{"id":69040,"date":"2014-05-26T23:47:04","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T13:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=69040"},"modified":"2020-11-30T15:18:01","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T05:18:01","slug":"kingaroy-trail-ride-breaks-all-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/05\/26\/kingaroy-trail-ride-breaks-all-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingaroy Trail Ride Breaks All Records"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Locals enjoying the trail bike action … Jamie Tewes, Kingaroy; Elliott Mangan, Nanango; Michael Sanderson, Kingaroy; and Roxy O’Hanlon, Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 26, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

The “biggest ever” Lions Kingaroy Trail Ride at the weekend attracted more than 700 riders and raised an incredible $40,000 for charity.<\/p>\n

The camping ground at Chahpingah, west of Kingaroy, was packed with bikes, 4WDs, caravans, campers and tents for the two days.<\/p>\n

The bikes started arriving through the gates on Friday night … and kept coming, and coming …<\/p>\n

The crowds caught everyone by surprise, with organisers running out of numbers at one stage to accommodate all the riders.<\/p>\n

Saturday went off without a hitch, with only a few minor injuries keeping the ambulance personnel on hand occupied. However, on Sunday, one rider had to be transported to Kingaroy Hospital after he was knocked unconscious in a fall.<\/p>\n

Lions members were run off their feet serving up hamburgers to all the visitors.<\/p>\n

“But we catered for everyone,” \u00a0Kingaroy Lions Club president Graham Wilson said.<\/p>\n

“It was huge. We ended up with over 700 riders, more than double last year.<\/p>\n

“Everyone had a great time.”<\/p>\n

The riders were divided into four categories based on age and experience: Pee Wee, Junior, Novice and Open.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All motorbikes – registered and non-registered – were welcome (except quads).<\/p>\n

The rides – which are non-competitive – passed through two local properties, belonging to the Wilsons and the Greenups.<\/p>\n

The longest route was the Open track which traversed about 55km, covering different tracks on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

A new feature this year which proved very popular was the mini Enduro Cross track which operated under lights on Saturday night near the camping area.<\/p>\n

Graham said the profits from the event should be about $40,000 which would go towards various Lions-sponsored charities.<\/p>\n

“We are very grateful to all the people who volunteered their time to get it organised,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Especially the blokes who marked out the tracks over the months.”<\/p>\n

The Kingaroy and Nanango SES units had a dozen volunteers on site, manning checkpoints scattered across the trails and providing support to the Queensland Ambulance Service.<\/p>\n

[UPDATED May 27]<\/strong><\/p>\n

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