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If you are a first timer thinking about doing the Finke Desert Race then check this blog out!

Part 1 - It really is this good!

So you have seen all the amazing Finke videos on YouTube and facebook, read articles in magazines and heard all the stories good and scary about Australia's GREATEST motorcycle race the Tatts Finke Desert Race... (Click here to read more) 

First timer thinking about Finke? Part 2 - Whats involved?

PLANNING YOUR 2015 TATTS FINKE DESERT RACE TRIP

It may seem like a long way to travel to the center of Australia from any corner of the country but it is not as bad as you think and it really is probably one of the best parts of the Finke experience!

Read on to see whats involved! (Click here to read more) 

First timer thinking about Finke?  Part 3 - The noble steed!

Hi Finke racers hope you have all got your entry done and are ready to start getting your noble steed ready for battle! This is part 3 on getting you bike ready to race and some of the other stuff you need to get ready prior to leaving for the red center.

CHOOSING YOUR WEAPON

First up this is probably already done and yeah its probably orange or red it just seems to be that way up at Finke!! It doesn't have to be this way...  (Click here to read more) 

First timer thinking about Finke? Part 4 - Going the distance!

NO TURNING BACK NOW!! 

You are entered, bike is almost prepared and now your thinking how the heck am I going to go the distance?? Well don't stress to much about becoming Arnie Schwarzenegger and looking like a condom full of walnuts because that will probably make it harder! (If this is you just jump ahead to the bit about taping your hands you will need it!) Getting yourself ready for Finke is not just fitness... (Click here to read more)

First timer thinking about Finke? Part 5 - From the horses mouth!

The 2015 Tatts Finke Desert Race is now only a few weeks away and for most of you only a few days before you head to the red center to give it your best shot at Australia's greatest desert race or should I say race or event in general!

For this blog I thought way back to my first Finke and how I was feeling about this time before the race but then I remembered it was 2004 and thats old news and I had already covered that in Blog 1. So what I did was call in my mate Duncan who was one of the fellas I talked into doing the 2014 Finke and I have mentioned a few times throughout my last few blogs. (Click here to read more.)

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