CONQUERING the desert … Casterton Sporting Motorcycle Club’s Tom Foster hammers across the Aussie outback in the country’s toughest off-the-grid event, the Hattah Desert Race. Foster joined a team of seven local riders - both junior and senior - who headed to the far north-west corner of Victoria for the prestigious event. Riding in the senior section against some of the best internationals, including Casterton favourite Andy Wilksch, Foster finished on the top 100 out of a field of more than 400. Read the full weekend’s report, page 9. Photo: JACKIE PEACOCK/JP CREATIONS.