Innisfail to Cairns record smashed!

On the morning of Friday August 28th, Innisfail local Ken Dyson set off from the Innisfail Post Office in only the second attempt on the Innisfail-Cairns record since 1953.

With excellent weather conditions including a good tailwind, Ken made extremely rapid progress with his speed frequently approaching 50kmh. Making his way through Cairns Ken was severely hampered by traffic lights and roadworks, but pressed on strongly to reach the Cairns Post Office more than 14 minutes ahead of the previous record.

Lachlan Davis, who set the previous record in June 2018, congratulated Ken on his "astonishing achievement" of completing the 87km journey in 2hrs8m21s, an average speed of 40.7kmh. "Beating that time would take an incredible effort, and not likely from me!" he added.

​Ken, who previously made an unofficial record from Innisfail-Millaa Millaa-Innisfail, said aside from the roadworks he was very happy with how the ride had played out, and has his eyes set on other records in the region "in the near future"!