RIDE TO FLY

Last update sent out by email 23 August 2009.

We have just returned home after an interesting and profitable trip to Auckland. RGB (Rhema Broadcasting Group) invited us to go for interviews with Radio Rhema and for filming with Shine TV.

Our new bike trailer was finished, complete with PAINT JOB per kind favour of the SALVATION ARMY training centre in Maleme street, Tauranga. The LOGO and signage was generously donated by TRU COLOURS THE SIGNTISTS OF TAURANGA. It looks magnificent!! Thanks to all who were involved in making this possible.

We decided to take the bike and trailer with us, I guess as a "test run", but also for those who had not seen the DOT previously

All at RGB were very friendly and helpful leading up to and including the interviews/filming. Because the weather was kind it was decided that the filming with interviews for Shine TV, should be done outside in the car park and adjacent street. "Do you want us to get the bike out of the trailer?" Silly question! Mark Fox was with me so together we unloaded the DOT. "Can you start it for us?" Now this I hadn't anticipated and the bike had not been run for about 3 months. The fuel was old having been in the tank for two and a half years. I won't say it started first kick!! Thankfully it soon burst into life amid clouds of smoke and of course accompanied with that all familiar, loud, two-stroke "cackle" which drew many enquiring faces to the windows of RBG.

The interview, with Mark and I together, was taken by Andrew Urquhart and will be broadcast on Radio Rhema tomorrow Monday 24th between 10 and 10.45am. The Shine TV "filmed interview" is to be shown in approx. two weeks, on SHINE TV NZONE Focus program. We will advise the times of that in due course. Allan Lee will make copies of the finished film available to us for further promotion of RIDE TO FLY. Sincere thanks to Pene, Andrew, Allan and the "crew" at RBG for their friendly hospitality. May God continue to bless their ministry.

Anthony Wright at DRURY TIRES welcomed us, taking photos and talking about the possibilities of organizing a group of "bikies", including “The Redeemed" and CMA (Christian Motorcycle Association) to accompany the DOT on the Auckland to Tauranga leg.

Peter our son, was working on the Movie set of the new "Legend of the Seeker" TV series, and we were able to visit him there. Set-makers and stunt doubles were impressed with the bike and so the word was spread further. Peter will be one of our 4 official volunteer riders for the DOT.

Our Toyota Spacio felt the extra load but it was ok for this trip and we have now been offered the use of a LandCruiser to be the Ride to Fly towing-support vehicle. Also with this came an offer to cover the Road User charges for it.

So time is passing with now less than 3 months to start from Cape Reinga.

RIDE TO FLY - 09/09/09

In the previous Blog, you will see the route, stopover points and dates for the Ride.



If you wish to accompany us at any stage, please contact us at our email address : frcarter@ihug.co.nz



For those of you who wish to share in the Ride being organised by THE REDEEMED Motor Cycle Group, please check out their web site http://www.theredeemed.org/ Text or phone, Anthony Wright on
021 225 2142.

RIDE TO FLY Stopover Dates

NOVEMBER 2009


Whangarei Friday 13th
Auckland Saturday 14th
Auckland Sunday 15th
Bike convoy to Tauranga
Tauranga Monday 16th
Taupo Tuesday 17th
Napier / Hastings Wednesday 18th
Palmerston North Thursday 19th
Wellington Friday 20th
Proposed visit Parliament buildings
Evening meeting
Cross the Straits
Kaikoura Saturday 21st
Christchurch Sunday 22nd
Oamaru Tuesday 24th
Gore Wednesday 25th
Invercargill Thursday 26th
Burt Munro Challenge 27-29th