Phil calls in from the finish of Dos Sertoes, and fills us in on the details of his bike swamping of several days ago. Special thanks to team sponsors Renazco Racing Saddles, and Rally Management Services.

 

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Dave calls in fresh from the finish of his first international rallye at Dos Sertoes. All was not as trouble free as it would have appeared from the results sheets, but they ended up finishing in fine fashion. The budget support mobiles finished as well, much to the admiration of the rest of the bivouac. Way to go, guys!

 

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Neil calls in after the Marathon stage, closing in on the finish.

 

Mike Buhler calls in from Ulan Bataar after successfully completing his first international rallye. Way to go, Mike!

Neil calls in with a comprehensive report of his experience and that of his Team Wild West teammates Dave and Phil through stage 5. Keep it going guys!

 

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Ludo Bonniard calls from Dos Sertoes Rally after crashing out on day 4 while following his friend, Dimas.  Heal well, Ludo!

 

Mike Buhler calls to check in from the rest day at Rally Mongolia.

 

Neil rings in with a comprehensive report from stage 1 and a preview of stage 2.  His electical woes continued on stage one but have hopefully been rectified (pardon the pun) from here on out. Phil and Dave are going along well, if without their timecards. Good luck guys, and keep it rolling!

 

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Neil calls in after the SuperPrime.  Hopefully he can get the opening day electrical bugs worked out. Otherwise, his kickstarter will be getting a workout!

Dave and Phil call in after the prologue of their debut International Rallye in Brazil. 

 

Jonah calls in from San Juan, Argentina after finishing second on the day's stage, three seconds back from Frans Verhoeven.  Although the rally hasn't gone exactly the way the team hoped, today's performance highlights what they're capable of.  Jonah remains firmly within the top ten overall with three stages to go.


The call drops out, which I apologize for.  Better launch some more satellites next year. :-)

Another victim of the now-infamous Stage 3, Don Hatton calls from Santiago, Chile with a bit of insight as to how his rally went (or didn't).  We've followed Don from his first attempt at the Dakar, the canceled 2008 edition, through his hard crash last year, to a rally this year that started with his bike nearly burning in Parc Ferme and a missing time card on stage 1.  I hope your persistence is able to see you through in the long run, Don!  

If you've ever wondered what it would be like as a "regular guy" to enter Dakar, here's your reality check. Garry Connell rings in with a brutally honest look at what it's like.

Jonah Street calls from the bivouac after Stage 6 of the 2010 Dakar Rally.

Rally PanAm team manager Robb McElroy gives us an update on Jonah's rally.  Thanks, Robb!

Ludo Boinnard calls from the bivouac after a day that saw him presumably retired with mechanical problems.  Fortunately time heals all wounds, in this case even mechanical ones, and he was able to complete the stage!

You'll remember this one forever, Ludo. We all will!

Craig Bounds calls in from the blustery bivouac after stage 3 -- a seemingly benign stage on paper that ended up being one of the most grueling in recent memory.  There is a lot of wind noise, but as you'll hear, one needs to wear goggles because of the blowing sand -- we shouldn't complain!

Congrats on surviving the stage, Craig.  Keep it rolling.

Don Hatton calls in with two stories; the first, how he nearly had his bike burned in the Parc Ferme conflagration, and the second, of his Stage 1 trials which included forgetting his time card and very nearly being pitched from the Rally (twice!).  Enjoy!

Hope things smooth out, Don!

Ludo Boinnard, racing in a team alongside David Casteu and Mike Pisano, gets our call ins kicked off before the ceremonial start in Buenos Aires.


Bonne Chance, Ludo!

The prep work is in the books, and competitors are about to take the start.  Watch live, via this link from Argentinian TV...



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