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  1. 12th January 2013, 07:50 PM #11
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    Some wonderful pictures there

    A fella I know here is part of the support crew for one of the Dakar teams - whether it be Australian Safari, Dakar, or any off-road race, there's a heck of a lot of prep work before you even turn a wheel. Even if you're in the support vehicle.

    Well done on the finish
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  2. 16th January 2013, 06:45 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by powerband View Post
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    This is the road 2 recovery team yes?
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  3. 16th January 2013, 09:06 PM #13
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    Yep. They featured them in he SBS coverage the other night. Have a look at my post in Armchair Warriors.
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  4. 25th January 2013, 04:31 PM #14
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    Love it, just love it.

    Very jealous of your skill and determination!
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    Dakar 2014 route released

    The route and dates for the 2014 Dakar Rally have been released by the organising body, the ASO, today:

    - Start on January 5th in Rosario, Argentina,
    - Rest day on January 11th in Salta, Argentina,
    - Finish on January 18th in Valparaiso, Chile.

    The route travels through Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. Looks like it will take in the worlds largest salt lake in Bolivia and a new route through the Atacama Desert in Chile that promises to be a "surprise and challenge for competitors".

    Looks like I now know when and where my holidays are in January!
    "Kiwi Safari Team" to "Kiwi Dakar Team" for 2014"!!!
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  6. 21st June 2013, 10:48 PM #16
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    Hmmm ... How do I tie my Dakar dream to my Land Rover hobby? I know ... I'll go and pick up my order of Tyres for the Dakar in the D90:


    ... and stacked in the shed with the bike:


    That's 11 rear Michelin Deserts and 9 front Michelin Deserts, picked up from "Tyres for Bikes" in Victoria Park. That's $4,442 worth of tyres to last me 14 days. There's still the Mousses to arrive in a week or two, 2 of each rears and fronts, for another $870. Expensive hobby this "doing the Dakar". (Luckily Peter at "Tyres for Bikes" helps me out a bit and I don't have to pay that full retail price. Every little bit helps).

    Ciao for now.
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  7. 20th July 2013, 08:25 PM #17
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    Well, looks like I might need to change the thread title or start a new one ... I received this nice letter from the Dakar organisers yesterday:



    I'm off to the Dakar Rally 2014 in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile!
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    Quote Originally Posted by JayBoRover View Post
    Well, looks like I might need to change the thread title or start a new one ... I received this nice letter from the Dakar organisers yesterday:........................................ ..........................
    I'm off to the Dakar Rally 2014 in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile!
    Congratulations, if you never been in Argentina an Chile you will have an awesome experience.
    Do NOT live your bike unattended in BA!!
    How is your Spanish?
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    excellent news, good luck with the preparations.
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  10. 22nd July 2013, 10:13 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chucaro View Post
    Congratulations, if you never been in Argentina an Chile you will have an awesome experience.
    Do NOT live your bike unattended in BA!!
    How is your Spanish?
    No I haven't been to South America at all, so it sure will be an interesting experience!!!

    I think the bike will be ridden from the port of landing directly to Rosario, although I will be assuming security there will need to be tight as well. It won't be the first time I've brought my motorcycle into a house or motel room! This will be my life's, next life's and next to next life's savings in one go, so I won't be letting my bike disappear without a serious fight!

    My Spanish is non-existant. I'll set about trying to learn a few words. "Thank-you", "please", "water" and "fuel" would be high priorities. Hopefully won't need "help" or "lost". All the route instructions are in French, due to the event being run by the ASO, so that always makes things interesting too. Luckily I've done a couple of off-road rally races before that also used French instructions, so I have a bit of an idea there. You very quickly get to recognise a few critical words and if you come across an instruction you can't work out you simply slow down and ride to the conditions. (Luckily I've never come across "accelerate rapidly!", or I'd have been in serious doo doo).

    Thanks for the interest.
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