QUADS 4 Quads will kick off from Carnival City in Brakpan on September 26, and returns from Ballito leaving on Thursday October 3, arriving back in Joburg on Sunday October 6.
Bikes, Quads, Buggys and side by sides are all welcome! You can ride from Joburg to Durban over four days or from Durban to Joburg over four days – your choice. Participants are welcome to do it both ways too.
Quads 4 Quads Charity Ride is a social family ride in the dirt – all the way from Brakpan to Cane Cutters resort in Ballito and back again. The ride raises funds for the QuadPara Association of SA (QASA) – Fundraising number: 000881. Last year, riders raised R1 million for the organisation.
Everyone is welcome to participate – as long as you have an off road bike, quad, go-kart, dual purpose bike or side-by-side. They do suggest nothing less than 200cc though.
You have to have a backup driver – say one bakkie and trailer per five riders. MAN Trucks send along a truck or two so if you cannot shake any of your mates up to come along, we will make sure that you are looked after. Backup vehicles do not travel along the same route as the bikes and quads. You need to refuel from your backup driver at two points.
There are lots of fairly technical bits, but the bulk of the ride is easy with beautiful scenery. There is approximately 10km of tar on the whole route; the rest is in the dirt.
You ride the whole way. The total distance is just more than 1 000km per direction with sleepovers in the towns and villages in between. Bring snacky things and pocket money, but dinners, lunches and breakfasts are all included in the entry fee.
Your fee includes camping the whole way, so bring along your tents and camping gear. You may, however book into bed and breakfasts all along the route. Those details are on the booking form and additional accommodation in some of the towns has been secured.
There are petrol stations every 100km – so bring along fuel money – roughly R800 per bike per direction – depending on how thirsty your bike is – and how high the petrol price goes… If you cannot do 100km on a tank, strap a spare two litre to the carrier. You have to refuel from your backup at two points along the trail.
There are qualified paramedics who ride along. Helicopters and ambulances are on standby along the whole route. Last year there was also a bike shop or two. They took care of all of the breakdowns along the trail. More serious damage was loaded on the trucks and repaired in the towns. Carry the odd spare like master links, puncture kits, cables and tubes.
The Quads 4 Quads ride is fun, an awesome experience and it is for such a great cause. Booking forms are open; please contact the organizers foleyg@mweb.co.za or contact 011 979 1363, 083 314 2203, 082 870 6134 or 072 177 0621 or e-mail www.familyadventures.co.za
