The rookies take on their first challenge. It involves a zippy Honda postie bike! Judge and Mentor Daryl Beattie will be focusing on acceleration, braking and cornering.
Before they can claim the ultimate prize - a testing contract with Team Honda Racing and $20,000 - the contestants must complete a challenging dirt skills session. Special guest and professional dirt racer Shane Boyd will be watching.
To test the rookies' fundamental skills of accelerating, braking, and cornering, Daryl Beattie and Team Honda Racing boss Paul Free have designed a challenge to see who can control the big Honda bikes at slow speeds around a confined, tight circuit.
At the halfway point of the contest, the competitors take some time out to celebrate a very special day. Ultimate Rider contestant Glenn Scott has turned 21. It's a moving occasion for Glenn who lost his parents to a bike accident at 12 years of age.
As Moto GP Legend Daryl Beattie and Team Honda Racing Boss Paul Free know all too well, being a successful motorbike racer takes more than a need for speed. Our judges test the rookies' brains and brawn in challenges that test them to the limit.
Our rookies' braking and throttle control faces the test as they hold a bucket of water between their legs whilst navigating a tricky course. Riding smoothly and keeping dry will keep their pride intact. Erratic riding, however, will spell disaster!
It's semifinal time for The Ultimate Rider contestants, as tensions run high and the competition gets fierce. This is the final chance to earn points - double points in fact! Seven rookies know only three will remain after this challenge.
It's D-Day. After eight grueling weeks of competition, one very talented rookie will stand atop the podium and take the crown of Insure My Ride's The Ultimate Rider. His prize - $20,000 and a dream contract with Team Honda Racing.
In this episode the rookies take on their first challenge - a motorkhana, which will test their ability to control and steer a bike at speed. Each contestant rides against the clock to complete the course. The judges will be watching every move.
The rookies face 3 laps on tar and 3 laps on dirt. The times will be added together to form an aggregate total. Fastest time wins. First the infamous crash corner on the angulating and unforgiving road track, and then the game changes.
It's Dirt vs Road, and the Ultimate Rider will need to master both surfaces to claim top spot and take the $20,000 prize. And surprise eliminations could end their dream at any time.
In an Ultimate Rider first, the rookies will race side by side against each other in pairs. The pressure is huge as the judges decide there will be a surprise elimination. And the twist? The rookies won't know until the points are revealed later on.
The rookies hit the road and head towards Melbourne. It's Motocross, and dirt tracker Brayden Elliot is very nervous about his first jump. There will be thrills and spills, laughter and tears as the rookies race for points and to avoid elimination.
After five weeks of tough competition, the leaderboard is tight, with only one point separating the top four rookies. This week the five remaining rookies will battle it out for only four spots in next week's semifinal. One rookie will be sent home.
It's finals time! After this challenge one more rider will be eliminated. The remaining three will go through to the Grand Final. Things get serious with a challenge designed to test the rookies' dirt, road and motocross riding skills.
It's the Grand Final of 2013's The Ultimate Rider! After seven weeks of epic competition, only three rookies remain in the fight for the title of The Ultimate Rider, and the $20,000 cash prize.
