Very odd. I watched Patrick do a presentation a couple of months ago. He is a very funny guy to listen to. At age 29 he decided to race the Dakar, bought a klr as it was the only bike that looked "rallish" at the local store and went and raced in a fim event in Africa. He finished in last after the entire bike fell apart inlcuding the starter. At one point he used a rope and a camel to bump start it in soft sand. He had never ridden a bike on the street or gone around a corner...only back and forth on a dirt road He moved on and gained a bunch of experience and after a few failed attempts he finished the Dakar in 2011 (? I think). Last year he spruced up an xr650l and attempted a record speed for circumnavigating Africa. He had a bad, bad crash. I'm stoked to see he is back competing again...but what the heck is riding :eek1
So those would be batteries strapped to it...esthetically it leaves a little something to be desired but I do like the concept....
Dear Merzouga Rally... all the flashy design websites and facebook links under the sun ain't worth a clump of camel grass people; if no one updates them (there is still no prologue, SS1 results or reports of any form on the official website and it's DAY TWO tomorrow). So much for "live" coverage/results. At least there is someone linking photo's of the score sheet results on the facebook page... I guess... maybe some leg 1 results by the morning...?
Tempi non ufficiali - top 10 Moto Giovanni Sala Jaceck Chkzor – Orlen Team Arturo Casanova Pedro Bianchi Prata Ben Grabham Maurizio Micheluz Andrea Fesani Angelo Pedemonte Ps. Troy, you're spoiled :)
Nice to see Sala up there I think Grabham had some hard times in navigating in front of all, and as I expected Micheluz is very fast too, and he's a real rookie, rally-raid speaking And Troy is right, a real shame about no tracking and results so far...
http://www.merzougarally.com/?page_id=5941&lang=en seems like they are getting there with the results With a 22 min penalty is looks like Ben had a few nav issues, let's see how he manages when chasing a few
Thanks so much for the kind words.. I really appreciate. I am writting you from Merzouga. This bike is a prtotype fromTacita. its name is T-Race.. I am honnored to be their test pilot, We are here to gain more data on what will become the next generation of off road electric. I am getting a reasonable 75 mph rally speed. The range is what we are testing. So we will not make performance but willl try to finish the rally it is a world premier btw they are 4 battery reservoir and has a 6 gearbox: talk to you more later with pics and report
First stage results available at last... http://www.merzougarally.com/?page_id=5943&lang=it MANY penalties:eek1
that tacita looks crazy ugly but so good to know Patrick is back to riding and so proud that he is again involved in a very interesting project Let us know where we could learn more Pat
Second stage headlines Merzouga Rally SS2 148 km of selective sectors top 5 1. Jaceck Czachor (Orlen Team) 2. Ben Grabham 3. Pedro Bianchi Prata 4. Maurizio Micheluz 5. Glauco Ciarpaglini with ORLEN Team. Ben is putting up a good show, would suggest it may be between him and Czachor by the the of the week, it's a pity that there wern't any of the top riders there (with total respect for the guys there) to judge hi by
