15 – 17 AUGUST 2025 Copmanhurst Sport & Recreation Ground Due to popular demand (Pretty sure at least three of us there in 2024 thought it a good idea). Rooney Tune is now annual! Calm down, deep breaths. We’re all excited. But, yes, it is true, if the stars don’t align for you one year…
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Far Cairn Good Coffee
In late September 2024 I met up with my mate Nathan for a coffee. To be fair, we thought it best to find a place equidistant between us, Ultimately then, we arrived in Tottenham NSW, about 900km to my south and 800km to the north of Nathan. Failing to find a Starbucks, under great duress…
As it Happened: Rooney Tune 2024
For the 26,915,861 people living in Australia that missed it, the remaining population enjoyed another brilliant gathering of Rooney Tuned minds on the 2nd & 3rd of November 2024. These fortunate folk were greeted (eventually) with sunshine and the green pastures of northern NSW for two days of mostly reflecting on the consequences of being…
Rooney Tuned R100 Salt Bolts to 154.9mph!
What you see in the video below is history being made. What you hear (volume up folks) is ‘SALT BOLT’ a, err, … 1982 BMW r100 hitting 154.912 mph (250km/h), and setting the ‘Dry Lake Racers Australia‘ APS PG1000 speed record! Salt Bolt, and the new record, are owned by Paul Marcos. After running 135.5…
Resurrection
At the end of the day any custom bike is the simple, physical manifestation of a dream. Deep Huh? Drop the words “custom ride” at your local café or bar and the audience will be picturing a chromed cruiser, a cut down café racer, street tracker or bobber. It’s great to see diversity returning to…
Leg 3, the Ledge and the Legend.
image Ken Redwood If you haven’t already seen here the unassuming legend Rod Colling drifted a little wide and hit a sharp ledge yesterday. The result is a broken collar bone and a disappointingly early end to this years safari for Team Rooney Racing. It could have been worse, another rider hitting the same ledge…
Leg 2 Results
I got sidetracked with family stuff yesterday so missed the update. Please accept this late submission. I haven’t been able to talk to Paul either so no detail to offer beyond that which can be found here in the results. Yesterdays Leg 2, consisted of 450+km of Special Stages. Rod has pushed the big 850…
Leg 1 Results
7 out of 43 Motorcycle division starters failed to finish leg 1 of the Safari, sure testimonial of the extreme conditions machine and competitors face. Regretfully, Chris on the 650 bike was one of them. I have just spoken to Paul and it sounds as though the prolonged deep sand punished the 65o too badly…
Ceremonial Magic Sans Sacrifice!
A ceremonial and prologue start kicks off tomorrow morning at 9.45am from Julien Bay. Chris will be out just 5 minutes after the grand oratory and live sacrifices are performed (9.50am) and 10 minutes later (10.03am) Rod heads out aboard number 25. See here you. No doubt others that survive the ceremonial will be hot…
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