Indian & Harley Vintage Club
There were 17 members and friends of the Indian Harley Vintage Club who competed in the 2022 Indian Pacific Cannonball Classic.
The event was open to all makes and models of motorcycles manufactured prior to 1948.
The event began in Busselton, Western Australia on the 14th of October and finished in Merimbula , NSW on the 27th of October.
The 9 members below completed the full distance of 4,692 kilometres. Quite a feat on 70 - 90 year old motorcycles.
2nd Overall George H. 1927 J model.
7th Overall Shaun W. 1938 U/V.
10th Overall Tony T. 1941 WLA.
11th Overall Mal B. 1942 WLA.
13th Overall Bill B. 1942 WLA.
18th Overall Peter McB. 1945 E.
25th Overall Mick J. 1935 VD.
28th Overall Brett J. 1946 FL.
29th Overall VLPhill. 1934 VFD.
Other members and friends
4212 km Peter M. 1942 WLA.
3918 km Fish. 1947 U.
2634 km Robert G. 1936 VLH.
2533 km Johnny M. 1946 WL.
1407 km John Road Rat. 1941 FL. Organising committee.
664 km Ian (Nai) G. 1942 WLA. Organising committee.
391 km Adam C. 1937 U.
John and Ian being on the organising committee rode when they had the opportunity.
Of the 81 who set out on the event 42 machines completed the full distance. There were the unlucky, under prepared and over confident who were forced to drop out. 16 of those were in the first days of the event. Some did return to the event later but sadly one competitor was killed in a collision with a kangaroo.
