Dirt and Trail July 2018 issue 2
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to grow the event into an annual show<br />
piece that would attract riders from all over<br />
Africa to visit this part of the world, as well<br />
as enjoy some good enduro riding, with<br />
a whole lot of other entertainment for the<br />
whole family,” Berrie added.<br />
As an impromptu part of the event, riders<br />
<strong>and</strong> spectators were invited to the small<br />
village of Lepokole to visit the chief <strong>and</strong><br />
people of the host village. “This was<br />
somewhat humbling as it was then that<br />
most of us realized, that many of these<br />
people had never seen a motorbike before,<br />
<strong>and</strong> that we were given this opportunity<br />
to bring motorcycling to them as a people<br />
of Botswana,” commented Branch.<br />
The people of Lepokole greeted us with<br />
song <strong>and</strong> dance, a testament to their<br />
appreciation of bringing tourism to their<br />
village <strong>and</strong> in essence putting Lepokole<br />
Hills on the map. The excitement could<br />
also be seen on the kids faces as they<br />
watched the younger riders participate in<br />
a demonstration with Louw, Louwrens <strong>and</strong><br />
Ross. Quad riders showed their style in<br />
the village too, which got the crowd quite<br />
ecstatic.<br />
32 DIRT & TRAIL MAGAZINE JULY <strong>2018</strong>
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