The longest stock route in the world covers over 1700km through the Gibson, Great Sandy and Tanami deserts between Halls Creek in the north and Wiluna in the south of Western Australia. It’s one of toughest rides on the planet. Dakar finisher Scott Britnell set a record for riding the CSR a few years ago. When he saw the record broken earlier this year, he decided to have another crack it. Here’s his story in his own words…
Well 9 refuel. Good to see the boys and have a hard-earned coffee and biscuit.
Back in May 2015, purely as a personal endeavour to push the boundaries, I decided to tackle the Canning Stock Route in a continuous, solo and totally unsupported ride. Seven months prior I’d had the opportunity to have fuel buried in nominated locations by some friends. They took a GPS fix and drew me a simple sketch from an identifiable marker on the track. I’d never ridden the Canning and had no concept of the terrain, or if the fuel would still be okay after a full, blistering summer in the desert.