542	7	92%
2	Gaye Couchman	30&U40	Female	41:36:42	536	8	91%
18	Carl Barrow	30&U40	Male	41:47:11	535	9	91%
6	Kevin Tinker	Over 50	Male	43:04:45	528	10	90%
15	Paul Karis	20&U30	Male	45:51:47	515	11	88%
9	Darcy Imloff	20&U30	Male	45:57:52	512	12	87%
28	Denis Lindesay	Over 50	Male	46:19:47	477	13	81%
29	RAAF Riders	Team	Team	46:25:43	516.5	14	88%
25	Aaron Arnold	20&U30	Male	47:05:50	509	15	87%
21	Wayne Ericksen	40&U50	Male	47:42:58	460	16	78%
13	Jolyon Bond	Under 20	Male	49:03:47	446	17	76%
26	Craig Johnson	30&U40	Male	50:35:39	433	18	74%
23	Paul Murphy	40&U50	Male	52:03:24	450	19	77%
10	Dave Stewart	40&U50	Male	52:59:00	449	20	76%
35	Paul Young	30&U40	Male	53:06:27	388	21	66%
16	Tony Neville	Over 50	Male	54:10:57	430.5	22	73%
17	Debra Eason	30&U40	Female	54:12:40	424	23	72%
31	David Lee	Over 50	Male	54:50:15	417.5	24	71%
27	John Peterson	20&U30	Male	54:54:19	437	25	74%
33	Adam Gee	20&U30	Male	55:32:39	389	26	66%
42	Richard Ware	40&U50	Male	55:59:19	429	27	73%
36	Dieter Loemker	Over 50	Male	57:29:39	396	28	67%
5	Jason McHeyzer	20&U30	Male	58:08:16	409	29	70%
30	Brendon White	Under 20	Male	60:46:56	346	30	59%
19	Paul Van Prooyen	Over 50	Male	61:04:26	360	31	61%
34	Erin Stone	30&U40	Female	61:29:37	385	32	66%
7	Jeremy Bennet	40&U50	Male	63:32:05	315	33	54%
41	Dave Towerton	30&U40	Male	65:27:47	272	34	46%
32	Ian Edwards	20&U30	Male	66:33:45	270	35	46%
39	Caroline Acton	40&U50	Female	69:51:21	255	36	43%
22	George Joukador	30&U40	Male	70:41:49	244.5	37	42%
20	Kerry O’Rourke	Over 50	Male	72:14:36	267	38	45%
14	Eve Ferrett	40&U50	Female	77:49:36	200	39	34%
40	Raymon Pollach	20&U30	Male	81:26:34	141	40	24%
37	Lena Plambeck	30&U40	Female	82:26:51	114	41	19%