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Stage 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OU-N8dtsUk
Stage 3 Talks about Matt Fish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD474hN5a7w
Stage 3 (Day 3) Results and over view
Thanks to troy safari carpente (ADV Forum, Safari and Legend)
‘The safari regulars doing the business
Top job by RodF today… 18th on the stage abord the #123 Yammy, puts him 20th overall after leg 3 and currently leading Aussie!Right behind in 19th today was SmithyT on the GHR Honda 156… which places him 24th outright.
Next up the senior member of the Oz Squad Strange warren on the 131 GHR bike, claimed 32nd pos today, and sits 33ed total… right behind Grabbo 32nd (36th on stage 3 today) and Fishy 31st (40th on stage today)… all of the above within a half hour (plus a bit of change) on overall leader… the safari surrenderer – despres.
Troy’O also doing a great job, bagging 41st spot today… puts him in 40th overall.
I think the aussie (Safari) front runners are starting to figure out that the dakar is not just hype… you work for a 30th spot on a stage over there, like you would for a top 10 in oz… the pace maybe nopt quite as frantic… but the stages are tough and the mental pressure of the navigation (and stress for the consequences if you get it wrong) take their toll… both on body and mind… and there’s still ten days of it to go!
In the autos; Geoff Olholm/Ashton took 11th stage time today and is in 18th total
Garland/Zuki finished 37th and lies 42nd total
Di Lallo/Riles were 52nd today and sit in 61st
Go aussies!”
I just found out that Fish lost time because he stopped to fix his team mates bike. I guess as water boy in the team that is his job, would be mixed emotions but I reckon :blink:
Matt in action on the Husky
Grundy the South African (adopted Aussie because he is on a GHR paid ride) had an engine blow, thats one GHR engine down hope thats not a trend. Simon their engine builder is a gun, knowing him it would have to be a component failure he puts the “P” in professional
TB
pete the wulf wrote:That’s troy, took it like a man and got back into it.
Thats why Eagle likes him, Eagles takes it like a man to I hear :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Yeah Troy was unlucky, ol mate came across on him it seemed to me, or I am Aussie biased :whistle:
TB
He was cut off for sure
That sucks about Fish, i think if he’s going alright then let him go.
PTW
pete the wulf wrote:That sucks about Fish, i think if he’s going alright then let him go.PTW
Thats the job he signed up for unfortunately
If the riders he is supporting drop back or out they may let him of the chain :huh:TB
Nice stack Troy! Made the shot of the day
They had better give Fish the lead ride next year on that team.Well,
Troy does state in his rider profile that his biggest problem is CRASHING :whistle:
Now that`s out of the way and he`s ok, no more pressure I reckon :laugh:Way to go you Tough Little Nuggett
Great result for all the guys, after Bareda`s bike had prblems & Fishy helped him out (and lost 20 odd mins because of it) :pinch: he obviously paired up with Troy not far off the vabk of Grabbo and they rade in together to complete the stage…
Big jump up for Rod and Todd as well on the 3rd day, Keep it up guys
TB
Todd Smith broke down (another GHR engine failure?) “Brett Cummings the south african pay as you go rider for the team, towed fellow rider Todd Smith out of the racing stage for 28km, and then a further 130km on the liaison. Almost blowing his own bike in the process. Brett says that it was the toughest and most spectacular stage by far in the race…
What a legendTodd ended coming in at pos 128, which has him at pos 64 outright.
Rod Faggotter 13th on stage, 17th outright.
Matt Fish 24th on stage, 24th outright
Grabbo 31st on stage (after dropping to 70th at WP1), 29th outright
W. Strange 27th on stage, 30th outright
Troy Oconnor 52nd on stage, 42nd outright
Simon Pavey 127th on stage, 90th outright.Paul Smith ended the stage in 18th, for an 18th outright pos.
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