1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:06,685 --> 00:00:09,425 (flames crackling) 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:09,525 --> 00:00:14,526 (fingers snapping) (applauding) 5 00:00:40,689 --> 00:00:42,109 - [Man] I don't think there's an event 6 00:00:42,209 --> 00:00:44,869 I've ever been to that's as crazy 7 00:00:44,969 --> 00:00:46,969 and as spectacular as this one. 8 00:00:48,089 --> 00:00:49,629 - [Man] It's hard to put into words, isn't it? 9 00:00:49,729 --> 00:00:51,950 It's hard to say, oh this is what it's like, mate. 10 00:00:52,050 --> 00:00:54,350 You can't tell people, they have to live it. 11 00:00:54,450 --> 00:00:56,710 - [Man] It's just a different thing altogether. 12 00:00:56,810 --> 00:00:58,270 - [Man] It's the intensity of the race 13 00:00:58,370 --> 00:01:00,551 event that sets it apart. 14 00:01:00,651 --> 00:01:05,491 (dramatic music) (helicopter buzzing) 15 00:01:06,931 --> 00:01:08,931 - [Man] Dashing through the scrub and desert. 16 00:01:09,451 --> 00:01:11,452 - [Woman] It's like the unknown is the race. 17 00:01:13,732 --> 00:01:18,492 (engines buzzing) (dramatic music) 18 00:01:41,655 --> 00:01:42,755 - [Race Controller] Yankie Mike Alpha, 19 00:01:42,855 --> 00:01:44,855 Yankie Mike Alpha, this is Race Control, over. 20 00:01:47,775 --> 00:01:49,835 Yankie Mike Alpha, we've got reports 21 00:01:49,935 --> 00:01:53,316 of multiple riders down around the 100 kilometre mark. 22 00:01:53,416 --> 00:01:56,256 (helicopter buzzing) 23 00:01:58,256 --> 00:01:59,836 We've got ah, one of the helicopters, 24 00:01:59,936 --> 00:02:03,217 Yankie Mike Alpha, is on its way there, over. 25 00:02:06,137 --> 00:02:07,757 - [Narrator] Majestic, ancient landforms 26 00:02:07,857 --> 00:02:10,037 surround the middle of Australia. 27 00:02:10,137 --> 00:02:13,238 Hills that were once taller than Mt. Everest have been worn 28 00:02:13,338 --> 00:02:15,478 down over millions of years. 29 00:02:15,578 --> 00:02:18,618 This beautiful, harsh desert is God's country. 30 00:02:19,498 --> 00:02:21,439 A thin, sandy track stretches 31 00:02:21,539 --> 00:02:23,799 to the south, beyond the horizon. 32 00:02:23,899 --> 00:02:27,199 After 230 kilometres, it reaches the dry bed 33 00:02:27,299 --> 00:02:30,620 of the Finke River, the oldest river in the world. 34 00:02:33,180 --> 00:02:35,520 Once a year, the track flows, 35 00:02:35,620 --> 00:02:39,080 as motorbikes and cars race there and back. 36 00:02:39,180 --> 00:02:41,661 (upbeat music) 37 00:02:47,341 --> 00:02:50,081 The race starts near the town of Alice Springs, 38 00:02:50,181 --> 00:02:52,622 an unexpected oasis in the middle of Australia. 39 00:02:54,382 --> 00:02:56,822 (upbeat music) 40 00:03:04,343 --> 00:03:07,403 Riders and drivers gather every June for one 41 00:03:07,503 --> 00:03:10,804 of the biggest off-road races in the world. 42 00:03:10,904 --> 00:03:14,364 The energy has been described as Finke Fever. 43 00:03:14,464 --> 00:03:17,984 And it's contagious, people who come once, come again. 44 00:03:26,785 --> 00:03:29,505 (engine rumbling) 45 00:03:47,227 --> 00:03:49,787 (alarm beeping) 46 00:03:59,788 --> 00:04:02,609 - [Isaac] My kitten's name is Maverick Noodle. 47 00:04:02,709 --> 00:04:05,729 Maverick is obviously, he's not scared, 48 00:04:05,829 --> 00:04:07,829 and Noodle is that he's a bit of an idiot. 49 00:04:09,989 --> 00:04:11,810 So I'm pretty sure he's going 50 00:04:11,910 --> 00:04:14,150 to get himself into some trouble at some point. 51 00:04:16,950 --> 00:04:18,950 I like it when cats fail at being cats, 52 00:04:20,750 --> 00:04:22,751 when they go to jump on something and fall on their face 53 00:04:24,551 --> 00:04:26,551 I work from home a lot, teach some days. 54 00:04:28,031 --> 00:04:30,991 Melbourne is just full of concrete and bullshit. 55 00:04:34,192 --> 00:04:37,012 I have this constant search for adrenalin, 56 00:04:37,112 --> 00:04:39,152 which is really hard to get down here. 57 00:04:40,992 --> 00:04:43,453 And so, that's what bike riding does. 58 00:04:43,553 --> 00:04:45,493 Bike riding is an adrenalin outlet 59 00:04:45,593 --> 00:04:48,253 that you don't get doing anything else. 60 00:04:48,353 --> 00:04:49,813 I think bikes get in your blood 61 00:04:49,913 --> 00:04:51,994 or something and then you can't get rid of them. 62 00:04:58,954 --> 00:05:00,814 (chuckling) 63 00:05:00,914 --> 00:05:03,635 (laid back music) 64 00:05:05,315 --> 00:05:08,075 (engine starting) 65 00:05:13,596 --> 00:05:15,896 - I heard friends talk about the Finke. 66 00:05:15,996 --> 00:05:17,736 I always thought it would be a good idea. 67 00:05:17,836 --> 00:05:19,916 It's going to be an adventure, I like adventure. 68 00:05:21,316 --> 00:05:23,297 I haven't ever done any desert racing before. 69 00:05:23,397 --> 00:05:24,937 Not like expecting to go and win anything, 70 00:05:25,037 --> 00:05:28,997 but if I can go and finish, it'll be pretty cool. 71 00:05:32,358 --> 00:05:34,478 I guess I just like retro stuff. 72 00:05:35,878 --> 00:05:38,378 New stuff is just, I don't know, 73 00:05:38,478 --> 00:05:40,638 it all seems just, seems to be a bit the same. 74 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,599 (laid back music) 75 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:53,540 This is the lounge room. 76 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,140 Got the old Macarena. 77 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,240 It's good for watching old western cowboy movies on. 78 00:05:58,280 --> 00:06:01,380 The van, that's a International Harvester Company. 79 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:02,401 Eventually, we're going to have a go 80 00:06:02,481 --> 00:06:04,141 and I put another motor in, 81 00:06:04,241 --> 00:06:05,701 and just put it in here at the moment. 82 00:06:05,801 --> 00:06:07,921 I put a bed in it, it's my bedroom at the moment. 83 00:06:09,881 --> 00:06:11,301 I only got called Gareth when I was in trouble. 84 00:06:11,401 --> 00:06:13,902 So my father said look at this scruffy kid one time, 85 00:06:14,002 --> 00:06:15,982 and it just kind of stuck. 86 00:06:16,082 --> 00:06:17,742 I grew up on a farm and my old man 87 00:06:17,842 --> 00:06:19,582 had the AG bike and I'd sit on the fuel tank 88 00:06:19,682 --> 00:06:21,502 and we'd go out and check the cows. 89 00:06:21,602 --> 00:06:24,543 So I wonder if he's to blame. 90 00:06:24,643 --> 00:06:27,403 (engine rumbling) 91 00:06:30,083 --> 00:06:31,543 I could live without motorbikes, 92 00:06:31,643 --> 00:06:35,744 but it seems silly to do that, if you can live with them. 93 00:06:35,844 --> 00:06:38,724 Like they're pretty good. (laughing) 94 00:06:40,044 --> 00:06:41,424 Cheers. 95 00:06:41,524 --> 00:06:42,865 That's what I'm racing this year, 96 00:06:42,965 --> 00:06:45,545 yeah, possibly one of my favourite bikes. 97 00:06:45,645 --> 00:06:46,865 I don't like to have favourites, 98 00:06:46,965 --> 00:06:48,965 but it's very close to being a favourite. 99 00:06:51,885 --> 00:06:53,886 Yeah, should be good. 100 00:06:54,326 --> 00:06:56,466 June '64 this is. (chuckling) 101 00:06:56,566 --> 00:07:01,346 The MFA Motel Federation to tell you where there's a motel. 102 00:07:01,446 --> 00:07:04,187 It's very good, excellent. 103 00:07:04,287 --> 00:07:05,307 - [Man] You've got a lot of maps. 104 00:07:05,407 --> 00:07:07,407 - Yeah, I like maps. 105 00:07:09,607 --> 00:07:12,528 A photo of my daughters, when they were very young. 106 00:07:14,448 --> 00:07:16,568 Oh cool, yeah, this one is pretty good. 107 00:07:17,808 --> 00:07:22,709 So we're here, I think it's up here somewhere. 108 00:07:22,809 --> 00:07:24,789 - [Narrator] Scruff leaves Sydney and drives 109 00:07:24,889 --> 00:07:28,549 3,000 kilometres into the heart of Australia. 110 00:07:28,649 --> 00:07:31,589 The Finke Desert Race takes place over two days. 111 00:07:31,689 --> 00:07:34,070 On day one, cars followed by bikes 112 00:07:34,170 --> 00:07:38,190 head 230 kilometres south, where everyone camps the night. 113 00:07:38,290 --> 00:07:41,230 The next day, they race along the same track, 114 00:07:41,330 --> 00:07:43,331 back to where they began. 115 00:07:43,811 --> 00:07:45,511 Australia has the largest population 116 00:07:45,611 --> 00:07:47,911 of feral camels in the world. 117 00:07:48,011 --> 00:07:51,391 Central Australia was founded on the back of these camels. 118 00:07:51,491 --> 00:07:54,992 A hundred years ago, a railway took their place. 119 00:07:55,092 --> 00:07:59,752 The Finke Desert Race began in 1976, with a few locals 120 00:07:59,852 --> 00:08:02,072 following the path of the railway line. 121 00:08:02,172 --> 00:08:04,153 - The first race was There and Back Finke Desert Race. 122 00:08:04,253 --> 00:08:06,833 - It was a very casual race. 123 00:08:06,933 --> 00:08:08,833 So they'd prop their bikes up on a stick 124 00:08:08,933 --> 00:08:12,634 or a stand or whatever, go back about 20 metres, shotgun. 125 00:08:12,734 --> 00:08:13,914 - Bang. (gun firing) 126 00:08:14,014 --> 00:08:17,514 Run like hell, jump on the bike, kick and just 127 00:08:17,614 --> 00:08:21,734 this enormous line of bikes just feeding onto the track. 128 00:08:24,135 --> 00:08:27,355 - So the race used to go from side to side of the road. 129 00:08:27,455 --> 00:08:32,215 And there were numerous near misses, jumping the track 130 00:08:33,896 --> 00:08:36,076 and driving over the bonnets of tourists' vehicles, 131 00:08:36,176 --> 00:08:38,876 wondering what the hell was that? 132 00:08:38,976 --> 00:08:41,236 (yelling) 133 00:08:41,336 --> 00:08:44,077 The Finke Community Hotel was open. 134 00:08:44,177 --> 00:08:46,597 - The pub was well attended. 135 00:08:46,697 --> 00:08:49,017 And then they'd ride back the next day feeling, 136 00:08:50,137 --> 00:08:52,637 I imagine, viciously unwell. 137 00:08:52,737 --> 00:08:54,638 - It was just that adventurous spirit 138 00:08:54,738 --> 00:08:56,938 of what have these guys actually gone off and done? 139 00:08:58,338 --> 00:09:00,478 This course was dominated by bikes. 140 00:09:00,578 --> 00:09:04,039 There was no car available that was going to beat them. 141 00:09:04,139 --> 00:09:06,839 - [Narrator] Cars were introduced in 1988. 142 00:09:06,939 --> 00:09:09,999 Surrounded by a roll cage, some say they're a safer option 143 00:09:10,099 --> 00:09:12,099 for the bike riders who've grown soft. 144 00:09:13,180 --> 00:09:14,680 - [Geoff] We weren't that keen on it. 145 00:09:14,780 --> 00:09:17,740 But I think over time, it has benefited the event. 146 00:09:19,220 --> 00:09:20,140 The first lot of cars were similar 147 00:09:20,220 --> 00:09:22,240 to the first lot of bikes. 148 00:09:22,340 --> 00:09:24,341 They were backyard stuff. 149 00:09:27,021 --> 00:09:29,441 - [Man] Most of the buggies were a bit prehistoric. 150 00:09:29,541 --> 00:09:30,801 The technology wasn't there. 151 00:09:30,901 --> 00:09:33,062 But certainly now, the technology is there. 152 00:09:34,542 --> 00:09:37,342 (engine rumbling) 153 00:09:39,462 --> 00:09:40,602 - [Man] He's very expensive. 154 00:09:40,702 --> 00:09:41,882 - [Man] Those boys will be battling 155 00:09:41,982 --> 00:09:43,603 their wallets and their cars. 156 00:09:43,703 --> 00:09:45,363 - Just about need a bottomless pit. 157 00:09:45,463 --> 00:09:47,843 They must mortgage their house or something. (chuckling) 158 00:09:47,943 --> 00:09:49,323 (engine revving) 159 00:09:49,423 --> 00:09:52,483 - [Narrator] These are the high-rollers of off-road racing. 160 00:09:52,583 --> 00:09:55,724 With cars costing in excess of half a million dollars, 161 00:09:55,824 --> 00:09:57,644 money is no obstacle in the 162 00:09:57,744 --> 00:09:59,744 determination to beat the desert. 163 00:10:00,384 --> 00:10:03,064 (dramatic music) 164 00:10:08,785 --> 00:10:10,205 - [Ben] People want to go and see gunslingers. 165 00:10:10,305 --> 00:10:13,766 They don't want to see people in armoured vehicles. 166 00:10:13,866 --> 00:10:16,666 Dirt bike riders are like bad boys. 167 00:10:19,186 --> 00:10:21,086 Look how fast that big, brave man 168 00:10:21,186 --> 00:10:23,887 in that $300,000 buggy is going, you know? 169 00:10:23,987 --> 00:10:27,447 - We don't actually ever compare the two. 170 00:10:27,547 --> 00:10:29,887 - It's a bike weekend, man. 171 00:10:29,987 --> 00:10:31,247 It's all about the bikes. 172 00:10:31,347 --> 00:10:33,748 (phone ringing) 173 00:10:35,548 --> 00:10:37,548 - Good morning, Finke office. 174 00:10:38,388 --> 00:10:40,808 So today is the 31st of January 175 00:10:40,908 --> 00:10:42,968 and our bike entry division is opening. 176 00:10:43,068 --> 00:10:44,729 500 positions available. 177 00:10:44,829 --> 00:10:46,289 Everyone is pretty keen to try 178 00:10:46,389 --> 00:10:49,009 and get their entry in today, so they don't miss out. 179 00:10:49,109 --> 00:10:51,109 Cheers, thank, bye-bye. 180 00:10:51,829 --> 00:10:53,369 (phone ringing) 181 00:10:53,469 --> 00:10:57,110 Good morning, Finke office. (aeroplane whooshing) 182 00:11:07,231 --> 00:11:08,931 - I used to do this without tools, 183 00:11:09,031 --> 00:11:12,031 but then it fell off once, when I was driving. 184 00:11:13,591 --> 00:11:16,452 I don't have a handbrake. 185 00:11:16,552 --> 00:11:20,972 I have a foot-operated handbrake, so I'm fucked. 186 00:11:21,072 --> 00:11:23,933 - [Narrator] Isaac Elliott arrives back in Alice Springs, 187 00:11:24,033 --> 00:11:25,533 the town where he grew up. 188 00:11:25,633 --> 00:11:27,293 He's planning to complete the race 189 00:11:27,393 --> 00:11:28,293 he started many years ago. 190 00:11:28,393 --> 00:11:29,573 - How you going? - How are you? 191 00:11:29,673 --> 00:11:31,213 - Not bad. 192 00:11:31,313 --> 00:11:33,173 - So, we've got the bike in the workshop at the moment. 193 00:11:33,273 --> 00:11:35,854 - I haven't had a bike for years. 194 00:11:35,954 --> 00:11:37,954 Why do I want to race this year? 195 00:11:40,394 --> 00:11:41,934 I don't know. 196 00:11:42,034 --> 00:11:44,575 I miss having some sort of adrenalin outlet, right? 197 00:11:44,675 --> 00:11:46,255 (engine revving) 198 00:11:46,355 --> 00:11:47,815 Whoa. (laughing) 199 00:11:47,915 --> 00:11:49,915 That's what it is, I guess, at the moment. 200 00:11:51,515 --> 00:11:53,215 - I mean I'm sitting there one day and I'm having a beer 201 00:11:53,315 --> 00:11:54,256 and I can just see this young fella 202 00:11:54,356 --> 00:11:55,536 come screaming down the hill. 203 00:11:55,636 --> 00:11:56,736 It's like I've just seen this out 204 00:11:56,836 --> 00:11:57,736 of the corner of the window. 205 00:11:57,836 --> 00:11:58,656 I was like, what? 206 00:11:58,756 --> 00:11:59,616 And then he's disappeared. 207 00:11:59,716 --> 00:12:01,336 I thought, where the hell? 208 00:12:01,436 --> 00:12:04,877 - So I rode little BMX bikes since I was a little kid. 209 00:12:06,717 --> 00:12:09,817 Crashed them and I'd go to hospital with head cuts. 210 00:12:09,917 --> 00:12:12,217 (clanging) (laughing) 211 00:12:12,317 --> 00:12:13,898 - What was that? - I don't know. 212 00:12:13,998 --> 00:12:15,578 - Nothing frightened him. - Yeah, nothing. 213 00:12:15,678 --> 00:12:16,938 - Nothing frightened him, you know? 214 00:12:17,038 --> 00:12:19,698 - Yeah, didn't care. (laughing) 215 00:12:19,798 --> 00:12:21,978 - [Isaac] Had 30 something stitches 216 00:12:22,078 --> 00:12:23,738 in my head before I was five. - That was sick. 217 00:12:23,838 --> 00:12:24,979 - Whoa. 218 00:12:25,079 --> 00:12:26,259 - I think initially, he was just mad 219 00:12:26,359 --> 00:12:28,179 and then obviously doing so, you know-- 220 00:12:28,279 --> 00:12:29,499 - [Jamie] So often. 221 00:12:29,599 --> 00:12:31,539 - So often he got skilled, so yeah. 222 00:12:31,639 --> 00:12:35,660 - He was extremely competent as a motocross rider. 223 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,660 Watch out, don't be in front of him. 224 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:39,460 He'll run you over. (laughing) 225 00:12:39,560 --> 00:12:42,020 Well, that was Isaac, just a hundred percent. 226 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:44,101 - [Man] Whoa. 227 00:12:44,201 --> 00:12:45,381 - Yeah. - Whoa. 228 00:12:45,481 --> 00:12:47,481 - [Man] Yeah. 229 00:12:48,161 --> 00:12:49,541 - [Zoran] Like he was just a hundred percent. 230 00:12:49,641 --> 00:12:51,641 There was nothing else on his mind. 231 00:12:52,801 --> 00:12:54,542 - This just dream of being a pro motocross rider. 232 00:12:54,642 --> 00:12:57,682 It's a very childlike dream. 233 00:12:59,282 --> 00:13:02,142 And if you're not getting there when you're 16, 17, 18, 234 00:13:02,242 --> 00:13:04,383 you're probably not going to get there. 235 00:13:04,483 --> 00:13:07,743 And if you were chasing that, 19, 20, 21, 22, 236 00:13:07,843 --> 00:13:12,483 you're just delaying growing up. 237 00:13:14,083 --> 00:13:16,484 (blues music) 238 00:13:20,804 --> 00:13:21,564 - [Toby] Lucky enough, I walked away 239 00:13:21,644 --> 00:13:23,064 with a number one plate. 240 00:13:23,164 --> 00:13:25,685 So, definitely a big show-up for my first attempt. 241 00:13:27,405 --> 00:13:29,505 - [Narrator] Toby Price was the first Australian 242 00:13:29,605 --> 00:13:32,225 to win the Dakar Rally in South America. 243 00:13:32,325 --> 00:13:35,266 He's also the reigning Finke King of the Desert 244 00:13:35,366 --> 00:13:37,066 and has won the race five times. 245 00:13:37,166 --> 00:13:40,146 - So, this pretty much is the house, 246 00:13:40,246 --> 00:13:41,946 where I don't get to spend too much time in. 247 00:13:42,046 --> 00:13:44,707 But, it's not too often you see a dirt bike 248 00:13:44,807 --> 00:13:47,327 in the middle of your lounge room or anything like that. 249 00:13:49,167 --> 00:13:52,907 So, this year, we're trying to chase number six on the bike, 250 00:13:53,007 --> 00:13:54,548 which will then hopefully give us 251 00:13:54,648 --> 00:13:56,648 a record for the most wins at Finke. 252 00:13:59,888 --> 00:14:02,508 - [Narrator] Toby is the lead rider for KTM, 253 00:14:02,608 --> 00:14:04,749 a European manufacturer and the most 254 00:14:04,849 --> 00:14:07,029 dominant team at Finke in recent years. 255 00:14:07,129 --> 00:14:10,009 (helicopter buzzing) 256 00:14:14,489 --> 00:14:18,630 Unfortunately, after breaking his leg only a few months ago, 257 00:14:18,730 --> 00:14:20,730 he's had to pull out of this year's race. 258 00:14:22,010 --> 00:14:24,010 He's here to lend support to the team. 259 00:14:30,891 --> 00:14:35,032 Alice Springs local, David Walsh, who came third last year, 260 00:14:35,132 --> 00:14:37,372 has now become the lead rider for KTM. 261 00:14:39,132 --> 00:14:40,712 There's big pressure on David to bring home a win 262 00:14:40,812 --> 00:14:44,612 for the town, as a local has not won Finke in 11 years. 263 00:14:47,453 --> 00:14:49,793 - I'd like to be on the podium again. 264 00:14:49,893 --> 00:14:52,873 Obviously, top spot would be preferred, but. 265 00:14:52,973 --> 00:14:56,154 Yeah, I have a dream where I've won the event before 266 00:14:56,254 --> 00:14:58,514 and you wake up disappointed. (laughing) 267 00:14:58,614 --> 00:15:01,374 (engine rumbling) 268 00:15:02,734 --> 00:15:04,074 - [Narrator] Competitors practise the track 269 00:15:04,174 --> 00:15:06,555 for six months leading up to the big weekend. 270 00:15:06,655 --> 00:15:08,795 This is called pre-running. 271 00:15:08,895 --> 00:15:10,835 It gives them track knowledge vital 272 00:15:10,935 --> 00:15:14,075 for having an edge over the competition. 273 00:15:14,175 --> 00:15:16,636 - [David] Bike fitness is so different to everything else. 274 00:15:16,736 --> 00:15:17,916 I mean you can do a lot of training. 275 00:15:18,016 --> 00:15:19,476 But unless you're spending time on the bike, 276 00:15:19,576 --> 00:15:21,696 you know, it's unique fitness. 277 00:15:25,097 --> 00:15:27,257 I've done over 6,000 Ks up and down the track in 20 days. 278 00:15:31,977 --> 00:15:35,038 - [Narrator] The KTM Team arrives at the end of the track, 279 00:15:35,138 --> 00:15:38,298 at the small community of Apatula on the Finke River. 280 00:15:40,458 --> 00:15:42,278 - Yeah, there is a little tacker on it. 281 00:15:42,378 --> 00:15:43,558 - It would sort of twitch 282 00:15:43,658 --> 00:15:45,599 and then it would just throw that rear end. 283 00:15:45,699 --> 00:15:46,759 And then that's why I was having, 284 00:15:46,859 --> 00:15:48,599 I'm pretty that's why I was having-- 285 00:15:48,699 --> 00:15:49,799 - [Narrator] The teams other riders, 286 00:15:49,899 --> 00:15:53,279 a 21 year old Jack Simpson from Victoria, 287 00:15:53,379 --> 00:15:55,840 and another Alice Springs local, Luke Hayes. 288 00:15:55,940 --> 00:16:00,700 - Loser. (laughing) 289 00:16:01,500 --> 00:16:02,920 - Plus - Sweet. 290 00:16:03,020 --> 00:16:05,901 - Plus whatever it would be to do the most at. 291 00:16:07,221 --> 00:16:09,601 (camera shutter snapping) 292 00:16:09,701 --> 00:16:11,121 - Hey, thank you. - Thank you. 293 00:16:11,221 --> 00:16:13,121 - Thank you. 294 00:16:13,221 --> 00:16:14,081 Here you go. 295 00:16:14,181 --> 00:16:15,322 (chattering) 296 00:16:15,422 --> 00:16:18,162 Oh yeah, okay. 297 00:16:18,262 --> 00:16:19,362 (chattering) 298 00:16:19,462 --> 00:16:22,542 (helicopter buzzing) 299 00:16:24,022 --> 00:16:27,843 - For David Walsh, racing is a labour of love. 300 00:16:27,943 --> 00:16:30,483 Being a full-time builder occupies most of his time 301 00:16:30,583 --> 00:16:32,583 - I've made all the screws and that 302 00:16:32,983 --> 00:16:34,443 we'll just pick them all up. 303 00:16:34,543 --> 00:16:36,724 Ready to go, mate? 304 00:16:36,824 --> 00:16:38,724 - Guess so. - And you're ready? 305 00:16:38,824 --> 00:16:40,564 - [David] There's no real slow parts on the track. 306 00:16:40,664 --> 00:16:44,284 So, you come off, it generally involves an injury. 307 00:16:44,384 --> 00:16:47,125 I've fractured six vertebraes, broke my sternum, 308 00:16:47,225 --> 00:16:49,225 my collarbone in a crash. 309 00:16:50,625 --> 00:16:52,165 She's seen the ugly side of it too 310 00:16:52,265 --> 00:16:55,205 so she's not a big fan of my racing. 311 00:16:55,305 --> 00:16:56,326 - It's the fastest 312 00:16:56,426 --> 00:16:58,286 desert race, it's crazy speeds. 313 00:16:58,386 --> 00:17:01,966 And to go that fast, you've either got to be crazy or, 314 00:17:02,066 --> 00:17:05,166 you know, just want it that bad. 315 00:17:05,266 --> 00:17:06,647 But it's what he loves. 316 00:17:06,747 --> 00:17:09,107 And he is good at it, regardless of all the injuries. 317 00:17:10,867 --> 00:17:14,767 Each year when it's the last year, then next year, 318 00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:17,248 oh it's the last year, and so on and so forth. 319 00:17:17,348 --> 00:17:20,928 So, this year is the last year. (laughing) 320 00:17:21,028 --> 00:17:22,408 - Alright. - Bye. 321 00:17:22,508 --> 00:17:23,568 - [David] Love you, be good. 322 00:17:23,668 --> 00:17:24,448 - [Daughter] Yeah. 323 00:17:24,548 --> 00:17:26,549 - See you, mate. - See you. 324 00:17:27,189 --> 00:17:28,729 Love you. 325 00:17:28,829 --> 00:17:30,249 - I've got a family and that now. 326 00:17:30,349 --> 00:17:32,689 The risk is pretty high, considering it's, 327 00:17:32,789 --> 00:17:34,249 you know, a hobby for me. 328 00:17:34,349 --> 00:17:37,710 So, touch wood, (laughing) I'm going to have a good year. 329 00:17:42,550 --> 00:17:43,690 - [Narrator] David's main rival 330 00:17:43,790 --> 00:17:45,450 is another Alice Springs local 331 00:17:45,550 --> 00:17:47,571 and Yamaha rider, Daymon Stokie, 332 00:17:47,671 --> 00:17:49,771 who finished fourth last year. 333 00:17:49,871 --> 00:17:52,211 A crash a few months ago shattered the fingers 334 00:17:52,311 --> 00:17:54,891 in his left hand and he's still unsure 335 00:17:54,991 --> 00:17:56,292 if he'll be able to race. 336 00:17:56,392 --> 00:17:58,012 - [Daymon] So, I've been like trying to, 337 00:17:58,112 --> 00:18:00,012 yeah, just massage it a few times a day as well. 338 00:18:00,112 --> 00:18:02,112 - Yeah, perfect, good. 339 00:18:03,072 --> 00:18:05,572 Can I get you to bend your knuckle joints for me? 340 00:18:05,672 --> 00:18:07,213 Beautiful. 341 00:18:07,313 --> 00:18:08,733 - But yeah, on the one hand, I'm like oh, 342 00:18:08,833 --> 00:18:10,333 it's coming along pretty good, I've got time. 343 00:18:10,433 --> 00:18:12,933 And then on the other hand, I'm like I've got no time, 344 00:18:13,033 --> 00:18:15,213 I'm freaking out, it's not getting better, so 345 00:18:15,313 --> 00:18:17,454 - [Woman] Yeah. 346 00:18:17,554 --> 00:18:18,734 - [Narrator] Two weeks before the race, 347 00:18:18,834 --> 00:18:20,834 the Yamaha Team is pre-running. 348 00:18:22,114 --> 00:18:24,934 Daymon Stokie is going for his first ride to see 349 00:18:25,034 --> 00:18:27,355 if he'll be able to compete with his broken hand. 350 00:18:29,435 --> 00:18:31,995 (engine rumbling) 351 00:18:41,876 --> 00:18:44,016 - This is where our preparation counts. 352 00:18:44,116 --> 00:18:47,097 It is a big expectation to win. 353 00:18:47,197 --> 00:18:50,057 And it would be damn nice to get that number one spot. 354 00:18:50,157 --> 00:18:53,337 We're judged by everyone at every level, 355 00:18:53,437 --> 00:18:57,318 from those who fund us, to those who watch us. 356 00:19:00,678 --> 00:19:02,678 He's had surgery, they've plated it, 357 00:19:03,718 --> 00:19:05,298 but that doesn't mean the pain goes away. 358 00:19:05,398 --> 00:19:06,819 - At the end of the day 359 00:19:06,919 --> 00:19:07,839 it's two hours of your life each way. 360 00:19:07,919 --> 00:19:10,299 You've just got to bite your lip and go. 361 00:19:10,399 --> 00:19:12,999 (engine rumbling) 362 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:22,660 - [Daymon] I've said, oh this is 363 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:24,140 my last year a few times now, 364 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,240 but I keep coming back. 365 00:19:28,081 --> 00:19:30,141 I've had a lot of big crashes down here now 366 00:19:30,241 --> 00:19:32,241 and it hasn't turned me off at all. 367 00:19:36,041 --> 00:19:38,842 - There you go, that's a Yamaha right there. 368 00:19:42,202 --> 00:19:43,502 - Well, the headline in the newspaper 369 00:19:43,602 --> 00:19:45,222 is already Walshie has got this. 370 00:19:45,322 --> 00:19:47,183 And if you went off last year's results, 371 00:19:47,283 --> 00:19:48,903 yeah, he's the favourite. 372 00:19:49,003 --> 00:19:52,263 (laid back music) 373 00:19:52,363 --> 00:19:54,783 - [Mary] But I tell you what, it's a big thing for the town. 374 00:19:54,883 --> 00:19:57,184 Everybody is behind it, it's not just the riders. 375 00:19:57,284 --> 00:20:00,024 Finke is the town, isn't it? 376 00:20:00,124 --> 00:20:01,464 - [Man] Hey, look, we were talking earlier about 377 00:20:01,564 --> 00:20:04,304 how there's only just under 50 locals in the event. 378 00:20:04,404 --> 00:20:05,984 - The cream rises to the top. 379 00:20:06,084 --> 00:20:08,665 We don't have to have hundreds of us in there. 380 00:20:08,765 --> 00:20:09,825 We've got the qualities. 381 00:20:09,925 --> 00:20:11,185 What more do we want? 382 00:20:11,285 --> 00:20:12,505 (chuckling) 383 00:20:12,605 --> 00:20:14,665 - So, Daymon Walsh (ah), Daymon Stokie, 384 00:20:14,765 --> 00:20:17,666 Luke Hayes, this is the, a very 385 00:20:17,766 --> 00:20:19,186 wide-open event that we have this year. 386 00:20:19,286 --> 00:20:21,186 - Actually, there's some silent ones that come in. 387 00:20:21,286 --> 00:20:22,226 (chuckling) 388 00:20:22,326 --> 00:20:24,886 (laid back music) 389 00:20:29,167 --> 00:20:31,187 - So, the Finke Track from here, 390 00:20:31,287 --> 00:20:33,707 we're only about five Ks from it, I'd say. 391 00:20:33,807 --> 00:20:35,027 And the homestead where I grew up 392 00:20:35,127 --> 00:20:38,308 is only another three or four K down the road. 393 00:20:38,408 --> 00:20:41,748 Spent my whole life within 10 kilometres of the Finke Track. 394 00:20:41,848 --> 00:20:43,868 Yeah. 395 00:20:43,968 --> 00:20:46,108 - [Narrator] 22 year old local, Luke Hayes, 396 00:20:46,208 --> 00:20:48,969 has been riding motorbikes since before he could walk. 397 00:20:50,769 --> 00:20:54,389 - [Luke] 1998 was the year my Dad came third outright. 398 00:20:54,489 --> 00:20:56,729 You know I was just a kid at that point 399 00:20:57,050 --> 00:20:57,910 I would've been 400 00:20:58,010 --> 00:21:00,010 ah three or four years old. 401 00:21:00,450 --> 00:21:02,310 - Gonna win? - Hope so. 402 00:21:02,410 --> 00:21:04,310 Yeah, I hope I win. 403 00:21:04,410 --> 00:21:05,910 The bike is fast enough to win. 404 00:21:06,010 --> 00:21:08,151 Just, I hope I can hang onto it for the full distance. 405 00:21:08,251 --> 00:21:10,071 (cows mooing) - Billy worked on the land. 406 00:21:10,171 --> 00:21:11,871 The track runs through his family's 407 00:21:11,971 --> 00:21:13,791 cattle station where he grew up. 408 00:21:13,891 --> 00:21:16,111 - Dad used to, you know, in training for Finke, 409 00:21:16,211 --> 00:21:18,272 he used to run up and down this road, 410 00:21:18,372 --> 00:21:22,312 and I used to follow him on my little Z50 Honda, 411 00:21:22,412 --> 00:21:24,432 yeah, down to the gate. 412 00:21:24,532 --> 00:21:28,873 And Dad, always being a station bloke, when he was racing, 413 00:21:28,973 --> 00:21:30,593 I think he probably took an element 414 00:21:30,693 --> 00:21:32,513 of pride in being a ringer on a dirt bike, 415 00:21:32,613 --> 00:21:34,113 you know, and having a good crack. 416 00:21:34,213 --> 00:21:36,533 (blues music) 417 00:21:48,095 --> 00:21:49,235 - There's a number of riders 418 00:21:49,335 --> 00:21:50,595 have gone down to Finke today. 419 00:21:50,695 --> 00:21:53,875 So, all the riders keep an eye out for me 420 00:21:53,975 --> 00:21:56,075 and they always give me a big thumbs-up. 421 00:21:56,175 --> 00:21:59,636 They love the work that I do, because it, (laughing) 422 00:21:59,736 --> 00:22:03,656 it saves them bashing themselves to pieces on this track. 423 00:22:08,097 --> 00:22:10,957 What happens in this stuff, the riders call it choppy. 424 00:22:11,057 --> 00:22:13,037 And then if they hit a big square edge, 425 00:22:13,137 --> 00:22:15,357 it normally puts their arse through their brain. 426 00:22:15,457 --> 00:22:16,997 (laughing) 427 00:22:17,097 --> 00:22:18,878 I'm a bit daggy with my braces, 428 00:22:18,978 --> 00:22:21,398 but it's the only way to keep my trousers on. 429 00:22:21,498 --> 00:22:24,918 The track is so bloody rough. (laughing) 430 00:22:25,018 --> 00:22:27,599 - Look, these arrows are just some small bends, 431 00:22:27,699 --> 00:22:29,739 90 degree bends, danger sign. 432 00:22:31,059 --> 00:22:33,059 We've got a square on the white background. 433 00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:42,040 - A desert race isn't racing on the road. 434 00:22:42,140 --> 00:22:45,080 It's out in the sand dunes, out in the whoops. 435 00:22:45,180 --> 00:22:48,241 Whoops are like giant corrugations that develop 436 00:22:48,341 --> 00:22:51,201 from the bike loading up suspension 437 00:22:51,301 --> 00:22:53,441 and then compressing suspension. 438 00:22:53,541 --> 00:22:55,601 Just having this adrenalin rush 439 00:22:55,701 --> 00:22:59,082 at over 100 K an hour, that was 1990. 440 00:22:59,182 --> 00:23:01,682 I said, no, I'm entering Finke. 441 00:23:01,782 --> 00:23:03,682 Entered the first set of whoops, 442 00:23:03,782 --> 00:23:06,882 launched up into a tree, fell out of the tree, 443 00:23:06,982 --> 00:23:10,243 broken collarbone and three broken ribs. 444 00:23:10,343 --> 00:23:12,343 That was my first taste of whoops. 445 00:23:14,423 --> 00:23:15,563 - I don't want to take all these, obviously. 446 00:23:15,663 --> 00:23:17,323 I'm just picking out a few. 447 00:23:17,423 --> 00:23:20,244 Oh, I found one on the road too this morning. 448 00:23:20,344 --> 00:23:23,044 That's a good-looking screw, metric. 449 00:23:23,144 --> 00:23:26,844 Some Allen keys, in case I get nervous. 450 00:23:26,944 --> 00:23:29,085 - [Narrator] Scruff has arrived in Alice Springs 451 00:23:29,185 --> 00:23:32,285 for his first attempt at the Finke Desert Race. 452 00:23:32,385 --> 00:23:33,885 - So that's a 1980 model. 453 00:23:33,985 --> 00:23:36,325 What's that, 37? 454 00:23:36,425 --> 00:23:38,206 Yeah, 37 years old. 455 00:23:38,306 --> 00:23:41,126 I ride old bikes, that's what I do. 456 00:23:41,226 --> 00:23:43,226 Oh, there we go. 457 00:23:44,306 --> 00:23:46,006 A lot of people make them all nice and neat 458 00:23:46,106 --> 00:23:47,206 and put them in the pool room. 459 00:23:47,306 --> 00:23:49,607 I make them neat enough and I ride 'em. 460 00:23:49,707 --> 00:23:52,347 (engine roaring) 461 00:23:54,987 --> 00:23:56,247 1980, will it make it? 462 00:23:56,347 --> 00:23:58,968 Well, if they were making it in 1980 463 00:23:59,068 --> 00:24:01,268 there's no reason it shouldn't get there and back. 464 00:24:02,708 --> 00:24:04,208 I've done a bit of desert riding, 465 00:24:04,308 --> 00:24:07,208 but I never imagined so many whoops could be in one place. 466 00:24:07,308 --> 00:24:11,289 Your arms are numb, lower back, you know, your legs. 467 00:24:11,389 --> 00:24:14,249 Everything is just, you know, at its limit. 468 00:24:14,349 --> 00:24:16,749 (blues music) 469 00:24:29,671 --> 00:24:30,891 I guess I'm getting a bit excited. 470 00:24:30,991 --> 00:24:32,411 I was kind of a bit nervous for a while. 471 00:24:32,511 --> 00:24:36,051 Oh I was thinking about like maybe something could go wrong, 472 00:24:36,151 --> 00:24:38,752 like a big crash or something like that. 473 00:24:46,432 --> 00:24:48,433 10 years ago. 474 00:24:49,873 --> 00:24:52,233 I thought I'd be all like emotional looking at these. 475 00:24:53,913 --> 00:24:58,574 But it's like looking at a wrecked car 476 00:24:58,674 --> 00:25:00,674 before it's all fixed up. 477 00:25:01,514 --> 00:25:03,914 But it's the only car you've got. 478 00:25:08,194 --> 00:25:09,255 Is it these, these first ones? 479 00:25:09,355 --> 00:25:10,095 - These ones. 480 00:25:10,195 --> 00:25:11,175 Right there. 481 00:25:11,275 --> 00:25:12,375 - Do you think we're close? 482 00:25:12,475 --> 00:25:14,335 - I was selling my bike. 483 00:25:14,435 --> 00:25:16,535 I was not going to be a kid anymore. 484 00:25:16,635 --> 00:25:18,536 I was going to buy a house. 485 00:25:18,636 --> 00:25:21,056 That was, that was August 2007. 486 00:25:21,156 --> 00:25:24,456 Then I crashed my motorbike in April 2007. 487 00:25:24,556 --> 00:25:27,016 (unsettling music) 488 00:25:27,116 --> 00:25:28,617 And so, I came over a rise 489 00:25:28,717 --> 00:25:31,337 and there was a corner quickly after it. 490 00:25:31,437 --> 00:25:33,097 And knew I wasn't going to make it, 491 00:25:33,197 --> 00:25:34,897 so I just picked a line through the trees. 492 00:25:34,997 --> 00:25:36,497 But at the speed I was going, 493 00:25:36,597 --> 00:25:39,258 it kicked my back wheel out and my back wheel hit a tree. 494 00:25:39,358 --> 00:25:41,698 (engine rumbling) 495 00:25:41,798 --> 00:25:43,658 (clattering) 496 00:25:43,758 --> 00:25:45,858 Then I was lying in the ground. (laughing) 497 00:25:45,958 --> 00:25:49,759 I said, oi mate, "Get my legs out of the tree." 498 00:25:51,559 --> 00:25:52,739 And they said, "What are you talking about? 499 00:25:52,839 --> 00:25:54,139 "You're lying on your back on the ground." 500 00:25:54,239 --> 00:25:56,239 I said, "No, but they're, they're up in the tree." 501 00:25:57,759 --> 00:25:58,820 And it was just because I couldn't 502 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:00,300 feel them lying on the ground. 503 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,400 That was it. 504 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:07,360 - It was around here somewhere, 10 years ago. 505 00:26:10,041 --> 00:26:14,381 Finke then becomes something that I haven't done 506 00:26:14,481 --> 00:26:16,341 and something that I should do. 507 00:26:16,441 --> 00:26:21,202 The challenge to go fuck you to everything here, 508 00:26:22,882 --> 00:26:25,482 basically, just go fuck you, I can race you. 509 00:26:34,043 --> 00:26:35,303 This is a point-to-point race. 510 00:26:35,403 --> 00:26:36,583 It's not a circuit race. 511 00:26:36,683 --> 00:26:39,344 So people will go from point A down to point B, 512 00:26:39,444 --> 00:26:41,784 camp overnight and then come back along 513 00:26:41,884 --> 00:26:44,984 the same course the following day, just in reverse. 514 00:26:45,084 --> 00:26:47,024 So, this is the biggest field we've ever had. 515 00:26:47,124 --> 00:26:50,325 So that produces additional logistical challenges for us. 516 00:26:52,045 --> 00:26:54,865 And primarily, that is getting everyone away 517 00:26:54,965 --> 00:26:58,345 and getting everyone in at the Finke end within daylight. 518 00:26:58,445 --> 00:27:00,746 The last thing we want to do is see anyone left out there 519 00:27:00,846 --> 00:27:03,386 at night, and we don't shut our Operations Centre 520 00:27:03,486 --> 00:27:05,746 down until we have everyone accounted for. 521 00:27:05,846 --> 00:27:09,587 - We get about 60 extra presentations 522 00:27:09,687 --> 00:27:11,267 to the Emergency Department over the weekend, 523 00:27:11,367 --> 00:27:13,387 of which about 20 are seriously injured. 524 00:27:13,487 --> 00:27:14,747 - Because sometimes those patients 525 00:27:14,847 --> 00:27:16,987 will actually need to be transported to Adelaide 526 00:27:17,087 --> 00:27:19,828 or to Darwin, because Alice Springs Hospital 527 00:27:19,928 --> 00:27:21,628 doesn't have neurosurgical facilities 528 00:27:21,728 --> 00:27:22,988 or cardiothoracic facilities. 529 00:27:23,088 --> 00:27:25,188 So, they may need care outside of the state. 530 00:27:25,288 --> 00:27:26,828 - If we do have something that happens on the track, 531 00:27:26,928 --> 00:27:29,769 like we had a few years ago where a person got killed, 532 00:27:31,489 --> 00:27:33,429 again, police will be responding to that. 533 00:27:33,529 --> 00:27:35,349 I'll set up a crime scene. 534 00:27:35,449 --> 00:27:37,109 This may mean that the competitors have to be 535 00:27:37,209 --> 00:27:39,790 redirected, and that's what we did last time. 536 00:27:39,890 --> 00:27:42,030 - We're fortunate that we've only had 537 00:27:42,130 --> 00:27:45,470 I think three fatalities over the 42 years. 538 00:27:45,570 --> 00:27:49,310 Sobering note to finish police on. 539 00:27:49,410 --> 00:27:50,791 Thank you. 540 00:27:50,891 --> 00:27:51,571 - [Man] We might just ask that question again. 541 00:27:51,651 --> 00:27:54,271 So how has Toby Price's absence 542 00:27:54,371 --> 00:27:56,111 from the bikes affected your Finke race? 543 00:27:56,211 --> 00:27:58,231 - We're all here to do the same job. 544 00:27:58,331 --> 00:28:00,432 You know, there's a few of us locals that are, 545 00:28:00,532 --> 00:28:01,992 you know, keen to take the title. 546 00:28:02,092 --> 00:28:04,092 So. 547 00:28:04,612 --> 00:28:09,372 - Yeah, I make it like that. (laughing) 548 00:28:11,373 --> 00:28:12,793 That was good. 549 00:28:12,893 --> 00:28:13,873 - [Narrator] KTM's newest recruit 550 00:28:13,973 --> 00:28:16,153 is 21 year old Jack Simpson, 551 00:28:16,253 --> 00:28:18,253 a professional rider from Victoria. 552 00:28:19,614 --> 00:28:20,514 - You either have it or you don't. 553 00:28:20,614 --> 00:28:21,794 I feel like I have it. 554 00:28:21,894 --> 00:28:23,954 You just have to get up there and ride it. 555 00:28:24,054 --> 00:28:26,194 And you've either got it or you don't. 556 00:28:26,294 --> 00:28:28,754 Fast as all hell, rough as all hell, 557 00:28:28,854 --> 00:28:30,395 dangerous as all hell. 558 00:28:30,495 --> 00:28:32,195 Like it's not easy. 559 00:28:32,295 --> 00:28:34,475 (engine rumbling) 560 00:28:34,575 --> 00:28:35,415 - [Narrator] Jack is heading down 561 00:28:35,495 --> 00:28:37,495 the track for his last pre-run. 562 00:28:47,456 --> 00:28:49,957 - I've broken a vertebrae in my back 563 00:28:50,057 --> 00:28:52,477 and two of the lower ribs and punctured a lung. 564 00:28:52,577 --> 00:28:54,397 I was about to hit top gear. 565 00:28:54,497 --> 00:28:57,197 Hit a square edge, went left, right, left, 566 00:28:57,297 --> 00:28:59,277 and I nearly saved the whole thing. 567 00:28:59,377 --> 00:29:00,918 And then I reckon I've dropped in a whoop 568 00:29:01,018 --> 00:29:03,118 and then it's just, yeah, sent me off to the right. 569 00:29:03,218 --> 00:29:06,238 The bike went left and tumbled and snapped the bars in half 570 00:29:06,338 --> 00:29:08,758 and ripped all the seat and sub frame and all that. 571 00:29:08,858 --> 00:29:11,559 And yeah, I was, I felt like 572 00:29:11,659 --> 00:29:13,659 I was flying in the air for five seconds. 573 00:29:14,899 --> 00:29:16,899 Definitely hurt when I hit. 574 00:29:18,219 --> 00:29:19,839 - [Man] How fast do you think you were going, Jack? 575 00:29:19,939 --> 00:29:22,180 - [Jack] Ah, probably 160 Ks. 576 00:29:28,820 --> 00:29:31,321 (siren blaring) 577 00:29:31,421 --> 00:29:33,481 - I want to thank you all, on behalf of St. John, 578 00:29:33,581 --> 00:29:35,641 for coming and giving up your weekend 579 00:29:35,741 --> 00:29:36,961 to help out with the Finke Race. 580 00:29:37,061 --> 00:29:40,202 It's a huge event and it will be very chaotic. 581 00:29:40,302 --> 00:29:44,482 You've got to remember, it's 220 Ks of 600 bikes spread out 582 00:29:44,582 --> 00:29:46,562 and it's not, it's not organised. 583 00:29:46,662 --> 00:29:47,922 Something is going to wrong. 584 00:29:48,022 --> 00:29:49,682 So this is definitely the biggest 585 00:29:49,782 --> 00:29:51,443 logistical event that we do every year. 586 00:29:51,543 --> 00:29:53,603 - A hundred are over 45 and looking 587 00:29:53,703 --> 00:29:55,483 to check things off their bucket list. 588 00:29:55,583 --> 00:29:58,403 A lot of them are very inexperienced and not quite 589 00:29:58,503 --> 00:30:00,164 used to these conditions and this type of race. 590 00:30:00,264 --> 00:30:03,444 - The most common fractured bone is the clavicle 591 00:30:03,544 --> 00:30:05,604 and they will insist on wanting to ride back 592 00:30:05,704 --> 00:30:07,524 with a broken clavicle or a broken wrist. 593 00:30:07,624 --> 00:30:11,485 Ruptured spleens, burst L3 L5, intracranial haemorrhages. 594 00:30:11,585 --> 00:30:13,785 Most bones have been broken here on this track. 595 00:30:15,265 --> 00:30:18,365 - Could I get a gourmet crispy Caesar salad? 596 00:30:18,465 --> 00:30:20,706 It's the same person that served me this morning. 597 00:30:22,146 --> 00:30:23,686 Thank you. 598 00:30:23,786 --> 00:30:25,786 14 days until Finke. 599 00:30:26,146 --> 00:30:28,146 And I haven't sat on my bike. 600 00:30:29,346 --> 00:30:31,347 I'm not really worried about falling over. 601 00:30:32,787 --> 00:30:35,467 But I guess it's like when you're strapped to a bike, 602 00:30:38,827 --> 00:30:40,828 you've just got to get comfortable with it. 603 00:30:44,668 --> 00:30:47,168 We have to do a lot to a standard 604 00:30:47,268 --> 00:30:49,268 bike in order for me to race. 605 00:30:50,989 --> 00:30:55,209 So, when we rip this seat off, I'm sort of nervous 606 00:30:55,309 --> 00:30:59,849 that we have done the whole bike at once, really quickly, 607 00:30:59,949 --> 00:31:01,090 and that different things that won't 608 00:31:01,190 --> 00:31:03,770 be able to be changed won't work properly. 609 00:31:03,870 --> 00:31:05,530 And I know I can get into it 610 00:31:05,630 --> 00:31:07,790 and I'd rather be tight in it, than loose in it. 611 00:31:10,711 --> 00:31:11,811 Are you nervous, Isaac? 612 00:31:11,911 --> 00:31:14,911 A little bit, little bit nervous. 613 00:31:19,231 --> 00:31:22,252 (mumbling) 614 00:31:22,352 --> 00:31:25,472 Partly the fear is that I won't know how to ride a bike. 615 00:31:26,872 --> 00:31:28,252 - [Man] Yes, you look good there, that's-- 616 00:31:28,352 --> 00:31:29,372 - Like it looks quite central? 617 00:31:29,472 --> 00:31:31,473 - Yeah. 618 00:31:35,713 --> 00:31:37,453 - [Narrator] A few days before the big race, 619 00:31:37,553 --> 00:31:40,613 Alice Springs is buzzing with excitement. 620 00:31:40,713 --> 00:31:42,414 The town's Mayor, Damien Ryan, 621 00:31:42,514 --> 00:31:44,854 is one of the race's biggest fans. 622 00:31:44,954 --> 00:31:46,954 - Thanks. 623 00:31:47,354 --> 00:31:49,094 - You do know it's Finke time 624 00:31:49,194 --> 00:31:52,055 when boxes appear in my office with old programmes. 625 00:31:52,155 --> 00:31:54,095 I always remember this fellow, Stephen Gall, 626 00:31:54,195 --> 00:31:56,175 who's just a thorough champion. 627 00:31:56,275 --> 00:31:57,455 And I always remember him making 628 00:31:57,555 --> 00:31:59,175 a statement one year after he won it. 629 00:31:59,275 --> 00:32:01,496 He said, the hardest part of the course 630 00:32:01,596 --> 00:32:03,736 was the four inches between your ears. 631 00:32:03,836 --> 00:32:05,576 And he said, once you conquered that, 632 00:32:05,676 --> 00:32:07,676 you could go on and win it again. 633 00:32:09,756 --> 00:32:13,817 - [Man] Randall, moment of truth, how is it going to go? 634 00:32:13,917 --> 00:32:15,457 - Oh, the morning didn't start off too well, 635 00:32:15,557 --> 00:32:17,177 but hopefully, the rest of the day will go alright. 636 00:32:17,277 --> 00:32:18,857 - [Narrator] Randall Gregory holds the record 637 00:32:18,957 --> 00:32:21,298 for the most Finke wins in a row. 638 00:32:21,398 --> 00:32:23,738 On this track, he's considered by many 639 00:32:23,838 --> 00:32:25,898 to be the greatest of all time. 640 00:32:25,998 --> 00:32:29,378 (engines rumbling) 641 00:32:29,478 --> 00:32:33,219 - I heard the announcer call Randall Gregory over the line. 642 00:32:33,319 --> 00:32:36,059 And he said, this is something that will never be repeated. 643 00:32:36,159 --> 00:32:37,659 This is the best desert racer 644 00:32:37,759 --> 00:32:40,659 in the country that's just flown five in a row. 645 00:32:40,759 --> 00:32:41,600 - [Man] It's probably never going to happen again. 646 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:42,860 It was just unheard of. 647 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:44,780 - It was always a dream watching, 648 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,020 you know, the likes of Randall Gregory. 649 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:48,620 - [Man] One thing interesting about Randall there 650 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,821 is he was never the favourite, yet he always won. 651 00:32:51,921 --> 00:32:52,601 - [Geoff] Everyone knew how good he was. 652 00:32:52,681 --> 00:32:54,621 He proved that on the track. 653 00:32:54,721 --> 00:32:56,721 The Finke Track was pretty much his. 654 00:32:57,881 --> 00:32:59,221 - I watched him when he passed me, 655 00:32:59,321 --> 00:33:02,422 one hand off the bars, thumbs up, cheers, mate. 656 00:33:02,522 --> 00:33:04,702 He was already popping the champagne in Alice. 657 00:33:04,802 --> 00:33:07,442 (engine roaring) 658 00:33:09,962 --> 00:33:13,323 - [Man] I don't think we ever knew how fast he could ride. 659 00:33:16,283 --> 00:33:19,043 He had an unfortunate accident on part of the Finke course. 660 00:33:21,524 --> 00:33:23,184 - And it happened not far from here, 661 00:33:23,284 --> 00:33:25,104 and I think it was Michael Vroom 662 00:33:25,204 --> 00:33:27,944 that found him and said, are you alright, mate? 663 00:33:28,044 --> 00:33:29,144 And he wasn't. 664 00:33:29,244 --> 00:33:30,384 - Well done. 665 00:33:30,484 --> 00:33:32,585 - [Rick] How many more could he have won? 666 00:33:32,685 --> 00:33:33,865 How far could he have gone? 667 00:33:33,965 --> 00:33:35,865 When would he have retired? 668 00:33:35,965 --> 00:33:38,005 Becomes part of the myth that is Randall Gregory. 669 00:33:40,125 --> 00:33:42,766 (dramatic music) 670 00:33:50,446 --> 00:33:53,867 - Yeah, I don't remember how it happened or why it happened. 671 00:33:53,967 --> 00:33:56,267 Look, I wasn't ready to finish up. 672 00:33:56,367 --> 00:33:58,107 When you're in rehab, there's a lot of people 673 00:33:58,207 --> 00:34:00,187 in there with different reasons why they're injured 674 00:34:00,287 --> 00:34:03,628 and mine was, you know, it's a sport. 675 00:34:03,728 --> 00:34:04,908 Take it on the chin, you know? 676 00:34:05,008 --> 00:34:07,668 You, you know, you don't have to do it, 677 00:34:07,768 --> 00:34:09,668 you know, it was your sport. 678 00:34:09,768 --> 00:34:10,748 If you're already in a chair, 679 00:34:10,848 --> 00:34:12,269 you don't want to make it any worse. 680 00:34:12,369 --> 00:34:14,429 - [Man] Ready, big fella? 681 00:34:14,529 --> 00:34:16,529 - No, no, I'm not. 682 00:34:19,929 --> 00:34:21,830 I can't feel from here. 683 00:34:21,930 --> 00:34:23,990 I've got no support, 684 00:34:24,090 --> 00:34:26,370 so this actually just basically holds me upright. 685 00:34:32,691 --> 00:34:33,991 Slightly lower than last time. 686 00:34:34,091 --> 00:34:36,871 Let go of my legs just around the outside. 687 00:34:36,971 --> 00:34:38,871 - Round the outside, round the outside. 688 00:34:38,971 --> 00:34:40,971 - [Isaac] Just like that, those on. 689 00:34:44,532 --> 00:34:47,092 (engine rumbling) 690 00:35:03,014 --> 00:35:04,194 - [Man] Oh shit. 691 00:35:04,294 --> 00:35:08,874 - I'm okay, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine. 692 00:35:08,974 --> 00:35:11,955 Let's go, I just fucking stalled it. 693 00:35:12,055 --> 00:35:14,555 Well, I just, I don't really have a clutch. 694 00:35:14,655 --> 00:35:16,955 I want to ride back. 695 00:35:17,055 --> 00:35:19,055 - [Man] Let's do it, let's get in. 696 00:35:19,575 --> 00:35:20,835 - [Isaac] Oh. 697 00:35:20,935 --> 00:35:25,376 (talking drowned out by engine rumbling) 698 00:35:28,456 --> 00:35:31,136 (dramatic music) 699 00:35:45,578 --> 00:35:48,258 Everything I do is whether 700 00:35:49,738 --> 00:35:51,278 the world gives me permission to do it. 701 00:35:51,378 --> 00:35:53,479 The world doesn't give me permission 702 00:35:53,579 --> 00:35:55,579 to ride a bike, but I do it anyway. 703 00:35:59,619 --> 00:36:00,679 - [Narrator] A rider's connection 704 00:36:00,779 --> 00:36:02,780 to this ancient land runs deep. 705 00:36:04,060 --> 00:36:07,600 In God's country, time can slow down. 706 00:36:07,700 --> 00:36:10,380 (dramatic music) 707 00:36:12,220 --> 00:36:13,561 - [Man] The atmosphere is just beautiful out here. 708 00:36:13,661 --> 00:36:15,741 It's unlike anything else. 709 00:36:17,821 --> 00:36:19,401 - [Man] If you've had the most stressful day in the world, 710 00:36:19,501 --> 00:36:21,201 you get on the motorbike and all of a sudden, 711 00:36:21,301 --> 00:36:23,302 your day is not stressful anymore. 712 00:36:24,902 --> 00:36:27,442 - [Man] It's ballet on a motorbike. 713 00:36:27,542 --> 00:36:29,542 It's just pretty to watch. 714 00:36:30,142 --> 00:36:32,823 (dramatic music) 715 00:36:45,544 --> 00:36:47,684 (talking drowned out by engine rumbling) 716 00:36:47,784 --> 00:36:48,924 - How fucking crazy was that? 717 00:36:49,024 --> 00:36:49,964 (laughing) 718 00:36:50,064 --> 00:36:52,685 - [Isaac] Wow, that was a riot. 719 00:36:52,785 --> 00:36:53,925 I almost died a couple of times. 720 00:36:54,025 --> 00:36:56,665 - Yeah. - Not too many, maybe twice? 721 00:36:59,705 --> 00:37:02,165 - I got a speedo, I like it. 722 00:37:02,265 --> 00:37:03,286 - [Man] Did you read it? 723 00:37:03,386 --> 00:37:04,886 - Yeah. - What did it say? 724 00:37:04,986 --> 00:37:06,066 - We were doing 80 K, so why are we getting passed? 725 00:37:06,146 --> 00:37:08,146 We've got to go faster. 726 00:37:10,146 --> 00:37:11,186 When I was riding out there, I looked at it 727 00:37:11,266 --> 00:37:12,927 and I was like, I've done 44 kilometres 728 00:37:13,027 --> 00:37:17,267 on this bike to prepare for a 500 kilometre race. 729 00:37:18,707 --> 00:37:20,047 I can't admit that it's fun, because Finke 730 00:37:20,147 --> 00:37:22,147 is still the stupidest race. 731 00:37:22,788 --> 00:37:24,788 It's still ridiculous. 732 00:37:25,148 --> 00:37:28,028 (instrumental music) 733 00:37:33,989 --> 00:37:36,109 (grunting) 734 00:37:51,470 --> 00:37:52,330 - Alright now, hold still. 735 00:37:52,430 --> 00:37:55,791 (camera shutter clicking) 736 00:38:02,751 --> 00:38:03,892 - I haven't been lifting 737 00:38:03,992 --> 00:38:05,992 any weights or doing any star jumps. 738 00:38:07,192 --> 00:38:09,192 I'll just come and ride, you know? 739 00:38:11,192 --> 00:38:13,533 It does make the beer taste better. 740 00:38:13,633 --> 00:38:15,173 I think I should be able to finish. 741 00:38:15,273 --> 00:38:18,873 I don't think I'll be pushing Toby Price, broken leg or not. 742 00:38:20,673 --> 00:38:23,134 - Yeah, we unfortunately didn't quite make it here 743 00:38:23,234 --> 00:38:25,534 to the Finke Desert Race on the, on the two wheels 744 00:38:25,634 --> 00:38:29,294 and yeah, definitely it's hard to sit 745 00:38:29,394 --> 00:38:30,534 on the sidelines and watch. 746 00:38:30,634 --> 00:38:31,894 So we've taken a little bit 747 00:38:31,994 --> 00:38:33,935 of a different path this year at Finke. 748 00:38:34,035 --> 00:38:36,375 I want to keep racing anything I possibly can. 749 00:38:36,475 --> 00:38:38,495 I'll race a lawnmower if I have to. 750 00:38:38,595 --> 00:38:40,215 Sign the other one as well? 751 00:38:40,315 --> 00:38:42,315 No worries. 752 00:38:48,076 --> 00:38:49,696 - [Daymon] I'd say my main battle is my hand 753 00:38:49,796 --> 00:38:51,456 and racing myself, and I think 754 00:38:51,556 --> 00:38:53,557 the result will take care of itself. 755 00:38:55,357 --> 00:38:57,957 - [David] Half the battle is just beating the desert. 756 00:39:01,077 --> 00:39:02,977 - [Narrator] The desert population swells, 757 00:39:03,077 --> 00:39:05,778 as 15,000 spectators head down 758 00:39:05,878 --> 00:39:08,738 the track to camp over race weekend. 759 00:39:08,838 --> 00:39:11,538 - Oh. (laughing) 760 00:39:11,638 --> 00:39:13,639 Come, put it together. 761 00:39:16,439 --> 00:39:18,839 (chattering) 762 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:28,700 - [Man] Yeah, na 763 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:31,540 (laughing) 764 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:33,541 - You don't want... 765 00:39:33,641 --> 00:39:35,641 We're in the territory. 766 00:39:48,082 --> 00:39:50,682 (dramatic music) 767 00:40:14,245 --> 00:40:16,585 - [Narrator] A well-known racer once said, 768 00:40:16,685 --> 00:40:18,905 if everything seems under control, 769 00:40:19,005 --> 00:40:21,185 then you're not going fast enough. 770 00:40:21,285 --> 00:40:23,225 Well, that's all well and good for someone who races 771 00:40:23,325 --> 00:40:24,906 in a controlled environment on a track 772 00:40:25,006 --> 00:40:27,006 you could eat your dinner off. 773 00:40:28,126 --> 00:40:31,286 The desert is unforgiving, it has its own plans. 774 00:40:35,007 --> 00:40:37,987 Spectators spread along the track wait 775 00:40:38,087 --> 00:40:40,927 in anticipation for the first vehicle to pass. 776 00:40:52,968 --> 00:40:55,709 - He's coming fast, you think, no shit. 777 00:40:55,809 --> 00:40:57,309 - Who is it, who is it, oh, who's next? 778 00:40:57,409 --> 00:40:59,229 Like, it's sort of that excitement. 779 00:40:59,329 --> 00:41:00,709 - [Man] You wait for the chopper and you can just see 780 00:41:00,809 --> 00:41:03,469 the speck in the distance, and you start to hear it. 781 00:41:03,569 --> 00:41:08,330 (helicopter buzzing) (dramatic music) 782 00:41:12,970 --> 00:41:14,971 - There, there. 783 00:41:15,371 --> 00:41:18,051 (engine roaring) 784 00:41:21,571 --> 00:41:23,571 - [Children] Whoa. 785 00:41:33,332 --> 00:41:34,333 - [Race Controller] We're at the Alice Springs end. 786 00:41:34,413 --> 00:41:36,553 We're about to get the bike race underway. 787 00:41:36,653 --> 00:41:38,873 - Motorcycling Australia advises 788 00:41:38,973 --> 00:41:40,993 that motorcycle racing can be dangerous. 789 00:41:41,093 --> 00:41:43,593 Your equipment could be damaged or destroyed 790 00:41:43,693 --> 00:41:47,994 and you may suffer serious personal injury, or worse. 791 00:41:48,094 --> 00:41:50,334 (chattering) 792 00:41:53,614 --> 00:41:55,195 - KTM have been on the top step for a while now 793 00:41:55,295 --> 00:41:56,795 so it'd be nice to push them off 794 00:41:56,895 --> 00:41:58,795 and get someone else up there. 795 00:41:58,895 --> 00:42:00,055 - [Commentator] The race is up for grabs today, 796 00:42:00,135 --> 00:42:01,795 regardless of who's on the line, who makes it, 797 00:42:01,895 --> 00:42:03,515 who has mechanical failures. 798 00:42:03,615 --> 00:42:05,876 There is a ridiculous level of fortune 799 00:42:05,976 --> 00:42:08,596 and misfortune that's involved with motor sport. 800 00:42:08,696 --> 00:42:10,316 - Probably more of a talking point, 801 00:42:10,416 --> 00:42:12,476 Jack Simpson, bike number 11. 802 00:42:12,576 --> 00:42:14,577 - Yeah. - Out of Steel as well. 803 00:42:15,257 --> 00:42:17,257 - I'll see you. - Going to Finke? 804 00:42:17,617 --> 00:42:18,517 Better. 805 00:42:18,617 --> 00:42:19,717 - Yeah, well hopefully. 806 00:42:19,817 --> 00:42:21,817 - I'll come looking for you. 807 00:42:22,937 --> 00:42:25,098 (hammering) 808 00:42:26,858 --> 00:42:30,078 - I think the first 40 Ks are a kind of dangerous section, 809 00:42:30,178 --> 00:42:32,898 because everyone is going to be a bit woohoo. 810 00:42:34,058 --> 00:42:37,119 (engines revving) 811 00:42:37,219 --> 00:42:38,519 - [Race Controller] All stations, all stations, 812 00:42:38,619 --> 00:42:39,639 this is Race Control. 813 00:42:39,739 --> 00:42:41,739 We're five minutes to start. 814 00:42:44,619 --> 00:42:48,520 - Hey, when I get nervous, I put on more padding. 815 00:42:48,620 --> 00:42:50,620 I've got yoga mats everywhere. 816 00:42:54,220 --> 00:42:56,221 - It's not bad for you. 817 00:42:58,341 --> 00:43:00,861 (engine rumbling) 818 00:43:04,661 --> 00:43:06,322 - [Narrator] The starting order is based on 819 00:43:06,422 --> 00:43:08,422 a short time trial the day before. 820 00:43:11,302 --> 00:43:14,763 Riders with the quickest time take off first, 821 00:43:14,863 --> 00:43:17,023 a big advantage, with dust-free air. 822 00:43:19,903 --> 00:43:20,843 - [Man] The feeling you get when you 823 00:43:20,943 --> 00:43:23,723 roll up to the line, it's electric. 824 00:43:23,823 --> 00:43:25,644 Your heart is in your mouth. 825 00:43:25,744 --> 00:43:28,004 The same kind of apprehension just before 826 00:43:28,104 --> 00:43:30,244 you're about to jump out of an aeroplane. 827 00:43:30,344 --> 00:43:31,564 - [Race Controller] The red light is on 828 00:43:31,664 --> 00:43:34,284 so that means one minute to go. 829 00:43:34,384 --> 00:43:36,865 (dramatic music) 830 00:43:42,625 --> 00:43:45,386 (engines revving) 831 00:43:51,546 --> 00:43:52,686 - [Commentator] Away they go. 832 00:43:52,786 --> 00:43:56,047 At the start, David Walsh on the KTM. 833 00:43:56,147 --> 00:43:58,667 Start straight here is nice, and then Ivan long goes wide. 834 00:44:02,267 --> 00:44:06,988 (engines rumbling) (dramatic music) 835 00:44:27,190 --> 00:44:29,770 - [Narrator] One bike after another, they leave, 836 00:44:29,870 --> 00:44:31,870 until all 600 are on the track. 837 00:44:33,230 --> 00:44:37,831 (dramatic music) (engines rumbling) 838 00:45:01,633 --> 00:45:03,633 - [Man] Whoa. 839 00:45:06,274 --> 00:45:08,694 - [Narrator] Finke is raced on corrected time. 840 00:45:08,794 --> 00:45:10,694 Each rider is timed separately 841 00:45:10,794 --> 00:45:12,974 for the duration of their race. 842 00:45:13,074 --> 00:45:16,855 This means the lead rider is not necessarily the quickest. 843 00:45:16,955 --> 00:45:20,875 And sometimes a dark horse will come from behind. 844 00:45:24,195 --> 00:45:26,056 - [Commentator] We've got all bikes away, bar one. 845 00:45:26,156 --> 00:45:27,896 - [Commentator] We've got Isaac Elliott 846 00:45:27,996 --> 00:45:30,096 and his two ghost riders that are there 847 00:45:30,196 --> 00:45:32,656 to help him along the way, his brother Zoran, 848 00:45:32,756 --> 00:45:34,736 Jamie Lander is a good friend of his, 849 00:45:34,836 --> 00:45:38,217 will follow Isaac the whole way down on the X62. 850 00:45:38,317 --> 00:45:40,637 This guy is strapped into this motorcycle. 851 00:45:41,757 --> 00:45:44,437 (engine revving) 852 00:45:46,878 --> 00:45:48,818 - [Race Controller] All stations, this is Race Control. 853 00:45:48,918 --> 00:45:51,498 Isaac Elliott has now left the start line. 854 00:45:51,598 --> 00:45:54,578 - [Man] We knew that he wasn't going to cruise. (laughing) 855 00:45:54,678 --> 00:45:55,939 As soon as he puts his helmet on, 856 00:45:56,039 --> 00:45:57,579 it's race day, you know what I mean? 857 00:45:57,679 --> 00:45:59,259 Yeah, it's a different ball game. 858 00:45:59,359 --> 00:46:01,739 He'll go, yeah, no, I'm going to cruise down, yeah. 859 00:46:01,839 --> 00:46:03,979 Alright, let's race. 860 00:46:04,079 --> 00:46:07,320 (intense dramatic music) 861 00:46:13,160 --> 00:46:14,940 - [Narrator] 10 kilometres into the race, 862 00:46:15,040 --> 00:46:17,941 Isaac reaches the end of the field. 863 00:46:18,041 --> 00:46:21,081 One by one, he passes able-bodied riders. 864 00:46:42,523 --> 00:46:44,263 - Got the KTM team next to us. 865 00:46:44,363 --> 00:46:46,664 That's our arch rivals. 866 00:46:46,764 --> 00:46:48,144 We don't really get along. 867 00:46:48,244 --> 00:46:50,224 - [Jeff] You know, we have roughly sort of 40 people 868 00:46:50,324 --> 00:46:52,224 involved in the event and they really 869 00:46:52,324 --> 00:46:53,944 enjoy the atmosphere, the camaraderie. 870 00:46:54,044 --> 00:46:54,704 You know, we have-- 871 00:46:54,804 --> 00:46:55,984 - Excuse me, mate. 872 00:46:56,084 --> 00:46:57,145 Couple of Yammies coming through. 873 00:46:57,245 --> 00:46:58,465 (laughing) 874 00:46:58,565 --> 00:47:00,465 Are we meant to take this serious today? 875 00:47:00,565 --> 00:47:03,185 - [Narrator] KTM has won the last three years in a row. 876 00:47:03,285 --> 00:47:06,446 The Yamaha Team has not won since 1986. 877 00:47:07,926 --> 00:47:10,946 Future sales and their pride ride on a win. 878 00:47:11,046 --> 00:47:13,386 - [Race Controller] We've had number three go through, over. 879 00:47:13,486 --> 00:47:16,267 - [Race Controller] Three, we've got one coming through now. 880 00:47:16,367 --> 00:47:18,307 Hold on a second. 881 00:47:18,407 --> 00:47:19,907 - [Race Controller] We should be expecting 882 00:47:20,007 --> 00:47:22,007 the first bike through Deep Well any minute now. 883 00:47:27,608 --> 00:47:29,888 - [Commentator] David Walsh still leading the event. 884 00:47:33,208 --> 00:47:35,888 (dramatic music) 885 00:47:44,009 --> 00:47:45,629 - [Commentator] David Walsh, first bike, 886 00:47:45,729 --> 00:47:48,490 the local lad still holding the lead in this race. 887 00:47:53,610 --> 00:47:56,170 (engine rumbling) 888 00:47:58,411 --> 00:48:00,751 - [Race Controller] Walsh is in sight, Walsh is in sight. 889 00:48:00,851 --> 00:48:04,291 (helicopter buzzing) - Yeah. 890 00:48:07,412 --> 00:48:09,312 (engine roaring) 891 00:48:09,412 --> 00:48:11,452 (cheering) 892 00:48:12,572 --> 00:48:14,952 (chattering) 893 00:48:15,052 --> 00:48:17,733 (dramatic music) 894 00:48:24,213 --> 00:48:25,553 - [Race Controller] All stations, second bike 895 00:48:25,653 --> 00:48:29,074 through Deep Well checkpoint in 33 minutes, 09. 896 00:48:29,174 --> 00:48:31,334 And that is bike number four, Daymon Stokie. 897 00:48:34,654 --> 00:48:37,895 (intense dramatic music) 898 00:48:44,175 --> 00:48:46,675 - [Commentator] Next up, the second bike through Deep Well, 899 00:48:46,775 --> 00:48:48,956 Daymon Stokie, super quick. 900 00:48:49,056 --> 00:48:51,396 Well, he did it with a time of 33 minutes and nine seconds. 901 00:48:51,496 --> 00:48:52,996 Of course, we know Daymon Stokie 902 00:48:53,096 --> 00:48:55,096 has a hand injury coming into the event. 903 00:49:03,177 --> 00:49:06,017 (helicopter buzzing) 904 00:49:11,658 --> 00:49:13,038 - [Race Controller] Joel, that road ambulance 905 00:49:13,138 --> 00:49:16,358 should be down there within five or 10 minutes. 906 00:49:16,458 --> 00:49:18,899 (siren blaring) 907 00:49:23,059 --> 00:49:24,399 - [Narrator] Racers know that their luck 908 00:49:24,499 --> 00:49:26,439 could change at any time. 909 00:49:26,539 --> 00:49:29,360 The desert has a mind of its own. 910 00:49:29,460 --> 00:49:33,980 Over the next two days, 72 bikes and 103 cars won't finish. 911 00:49:36,380 --> 00:49:38,861 (clattering) 912 00:49:40,661 --> 00:49:42,761 - [Craig] You alright? 913 00:49:42,861 --> 00:49:44,861 You alright? 914 00:49:45,221 --> 00:49:46,961 - [Narrator] Chief Paramedic, Craig Garraway, 915 00:49:47,061 --> 00:49:49,882 sweeps the track for injured riders. 916 00:49:49,982 --> 00:49:51,982 He's been doing this for 20 years. 917 00:49:58,183 --> 00:49:59,403 - He was lucky enough, he got up, kept going. 918 00:49:59,503 --> 00:50:01,003 Hopefully won't find him too far up the road. 919 00:50:01,103 --> 00:50:03,283 (chuckling) 920 00:50:03,383 --> 00:50:06,663 - [Race Controller] Rodinga Race Control. 921 00:50:08,344 --> 00:50:10,444 - [Narrator] Only a few kilometres down the track-- 922 00:50:10,544 --> 00:50:11,684 - [Craig] What have we got here, mate? 923 00:50:11,784 --> 00:50:13,324 - [Narrator] Craig comes across the same rider. 924 00:50:13,424 --> 00:50:15,764 - Oh, I suspect he's broken his coccyx. 925 00:50:15,864 --> 00:50:17,004 Well, we're treating that line anyway. 926 00:50:17,104 --> 00:50:18,245 - [Craig] What do you want to do here? 927 00:50:18,345 --> 00:50:19,605 Do you want to get him back to your checkpoint 928 00:50:19,705 --> 00:50:21,205 and get a jet ranger to pick him up? 929 00:50:21,305 --> 00:50:22,885 - Yeah, it's probably for the best, mate, yeah. 930 00:50:22,985 --> 00:50:24,765 At this stage, I'm not concerned, 931 00:50:24,865 --> 00:50:27,526 I'm not going to go spinal, it's just more his back. 932 00:50:27,626 --> 00:50:29,166 That'll be great. 933 00:50:29,266 --> 00:50:30,086 (goofily vocalising) 934 00:50:30,186 --> 00:50:31,686 - We have bike rider 18 now, 935 00:50:31,786 --> 00:50:35,906 probably about a kilometre or two south of Rodinga. 936 00:50:37,947 --> 00:50:41,647 He's got a major fractured coccyx, alright? 937 00:50:41,747 --> 00:50:42,967 I'll ring you back. 938 00:50:43,067 --> 00:50:43,947 I've got another guy injured here as well. 939 00:50:44,027 --> 00:50:46,247 So, I'll ring you back, mate. 940 00:50:46,347 --> 00:50:48,208 - Picked a good spot to be. (laughing) 941 00:50:48,308 --> 00:50:51,088 - [Man] At the right time. 942 00:50:51,188 --> 00:50:54,048 - You'll be alright? - [Rider] Yeah, I'm good. 943 00:50:54,148 --> 00:50:55,728 Fucking me up with dirt though. 944 00:50:55,828 --> 00:50:58,609 (laughing) 945 00:50:58,709 --> 00:51:00,709 - [Man] Good luck. 946 00:51:04,749 --> 00:51:07,650 - Two, three, lift, bloody hell, you're a solid boy. 947 00:51:07,750 --> 00:51:09,090 - Big strong boy. 948 00:51:09,190 --> 00:51:10,190 - Yeah, I was going to say, you're a solid boy. 949 00:51:10,270 --> 00:51:11,450 - Well done 950 00:51:11,550 --> 00:51:14,530 - There, you're a movie star as well, eh? 951 00:51:14,630 --> 00:51:16,770 - [Man] We have dodged that many bullets, 952 00:51:16,870 --> 00:51:18,891 but to have so few fatalities, 953 00:51:18,991 --> 00:51:21,211 someone is smiling down on this race. 954 00:51:21,311 --> 00:51:23,911 (dramatic music) 955 00:51:34,392 --> 00:51:35,532 - [Commentator] They're coming through 956 00:51:35,632 --> 00:51:37,092 thick and fast through Rodinga now. 957 00:51:37,192 --> 00:51:39,553 The local boy, David Walsh, still leading the charge. 958 00:51:42,153 --> 00:51:44,853 - [Narrator] Racing Finke has been described as holding 959 00:51:44,953 --> 00:51:48,454 onto the edge of a cliff for two hours. 960 00:51:48,554 --> 00:51:51,074 (engine rumbling) 961 00:51:53,154 --> 00:51:53,954 - [Commentator] The race has been going 962 00:51:54,034 --> 00:51:55,414 for over an hour now. 963 00:51:55,514 --> 00:51:58,215 We should see our first bikes through Bundooma. 964 00:51:58,315 --> 00:52:01,515 (intense dramatic music) 965 00:52:07,355 --> 00:52:08,936 - [Race Controller] Deep Well has just confirmed 966 00:52:09,036 --> 00:52:12,416 that Isaac Elliott has passed through the first checkpoint. 967 00:52:12,516 --> 00:52:14,936 Back at the 80 kilometre mark, Isaac reaches 968 00:52:15,036 --> 00:52:18,417 his first fuel stop, also known as the Kirkville Pub. 969 00:52:18,517 --> 00:52:20,937 (cheering) 970 00:52:21,037 --> 00:52:21,977 - [Man] Do you want water? 971 00:52:22,077 --> 00:52:25,437 (talking over each other) 972 00:52:30,878 --> 00:52:31,818 - [Isaac] Kirkville! 973 00:52:31,918 --> 00:52:34,018 (cheering) 974 00:52:34,118 --> 00:52:35,298 (engine rumbling) 975 00:52:35,398 --> 00:52:37,398 Woo! 976 00:52:38,679 --> 00:52:40,219 - Bump start. 977 00:52:40,319 --> 00:52:42,819 - I know you want to stay for a beer, but get going. 978 00:52:42,919 --> 00:52:47,679 (engine rumbling) (cheering) 979 00:52:49,480 --> 00:52:51,900 - How you doing mate? - Let's get fucking blind. 980 00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:53,620 (chattering) 981 00:52:53,720 --> 00:52:57,260 - [Ben] People go to extreme lengths to have a good time. 982 00:52:57,360 --> 00:52:59,661 - We've got the keg here. 983 00:52:59,761 --> 00:53:01,761 I still need to hook it up. 984 00:53:03,441 --> 00:53:05,061 We've got the spit roast there. 985 00:53:05,161 --> 00:53:06,701 That's for the Sunday roast. 986 00:53:06,801 --> 00:53:08,902 We've got the pig hanging up there, it's defrosting. 987 00:53:09,002 --> 00:53:09,982 The burnout pad. 988 00:53:10,082 --> 00:53:13,342 (engine roaring) 989 00:53:13,442 --> 00:53:17,382 But the main attraction tonight would have to be turbulence. 990 00:53:17,482 --> 00:53:22,243 (talking over each other) (whooping) 991 00:53:24,563 --> 00:53:25,743 I don't think we'll have much commentating-- 992 00:53:25,843 --> 00:53:27,703 - We'll get Dusty, you're up. 993 00:53:27,803 --> 00:53:30,504 - Oh he's alright. 994 00:53:30,604 --> 00:53:32,384 (talking over each other) 995 00:53:32,484 --> 00:53:34,104 Alright, this young lad, Dustin Hunter. 996 00:53:34,204 --> 00:53:36,304 Now, this young kid can tell a few stories. 997 00:53:36,404 --> 00:53:37,424 (yelling) 998 00:53:37,524 --> 00:53:39,545 - [Man] Jesus. 999 00:53:39,645 --> 00:53:41,885 (cheering) 1000 00:53:54,806 --> 00:53:57,646 (engines rumbling) 1001 00:53:59,727 --> 00:54:02,947 - [Narrator] At the 160 kilometre mark, support crews 1002 00:54:03,047 --> 00:54:06,347 of Yamaha and KTM wait for the first bike. 1003 00:54:06,447 --> 00:54:09,748 - The big dog for KTM is pacing, it's going to be on. 1004 00:54:09,848 --> 00:54:13,168 The fun dies off in this last 10 minutes of waiting. 1005 00:54:14,648 --> 00:54:15,568 It sort of gets a little bit serious. 1006 00:54:15,648 --> 00:54:18,108 And I'm not very good at serious. 1007 00:54:18,208 --> 00:54:20,989 - [Race Controller] David has just gone past the one thirty. 1008 00:54:21,089 --> 00:54:22,469 - Thank you. 1009 00:54:22,569 --> 00:54:23,549 - See dust already? 1010 00:54:23,649 --> 00:54:25,389 Let's get ready, boys. 1011 00:54:25,489 --> 00:54:27,229 Let's fucking pump this. 1012 00:54:27,329 --> 00:54:29,390 (helicopter buzzing) 1013 00:54:29,490 --> 00:54:30,190 You got him? 1014 00:54:30,290 --> 00:54:33,070 This will be Stokie. 1015 00:54:33,170 --> 00:54:35,170 - [Jeff] There he is. 1016 00:54:38,450 --> 00:54:39,871 - [Narrator] KTM's David Walsh 1017 00:54:39,971 --> 00:54:41,471 still maintains the lead in the race. 1018 00:54:41,571 --> 00:54:43,571 - Stop watch 1019 00:54:44,891 --> 00:54:47,131 (chattering) 1020 00:54:51,652 --> 00:54:53,112 - He was struggling to see the square edges. 1021 00:54:53,212 --> 00:54:54,832 - Square edges, yeah. - Yeah. 1022 00:54:54,932 --> 00:54:58,072 - Not much we can do for that, pray for him. 1023 00:54:58,172 --> 00:55:00,773 - [Narrator] Yamaha's Daymon Stokie is not far behind. 1024 00:55:03,053 --> 00:55:03,753 - [Daymon] How far is he away? 1025 00:55:03,853 --> 00:55:05,853 How far is he away? 1026 00:55:07,653 --> 00:55:09,654 Dust, come on. 1027 00:55:11,454 --> 00:55:13,454 Groovy. 1028 00:55:17,974 --> 00:55:20,415 - Well done, boys, time for beer. 1029 00:55:22,735 --> 00:55:24,855 Yeah, what was the end time there? 1030 00:55:25,775 --> 00:55:28,815 (helicopter buzzing) 1031 00:55:32,576 --> 00:55:34,916 - Water. - Coming fourth is Luke Hayes. 1032 00:55:35,016 --> 00:55:37,016 - [Man] Got it, got it. 1033 00:55:38,336 --> 00:55:39,257 - [Race Controller] Finke, this is Race Control. 1034 00:55:39,337 --> 00:55:41,157 Mt. Squires has just confirmed 1035 00:55:41,257 --> 00:55:43,297 Luke Hayes has passed through their checkpoint. 1036 00:55:47,817 --> 00:55:51,878 27 years ago, Luke's father, Billy Hayes, 1037 00:55:51,978 --> 00:55:53,978 raced along the same track. 1038 00:55:54,898 --> 00:55:56,898 - Need some water? - Yeah. 1039 00:55:57,418 --> 00:55:58,438 Jesus. 1040 00:55:58,538 --> 00:55:59,759 - Dad followed me in the chopper 1041 00:55:59,859 --> 00:56:01,919 there and back last year. 1042 00:56:02,019 --> 00:56:03,279 So he was above me the entire way. 1043 00:56:03,379 --> 00:56:05,279 And that was really cool, you know, 1044 00:56:05,379 --> 00:56:07,519 sort of sharing that with him, I guess. 1045 00:56:07,619 --> 00:56:10,040 He passed away only a month after. 1046 00:56:10,140 --> 00:56:14,160 So, for me, that's one of the 1047 00:56:14,260 --> 00:56:16,520 memories I think I'll hold dearest. 1048 00:56:16,620 --> 00:56:17,800 There were so many conversations 1049 00:56:17,900 --> 00:56:19,200 about what this year was going to bring 1050 00:56:19,300 --> 00:56:21,681 and how we were going to approach it together. 1051 00:56:21,781 --> 00:56:23,281 Now that he's not here, I still wanted 1052 00:56:23,381 --> 00:56:26,821 to go after what we were going to go after together. 1053 00:56:29,942 --> 00:56:32,642 He wouldn't want me to throw away 1054 00:56:32,742 --> 00:56:35,122 a passion or an opportunity, 1055 00:56:35,222 --> 00:56:37,342 being sad or beat-up about what happened. 1056 00:56:39,222 --> 00:56:40,883 If I could have a conversation with him right now, 1057 00:56:40,983 --> 00:56:43,543 he would say that don't let it slow you down. 1058 00:56:45,823 --> 00:56:48,003 He's not following me in a chopper. 1059 00:56:48,103 --> 00:56:50,764 But I know that he's there. 1060 00:56:50,864 --> 00:56:53,464 (dramatic music) 1061 00:57:04,185 --> 00:57:08,945 (engine rumbling) (dramatic music) 1062 00:57:37,468 --> 00:57:39,448 - Eight eight nine. 1063 00:57:39,548 --> 00:57:42,109 (engines roaring) 1064 00:57:45,109 --> 00:57:46,249 - [Anthony] Yeah, roger that, Henry Hill. 1065 00:57:46,349 --> 00:57:47,889 We'll check the records. 1066 00:57:47,989 --> 00:57:50,770 - [Narrator] At Race Control, event president Antony Yoffa 1067 00:57:50,870 --> 00:57:53,550 searches for vehicles that haven't been accounted for. 1068 00:57:55,310 --> 00:57:57,830 - So I've got three that aren't through Deep Well. 1069 00:57:59,110 --> 00:58:02,171 And Mick hasn't seen a car for 20 minutes. 1070 00:58:02,271 --> 00:58:05,731 Yeah, Deep Well, OSV3. 1071 00:58:05,831 --> 00:58:07,831 They would be there, I gather, Over? 1072 00:58:12,232 --> 00:58:13,812 - I'm checking if it actually did leave. 1073 00:58:13,912 --> 00:58:15,092 - [Woman] Race Control say? 1074 00:58:15,192 --> 00:58:17,252 - Yeah, it was due to go early. 1075 00:58:17,352 --> 00:58:19,332 - Awesome, guys. 1076 00:58:19,432 --> 00:58:21,213 - [Claire] One year, we had five competitors 1077 00:58:21,313 --> 00:58:23,013 missing at the end of day one. 1078 00:58:23,113 --> 00:58:25,973 And I went over to the Competitor Relations office, 1079 00:58:26,073 --> 00:58:28,773 and all five men's wives and girlfriends were there, 1080 00:58:28,873 --> 00:58:30,414 and they all were heavily pregnant. 1081 00:58:30,514 --> 00:58:32,174 - Where is 475? 1082 00:58:32,274 --> 00:58:34,274 Go ahead, this is Race Control. 1083 00:58:36,834 --> 00:58:38,834 - Yeah that. 1084 00:58:40,435 --> 00:58:41,575 - Yeah, alright. 1085 00:58:41,675 --> 00:58:42,815 The toughest part about this event 1086 00:58:42,915 --> 00:58:45,015 is when there's a catastrophic accident. 1087 00:58:45,115 --> 00:58:48,615 And on my watch, there's been several losses of life, 1088 00:58:48,715 --> 00:58:50,776 which ah no-one wants to see. 1089 00:58:50,876 --> 00:58:53,176 Yeah, roger that, thanks, OSV2. 1090 00:58:53,276 --> 00:58:54,776 That should be the last of them. 1091 00:58:54,876 --> 00:58:57,396 So, just keep proceeding to Deep Well to clear the track. 1092 00:58:59,436 --> 00:59:00,857 - [Commentator] Give you an update as they're getting 1093 00:59:00,957 --> 00:59:04,057 closer and closer to the Finke checkpoint. 1094 00:59:04,157 --> 00:59:06,917 Just three DNFs to confirm so far by the officials. 1095 00:59:11,878 --> 00:59:13,958 - [Narrator] The cars have all arrived at Finke. 1096 00:59:15,478 --> 00:59:17,678 Crowds now wait for the first bike. 1097 00:59:18,838 --> 00:59:21,879 (helicopter buzzing) 1098 00:59:27,799 --> 00:59:32,600 (applauding) (cheering) 1099 00:59:34,320 --> 00:59:35,640 - [Commentator] It is the local hometown hero, David Walsh. 1100 00:59:35,720 --> 00:59:39,260 - The sweat and the tears, but no blood, thankfully. 1101 00:59:39,360 --> 00:59:42,021 - No, look, it was a pretty clean run, really good. 1102 00:59:42,121 --> 00:59:43,781 Battled a flat rear for the last 30 1103 00:59:43,881 --> 00:59:46,141 and I was just come on, baby, get me there. 1104 00:59:46,241 --> 00:59:48,101 It was pretty dangerous in some sections, 1105 00:59:48,201 --> 00:59:51,942 but glad to be here in one piece, here we go. 1106 00:59:52,042 --> 00:59:52,862 Who's this? (engine rumbling) 1107 00:59:52,962 --> 00:59:53,902 - [Man] Here comes another one. 1108 00:59:54,002 --> 00:59:58,922 (applauding) (cheering) 1109 01:00:00,162 --> 01:00:02,703 (talking drown out by engine rumbling) 1110 01:00:02,803 --> 01:00:03,743 - [Man] No. 1111 01:00:03,843 --> 01:00:04,543 - [Man] Alright then mate? 1112 01:00:04,643 --> 01:00:06,743 - Yeah, yeah alright. 1113 01:00:06,843 --> 01:00:07,623 - Made it. - Made it. 1114 01:00:07,723 --> 01:00:09,743 - Did you have any dramas? 1115 01:00:09,843 --> 01:00:10,623 - No. 1116 01:00:10,723 --> 01:00:12,724 - How's your hand? 1117 01:00:13,404 --> 01:00:16,044 - Fuck man, it just fell apart like the last 100, eh? 1118 01:00:17,884 --> 01:00:20,804 Like fucking couldn't even pull the clutch in, fuck. 1119 01:00:22,925 --> 01:00:24,925 - That's huge. - That is massive. 1120 01:00:26,045 --> 01:00:27,185 Yeah, I hit a bit rock back there 1121 01:00:27,285 --> 01:00:29,265 and it just deflected straight back up. 1122 01:00:29,365 --> 01:00:31,646 (applauding) 1123 01:00:38,926 --> 01:00:41,527 - I had two near-death experiences. 1124 01:00:48,447 --> 01:00:49,587 Oh. 1125 01:00:49,687 --> 01:00:51,968 (chattering) 1126 01:00:57,368 --> 01:01:01,069 - [Narrator] Daymon Stokie ices his broken hand. 1127 01:01:01,169 --> 01:01:03,229 Only a few kilometres from the finish line, 1128 01:01:03,329 --> 01:01:06,069 his teammate's motor expired. 1129 01:01:06,169 --> 01:01:09,269 This sends alarm bells through the Yamaha camp. 1130 01:01:09,369 --> 01:01:12,590 Their attention now turns to servicing Daymon's motor. 1131 01:01:12,690 --> 01:01:14,690 He is now their only rider. 1132 01:01:16,490 --> 01:01:18,230 - [Daymon] Cold in here, eh? 1133 01:01:18,330 --> 01:01:22,971 Stick your hand in here for a minute, see how long you last. 1134 01:01:23,691 --> 01:01:24,551 - [Boy] Oh. 1135 01:01:24,651 --> 01:01:28,171 (speaking in language) 1136 01:01:31,211 --> 01:01:35,272 (groaning) - Yeah. (laughing) 1137 01:01:35,372 --> 01:01:39,192 Bro, that is so, so painful. 1138 01:01:39,292 --> 01:01:39,992 (water splashing) 1139 01:01:40,092 --> 01:01:42,233 (laughing) 1140 01:01:42,333 --> 01:01:45,173 - [Man] Get in there, get in, get in. 1141 01:01:48,573 --> 01:01:50,033 Get your arms in. 1142 01:01:50,133 --> 01:01:51,474 (gasping) 1143 01:01:51,574 --> 01:01:53,354 (laughing) 1144 01:01:53,454 --> 01:01:55,454 - Walsh, that is criminal. 1145 01:01:57,894 --> 01:01:59,994 - [Narrator] Now the race leaders have arrived, 1146 01:02:00,094 --> 01:02:03,835 anxious families wait for their riders to make it safely. 1147 01:02:03,935 --> 01:02:05,955 - [Woman] These are the people that've all come through. 1148 01:02:06,055 --> 01:02:08,155 Sorry, hang on, let me just check. 1149 01:02:08,255 --> 01:02:10,255 (ringing) 1150 01:02:12,616 --> 01:02:14,836 - [Commentator] Top three guys were locals. 1151 01:02:14,936 --> 01:02:17,476 This year's bike section of the Tatts Finke Desert Race, 1152 01:02:17,576 --> 01:02:19,916 just a quick update on some DNFs 1153 01:02:20,016 --> 01:02:22,957 Can't give you anymore information, 1154 01:02:23,057 --> 01:02:27,777 apart from the fact that they have been as a Do Not Finish. 1155 01:02:29,257 --> 01:02:31,257 Caleb Auricht is out, number nine, CRF 250. 1156 01:02:31,938 --> 01:02:34,538 (dramatic music) 1157 01:02:36,218 --> 01:02:37,918 - Which bike number are you off, mate? 1158 01:02:38,018 --> 01:02:38,878 - [Man] I'm 588. 1159 01:02:38,978 --> 01:02:40,958 - Right, so the rider of 588. 1160 01:02:41,058 --> 01:02:43,599 - Try again, that's it. 1161 01:02:43,699 --> 01:02:45,719 - No, mate, no, no, take it off. 1162 01:02:45,819 --> 01:02:46,839 - Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay. 1163 01:02:46,939 --> 01:02:48,439 Yep, yep, yep. 1164 01:02:48,539 --> 01:02:51,379 (helicopter buzzing) 1165 01:02:54,780 --> 01:02:56,520 - [Craig] So what are we going to do with this guy? 1166 01:02:56,620 --> 01:02:58,800 Okay, thank you. 1167 01:02:58,900 --> 01:03:03,661 (dramatic music) (helicopter buzzing) 1168 01:03:05,421 --> 01:03:09,221 - So I think that it would be safe enough in this situation. 1169 01:03:11,021 --> 01:03:15,542 (cheering) (applauding) 1170 01:03:19,902 --> 01:03:21,983 - There he is. - There he is. 1171 01:03:23,863 --> 01:03:28,383 (applauding) (cheering) 1172 01:03:29,863 --> 01:03:31,403 - [Race Controller] All stations, Isaac Elliott 1173 01:03:31,503 --> 01:03:34,084 and his ghost riders have passed through Mt. Squires, 1174 01:03:34,184 --> 01:03:35,764 the last checkpoint on the way to Finke. 1175 01:03:35,864 --> 01:03:38,084 So look out and give him a big cheer. 1176 01:03:38,184 --> 01:03:40,784 (dramatic music) 1177 01:03:46,745 --> 01:03:51,445 (cheering) (applauding) 1178 01:03:51,545 --> 01:03:54,026 (dramatic music) 1179 01:04:02,467 --> 01:04:04,547 (laughing) 1180 01:04:08,427 --> 01:04:09,847 - [Isaac] You get to the finish line 1181 01:04:09,947 --> 01:04:12,928 and it's like you haven't breathed for 220 Ks 1182 01:04:13,028 --> 01:04:14,928 and it's just this big breath. 1183 01:04:15,028 --> 01:04:16,448 Like, I've made it. 1184 01:04:16,548 --> 01:04:19,168 You feel like you've conquered this track 1185 01:04:19,268 --> 01:04:20,408 and now you've just got to 1186 01:04:20,508 --> 01:04:23,249 conquer it in the other direction. 1187 01:04:23,349 --> 01:04:25,789 (upbeat music) 1188 01:04:27,429 --> 01:04:29,429 - [Girl] Hello. 1189 01:04:46,031 --> 01:04:47,371 - [Narrator] For those who crossed 1190 01:04:47,471 --> 01:04:50,871 the finish line on day one there is a sigh of relief. 1191 01:04:53,832 --> 01:04:55,832 But they are only halfway. 1192 01:04:56,512 --> 01:04:59,792 Tomorrow, they will race back. 1193 01:05:08,753 --> 01:05:12,093 Bike 163, first time competitor, 1194 01:05:12,193 --> 01:05:15,374 Scruff Hamill, hasn't arrived at Finke. 1195 01:05:15,474 --> 01:05:17,014 - [Race Controller] They're looking for bike 163, 1196 01:05:17,114 --> 01:05:20,254 repeat, 163, Scruff Hamill. 1197 01:05:20,354 --> 01:05:21,534 We don't have a record of him 1198 01:05:21,634 --> 01:05:24,695 passing through either of your checkpoints. 1199 01:05:24,795 --> 01:05:27,215 - Yeah, but we don't know where he was until he got here. 1200 01:05:27,315 --> 01:05:28,775 We've lost him from Squires to here. 1201 01:05:28,875 --> 01:05:29,775 - [Narrator] With the night-time 1202 01:05:29,875 --> 01:05:31,495 temperature dropping below zero, 1203 01:05:31,595 --> 01:05:34,296 race organisers must account for every rider. 1204 01:05:34,396 --> 01:05:37,136 - 463 or 863? - No, 863. 1205 01:05:37,236 --> 01:05:38,896 - 863. 1206 01:05:38,996 --> 01:05:40,216 - [Race Controller] Mt. Squires 1207 01:05:40,316 --> 01:05:41,616 and Finke checkpoints, this is Race Control. 1208 01:05:41,716 --> 01:05:46,057 I'm still waiting on an update of bike 163, Scruff Hamill. 1209 01:05:46,157 --> 01:05:48,697 I have no information as to his whereabouts. 1210 01:05:48,797 --> 01:05:49,577 Can you come back to me? 1211 01:05:49,677 --> 01:05:51,857 Over. 1212 01:05:51,957 --> 01:05:54,598 (animal calling) 1213 01:05:56,678 --> 01:05:57,898 - [Race Controller] Henry Hill, 1214 01:05:57,998 --> 01:05:59,998 have you seen anyone come past yet? Over. 1215 01:06:08,639 --> 01:06:11,039 (horn honking) 1216 01:06:14,240 --> 01:06:15,420 - Hey are you Scruff? - Yeah. 1217 01:06:15,520 --> 01:06:16,700 - [Woman] Oh my god. 1218 01:06:16,800 --> 01:06:17,900 - I was rocking along really well 1219 01:06:18,000 --> 01:06:19,100 and then a guy crashed in front of me, 1220 01:06:19,200 --> 01:06:21,060 just out of Deep Well. 1221 01:06:21,160 --> 01:06:23,821 And I stopped and was with him for like half an hour. 1222 01:06:23,921 --> 01:06:25,421 I just laid my bike on the ground 1223 01:06:25,521 --> 01:06:29,421 and then it just wouldn't go any good any more after that. 1224 01:06:29,521 --> 01:06:31,821 I thought I'm just going to keep it running 'til it stops. 1225 01:06:31,921 --> 01:06:33,922 And I did, and it stopped. 1226 01:06:35,082 --> 01:06:37,582 So maybe I'll get it rocking for next year. 1227 01:06:37,682 --> 01:06:38,862 Not what I've been saying the 1228 01:06:38,962 --> 01:06:40,222 last few days, this is a one and only. 1229 01:06:40,322 --> 01:06:44,783 But I feel a bit like I've not finished, kind of. 1230 01:06:44,883 --> 01:06:47,103 Yeah, I guess I'll be back, yep. 1231 01:06:47,203 --> 01:06:49,203 Oh, my foot, that's okay. 1232 01:06:49,923 --> 01:06:52,183 Sweet, thank you, man. 1233 01:06:52,283 --> 01:06:53,224 How are you, man? 1234 01:06:53,324 --> 01:06:54,224 - [Man] Good, how are you going? 1235 01:06:54,324 --> 01:06:55,784 (chuckling) 1236 01:06:55,884 --> 01:06:57,924 - [Scruff] I've had better days, but I've had worse too. 1237 01:06:59,204 --> 01:07:00,864 - [Narrator] For many of the 15,000 1238 01:07:00,964 --> 01:07:03,425 spectators spread along the track, 1239 01:07:03,525 --> 01:07:06,185 the day rolls into the night. 1240 01:07:06,285 --> 01:07:07,745 - [Man] He's fallen asleep in the chair, 1241 01:07:07,845 --> 01:07:10,905 so we've just slowly been digging, shovel by shovel. 1242 01:07:11,005 --> 01:07:13,466 - You rascal, you're a rascal. 1243 01:07:13,566 --> 01:07:15,846 (laughing) 1244 01:07:17,806 --> 01:07:19,306 - Tie it behind the waist. 1245 01:07:19,406 --> 01:07:22,106 - What have we found here, you sleeping beauty? 1246 01:07:22,206 --> 01:07:24,587 Drink, drink, drink, drink, 1247 01:07:24,687 --> 01:07:28,627 - [Group] Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink. 1248 01:07:28,727 --> 01:07:30,867 (laughing) 1249 01:07:30,967 --> 01:07:33,308 (cheering) 1250 01:07:33,408 --> 01:07:35,148 (laughing) 1251 01:07:35,248 --> 01:07:37,148 ♪ Have a beer with Duncan 1252 01:07:37,248 --> 01:07:39,708 ♪ 'Cause Duncan's me mate, yeah ♪ 1253 01:07:39,808 --> 01:07:41,808 - Hey! 1254 01:07:42,248 --> 01:07:44,269 ♪ Oh I'd love to have a beer with Duncan. ♪ 1255 01:07:44,369 --> 01:07:46,369 - [Man] Yeah! 1256 01:07:47,689 --> 01:07:50,069 ♪ And we never ever ever get rollin' drunk ♪ 1257 01:07:50,169 --> 01:07:52,429 ♪ We drink at the Town and Country ♪ 1258 01:07:52,529 --> 01:07:55,390 ♪ Where the atmosphere is great ♪ 1259 01:07:55,490 --> 01:07:57,550 ♪ I love to have a beer with Duncan. ♪ 1260 01:07:57,650 --> 01:08:00,470 ♪ 'Cause Duncan's me mate 1261 01:08:00,570 --> 01:08:02,870 ♪ I love to have a beer with Duncan ♪ 1262 01:08:02,970 --> 01:08:06,131 ♪ 'Cause Duncan's me mate 1263 01:08:14,052 --> 01:08:17,232 - We spent most of the first night at Finke at the pub. 1264 01:08:17,332 --> 01:08:19,492 Got back to camp out when the pub shut. 1265 01:08:21,612 --> 01:08:24,033 Continued to drink beer around 1266 01:08:24,133 --> 01:08:29,013 a fire like this, 'til four-ish. 1267 01:08:30,253 --> 01:08:31,633 And I think we were up at six-ish, 1268 01:08:31,733 --> 01:08:34,014 because we raced at seven-ish. 1269 01:08:35,454 --> 01:08:37,914 I don't know, it's a bit different now. 1270 01:08:38,014 --> 01:08:40,014 It's a bit serious. 1271 01:08:43,094 --> 01:08:46,015 (helicopter buzzing) 1272 01:08:53,615 --> 01:08:55,716 - [Man] Get up. 1273 01:08:55,816 --> 01:09:00,016 - No, fucking sore, no, we're good. 1274 01:09:01,736 --> 01:09:04,557 (helicopter buzzing) 1275 01:09:04,657 --> 01:09:06,717 Do you want to ride back for me? 1276 01:09:06,817 --> 01:09:08,797 Can you ride back for me? 1277 01:09:08,897 --> 01:09:10,757 - No. - No. 1278 01:09:10,857 --> 01:09:13,797 Does that mean I have to do it? 1279 01:09:13,897 --> 01:09:16,658 (laid back music) 1280 01:09:21,498 --> 01:09:23,798 - [Narrator] With the cars well underway, 1281 01:09:23,898 --> 01:09:25,119 the remaining bikes prepare 1282 01:09:25,219 --> 01:09:28,019 to head back to where they began. 1283 01:09:29,619 --> 01:09:31,239 - [Race Controller] All stations, this is Race Control. 1284 01:09:31,339 --> 01:09:33,799 We're only moments away from a start on Race Day Two 1285 01:09:33,899 --> 01:09:36,440 and David Walsh will be first rider away. 1286 01:09:36,540 --> 01:09:37,960 - I think you can smell that beer 1287 01:09:38,060 --> 01:09:40,200 at presso on the way home. (laughing) 1288 01:09:40,300 --> 01:09:41,140 - [Race Controller] He's got a pack behind him, 1289 01:09:41,220 --> 01:09:42,760 as they chase him back to Alice 1290 01:09:42,860 --> 01:09:44,121 - Hand's pretty sore, 1291 01:09:44,221 --> 01:09:46,441 so just looking forward to getting home. 1292 01:09:46,541 --> 01:09:48,121 David's five minutes away, which is a pretty big gap, 1293 01:09:48,221 --> 01:09:50,901 especially for me nursing my hand, to catch up to him. 1294 01:09:52,341 --> 01:09:53,801 But I've got five minutes on third as well, 1295 01:09:53,901 --> 01:09:55,902 so it's a bit of breathing room. 1296 01:09:59,902 --> 01:10:01,522 - Keen to just get it home from here. 1297 01:10:01,622 --> 01:10:05,803 Yeah, keen to just try to string together a smooth run home. 1298 01:10:05,903 --> 01:10:08,163 - [Commentator] So who will that first bike be that crosses 1299 01:10:08,263 --> 01:10:11,023 the finish line and will be crowned King of the Desert? 1300 01:10:12,983 --> 01:10:14,324 - [Commentator] Three Alice Springs boys 1301 01:10:14,424 --> 01:10:16,324 are filling the podium positions at the moment. 1302 01:10:16,424 --> 01:10:18,944 The last time that happened was back in 1978. 1303 01:10:20,104 --> 01:10:21,524 (suspenseful music) 1304 01:10:21,624 --> 01:10:24,505 (engines rumbling) 1305 01:10:45,867 --> 01:10:47,087 - [Race Controller] All stations, 1306 01:10:47,187 --> 01:10:50,287 David Walsh has now left the start line. 1307 01:10:50,387 --> 01:10:53,027 (engines rumbling) 1308 01:11:08,069 --> 01:11:10,709 - [Commentator] All the bikes and riders are 1309 01:11:12,429 --> 01:11:14,429 leaving from the Finke end. We're going to bring 1310 01:11:14,870 --> 01:11:16,870 them all home this morning. 1311 01:11:18,270 --> 01:11:20,750 - [Isaac] Oh, whoa, get pumped. 1312 01:11:33,351 --> 01:11:34,451 - [Race Controller] This is Race Control. 1313 01:11:34,551 --> 01:11:37,012 Bike X62, Isaac Elliott, is underway, 1314 01:11:37,112 --> 01:11:39,112 having departed Finke checkpoint. 1315 01:11:43,512 --> 01:11:47,013 - [Narrator] Isaac Elliott has one last leg to complete, 1316 01:11:47,113 --> 01:11:50,193 to finish a race he started 10 years ago. 1317 01:11:51,713 --> 01:11:54,393 (dramatic music) 1318 01:12:09,395 --> 01:12:10,695 - [Race Controller] The three local guys up front, 1319 01:12:10,795 --> 01:12:12,015 David Walsh, Daymon Stokie 1320 01:12:12,115 --> 01:12:14,115 and Luke Hayes are all on their way. 1321 01:12:16,556 --> 01:12:19,236 (engine roaring) 1322 01:12:27,557 --> 01:12:30,817 Third bike on the track is number six, Luke Hayes. 1323 01:12:30,917 --> 01:12:33,297 - [Commentator] Luke Hayes, from his point of view, 1324 01:12:33,397 --> 01:12:35,218 there's so much resting on this. 1325 01:12:35,318 --> 01:12:37,698 He's had I guess, with all due respect, 1326 01:12:37,798 --> 01:12:39,498 a tumultuous 12 months. 1327 01:12:39,598 --> 01:12:42,258 He hopefully is able to just push that all aside 1328 01:12:42,358 --> 01:12:43,778 and then just get on with the job 1329 01:12:43,878 --> 01:12:47,019 and keep racing the actual race. 1330 01:12:47,119 --> 01:12:51,879 (engine rumbling) (dramatic music) 1331 01:13:11,921 --> 01:13:16,102 - [Narrator] At KTM and Yamaha's fuel stop for day two, 1332 01:13:16,202 --> 01:13:18,602 the teams anxiously wait for their riders. 1333 01:13:20,282 --> 01:13:22,542 - They don't deserve to have bad luck, 1334 01:13:22,642 --> 01:13:25,182 but I'm sort of wishing it upon them. 1335 01:13:25,282 --> 01:13:29,303 I think it's KTM's year to lose it. 1336 01:13:29,403 --> 01:13:31,343 - [Jeff] We still want to be absolutely sure 1337 01:13:31,443 --> 01:13:32,503 he's got enough fuel on there. 1338 01:13:32,603 --> 01:13:35,143 So it's still key for him. 1339 01:13:35,243 --> 01:13:37,244 Hopefully, he's got that good lead. 1340 01:13:38,124 --> 01:13:40,804 (dramatic music) 1341 01:14:49,411 --> 01:14:54,171 (helicopter buzzing) (dramatic music) 1342 01:15:08,853 --> 01:15:11,493 (engine roaring) 1343 01:15:13,413 --> 01:15:16,053 (dramatic music) 1344 01:15:23,334 --> 01:15:26,175 (helicopter buzzing) 1345 01:15:36,175 --> 01:15:38,896 (dramatic music) 1346 01:15:50,537 --> 01:15:54,717 - [Man On Radio] Only fueling for Luke Hayes now then, Jeff? 1347 01:15:54,817 --> 01:15:56,758 - What was that? 1348 01:15:56,858 --> 01:15:58,518 - [Man On Radio] We are only fueling Luke Hayes now. 1349 01:15:58,618 --> 01:16:00,518 Is that correct? 1350 01:16:00,618 --> 01:16:02,618 - Why is that? 1351 01:16:09,179 --> 01:16:11,179 Why did you say that? 1352 01:16:12,739 --> 01:16:14,239 - [Man On Radio] Yeah it's Christian, 1353 01:16:14,339 --> 01:16:16,400 so we are only fueling Luke Hayes, is that right now? 1354 01:16:16,500 --> 01:16:17,760 - [Jeff On Radio] I didn't hear what the message was. 1355 01:16:17,860 --> 01:16:19,860 Has David dropped out? 1356 01:16:21,900 --> 01:16:22,740 - [Race Controller On Radio] We've had confirmation 1357 01:16:22,820 --> 01:16:25,040 that bike three, David Walsh, 1358 01:16:25,140 --> 01:16:27,081 has blown an engine just 10 kilometres 1359 01:16:27,181 --> 01:16:29,841 out of Finke and he is out of the race. 1360 01:16:29,941 --> 01:16:31,941 Repeat, out of the race, over. 1361 01:16:32,421 --> 01:16:35,061 (dramatic music) 1362 01:16:40,502 --> 01:16:41,662 - [Race Controller] All stations, all stations, 1363 01:16:41,742 --> 01:16:43,162 this is Race Control. 1364 01:16:43,262 --> 01:16:46,743 Daymon Stokie is now the leader of the race. 1365 01:16:49,663 --> 01:16:51,923 - [Race Controller] Sounds like he is out of the race, 1366 01:16:52,023 --> 01:16:54,023 in the helicopter, not injured. 1367 01:16:56,463 --> 01:16:59,884 - [Man] Right. 1368 01:16:59,984 --> 01:17:00,784 - [Race Controller] Lead bike through 1369 01:17:00,864 --> 01:17:03,104 Mt. Squires is Daymon Stokie. 1370 01:17:04,824 --> 01:17:06,825 With that broken hand, he just needs to hang on. 1371 01:17:08,905 --> 01:17:11,505 (dramatic music) 1372 01:17:16,105 --> 01:17:19,066 (helicopter buzzing) 1373 01:17:26,987 --> 01:17:29,067 Apparently, the bike stopped 10 Ks out of Finke. 1374 01:17:30,747 --> 01:17:32,687 Who's coming through? 1375 01:17:32,787 --> 01:17:34,787 - [Man On Radio] Yamaha bike number four. 1376 01:17:36,787 --> 01:17:39,768 - [Jeff] It was ours to lose, and we lost it. 1377 01:17:39,868 --> 01:17:41,868 - [Ben] It's Dobby. 1378 01:17:47,869 --> 01:17:49,049 - [Ben] Lift the cap, cap!. 1379 01:17:49,149 --> 01:17:50,849 - [David] Be smart about it, get home. 1380 01:17:50,949 --> 01:17:52,249 You've got plenty of time, alright? 1381 01:17:52,349 --> 01:17:53,729 - [Daymon] Yeah. 1382 01:17:53,829 --> 01:17:57,310 - [Man] Straighten it, straighten it, straighten it. 1383 01:17:58,550 --> 01:17:59,850 Be smart. 1384 01:17:59,950 --> 01:18:03,010 (talking drowned out by buzzing) 1385 01:18:03,110 --> 01:18:05,870 (engine rumbling) 1386 01:18:08,711 --> 01:18:10,711 - It's alright mate 1387 01:18:13,791 --> 01:18:16,131 - [David] I was so bleak, couldn't keep fucking rolling. 1388 01:18:16,231 --> 01:18:17,532 - [Race Controller] Number three, David Walsh, 1389 01:18:17,632 --> 01:18:20,812 has DNF'd from the event with a mechanical issue, 1390 01:18:20,912 --> 01:18:21,972 10 kilometres from Finke. 1391 01:18:22,072 --> 01:18:25,072 So that is absolute heartbreak. 1392 01:18:31,273 --> 01:18:32,253 - [Man] Get organised for Luke. 1393 01:18:32,353 --> 01:18:34,353 - Cheers. - No worries, brother. 1394 01:18:35,353 --> 01:18:38,034 (dramatic music) 1395 01:18:49,875 --> 01:18:51,255 - [Commentator] Wow. 1396 01:18:51,355 --> 01:18:52,775 Daymon Stokie opening up a huge lead here. 1397 01:18:52,875 --> 01:18:54,855 So he'll be really feeling it with that, 1398 01:18:54,955 --> 01:18:58,336 the broken fingers, I think it is, across the knuckles. 1399 01:18:58,436 --> 01:19:00,096 If Daymon Stokie stays on the bike 1400 01:19:00,196 --> 01:19:01,496 and keeps it pointing forward 1401 01:19:01,596 --> 01:19:03,416 he's going to be hard to beat at this stage, 1402 01:19:03,516 --> 01:19:05,876 with about seven minutes up on Luke's. 1403 01:19:07,356 --> 01:19:09,297 - [Narrator] Since David Walsh's bike broke down, 1404 01:19:09,397 --> 01:19:12,137 Luke Hayes has now inherited second place. 1405 01:19:12,237 --> 01:19:15,017 He's the last standing rider for KTM. 1406 01:19:15,117 --> 01:19:17,177 - [Jeff] Going well, mate, you're into second. 1407 01:19:17,277 --> 01:19:19,278 - [Man] Awesome. 1408 01:19:20,318 --> 01:19:22,318 - About 30 seconds 1409 01:19:26,598 --> 01:19:28,659 Stay safe, mate. 1410 01:19:28,759 --> 01:19:31,519 (engine rumbling) 1411 01:19:35,439 --> 01:19:38,100 - [Narrator] In Alice Springs the cars have already arrived. 1412 01:19:38,200 --> 01:19:40,660 The crowds begin to gather in anticipation 1413 01:19:40,760 --> 01:19:44,440 to see who will be crowned the next King of the Desert. 1414 01:19:45,440 --> 01:19:48,261 because he is really opening up a gap now. 1415 01:19:48,361 --> 01:19:50,781 - Yeah, absolutely, and it's looking like Ivan Long 1416 01:19:50,881 --> 01:19:52,021 is really on a charge as well. 1417 01:19:52,121 --> 01:19:53,541 It's closed in. 1418 01:19:53,641 --> 01:19:55,981 (muffled talking) 1419 01:19:56,081 --> 01:19:58,102 - [Tracy] I think out there with this stress factor, 1420 01:19:58,202 --> 01:20:01,222 for moms it's a bit, and dads, it's about as bad as it gets. 1421 01:20:01,322 --> 01:20:03,062 (laughing) 1422 01:20:03,162 --> 01:20:04,462 Just the anticipation. 1423 01:20:04,562 --> 01:20:06,562 - Yeah. 1424 01:20:08,563 --> 01:20:11,503 You feel like you've got lots of stuff 1425 01:20:11,603 --> 01:20:12,743 going on in the stomach that's for sure. 1426 01:20:12,843 --> 01:20:14,143 - [Tracy] Yeah. 1427 01:20:14,243 --> 01:20:16,063 (laughing) 1428 01:20:16,163 --> 01:20:18,164 - Luke Hayes-- (muffled talking). 1429 01:20:20,284 --> 01:20:22,584 Luke Hayes really needs to get a move on 1430 01:20:22,684 --> 01:20:24,304 if he's going to hold off the charge 1431 01:20:24,404 --> 01:20:26,404 of Ivan Long on that Husqvarna on the way home. 1432 01:20:28,485 --> 01:20:30,305 (dramatic music) 1433 01:20:30,405 --> 01:20:33,265 - [Race Controller] Third bike through Bundoona checkpoint 1434 01:20:33,365 --> 01:20:35,605 is Ivan Long, in third place. 1435 01:20:37,365 --> 01:20:41,346 That is two minutes and 18 seconds behind second place. 1436 01:20:41,446 --> 01:20:44,046 (engine roaring) 1437 01:20:53,047 --> 01:20:55,347 - [Man] Husqvarna, yeah, that's Longie. 1438 01:20:55,447 --> 01:20:58,068 - [Race Controller] First three bikes are through Deep Well. 1439 01:20:58,168 --> 01:21:01,088 Daymon Stokie followed by Luke Hayes, 1440 01:21:02,448 --> 01:21:05,688 four minutes later, followed by Ivan Long. 1441 01:21:07,128 --> 01:21:09,069 The distance between second and third place, 1442 01:21:09,169 --> 01:21:11,309 it's just 15 seconds. 1443 01:21:11,409 --> 01:21:14,549 (helicopter buzzing) 1444 01:21:14,649 --> 01:21:17,329 (dramatic music) 1445 01:22:00,494 --> 01:22:03,034 (clanging) 1446 01:22:03,134 --> 01:22:05,214 (groaning) 1447 01:22:06,254 --> 01:22:08,935 (dramatic music) 1448 01:22:17,815 --> 01:22:18,656 - [Race Controller] All stations, 1449 01:22:18,736 --> 01:22:20,316 all stations, a great story. 1450 01:22:20,416 --> 01:22:23,116 Isaac Elliott has now passed through the last checkpoint 1451 01:22:23,216 --> 01:22:26,316 at Deep Well and he's heading for home. 1452 01:22:26,416 --> 01:22:27,876 - [Commentator] He was a very, 1453 01:22:27,976 --> 01:22:29,977 very good motocross rider before his accident. 1454 01:22:30,497 --> 01:22:32,497 So, here he comes. 1455 01:22:34,537 --> 01:22:35,677 - [Race Controller] There's great 1456 01:22:35,777 --> 01:22:37,437 anticipation here in Race Control. 1457 01:22:37,537 --> 01:22:40,158 Who will that first bike be? 1458 01:22:40,258 --> 01:22:43,478 (dramatic music) 1459 01:22:43,578 --> 01:22:45,918 - [Commentator] I can see some dust on the horizon 1460 01:22:46,018 --> 01:22:49,319 and I think that I can see a helicopter. 1461 01:22:49,419 --> 01:22:51,679 - [Mary] Do you notice in the crowd, there's no noise? 1462 01:22:51,779 --> 01:22:53,039 - [Commentator] Yes. 1463 01:22:53,139 --> 01:22:54,239 - The noise of the crowd has gone down. 1464 01:22:54,339 --> 01:22:56,159 They're all in anticipation of what's going 1465 01:22:56,259 --> 01:22:58,359 to happen and how it's going to happen. 1466 01:22:58,459 --> 01:23:00,460 Their eyes are focused, yes. 1467 01:23:01,780 --> 01:23:04,220 (dramatic music) 1468 01:23:07,140 --> 01:23:08,520 - What would it mean for you 1469 01:23:08,620 --> 01:23:10,241 guys to bring this home today? 1470 01:23:10,341 --> 01:23:13,441 - It would mean the world to him, the absolute world. 1471 01:23:13,541 --> 01:23:16,921 (dramatic music) 1472 01:23:17,021 --> 01:23:18,842 - [Man] About 13 Ks out, you sort of come over 1473 01:23:18,942 --> 01:23:20,722 a gradual rise and then you can see town. 1474 01:23:20,822 --> 01:23:23,102 You can see the towers, you can see the hills. 1475 01:23:25,462 --> 01:23:30,223 (helicopter buzzing) (dramatic music) 1476 01:23:45,424 --> 01:23:47,364 - [Commentator] I can see the bike now. 1477 01:23:47,464 --> 01:23:50,645 So just trying to make out who it might be. 1478 01:23:50,745 --> 01:23:52,525 Get ready to set this place alight. 1479 01:23:52,625 --> 01:23:53,685 Ladies and gentlemen, 1480 01:23:53,785 --> 01:23:55,845 your King of the Desert is in the house. 1481 01:23:55,945 --> 01:24:00,546 (applauding) (cheering) 1482 01:24:07,066 --> 01:24:08,286 (engine roaring) 1483 01:24:08,386 --> 01:24:09,847 (cheering) 1484 01:24:09,947 --> 01:24:14,047 - [Commentator] Daymon Stokie, the first time since 1986 1485 01:24:14,147 --> 01:24:17,287 we see a Yamaha take the crown here in Alice Springs, 1486 01:24:17,387 --> 01:24:18,967 with a fantastic result. 1487 01:24:19,067 --> 01:24:23,628 (applauding) (cheering) 1488 01:24:44,030 --> 01:24:46,610 - My Dad's personal best was third outright, back in '98. 1489 01:24:46,710 --> 01:24:49,330 And since then, it's been a dream of mine to match it. 1490 01:24:49,430 --> 01:24:51,851 So, yeah, bucket list ticked right here. 1491 01:24:51,951 --> 01:24:55,351 (applauding) - Luke Hayes. 1492 01:24:59,271 --> 01:25:00,652 - [Narrator] They've endured the good, 1493 01:25:00,752 --> 01:25:03,532 the bad and the ugly of the race. 1494 01:25:03,632 --> 01:25:05,652 Whether you come first or last, 1495 01:25:05,752 --> 01:25:08,152 it's all about making it there and back. 1496 01:25:09,392 --> 01:25:12,613 (applauding) (cheering) 1497 01:25:12,713 --> 01:25:16,393 - 90% are out there to get there and back. 1498 01:25:21,274 --> 01:25:23,354 (cheering) 1499 01:25:26,314 --> 01:25:29,695 - [Woman] Oh, Isaac, you're a legend. 1500 01:25:29,795 --> 01:25:32,335 (dramatic music) 1501 01:25:32,435 --> 01:25:33,815 - [Man] They see that chequered flag. 1502 01:25:33,915 --> 01:25:35,175 They know that everything they dreamt of 1503 01:25:35,275 --> 01:25:37,335 in the last year has gone right. 1504 01:25:37,435 --> 01:25:39,535 - [Woman] Fence lines are just packed with people. 1505 01:25:39,635 --> 01:25:41,416 It makes it even better to finish. 1506 01:25:41,516 --> 01:25:42,616 - Come on, lips. 1507 01:25:42,716 --> 01:25:44,856 (laughing) 1508 01:25:44,956 --> 01:25:48,016 - When you finish that race, it's pretty damn cool. 1509 01:25:48,116 --> 01:25:49,336 It's cool. 1510 01:25:49,436 --> 01:25:51,457 - All that enthusiasm of whizzing by people 1511 01:25:51,557 --> 01:25:53,817 and nearly clipping the beers out of their hands. 1512 01:25:53,917 --> 01:25:57,177 - [Man] The glory in itself is just massive. 1513 01:25:57,277 --> 01:26:00,298 - [Man] You get some that come home very untidy. 1514 01:26:00,398 --> 01:26:02,858 But gee, they're happy to get to the finish line. 1515 01:26:02,958 --> 01:26:04,098 (laughing) 1516 01:26:04,198 --> 01:26:06,618 - You're my favourite. - Oh, I am? 1517 01:26:06,718 --> 01:26:08,178 - I know that some of the cooler stories 1518 01:26:08,278 --> 01:26:10,579 that I'll ever be able to tell will be ones 1519 01:26:10,679 --> 01:26:14,119 that I've, you know, got from down there, down the track. 1520 01:26:17,919 --> 01:26:20,300 - [Woman] On behalf of Tatts, I'd like to present 1521 01:26:20,400 --> 01:26:23,060 the winner's cheque to our latest 1522 01:26:23,160 --> 01:26:26,860 King of the Desert, local legend, Daymon Stokie. 1523 01:26:26,960 --> 01:26:28,500 (applauding) (cheering) 1524 01:26:28,600 --> 01:26:31,341 - Get on down to the Juicy Rump. I'll put five G's on the bar. 1525 01:26:31,441 --> 01:26:34,141 (cheering) 1526 01:26:34,241 --> 01:26:36,921 (dramatic music) 1527 01:26:42,682 --> 01:26:45,382 (cheering) 1528 01:26:45,482 --> 01:26:47,222 The amount of stress that I went through 1529 01:26:47,322 --> 01:26:49,102 in the lead-up to it and for that 1530 01:26:49,202 --> 01:26:51,663 to unfold like it did over the weekend, 1531 01:26:51,763 --> 01:26:55,283 I'll never experience the same feelings of that again. 1532 01:26:59,123 --> 01:27:01,204 (cheering) 1533 01:27:07,204 --> 01:27:09,444 (chattering) 1534 01:27:34,927 --> 01:27:37,607 (engine roaring) 1535 01:28:06,850 --> 01:28:09,730 (thunder rumbling) 1536 01:28:12,811 --> 01:28:15,451 (dramatic music) 1537 01:28:30,452 --> 01:28:33,033 - [David] I mean it's got to stop one day. 1538 01:28:33,133 --> 01:28:34,393 It gets harder and harder every year. 1539 01:28:34,493 --> 01:28:35,713 Not getting any younger. 1540 01:28:35,813 --> 01:28:38,233 So just can't think about it and, yeah, 1541 01:28:38,333 --> 01:28:40,333 just knuckle down and push hard. 1542 01:28:43,854 --> 01:28:47,434 Have a look at the backdrop here, God's country. 1543 01:28:47,534 --> 01:28:49,534 It's like nowhere else. 1544 01:28:53,015 --> 01:28:55,695 - [Narrator] The desert has stood for millions of years, 1545 01:28:57,415 --> 01:29:00,735 an all-powerful force that looms over every rider. 1546 01:29:02,336 --> 01:29:06,236 The race is an incomprehensible addiction. 1547 01:29:06,336 --> 01:29:08,536 Once in your veins, it doesn't stop. 1548 01:29:10,896 --> 01:29:14,597 - [Luke] It's escapism in its purest and most natural form. 1549 01:29:14,697 --> 01:29:16,197 The moment you pull the helmet on 1550 01:29:16,297 --> 01:29:18,937 and twist the throttle, it sort of all falls away. 1551 01:29:27,378 --> 01:29:30,498 - [Isaac] When I'm on a bike, I'm free. 1552 01:29:31,939 --> 01:29:34,579 (dramatic music) 1553 01:29:39,219 --> 01:29:41,900 (engine roaring) 1554 01:29:48,420 --> 01:29:51,301 (instrumental music)