Who is racing DAKAR 2013?

[too old]

so - JC is in

http://www.hondaproracing.com/dakar/...nt_report=2074

[charapa]

Great news! I haven't seen Johnny since spring of 1990 if my recollection serves me!

[luisbelaustegui]

This year, for the third time we are going.
The team has the support truck and the RV in England
The two KTM 450 are being finished and send to France on October 16th.
Colombians Marco Saldariaga and Mateo Moreno are the riders of those two bikes.
Bikes were prepared by Scott Spears here in Missouri.
Michael Stanfield is racing KTM Rally Replica.
My KTM XC 150 is in Spain, this year is going to be prepared by JVO, the first JVO KTM.

We still have spots in the container if anyone needs to transport items to France

It is going to be a great Dakar

Luis

[DaveRMS]

Hi Luis,

Darn right it's gonna be a great Dakar! RMS going again too. It'll be BicyclePhil and I running the truck this year. Truck is in the UK right next to yours ;-) Let's talk about your container. Check PM's or have Mike call me.

ADV folks, RMS will have room for two tourists this year. Contact me asap if you are interested.

Dave

Originally Posted by luisbelaustegui

We still have spots in the container if anyone needs to transport items to France

It is going to be a great Dakar

Luis

[Dread Pendragon]

So people from the U.S. racing this year include:

Johnny Campbell
Kevin Muggelton
Mike Stanfield
Luis Belaustegui

Am I forgetting anyone? And I realized I've been assuming that JC had ridden a bike in the Dakar before, but that's not actually the case, is it?


Even without Jenny and Llewellyn not racing, if I've counted correctly The Crown is sending another 10 riders (UK, Australia, South Africa,Canada).

[Baja Dad]

Originally Posted by Dread Pendragon

So people from the U.S. racing this year include:

Johnny Campbell
Kevin Muggelton
Mike Stanfield
Luis Belaustegui

Am I forgetting anyone? And I realized I've been assuming that JC had ridden a bike in the Dakar before, but that's not actually the case, is it?


Even without Jenny and Llewellyn not racing, if I've counted correctly The Crown is sending another 10 riders (UK, Australia, South Africa,Canada).

Yes JC has riden a XR 650r in Dakar ( Africa no less )
2001--8th overall/1st privateer, Paris-to-Dakar Rally

[JayBo1]

Originally Posted by charapa

That's a @#$%load of work just to get a free entry!

I have to wonder if it cost him less than 15,800 Euro's to get the 15,800 Euro entry fee for free? Not sure if he hired a bike package for the Safari or brought his own over.

[Deadly99]

Originally Posted by Dread Pendragon

So people from the U.S. racing this year include:

Johnny Campbell
Kevin Muggelton
Mike Stanfield
Luis Belaustegui

Am I forgetting anyone? And I realized I've been assuming that JC had ridden a bike in the Dakar before, but that's not actually the case, is it?


Even without Jenny and Llewellyn not racing, if I've counted correctly The Crown is sending another 10 riders (UK, Australia, South Africa,Canada).

Rumors are that Patsy is not sending a support team....maybe some Brits backed out?

Mike Stanfield is going? I thought he wasn't accepted? Super cool if he got in. Always good fun to cheer for someone to defeat the odds

More Canadians than Americans this year....odd...

[Brodovitch]

Originally Posted by Deadly99

Rumors are that Patsy is not sending a support team....maybe some Brits backed out?
.

I got the same impression chatting to her a month ago in Serres. She was heavily championing the Africa Eco race as an alternative and "back to the roots" race which is cheaper to do for the motorcycle enthusiast who doesn't have access to a trust fund

[Dread Pendragon]

David Reeve of Zambia racing a KTM that costs him 192 million!



David Reeve FB

[DaveRMS]

Originally Posted by Deadly99

Rumors are that Patsy is not sending a support team....maybe some Brits backed out?

Mike Stanfield is going? I thought he wasn't accepted? Super cool if he got in. Always good fun to cheer for someone to defeat the odds

More Canadians than Americans this year....odd...

Yea, RMS was gonna go with Patsy, but she changed plans and now we are sending our own truck.

Did I mention we have room for two tourists? Ted, come back again?

Anyone else want to write a book, live the dream, etc?



I think Ted will tell you it was worth it.

[kaia]

Originally Posted by Dread Pendragon

David Reeve of Zambia racing a KTM that costs him 192 million!

the link above is a bit misleading... 30k euros ~ 192m Zambian kwachas ~ $37426 (US). what a crazy exchange rate!

Originally Posted by Daily Mail Article

Reeve said in an interview from Mazabuka yesterday that the bike which was designed for the Dakar rally cost him 30,000 euros (about K192 million) and he bought it from Austria.

[tehdutchie]

Some Verhoeven promo shots on the dakar bike here;

http://twitter.yfrog.com/gzgxfbldj

[luisbelaustegui]

Freedom Rally Racing is assiting
Colombians Marteo Moreno and Marco Salsariaga on KTM 450 prepared by Scott Spears
and Luis Belaustegui (myself) with KTM 150 prepared by JVO, The first KTM -JVO.
Here is a picture of the computer model. I can upload pictures as work advances.

Freedom Rally Racing is sending a 40 foot container that leaves for France on Oct 16th, if anyone has stuff to send, contact Mike Stanfield.

We also have room for tourists, and two spots for motorcycles and mechanics.
The team has a state of the art support truck and a beautiful motor-home, for the ones that do not like to chew dust while asleep (not my case)

As soon as I figure it out I post pics.
'
As Charlie says
Fun Fun

[luisbelaustegui]

One pic at the time
This is the support truck
Ford F 450 2011

"Mike Stanfield" ,