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  1. 4th November 2013, 11:33 PM #31
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    Thought I should pop in here and update things. My last step-out on the rally bike before heading to Argentina for the Dakar 2014 was the Australasian Safari in September.
    Day 0 was okay ...


    ... but Day 1 didn't end so well for me:








    The photo's are several weeks after the "incident". Foot was a "lateral and spiral displaced fracture of the heel" and the hand was a "displaced fracture of the middle metacarpal". The hand underwent surgery and now has a plate and 3 screws in it.

    So the Dakar organisers have agreed to defer my entry to Dakar 2015, so I am the world's first confirmed entry for the Dakar in January 2015.
    I've had to "upgrade" my fundraising Tee Shirts:


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  2. 4th November 2013, 11:40 PM #32
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    Sad to hear mate, glad you are on the mend. I am feeling every one of my fractured vertabrae at the moment after the day i've had at work fitting heater cores to disco2's...

    after a head on with a car i wedge fractured 3 thoracic vertabrae and was lucky to walk again. this was feb 1986.

    hope you heal up ok for '15

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    Bugger.......
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    It takes a certain kind of person to take on events like the Safari and the Dakar, and knowing this I am sure this will only be a temporary setback and you will be certainly be back next year

    Hope your recovery goes well.
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  5. 5th November 2013, 08:58 AM #35
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    such a shame and all the best for the recovery.

    bring on dakar2015!.
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