Mind Blown When I was young, my dad pointed at Lake Jindabyne and said, "Did you know that there is a town underneath all that water?" You can imagine what that does to a 10-year-old's mind, and I've been fascinated with not only Lake Jindabyne but the Snowy River that feeds it ever since. Growing up with movies like The Man from Snowy River, watching Jim Craig strolling through the alpine gum trees, with no greater sense of a simple existence, only fueled my curiosity about the High Country....

This was my first proper trip using the DMD2 on the BMW. My biggest takeaway is that this unit is designed for riding beyond the easy path. It is something that has clearly been designed specifically for riding, not just renaming “Driving to location” to “Ride.” Wait, actually, the last unit didn’t even do that.

A recent incident at Mount Panorama has served as a timely reminder that while the iconic circuit is open to the public outside race events, it remains a public road — with all the rules that go with it. Over the Christmas–New Year period, NSW Police detected a 25-year-old rider travelling at 159 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on Conrod Straight. The rider was issued with a Field Court Attendance Notice and will appear before Bathurst Local Court in February. Mount Panorama is one of the waypoints...