DAKAR 2013

[GregMember]

Honda Team

http://www.redbull.com/en/motorsports/offroad/stories/1331580275761/team-hrc-ready-for-dakar

[Dwayne OMember]

Lefty wrote:

Yeah it should be great to see it unfold. Now that the 13km SS warm up is finished they can get into tomorrow with a 242km SS. :woohoo:

There is only 5sec between Smith and Fish and a further 5sec back to Grabbo

Can’t wait for tomorrows results it should be a ripper.

Best of luck to all the Aussies and ride safe.

And Newy Boy Troy O Connor 5 secs behind Grabbo
Great solid start for the guys, good to have an Aussie group close together or tomorrows stage ,,,

Go Boys Go !!!

[GregMember]

“Grabbo said”
Day 2

“soild day mostly gritty sand with small and medium size dunes, no big ones, just kept it steady still adapting to the terrain and the GPS, running about 60% my normal pace, but still a long way to go in this rally so wandered along a bit today, prelim results have me 14th for the stage and only 10mins 16secs back from the leader, so that puts me in a top 20 start tomorrow with 1 min start intervals which will help with the dust. Bike is good, though still a little fluffy in the mid range…….got a few of the usual top 10 Dakar boys around me so should be able to settle in ok in the next couple of days……in all, feeling good so far.”

Sounds good :woohoo:

TB

[Geoff ForshawMember]

SS2; 242km Results
3rd Matt Fish 2;48.24
14th Ben Grabham 2;52.47
20th Rod Faggoter 2;58.21

Well done gents keep it up :woohoo: Awesome effort!!

[GregMember]

Yeah Fish 3rd :woohoo:

http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/australian-matt-fish-finishes-third-on-day-two-of-the-dakar-rally-as-carlos-sainz-stumbles/story-e6frfkp9-1226548671829

Its says Faggoter out! Hope thats not then case :blink: Will have to watch this space I guess

TB

[Dwayne OMember]

NAH, Rocket Rod is going fine,,,
That story is stuffed up, it quotes the guys places for Stage 2 2012
Dave Schwarz is not even in Dakar this year, nor are the Bergs,, thats why Gary Connell is managing Grabbos Team

[Dwayne OMember]

Overall as at end of Stage 2

1 5 BARREDA BORT (ESP)
HUSQVARNA
03:24:11 – –
2 11 FARIA (PRT)
KTM
03:29:47 00:05:36 –
3 12 PEDRERO (ESP)
KTM
03:30:47 00:06:36 –
4 10 CASTEU (FRA)
YAMAHA
03:31:09 00:06:58 –
5 1 DESPRES (FRA)
KTM
03:33:01 00:08:50 –
6 39 FISH (AUS)
HUQSVARNA
03:33:29 00:09:18 –
7 37 CURTIS (ZAF)
KTM
03:33:30 00:09:19 –
8 8 ULLEVALSETER (NOR)
KTM
03:33:38 00:09:27 –
9 4 VILADOMS (ESP)
HUSQVARNA
03:33:46 00:09:35 –
10 92 ISRAEL ESQUERRE (CHL)
HONDA
03:33:50 00:09:39 –
11 29 CASELLI (USA)
KTM
03:33:56 00:09:45 –
12 9 PAIN (FRA)
YAMAHA
03:35:44 00:11:33 –
13 183 QUINTANILLA (CHL)
HONDA
03:36:35 00:12:24 –
14 3 RODRIGUES (PRT)
HONDA
03:36:43 00:12:32 –
15 45 RODRIGUEZ (CHL)
HONDA
03:37:01 00:12:50 –
16 6 SVITKO (SVK)
KTM
03:37:51 00:13:40 –
17 15 VERHOEVEN (NLD)
YAMAHA
03:37:55 00:13:44 –
18 57 GRABHAM (AUS)
KTM
03:38:17 00:14:06 –
19 7 LOPEZ (CHL)
KTM
03:40:00 00:15:49 –
20 21 FRETIGNE (FRA)
YAMAHA
03:40:05 00:15:54 –
21 18 PRZYGONSKI (POL)
KTM
03:41:34 00:17:23 –
22 26 GOUËT (CHL)
HONDA
03:42:06 00:17:55 –
23 27 KNUIMAN (NLD)
KTM
03:42:25 00:18:14 –
24 49 RODRÍGUEZ (ARG)
HONDA
03:42:42 00:18:31 –
25 17 BOTTURI (ITA)
HUSQVARNA
03:43:03 00:18:52 –
26 19 CZACHOR (POL)
KTM
03:44:13 00:20:02 –
27 52 RIOS (PER)
KTM
03:44:55 00:20:44 –
28 34 METGE (FRA)
YAMAHA
03:45:17 00:21:06 –
29 123 FAGGOTTER (AUS)
YAMAHA
03:45:31 00:21:20 –
30 32 JAKES (SVK)
KTM
03:46:21 00:22:10 –
31 131 STRANGE (AUS)
HONDA
03:46:41 00:22:30 –
32 43 WATT (GBR)
KTM
03:46:44 00:22:33 –
33 40 VAN NIEKERK (ZAF)
KTM
03:46:47 00:22:36 –
34 156 SMITH (AUS)
HONDA
03:47:38 00:23:27 –
35 33 CAMPBELL (USA)
HONDA
03:48:14 00:24:03 –
36 87 SOUVIGNET (FRA)
YAMAHA
03:48:33 00:24:22 –
37 28 DE AZEVEDO (BRA)
KTM
03:49:17 00:25:06 –
38 41 PROHENS (CHL)
HONDA
03:50:15 00:26:04 –
39 14 DUCLOS (FRA)
SHERCO
03:50:27 00:26:16 00:15:00
40 30 PIZZOLITO (ARG)
HONDA
03:50:36 00:26:25 –
41 48 LIEFHEBBER (NLD)
KTM
03:50:41 00:26:30 –
42 82 GUINDANI (FRA)
YAMAHA
03:50:50 00:26:39 –
43 25 STANOVNIK (SVN)
KTM
03:53:30 00:29:19 –
44 24 WEST (GBR)
SHERCO
03:53:35 00:29:24 –
45 75 O’CONNOR (AUS)
KTM
03:54:04 00:29:53 –
46 148 VAN GERVEN (NLD)
KTM
03:54:39 00:30:28 –
47 20 GONÇALVES (PRT)
HUSQVARNA
03:55:46 00:31:35 00:15:00
48 36 SANZ (ESP)
GAS – GAS
03:58:16 00:34:05 –
49 93 VAN BERGEIJK (NLD)
HUSABERG
03:58:30 00:34:19 –
50 65 PABISKA (CZE)
YAMAHA
03:59:47 00:35:36 –
51 62 ARREDONDO (GTM)
KTM
04:00:35 00:36:24 –
52 162 FORMAN (GBR)
KTM
04:00:44 00:36:33 –
53 143 SMITH (CHL)
KTM
04:00:44 00:36:33 –
54 51 PAVEY (AUS)
HUSQVARNA
04:03:45 00:39:34 –
55 147 VAN PELT (NLD)
HONDA
04:04:05 00:39:54 –
56 196 VILLARRUBIA (ESP)
YAMAHA
04:04:05 00:39:54 –
57 44 BIANCHI PRATA (PRT)
HUSQVARNA
04:06:59 00:42:48 –
58 88 REINIKE (CHL)
KTM
04:07:47 00:43:36 –
59 66 HEINRICH (PER)
HONDA
04:08:32 00:44:21 –
60 154 BEAULÉ (CAN)
KTM
04:08:43 00:44:32 –
61 47 DABROWSKI (POL)
KTM
04:08:46 00:44:35 –
62 146 MARTENS (NLD)
KTM
04:10:02 00:45:51 –
63 122 PALANTE (BEL)
HONDA
04:11:04 00:46:53 –
64 42 PROHENS (CHL)
HONDA
04:12:29 00:48:18 –
65 77 CARDONA VAGNONI (VEN)
YAMAHA
04:13:12 00:49:01 –
66 70 DEMELCHORI (ARG)
KAWASAKI
04:13:20 00:49:09 –
67 119 DESPONTIN (BEL)
KTM
04:13:21 00:49:10 –
68 31 GUASCH (ESP)
GAS – GAS
04:13:54 00:49:43 –
69 102 REEVE (ZMB)
KTM
04:15:47 00:51:36 –
70 69 PAYEN (FRA)
YAMAHA
04:17:05 00:52:54 –
71 175 DAMDINKHORLOO (MNG)
KTM
04:17:17 00:53:06 –
72 160 CABRERA (CHL)
KAWASAKI
04:17:55 00:53:44 –
73 68 VESELY (CZE)
YAMAHA
04:18:01 00:53:50 –
74 108 GABARI (MAR)
YAMAHA
04:18:29 00:54:18 –
75 101 WALDSCHMIDT (NAM)
KTM
04:18:33 00:54:22 –
76 59 CARILLON (FRA)
KTM
04:18:40 00:54:29 –
77 121 SERRA RIPOLL (ESP)
YAMAHA
04:18:53 00:54:42 –
78 116 BORRELL GONZALEZ (ESP)
KTM
04:19:38 00:55:27 –
79 89 CUMMINGS (ZAF)
HONDA
04:19:48 00:55:37 –
80 184 MORENO KRISTIANSEN (COL)
KTM
04:20:54 00:56:43 –
81 54 CAVELIUS (FRA)
Yamaha
04:21:36 00:57:25 –
82 72 PASCUAL (ARG)
JINCHENG
04:22:09 00:57:58 –
83 167 ORTIZ (ARG)
YAMAHA
04:22:17 00:58:06 –
84 174 NAMCHIN (MNG)
YAMAHA
04:23:06 00:58:55 –
85 168 POSKITT (GBR)
KTM
04:23:07 00:58:56 –
86 111 VALERO (ESP)
YAMAHA
04:23:18 00:59:07 –
87 109 SAGHMEISTER (SRB)
KTM
04:23:39 00:59:28 –
88 106 BOURGIN (FRA)
KTM
04:24:37 01:00:26 –
89 137 BUSQUETS (ESP)
HUSQVARNA
04:25:28 01:01:17 –
90 84 ILLANES (CHL)
YAMAHA
04:25:32 01:01:21 –
91 86 GADIOUX (FRA)
HONDA
04:25:42 01:01:31 –
92 38 ZANOTTI (ITA)
TM
04:25:59 01:01:48 –
93 100 CROQUELOIS (FRA)
YAMAHA
04:26:01 01:01:50 –
94 158 VELLUTINO (PER)
KTM
04:26:53 01:02:42 –
95 56 MENARD (FRA)
YAMAHA
04:27:07 01:02:56 –
96 83 VAN GINKEL (NLD)
KTM
04:27:58 01:03:47 –
97 172 VIGLIO (ITA)
KTM
04:29:10 01:04:59 –
98 67 SNIJDERS (NLD)
HONDA
04:29:34 01:05:23 –
99 58 PUERTAS HERRERA (ESP)
YAMAHA
04:31:07 01:06:56 –
100 60 PICCO (ITA)
YAMAHA
04:31:18 01:07:07 –
101 192 VAN GEEL (NLD)
KTM
04:32:52 01:08:41 –
102 61 MOREAU (FRA)
KTM
04:33:36 01:09:25 –
103 85 BELLOC (FRA)
KTM
04:33:56 01:09:45 –
104 120 BASSI (ARG)
YAMAHA
04:35:33 01:11:22 –
105 80 IGARIS (LTU)
YAMAHA
04:37:06 01:12:55 –
106 98 LUCCHESE (ITA)
TM
04:37:25 01:13:14 –
107 127 BOYER (FRA)
HONDA
04:37:39 01:13:28 –
108 95 HEILENKOTTER (CHL)
SHERCO
04:40:07 01:15:56 –
109 170 RAMPOLLA (ITA)
HONDA
04:40:28 01:16:17 –
110 128 KNUIMAN (NLD)
KTM
04:41:01 01:16:50 –
111 164 HIRIGOYEN (FRA)
KTM
04:41:25 01:17:14 –
112 78 ERASO ANGLADE (VEN)
YAMAHA
04:42:31 01:18:20 –
113 94 WEI (CHN)
JINCHENG
04:43:02 01:18:51 –
114 171 NAPODANO (ITA)
HONDA
04:43:44 01:19:33 –
115 159 AGUILAR (SLV)
KTM
04:44:08 01:19:57 –
116 125 KREIDL (AUT)
KTM
04:44:21 01:20:10 –
117 115 BOLLERO (ARG)
KTM
04:44:58 01:20:47 –
118 74 MARTÍNEZ (ESP)
KAWASAKI
04:45:03 01:20:52 –
119 132 DE GROOT (NLD)
YAMAHA
04:45:31 01:21:20 –
120 112 GUYOMARC’H (FRA)
YAMAHA
04:45:41 01:21:30 –
121 195 ZUMARAN (CHL)
YAMAHA
04:46:53 01:22:42 00:08:00
122 187 MUNSTERS (NLD)
HUSQVARNA
04:48:48 01:24:37 –
123 191 SCHELLEKENS (NLD)
KTM
04:49:20 01:25:09 –
124 149 ZAHN (DEU)
KTM
04:49:22 01:25:11 –
125 151 BELÁUSTEGUI (ARG)
YAMAHA
04:49:27 01:25:16 –
126 97 PYTHOUD (CHE)
KTM
04:51:19 01:27:08 –
127 96 COTTET (CHE)
KTM
04:51:33 01:27:22 –
128 163 HUIGEVOORT (NLD)
KTM
04:54:50 01:30:39 –
129 166 JUDEZ RIVAS (ARG)
YAMAHA
04:55:20 01:31:09 –
130 153 MAURI (ITA)
YAMAHA
04:55:23 01:31:12 –
131 107 BOUNDS (GBR)
KTM
04:57:15 01:33:04 –
132 193 VAN HEERTUM (NLD)
KTM
04:58:17 01:34:06 –
133 99 MUTELET (FRA)
YAMAHA
05:00:28 01:36:17 –
134 81 ALAN (ARG)
YAMAHA
05:07:44 01:43:33 –
135 114 AMENGUAL (ARG)
YAMAHA
05:08:50 01:44:39 –
136 113 BARRON (PER)
KTM
05:09:17 01:45:06 –
137 136 SANTOS (ARG)
HONDA
05:09:19 01:45:08 –
138 50 SALVATIERRA (BOL)
HONDA
05:10:07 01:45:56 –
139 103 PATRAO (PRT)
SUZUKI
05:11:43 01:47:32 00:15:00
140 161 CHICHIZOLA (PER)
KTM
05:12:42 01:48:31 –
141 105 ZATKO (SVK)
BMW
05:14:00 01:49:49 –
142 133 VILLAGRA (CHL)
HONDA
05:16:06 01:51:55 –
143 90 DIGUIET (FRA)
KTM
05:16:10 01:51:59 –
144 141 MASSADOR (FRA)
HONDA
05:16:48 01:52:37 –
145 165 ORTIZ (CHL)
HONDA
05:17:24 01:53:13 –
146 53 VERHOESTRAETE (BEL)
SHERCO
05:19:55 01:55:44 –
147 189 SALDARRIAGA (COL)
KTM
05:23:01 01:58:50 –
148 190 SARMIENTO (COL)
HONDA
05:24:00 01:59:49 –
149 145 KAZMIERSKI (PER)
KTM
05:24:25 02:00:14 00:20:00
150 129 CAREVIC (CHL)
KTM
05:26:29 02:02:18 00:20:00
151 179 NIJEN TWILHAAR (NLD)
KTM
05:30:53 02:06:42 00:20:00
152 79 QUERALES MALAVE (VEN)
YAMAHA
05:32:55 02:08:44 –
153 139 PETRONE (ARG)
YAMAHA
05:36:38 02:12:27 –
154 185 THIERRY (FRA)
YAMAHA
05:36:40 02:12:29 –
155 182 SABBATUCCI (ITA)
YAMAHA
05:42:47 02:18:36 –
156 140 MEIER VON SCHIERENBECK (PER)
KTM
05:51:49 02:27:38 00:20:00
157 126 BARBERY (ARG)
YAMAHA
05:54:11 02:30:00 –
158 152 PANIGALLI (ITA)
YAMAHA
05:58:09 02:33:58 –
159 173 TORO (COL)
YAMAHA
06:00:51 02:36:40 00:01:00
160 155 ECHEVERRI MEJIA (COL)
YAMAHA
06:07:24 02:43:13 01:25:00
161 35 BERGLUND (SWE)
HUSABERG
06:10:08 02:45:57 01:43:00
162 110 HATTON (CAN)
KTM
06:20:16 02:56:05 –
163 117 GARDULSKI (CHL)
YAMAHA
06:26:08 03:01:57 –
164 178 OFFRINGA (NLD)
HUSABERG
06:43:31 03:19:20 –
165 118 MCKENDRICK (CHL)
YAMAHA
06:46:27 03:22:16 00:20:00
166 181 SCOTT (AUS)
HONDA
07:55:38 04:31:27 –
167 124 KARATHANASSIS (GRC)
YAMAHA
08:02:05 04:37:54 –
168 63 LAZARD (URY)
YAMAHA
11:02:23 07:38:12 01:00:00
169 13 FARRES GUELL (ESP)
HONDA
11:59:15 08:35:04 01:15:00
170 150 BELAUSTEGUI (ARG)
KTM
12:07:35 08:43:24 01:00:00

[Dwayne OMember]

Found a couple of pics of the guys

Ben prior to start

Troy O Connor,, even got his pub logo on the bike “BLACKBUTT HOTEL” :laugh:

Grabbo in action

[GregMember]

Highlights stage 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OU-N8dtsUk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Bikes start halfway thru

The “Black Hotel” is his major sponsor isn’t it?

TB

[Dwayne OMember]

Yeah, His dad was to help out with most of the funding to get them over there, but I think the meeting with the ORLEN Team in Abu Dabhi is what ended up supplying the bike and full support

Being part of the Orlen team will in itself give invaluable information and experience no doubt, they have some very experienced guys on that team as well and are hoping for a good result…
All Troy has to do is ride to his ability for the 2 weeks, and that is a large enough task alone :whistle:

I heard today that his dad Terry gets to fly over tomorrow for the rest of the rally and cheer him home , awsome :woohoo:

[GregMember]

EAGLE`02 wrote:

Yeah, His dad was to help out with most of the funding to get them over there, but I think the meeting with the ORLEN Team in Abu Dabhi is what ended up supplying the bike and full support

Being part of the Orlen team will in itself give invaluable information and experience no doubt, they have some very experienced guys on that team as well and are hoping for a good result…
All Troy has to do is ride to his ability for the 2 weeks, and that is a large enough task alone :whistle:

I heard today that his dad Terry gets to fly over tomorrow for the rest of the rally and cheer him home , awsome :woohoo:

Yeah but it’s a paid ride like you or I buying a GHR ride I believe isn’t it :huh: that paved the way for the political help to get his entry accepted

TB

[Dwayne OMember]

Not 100 % on that one,,,
He is a man of few words, but I know that he did Safari again and went to Dubais to make sure he would have his entry accepted.
Pretty sure he was going regardless before the ride came up with ORLEN

I know that I will be there at the pub to shake his hand again on his return whatever his result

[James RookyardMember]

I know Troy was keen to go last year, but because he did not ride the Australian safari he did not qualify.
I have known him for a while and my wives family have been friends since the days they lived in Gunnedah. He is a strong competitor and will get a good result if his bike hangs together!

[GregMember]

How to eat it Dakar style :laugh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HgXqqP0_WBA

TB

[peteMember]

That’s troy, took it like a man and got back into it.

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