Departure is looming ever closer and things are coming together nicely. Last minute shopping has mostly consisted of deciding not to buy a heap of things that we hopefully won’t need, but will no doubt add interest if we do.  We now have one weekend to finish the bikes and pack up as much stuff as possible before we hand it all over to the shipping company in Manchester on the 16th Aug. No worries!

Thankfully we have had a great deal of help in the recent weeks from various sponsors who ha...

After some extensive plastic surgery and a sexy white paint job, Chris' Strom was finally looking more respectable and ready for the next show. The weekend saw MainlyDueSouth at the Rally Show Chatsworh supporting the  Colin McRae Vision, who had brought along none other than 5 times British rally championship , Jimmy McRae and his Sierra Cosworth.
After driving all through Friday night the duo reached Chatsworth only to be question by a copper as to why they were parked in a lay-by. Chris poi...

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Two down and two to go, with three legs on the wagon the Mainly road show has got off to a good start raising money for the Vision.

The first leg of the road show saw MainlyDueSouth at the B. A. Stores working weekend. Possibly not the most receptive audience to overland motorcycle travel, but in the spirit of 'nothing ventured nothing gained' a valiant attempt was made to flog raffle tickets and McRae Vision merchandise. A big thank you to Stewart, the fasteners guru, who m...

Yes that right, we could be coming to a town near you!

This coming weekend sees the first of the events that MainlyDueSouth will be attending to raise awareness, and more importantly money, for the Colin McRae Vision. We will be at The B.A Stores Working Weekend, held at the Lyne of Skene, outside Aberdeen. Call by for your chance to win signed Jimmy McRae merchandise or to just find out more about the trip.

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Fast forward to March and we now have another sponsor on board. Alpinestars have very kindly agreed to lavish us both with their finest adventure motorcycle attire. This comes as a particular relief to Mav, as the gear he was intending to take could politely be described as "not being up to the job". Other phrases have been used in the confines of his helmet whilst riding in the rain.

A big thank you has to be sai...