Tales From The Bivouac, Dakar 2012

Live updates!!!



thank you Deadly's Boss

3days.......................

Happy holidays to everyone and thanks for all the interest and support in the project. Just a couple of days before I get on a plane and head south to meet the rest of the team. A house has been rented where everyone is meeting up to spend the remaining days before the race starts. Packing the truck, last minute bike preps, scrutineering, ASO safety meetings, etc are sure to keep everyone busy.

This promises to be quite the experience, I'm VERY excited and look forward to sharing it with you.

Ted

Good Luck to you and wish it to the rest of the crew and racers

2days........................

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1 DAY............ Are the knees feeling weak?.........

Activated a new SPOT tracker if anyone is interested in following the support team. I wont have it on all the time but I'll try to send a signal a few times a day

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0hqbb4jnQ8UdJEq8aJYEb8MEO38rkydr4


Ned, Jonah, Niles, Bill, Tim and Robb...cya soon. I'll arrive in Mar Del Plata on the 28th and should be at the house around 8 pm.

Heck ya It's time to get this show on the road

I don't think I can miss out on this one, I'm sooooooooo in

Careful ASO used to have a rule against SPOT in support vehicles during the race.

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The stress of leaving is over

Enjoying a cocktail at the airport, 25 hours of airports left to go. Only fear now is my luggage going missing...oh and not having a smoke until tomorrow night ;yikes

good luck!!!!
a few friends and i will be at the last 3 stages of the race. if there is anything you need please let me know and i will try to help you!! :)

Deadly/RPA we'll be following your adventure as if we were there. Thanks for keeping the F5ers in mind.

...and tell Bill to do that Husky proud.

As long as you're not flying with American Airlines, then your luggage should be fine.

Are you Allen's buddy, Nico, from the Aprilia forum?

Safe travels Ted, see you soon.

yup!!!
hi BC. anything you need also i'll be glad to help!!!! if you guys want to contact me by phone i can give you a cell number :)
don't know if that will be easier.
OHH!! and good luck!!!! have a great time.

Flight was late getting into BA. Who knew there was two airports and they are an hour away by cab! Everyone saying no way we'd make it. They have photo radar everywhere, 20 US payoff to the crazy cabbie per radar and made it with 30 seconds to spare (didn't even get to have a smoke!!!!). Coma and team sitting in the row behind me and Ginel and team Hilux in front. Yes I cheesed it up for some photos

Robb is still somewhere near the loading docks heading to BA and estimates 3-4 am before he gets to MdP.


Looks like everything is coming along smoothly

Scrutineering begins tomorrow.

Adios amigos

Ted

Made it to MdP.....bike prep is full on

No sign of Ned ?

Check Walmart.