In the early 1980s, when the Finke Desert Race was a fledgling off-road event, locals would show up on race day with a single hope: that their motorbike would make it there and back along 230 kilometres of unrefined dirt.
Preparation was often minimal, sleep lacking, and sounds of revelry issued into the night. But it wasn't of concern, because the Alice Springs riders were just there to make the dust fly.
