BIKES BY THE BAY

Perfect conditions greeted participants and spectators for the eighth running of the Geelong Revival Motoring Festival this past 22-24 November. And while the event is predominantly a four-wheel affair, bikes are welcome and have been a part of the Geelong waterfront show every year.

ROUND THE BEND

As the name suggests, the Revival is a resurrection, specifically a resurrection of the Geelong Speed Trials, which were first held at the bayside Victorian town in 1956. Back then, a section of Ritchie Boulevard – a public road on the Geelong waterfront facing Corio Bay - was chosen for a timed quarter mile (400m) sprint course.

That course presented a unique challenge, though, as the road is curved and not a straight shot like traditional drag strips. Then, as now, the curved track arguably favoured