A Run Through
The Outback
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KTM 2018 Adventure Rallye
Pics: Danny Wilkinson
aising the bar of adventure to heights nev-
er before witnessed, the third-annual KTM
Australia Adventure Rallye, held from 1st
to 8th June, marked a true first for the KTM
Adventure family, resulting in an experi-
ence that will remain with every rider for
a lifetime.
True adventure was thoroughly enjoyed as the 244 par-
ticipants camped beneath the stars every night of the
journey, which travelled 2700-kilometres in seven days,
from the magnificent Maryfield Station through to wit-
nessing the start of the iconic Finke Desert Race where
KTM-mounted trio Toby Price, David Walsh and Jack
Simpson ultimately swept the outright podium.
In between, the Rallye traversed all kinds of awe-inspir-
ing locations, including Heytesbury Cattle Co’s Humbert
River Station to North Star Pastoral’s Limbunya Station via
the spectacular Gregory National Park, Suplejack Downs
Station and, finally, from Tilmouth Well through to Desert
Edge Motorcycles in Alice Springs where the final bivouac
was reached!
North Star Pastoral played an instrumental role in the
2018 Rallye, generously opening their stations and provid-
ing the utmost hospitality for riders and staff who were in-
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