Thread: 2015 Dakar

Originally Posted by Robmacca

Its says on the Dakar website that #101 from NZ

#101 -- JAN ROELF BOUWKNEGT -- (NZL) -- KTM

That is correct. Jan (John) is a kiwi but lives in Perth.

Cheers,

Originally Posted by Robmacca

Its says on the Dakar website that #101 from NZ

#101 -- JAN ROELF BOUWKNEGT -- (NZL) -- KTM

Thats Jon.
Yes he is a Kiwi,has Team NZ decals on his D90 that he uses as a support vehicle for Australian events.
Andrew

Jan (JayBoRover, bike #101), withdrawn on stage 2

I hope you are OK Jan and you can salvage something from the event, even a rece for "next time".

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Originally Posted by Scouse

Yep, a bog standard Evoque with the triple spare wheel option pack.


Read about getting your own one here:
Evoque-inspired Dakar racer shown | Autocar

That is Mark and Paul rounds company called rally raid

They have been making racing landies for years and have been doing the Dakar themselves for the last 15 years in Landies. When I first meet them they were doing it in a bowler and then made there own based on a D2 with a BMW Rangie engine with a Freelander front end
Freelander front end because it's wings and front are the strongest to take hitting the dunes.

Great Blokes

They have their own trucks that supply the cars which is part of a purchase price deal they do for the entry for the Dakar. So you go to them and they give you a price for service car and all you need to enter the Dakar

Keith Gott a land rover Parts and serving company in Alton drives one of the trucks and his son normally drives one of the cars.

Australian rider Toby Price third in his first attempt at the Dakar. Pretty good effort.


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Aussie Toby Price 3rd in Dakar Rally | SBS News

Originally Posted by vnx205

Australian rider Toby Price third in his first attempt at the Dakar. Pretty good effort.


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Aussie Toby Price 3rd in Dakar Rally | SBS News

Pretty good

I would say Bloody Good result

Originally Posted by Reads90

Pretty good

I would say Bloody Good result

Finally an Aussie in the top 3.... The last Aussie to get close was Andy Caldercott, but, terribly he died in his attempt Lost a bit of interest in watching the Dakar after that.... I hope Toby comes back next year.... for me it will make it worth watching/following instead of just reading the results

I just arrived home from the Dakar today. I took a few photos of some of the Land Rovers there, but not many. Had an interesting chat to the guy with the 300tdi110 Defender. It was his first time at Dakar and he withdrew during Stage 2, same as me. He felt the incredible heat with the Feshfesh (Bulldust - but not like any bulldust I've come across) and his lack of experience made it dangerous for him to continue. He was really concerned about the possibility of running over moto competitors, which made me a little happier, as a moto competitor that both fell and got stuck in the Feshfesh at times.

He made an interesting comment about the Deefer. He mentioned how difficult it was to drive in white out conditions due to the amount of feshfesh getting inside the cabin due to lack of sealing of Land Rover bodywork. (Most cars run air conditioning with positive pressure in the cockpit to reduce the temperature and keep Feshfesh at bay).

He also mentioned that after withdrawing as a competitor, he continued to follow the Dakar as part of the assistant vehicle fleet and had no real problems in the 9,500km trip. His Deefer was pretty much bog standard except for the required additional of roll cage and stuff. He seemed quite happy with his learning experience.

The Dakar was an incredible experience for me. After withdrawing (choppered out with serious dehydration) I continued in the circus as a mechanic for a Bolivian rider that went on to finish, so I made the finish podium - just not as a rider.