Getting Sideways with Tasik Adventure

Oct 02, 2025

Jujur saja, trek tahun lalu cukup mengecewakan. Tanahnya rusak parah, mustahil untuk diratakan. Tapi ini? Ini sama sekali cerita yang berbeda. Sebuah sirkuit pasir tepat di pantai. Benar-benar menantang, pasirnya berubah dan bergeser setiap putaran. Tapi itu bukan alasan untuk tinggal di rumah, bukan? Itulah justru alasan kamu harus datang. Untuk mendukung semangat independen, untuk menjadi bagian dari gerakan ini. Dan kami tahu, baik itu demi balapan atau tidak, acaranya pasti akan sangat seru.

Mereka menyelenggarakan sebelas kelas yang jumlahnya sebanyak itu. Daftarnya panjang sekali. Mulai dari "Modified Underbone Trail Bike Open Class (Under 150cc)", "Modified 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc)", "Modified 2-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 150cc)", "Free For All Open Class - Modified 2-Stroke & 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc)", "Open Special Engine Class", "Special Beginner Class - Standard Bike (Under 155cc)", "Special Beginner Class - Adventure Overland Style Bike (Under 250cc)", "Free For All - Custom "Sleeper" Bike (Under 150cc)", "Free For All - Custom Bike (Under 250cc)", "Free For All - Custom Chopper (Under 250cc)", sampai "Free For All - Custom Big Bore (Up to 400cc)".

Kami ikut mendaftar di hampir semua kelas. Bahkan content creator kami, Yoga, ikut mencoba peruntungan di kelas "Sport Trail Modif 4T under 250cc" dengan KLX 140 pribadinya. Gila, dia hampir saja finis di podium sebelum akhirnya disalip di detik-detik terakhir. Geri ikut terjun dalam kelas – "Special Class Pemula". Persaingannya sengit sekali, benar-benar sikut-sikutan. Tapi kami tidak kecewa. Hari ini bukan tentang menang. Ini tentang semangat untuk beraksi. Tentang ikut merasakan atmosfernya.

Tapi tetap, kamu selalu ingin merasakan euforia kemenangan, kan? Dan itulah yang dibawakan oleh Dede Juntha. Setelah terjungkal dan bangkit lagi sepanjang hari, dia berhasil merebut posisi kedua di kelas "FFA Custom Chopper Under 250cc" & Dewa Dimas juga berhasil masuk juara 3rd di kelas FFA 2-Stroke & 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc). Sorak-sorai kru kami bergemuruh. Itu baru namanya kemenangan.

Tapi kemenangan sebenarnya, bagian terbaik dari acara lokal seperti ini? Adalah orang-orangnya. Bertemu dengan semua kru lainnya. Rider Sing Mebekel, Rotten Road, Naskleng 13, Monkey Brothers... dan masih banyak lagi. Lautan jabat tangan, senyum-senyum lebar, dan cerita-cerita yang dibagi bersama. Itulah inti segalanya.

Saat matahari mulai terbenam, kami semua berkumpul di depan panggung besar dari bambu mentah yang mereka bangun. Dede menerima pialanya untuk posisi kedua, dengan senyum pemenang menghiasi wajahnya. Dan seperti itu, dengan teriakan penutup dari para panitia, berakhirlah satu acara lagi.

Tinggal mengemasi van, kulit terasa penuh oleh matahari, garam, dan pasir, sementara hati dipenuhi oleh perasaan yang membahagiakan. Sangat luar biasa.

Last year's track was a bit of a shocker, to be fair. The dirt was properly rooted, impossible to flatten. But this? This was a different game entirely. A sand circuit right on the beach. Proper challenging stuff, the sand reshuffled with every lap. But that's not a reason to stay home, is it? That's the reason you go. To back the independent spirit, to be part of the movement. And we knew, stoked or not, it'd be a hell of a laugh.

They had a whopping eleven classes on the card. The list was longer than a Monday. Everything from " Modified Underbone Trail Bike Open Class (Under 150cc), Modified 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc), Modified 2-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 150cc), Free For All Open Class - Modified 2-Stroke & 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc), Open Special Engine Class, Special Beginner Class - Standard Bike (Under 155cc), pecial Beginner Class - Adventure Overland Style Bike (Under 250cc), Free For All - Custom "Sleeper" Bike (Under 150cc), Free For All - Custom Bike (Under 250cc), Free For All - Custom Chopper (Under 250cc), Free For All - Custom Big Bore (Up to 400cc).

We threw our hats in the ring for nearly all of 'em. Even our content creator, Yoga, had a red-hot go in the "Sport Trail Modif 4T under 250cc" on his personal KLX 140. The mad lad came super close to a podium finish before getting pipped at the post. Geri? He found himself in a "Special Class Pemula" class. The competition was fierce, proper cut-throat. But we weren't dirty. Today wasn't about winning. It was about the send. About getting amongst it.

Still, you always want a taste of that euphoria that comes with winning, don't ya? And that's where both Dede Juntha and Dewa Dimas delivered. After being spat out and picking himself up all day, Dade snagged a second place in the "FFA Custom Chopper Under 250cc" & Dewa Dimas got 3rd place in FFA 2-Stroke & 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc). The roar of support from our crew was epic.

But the real win, the absolute best part of a local gig like this? It's the mob. Catching up with all the other crews. Rider Sing Mebekel, Rotten Road, Naskleng 13, the Monkey Brothers... the list goes on. A sea of handshakes, shit-eating grins, and shared stories. That's the heart of it.

As the sun started to dip, we all gathered in front of this massive, raw bamboo stage they'd built. Dede collected his trophy for second place, a champion's grin on his dial. And just like that, with a final shout from the organisers, another one was in the books.

Nothing left to do but pack the van, skin full of sun, salt and sand, and hearts full of the good stuff.

Bloody magic.