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GS Trophy riders go big (again)
GET READY TO FOLLOW A GREAT adventure in Southeast Asia, Febru- ary 28 to March 5. The BMW Motor- rad GS Trophy is on for the fifth time, and three MOA members are on their way to Thailand to compete. Even better, these three riders are also GS Giants, making the second time this MOA-chartered adventure riding club has filled Team USA’s ranks. Tom Asher of Ohio, Dennis God-
win of California, and Charles Lucht of Virginia were the big dogs through the fall of 2015, each winning one of BMW’s three USA qualifiers held in South Carolina, Missouri and Cali- fornia. Each has been riding off- pavement a long time, Dennis and Charles for 40 years and youngster Tom for 20. Dennis and Tom are rid- ing the oilhead GS and Charles’ weapon of choice is a well
turned-out F800. Each topped their respec- tive qualifier event by riding extra tight, slow-speed maneuvers, steep and low-trac- tion slopes, deep woods, acres of sand, huge logs, rocks and other challenging obstacles. Topping it off were tough physi- cal challenges to further test their endurance. That’s because the GS Trophy is no
casual adventure, it’s a serious challenge of rider and machine. With the event’s loca- tion in Thailand, there is certain to be much in the way of mud, dense forest, mountainous tracks, and numerous skill and mental challenges. Charles said he thinks he will do best in the mud, hills and the more technical terrain. For Tom, the worse the conditions are, the better…seri- ously, this guy does things with the big GS that you wouldn’t think possible. And Den- nis was the winner on the GS Giant’s Adventure Track last summer in Montana. He clearly has mastered the big bike
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