Last Blast camps at Yarrangobilly

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Very cool Ptero. I don't camp much (once a year with my brother these days) too hard for me to get up and down off the ground a couple times night. It's heck getting old.

You guys have chiggars in Australia or red bugs?

How did Nicky look in his debut in WSBK?

Yep, we do have chiggers (Trombiculidae) in Australia. In fact they have a nearly world wide distribution. But I have to say that i have never really noticed them. In the Snowies, [url=http://medent.usyd.edu.au/fact/biting%20flies.htm]March (Horse) Flies are the most prominent pest. However they are rendered harmless by either external medication (insect repellant) or internal medication (Bundaberg Rum).

Yarrangobilly area has a healthy dingo population. If you are lucky, and stealthy, you can see them drinking from the creek, mainly at dusk. I like to sit at night and hear them call. Takes me back to camping at night with my Dad in North Queensland. By the way, Dingoes, despite being called wild dogs, do not bark.





The racing at PI was sensational. Nicky Hayden showed some of his talent but had some front tyre grip problems.. Disappointing. The outstanding performer was Michael van der Mark, a youngster who showed what he can do now that he has a good machine under him. Jonathan Rea was brilliant. In both races I thought he would be picked off in the penultimate or last lap. And so he was, but he fought back brilliantly. Rea is another man who has come good with a better bike.

The new two day, two race, format is good. I prefer it to the one day, two race, format. It is a bit hard on day trippers though. All in all the racing was top quality and eclipsed the last few rounds of MotoGP. Of little interest to others, but the Aussies really enjoyed the Australian Superbike racing. It too was hard fought with some class riders. A sensational support act to the WSBK.

Cheers