Tales From The Bivouac, Dakar 2012

We really appreciate the updates. Here's to a fun day!

So if the ASO is subtracting time stuck in mud from a couple of competitors, Ned should also see his stage time reflect that, correct?

How do you say "I got stuck in that mud as well" in French?

"Merde! J'etais pris dans la boue moi aussi!".

Crisssss. J'etais pris dans marde jusqu'aux oreilles.

Edit: Hang on. This is Quebec french. No European will understand this.

- Spits coffee on keyboard -

Excellent translation - I might have gone with "J'tais"

Quebec French? Mais non!

Gatineau French!

"Gatinese"

Thanks for posting Ted!

Gatineau French... many expletives needed before explaining the situation.

Don't forget to wave your hands around a lot too

Coffee flies all over the place when we talk. We're more careful with beer though.

Unfortunately, Ludo, John is quite right. I'm still stuck here at the frigid RallyRAIDio headquarters, while Ted (Deadly99) and the others are living the dream. Ned's been doing a fantastic job with call ins -- I've been able to do some two way interviews with him which is a new dimension since your RallyRAIDio days.

Hoping to have video ability for your return to Dakar.

Quebexican:jose

Watched Cyril and Marc come in to the finish where they got mobbed by journalists. It was quite amusing watching Cyril get interviews, I didn't understand what they were saying but it seemed obvious as he was getting progressively more oissed off as time went by

Spent the last couple of hours taking photos of riders as they came down the big hill, absolutely awesome

Jumped the fence and spent 20 minutes with a British lad right oin the track, Robby Gordon blew by us (about 30 feet away) on three wheels, one of the coolest things I've seen.

Our drive today was a spectacle of scenery. Sand dunes on one side and breaking waves along the other. Something I won't soon forget that's for sure.

Ned looks to be on pace and should be here within the next 20-30 minutes. Camp is all setup and we are eagerly awaiting his arrival.

Go!! Ned Go!!

Can't wait to see the pics.

Livin' the life. ----- Go! Ted Go!

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Hey you guys in camp ready to take pix of Ned coming down Sand Mountain? Probably hard to see though... Maybe somebody wants to trudge up to the top to get a pic?

"Picture taken from my lawn chair, the hill in the background is the one the racers are coming down.* Snuck out onto the course and filmed Robby coming by....awesome machine.* Blew by me, was about 30 feet away.* Very impressive."

Time to open the garage door. Ned is home 2h21:37.

Go NEDURO!!!

Het Ted, you had a chance to check out those VW pick up trucks the organizers are using? Thoughts??

I bet not as oissed off as the guy he left in the mud :huh


Go Ned Go

keep it coming Ted....