Finke 2012

Last year, we were very tame when it came to Finke and only went Saturday morning to the Start/Finish line to watch the Prologue (time trials).  There is a more detailed description of the race on last year's post.  This year we decided the boys were a bit older, so we could venture a bit farther a field.  Our neighbours join with her parents and friends and camp the entire weekend, we still weren't adventurous enough to tackle camping, but we did get up at 6AM to drive 30km out of town to their campsite.  Considering it was -1C I considered that a smart move.

Sunrise

Jamie with our neighbours Riva and Jake

First the cars

Soooo cool

I want Daddy to myself!

Their campsite was so close the track that we put up some tape to remind the kids to stay back.  More injuries at Finke occur when spectators get hit by vehicles that overshoot turns, so we wanted to safe.

Not sure if this is going to make it....

That haze is combination of smoke and dust

Laurie making damper (bread) using beer for the yeast

Cooking the Damper

Bikes and buggies time!

I prefer to watch from a safe distance

Bike and Helicopter - does it get any better than this??

The winter in Alice Springs is full of many activities and this day was no exception.  On our way home from Finke we stopped at the Road Transport Hall of Fame to see a special guest that was in town just for a few hours.

Mack the Transporter from Cars2.

Gavin is just too tired to think this is any fun.