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September 23, 2012 at 11:13 am #101880
Well the safari is of and running
2012 Australasian Safari – Prologue onboard with Manuel Lucchese (watch him rape the 450 :ohmy: )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TuqGowqhjBk#!2012 Australasian Safari – Leg 0 (Perth to Geraldton)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1Hesr3aOQ7Y#!end of day 1 and the lead GHR CRF450 is out with a blown engine :ohmy: Day 1 :blink:
Top ten MOTO’s on SS3:
Stage Time
1 2 SMITH Jake Honda CRF450X
M32 55:46
2 5 DIENER Shane Yamaha WR450F
M32 55:59
00:13
00:133 6 FISH Matthew KTM 500EXC
M33 58:18
02:19
02:324 3 FAGGOTTER Rod Yamaha WR450F
M32 58:4200:24
02:565 7 STRANGE Warren Honda CRF450X
M32 59:4501:03
03:596 18 LUCCHESE Manuel Husaberg FE450
M12 01:00:5101:06
05:057 40 STRANGE Vernon (D) Yamaha WRF450
M32 01:03:2402:33
07:388 8 CUMMINGS Brett (D) Honda CRF450X
M22 01:03:48
00:24
08:029 25 NAPPY Paul Honda CRF450X
M22 01:05:2101:33
09:3510 51 VERNON Chad Yamaha WR450
M22 01:05:3400:13
09:48where is Crash at Safari time :unsure:
TB
September 23, 2012 at 10:12 pm #229835Day 1 highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svFerPirdiI&feature=share&list=UUvJWHR5ngl 5RjEGbp6Cg2dQ
TB
September 24, 2012 at 7:59 pm #229838Mad Monday at Australasian Safari
http://m.youtube.com/?reload=3&rdm=m97jn43m9#/watch?feature=plcp&v=XZs3mfvMpfs
For those interested
Race wins since 1985
YAMAHA: 1986
KAWASAKI: 1993
KTM: 1997, 2000, ´01, ´02, ´03, 2010
HONDA: 1985, ´87, ´88, ´89, 1990, ´91, ´92, ´94, ´95, ´96, ´99, 2004, ´07, ´08, ´09, 2011
(thanks Troy)
– Jake Smith increases lead
It was a long, hard and eventful day on Leg 2 of Australasian Safari with 491km of competitive stages through coastal station country from Kalbarri to Carnarvon, where competing to finish the day and not for a fast time was the order of the day.
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Motos
Jake Smith on a 2012 Honda CRF450X finished fastest in the motos for a second day in a row. He also took the cautious approach, putting him nearly 16 minutes ahead of nearest rivals Matt Fish on a 2012 KTM 500EXC and Rod Faggotter on the 2012 Yamaha WR450F.“I had a good day, I was making sure I was looking after myself and the bike. Despite the long day I feel good and fresh,” Smith said.
The day wasn’t so smooth for others including Matthew Fish, who lost time in the first stage.
“I had a really rough day, I had a crash early in the first leg and lost a bit of time and am a bit sore but ready and raring to go tomorrow,” Fish said.
Yesterday’s second fastest rider Shane Diener is out with a knee injury and Warren Strange dropped a few places after stopping to help Diener after he crashed.
Brother Vern Strange continues to hold the lead in the Dakar Challenge with Michael Johnson and Brett Cummings in pursuit.
“I had a great day today it was like a dream, the bike is all good. I started today in seventh and finished in fourth so I’m looking forward to tomorrow because it’s similar country to the Gascoyne Dash which I’ve won four times,” Vern Strange said.
Fellow Dakar Challenge competitor Glenn Grundy enjoyed the day’s riding. “It was a lot of work for a Monday! There were a lot of interesting features, lots of gates, nice ocean views and long sandy drags.”
Leading the Quads is Paul Smith on a 2011 Honda TRX00XX with a 28-minute lead over Heath Young on a 2011 KTM. Young said he had a reasonably good day but struggled in the sand.
Tomorrow will see competitors tackling three stages and 410km of what is tipped to be the most spectacular stage of the event in one of Western Australia’s most extraordinary locations– taking competitors through a number of stations including coastal Quobba and Gnaraloo Stations and to the tip of the Ningaloo Reef where there will be river crossings, stunning beach runs, sand dunes and twisting station tracks.
TB
September 25, 2012 at 9:40 am #229877Good to see the the blue bikes matching the red ones….
will be watching this very closely..
…spud…September 28, 2012 at 8:34 am #229901As of the end of today which is day 5 Honda are first, second and third. KTM’s Matt Fish blew an engine and Yamaha’s last real hope Rod Faggotter went out with failed wheels bearings ( cant believe they failed wheel bearings there has to be a story to that :blink: )
The video has a couple of good stacks in it and a few good saves as well
Day 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dSrotFSIccs#!
Safari competitors tackle ‘tiger country’ in Leg 4 of Australasian Safari
Date: 26-Sep-2012
When you hear the expression ‘tiger country’, you know you’re a deep into the Australian outback and that’s where Australasian Safari sent competitors today.
The course comprised remote countryside along the Gascoyne River, around the Kennedy Ranges, over dry creeks, claypans and fence lines. It finished in the small community of Gascoyne Junction where the Safari crew has increased the town’s population by 500 percent!
Moto
Today’s competition saw Jake Smith increase his lead, and Warren Strange – also on Honda – moving into second position after Yamaha rider Rod Faggotter was out of Stage 9 with wheel bearing failure. Vern Strange moved into fourth and continues to lead the Dakar Challenge competition.
Jake Smith said despite the difficult navigation required today, he had no issues.
“I had a good day. The tracks were really technical, it certainly wasn’t easy. It was pretty cool when you dropped down into the range – the scenery was pretty nice.”
Warren Strange said he took the conservative approach today with the interesting track.
“The track was a challenge, I went sideways during the second stage, hit a rock and fell off but am not hurt. I rode conservatively today to maintain my position, to preserve the tyres and the motor.”
Ryan Ingham who has moved into sixth and currently the highest placed KTM rider, said he had a very good day. “The track was very rough and rocky and the bike is going perfect in it.” His manager Don McGrath chipped in: ”Tomorrow he’s gonna have to ride it like he stole it!”
Ivan Erceg on Honda enjoyed the first stage. “I really liked it – it was fast, sandy and along fence lines – those tracks suits me. The rocky stages made me ride more carefully. The bike’s in good nick but I’m not!” he laughed.
Simon Schimmel said he had the best day on the event so far. “I want the GPS coordinates for all these beautiful viewing spots – I want to come back to all these places with my wife. It is like Apache land, they should shoot movies here!”
Quad
Quad leader Paul Smith said he had an awesome day. “I loved it. I got lost half way through the last stage, it was really technical but that’s the sort of riding I like – it’s keeping me on my toes. I saw two emus today and the scenery is just beautiful – I’m getting the full fauna experience!”
Auto
John Hederics in the Holden Colorado held his auto lead, now 33 minutes, with navigator Kees Weel, with Production Class entry Rob Herridge and Sam Hill in the Subaru Forrester in pursuit.
Hederics said the second stage was really rough and rocky but the car was holding up well.
“We’re trying to consolidate now and took it easy, we were happy to let other cars go past us. We’re glad to be back.”
Nunzio Coffaro from Venezuela said today was like a movie finale! “There were three cars racing – the Holden (Hederics), The Isuzu (Di Lallo) and the Hilux (Coffaro). But we got a puncture during this time and we changed the tyre and caught up, then the Isuzu got a puncture. We’re using different tyres tomorrow.”
Rob Herridge said they had a rough day on the course. “We decided to take it easy today so we wouldn’t make any mistakes with the navigation, but we still got lost.
“When we found our way again we got caught in someone else’s dust, the frustration set in then we got a puncture but we made up time in the last stage to finish on a high,” Herridge said.
Rachan Trairat and Peerapong Sombutwong in an Isuzu D-Max had a dramatic day with a rollover in the first stage. They were not hurt and the mechanics are working to get the car back on track tomorrow.
The Australasian Safari has a double overnight stop in Gascoyne Junction, which was ravaged by floods in December 2010 with the highest water levels on record. Shire CEO Dirk Sellenger said the community had almost recovered and will soon have a new $7.6million tavern, roadhouse and caravan park.
Tomorrow’s course continues in the region with a 147km stage to start the day circumnavigating the huge pastoral station Bidgemia. Competitors will face a rough overgrown run and flood damaged river plains with many sandy creeks and river crossings. The huge 301km second stage follows a disused road including a stony floodway, fence lines, and hidden rocks. A highlight will be crossing the Gascoyne River finishing with fast flowing rally roads.
The Australasian Safari, from 21 to 29 September 2012, is an eight-day endurance race that sees competitors travel mainly off-road tracks through the outback of Western Australia. The event is known as one of the toughest and most challenging motorsport events in the world. This year’s course will be approximately 3500km through the mid west of Western Australia.
TB
September 28, 2012 at 10:20 pm #230004September 29, 2012 at 6:54 am #230015From the Australasian Safari web site….
“Moto
Jake Smith, 24, from NSW won the Australasian Safari moto division as he did in 2009. He held the lead for the entire event on his Honda CRF450X and finished with a comfortable 31 minutes to spare.
With brother Todd Smith, last year’s Safari moto winner, they have a combined seven podiums in seven events in WA on three different marques – Honda, Yamaha and KTM.
Jake said he was still feeling really good after the eight days of racing and was relieved it was all over. “It’s never over ‘til its over so I was taking it easy to get through the cool beach stages and cross the finish line. Having won last in 2009 it’s a really good feeling to win again,” he said.
WA’s Warren Strange, 47, is no stranger to Safari and he rode his Dakar-built Honda CRF450X to finish convincingly in second place, one hour 39 minutes ahead of his nearest rival.
“I’m really happy that an old guy like me can do this! I gave up motocross riding when these guys around me were kids!
“I’ve tried to do quite a lot of events this year in my preparation for Dakar so I’m really pleased it has paid off.”
Warren’s second place win was also a huge personal achievement for him, having had leukemia for 20 years. “I’ve been able to take time off work to train and now I’m following my passion, life’s too short,” he said.
Ryan Inghram, 33, also from WA, achieved a third place podium finish on a KTM450 despite this being his first attempt at the Australasian Safari.
“I’m feeling pretty good with this being my first Safari, it’s the longest event I’ve contested. It was harder than I thought, a tough week. The stages were good, the longer the better for me. The bike’s been great to me too.”
David Schwarz, 42, from South Australia, on Husaberg FE450, has finished in the top ten of the last ten Australasian Safaris. This is a huge achievement for this marathon event. No other competitor has managed more than four and in 2012 he finished seventh outright.
“Ten years of racing is a long time. I’m tired but happy. This year’s stages were great, I really enjoyed it, it ranks right up there with the other Safaris I’ve done. The variation in the terrain and the styles of riding were great and there were some true Safari stages. It was great to go somewhere new.”
The winners of five of the last six Australasian Safaris have won on Honda bikes there were 7 Hondas in the top 10 :woohoo:
TB
September 29, 2012 at 8:42 am #230023Final results
Honda
Honda
KTMetc
http://www.rallyresults.com.au/safari2012/MotosLeg7.pdf
Congrats to all involved
TB
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