The CFMOTO MT Challenge was as unexpected as it turned out to be sensational. Vege our esteemed KR publisher called a few days before the event asking if I could attend. Editor Ben couldn’ t escape other commitments, so would I like to go? I knew very little about it, but thought, why not, it could be fun. Just prior to leaving for Melbourne, I had a‘ heads up’ from CFMOTO NZ boss John Holding
on what the event was all about. It was sounding like quite a big deal … CFMOTO was providing almost 100 new 800 MT-X machines for 20 fourman teams from all over the globe. It sounded like an impressive undertaking. The teams were to consist of two riders who had won their home country qualifiers, plus one influencer and one media dude. All riders’ points would count towards the final result. My visions of swanning around the Yarra Valley, sneaking off for the
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