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More Than 100 Motorbikes Ride Through Outback Pub in World Record Attempt

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  • One hundred and seven motorcyclists rode through an Alice Springs pub during a Red CentreNATS attempt to set a world record.
  • The riders fell short of their target of 125 bikes, but organizers called the event a local record and said they would try again next year.
  • The event raised money for the Butterfly Connection, which helps central Australians travel interstate for medical treatment.

The engines roared through the centre of Alice Springs as 107 motorbikes rode inside Bojangles Saloon in an attempt to set a world record.

I was a little bit nervous to be honest. It was really cool, something different, it was a great atmosphere, I'm pumped that I did it.

· David WalshThe Finke Desert Race winner described leading the motorbike ride through the pub.

Organizers had hoped to put 125 bikes through the outback pub. They fell short, but the spectacle still drew crowds behind the barricades and filled the venue with fumes and noise. Finke Desert Race winner David Walsh, known as the King of the Desert, led the ride.

“I was a little bit nervous to be honest,” Walsh said. “It was really cool, something different, it was a great atmosphere, I'm pumped that I did it.” The attempt formed part of Red CentreNATS, the Northern Territory's sister festival to Canberra's Summernats, which features car and motorbike events across several days.

It might not be a world record, but it is absolutely a record for us and the growth that we've shown from last year, I am so confident that at Red CentreNATS next year we are going to smash it out of the park.

· Laura JohnsonThe Red CentreNATS organizer responded to the attempt falling short of its target.

Red CentreNATS organizer Laura Johnson said the result still represented a record for the event and reflected its growth from the previous year. “It might not be a world record, but it is absolutely a record for us and the growth that we've shown from last year, I am so confident that at Red CentreNATS next year we are going to smash it out of the park,” she said.

That was an adrenaline rush and a half. We'll be back next year, we're going to bring more fellas, hopefully we beat the world record.

· Harley HallThe South Australian rider said his group would return for another attempt.

Riders travelled from interstate for the attempt. Harley Hall, a Ngarrindjeri Kokatha-Wirangu man from South Australia, arrived with his family as part of the 3% motorbike group, a name he said referred to Australia's Indigenous population. “That was an adrenaline rush and a half,” he said. “We'll be back next year, we're going to bring more fellas, hopefully we beat the world record.” The event also raised money for the Butterfly Connection, which helps central Australians travel interstate for medical treatment.

It was so exciting, I was nervous in a good way, I'm happy everything went well.

· Pearl RandhayThe Bojangles Saloon owner described hosting the event.
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Originally published by ABC Australia in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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