ALL HAIL THE KING!
Damien Koppe (Damo) is a good mate. Since meeting at the 2018 Grasstree Beach Races, we have kept in contact and share a common enthusiasm for Husabergs. He is a top bloke and a top mechanic. Quietly spoken and always sporting a cheeky grin, his quiet demeanour is gone the minute he puts on his race face and helmet. A demon at long-track events, he has an impressive pedigree of race wins and podium finishes here in Oz and overseas on his resume.
Most recently he managed to snag his fourth King of the Beach title from the Grasstree Beach Races near Mackay, Qld. The final race this year will go down in history as an epic battle between two titans of the sport, Michael Kirkness and Damo.
The rest of the field were almost left behind as they went toe-to-toe into each corner in an epic battle of top speed against the background of an incoming tide. It was literally David versus Goliath as Michael was running a KTM 990 twin-cylinder special and Damo was mounted on his trusty Husaberg 650.
The former had
