VIDEO: Mororcycle ride good enough for ninth place

URAL ROAD, 2 POINTS PER KM: The road from Andover to South Arm is what the Rally Master calls a "Ural Road" meaning there's no yellow line and not much traffic.

URAL ROAD, 2 POINTS PER KM: The road from Andover to South Arm is what the Rally Master calls a “Ural Road” meaning there’s no yellow line and not much traffic.

All my hard riding over dirt, through the rain and into the woods — not to mention my melted pants — paid off in the end. Out of 117 riders from all over the country, plus a few from the rest of the globe, I placed ninth in this year’s Ural National Rally . I’m not a winner but I’m very happy to have placed among the top finishers.

In case you missed them the first time around, below are reports from all three of my rally rides.

2014 / ninth place (full post)

 

2013 /  thirteenth place (full post)

 

2012 / fourteenth place (full post)

Troy R. Bennett

About Troy R. Bennett

Troy R. Bennett is a Buxton native and longtime Portland resident whose photojournalism has appeared in media outlets all over the world.