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Biker wants a wife: How a viral post helped a pair find love on the Finke Desert Race track

Naomi Findlay says she's glad she responded to Ben Rawcliffe's social media post. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)

It is one of the toughest off-road races in Australia, attracting adrenaline junkies from all over the world to the undulating red dirt track through the bush.

But for Queensland man Ben Rawcliffe, the Tatts Finke Desert Race, a 460-kilometre motorbike, car and buggy race now in its 50th year, presented another opportunity: a race to find love.

Last year, tired of navigating dating apps and balancing his FIFO work, Mr Rawcliffe decided to post on a local Finke Desert Race group, sharing a picture of an empty camp chair in front of a fire, with the words "Position vacant, future wife".

Finke Desert Race legends reflect on event ahead of 50th anniversary

Alice Springs resident and five time Finke champion David Walsh will race in the event again this weekend. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)

In 1976 about 60 motorbike riders lined up to test their skills and endurance in a race through the central Australian outback.

Little did they know, 50 years later, the 460 kilometre race from Alice Springs to Finke and back would be one of the most famous off-road races in the world: the Finke Desert Race.

The race takes place between Alice Springs and the remote Indigenous community of Finke. (ABC News: Sam Parry)

Alice Springs resident Geoff Curtis was the winner of the very first "Finke", as the race is colloquially known.

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