Just three weeks after a spectacular debut podium finish in the KTM Hattah Desert Race, WA motocross ace Louis Calvin has again been asked to fill in for injured Team boss Ben Grabham, for this weekend‰Ûªs second round of the Desert Tri-Series, the Doorawarra 500, near Carnarvon in Western Australia.
The three-day event, approximately 900 kilometres north of Perth, sees a 10-kilometre Prologue on the Friday followed by around 500 kilometres of racing across Saturday and Sunday, incorporating everything from wide-open desert expanses and sand dunes to slower more technical terrain such as hills and riverbed.
Grabham‰Ûªs persistent hand injury continues to make hard riding for any length of time impossible, and the highly-decorated off-road racing ace is now forced to seek surgical assistance over the coming weeks.
‰ÛÏI‰Ûªm happy with how I went at Hattah and the outcome we got there, and I was stoked to get the call again." Calvin stated. "I‰Ûªve been told it‰Ûªs in between Hedland and Carnarvon but I don‰Ûªt know a lot more, other than that it‰Ûªs fairly fast with all kinds of different terrains.
"I don‰Ûªt know what to expect, so it should be fun and exciting. I‰Ûªve been doing a little bit more of this kind of riding lately in the bush, and having fun with it.‰Û
