Home for the rally – from 10,000 km away

Michael Makin may well have come farther than any other visitor to ride his 1968 Norton 750 in the Wharf Rat Rally. Karla Kelly photo

Published on September 14, 2011; Published on September 14, 2011

By Karla Kelly THE DIGBY COURIER NovaNewsNow.com

Topics :: Qatar Petroleum , Weymouth , British Columbia.He , Doha

Michael Makin flew 10,000 km to take part in Digby’s Wharf Rat Rally. It took him 17 hours to get here.

Makin grew up in Weymouth and Digby and later worked here and in British Columbia.

He’s been working and living in Doha, Qatar as a senior legal council to Qatar Petroleum for six years now.

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He’s excited to be home riding his 1968 Norton 750 in the rally.

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