2016 Brisbane Billycart Championships

The 12th annual Brisbane Billycart Championships were on, and Damian was invited to put on his www.tallmantalking.com.au hat and MC again, and bring Booger Mobile along to put on display.

Naturally, this meant getting up at ridiculous o'clock, in order to bump in before 7am.

Just how bright are those sidelights?  Well, this picture was taken without a flash!!

And the traditional "Booger Mobile parked outside the shed ready to go" shot.

Heading onto the open roads...

The only good thing about being up this early, is being able to see the sun rise!!

And in keeping with the theme from a couple of weeks back, here's the fixed speed camera site at Nudgee.

If you squint, you can see the city in the distance...

A tired selfie... always a requirement!!

Up the Gateway Bridge...

And unsurprisingly, back down the other side...

Arriving at the Carindale Recreation Reserve, it was a bit like esCarpade...  There was a significant bit of rain on Saturday night, so there was mud and puddles all over the place...

Driving slowly along the bike path... seems legit!!

Found a prime spot at the top of the hill near where the scrutineering area is.

The obligatory Camp Quality banner goes up...

The hill and ramps - the grass dried out nicely as the morning progressed...

There's Booger Mobile on the right...

Looking down from the ramps...

And of course, a big thanks to the Rotary Club of Carindale for having Damian along to MC...

Officials and photographers...

And an action sequence... Ready!!

Go!!

Looks like yellow (in the left lane looking at the picture) was heading for a win!!

Courier Mail photographer taking action shots...

Damian taking a selfie while talking...  oh well, mouth closed is better than open!!

Leaving, it was even more like esCarpade... this hill was steep and coated in sand where they had attempted to fix some of the mud from the vehicles going up and down during the morning...

Here's a snappy bit of dashcam footage of the descent!!


Heading home, back over the Gateway Bridge...

There's the city - slightly closer this time!!

And Booger Mobile, safely back home again!!

A fantastic day was had by all - the racing was fast and furious, the stacks spectacular, and the injuries negligible...  All in all, a wonderful day.