Smitty lost a further 10 min this morning but Heath lost over half an hour, I hope his bike is OK.
The last 3 days are all Marathon days. That means no mid-day service, you have to make it through the whole day un-assisted.
Linc
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47industries The Day Starts With OZATV !
Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 1365 Location: Adelaide
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject:
O-oh, no assistance, does anyone know how to tell a bloodnut to slow down and preserve the bike????
Mick@47 _________________ The way to this man's heart is through his esky
Huskygoat The Day Starts With OZATV !
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 1812 Location: Winnellie Darwin
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject:
Get the X team Manager to send a message............ Or I can do it _________________ Truth and Honor and Trust ... never under estimate Them.
azza450 4fiddy Racer
Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 211 Location: Drysdale, Victoria
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:35 am Post subject:
Smitty spoke about his race plan before he left, theres two days left and he's within an hour of the leader, this could get interesting. Careful big fella.
No Heath Young.......and he's not on the start sheet for Day - 6. BUGGER
Mrs_Gaitar Roostin Away
Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 749 Location: WA
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:11 am Post subject:
anyone read the articles on safari.... ie the pepper in the radator?
I hope no one has a go at me for asking, but did they mean screwing up the packet and stuffing the sachet in the hole to plug it? or what? _________________ www.waquadmx.com
Linc Roostin Away
Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 999
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:32 am Post subject:
No - the pepper grains blocked the hole.........like the old trick of putting an egg in your radiator.
Linc
Linc Roostin Away
Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 999
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:27 pm Post subject:
Heath did re-start this morning. Apparantly he and a fellow competitor (Raptor) blew an engine yesterday. They both finished the stage on the sweep truck.
The crews have arrived in Kalgoorlie; there is a final looping stage tomorrow and thats it for another year.
Linc
Huskygoat The Day Starts With OZATV !
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 1812 Location: Winnellie Darwin
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:50 am Post subject:
I just see Smithy got a 3hr penalty . this is tragic he was gaining little bit at a time. but its not over till its over. Keep gong mate .... _________________ Truth and Honor and Trust ... never under estimate Them.
47industries The Day Starts With OZATV !
Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 1365 Location: Adelaide
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:50 am Post subject:
Petey and I were up most of the night working on Smitty's mess. He is still holding 2nd place comfortably, but there is still a couple of hundred KM's to go and anything can happen. I have been on the tools for one night and I am stuffed. I had forgotten how hard this event can be. Petey is a machine. We have put a stack of pics up on Smitty's Safari site now:
http://www.47industries.com/09safari.htm
Mick@47 _________________ The way to this man's heart is through his esky
Linc Roostin Away
Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 999
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:14 am Post subject:
Standings at the end of Day 6
1 90 MACHACEK Yamaha Raptor 26:51:53
2 92 SMITH CAN AM Renegade 800 R 29:45:11
3 96 PLECHATY Borile Bory FM700R 30:40:25
4 94 YOUNG KTM XL 31:30:01
5 93 KUBIENA ATV Evolution 39:58:19
6 95 CHYTILATV Renegade 800 H 46:44:50
Huskygoat The Day Starts With OZATV !
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 1812 Location: Winnellie Darwin
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:48 am Post subject:
47industries wrote:
Petey and I were up most of the night working on Smitty's mess. He is still holding 2nd place comfortably, but there is still a couple of hundred KM's to go and anything can happen. I have been on the tools for one night and I am stuffed. I had forgotten how hard this event can be. Petey is a machine. We have put a stack of pics up on Smitty's Safari site now:
http://www.47industries.com/09safari.htm
Mick@47
was that "I" mick A ..... Did you change the the motor out????
Ok Ok should have looked at the pics first. _________________ Truth and Honor and Trust ... never under estimate Them.
azza450 4fiddy Racer
Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 211 Location: Drysdale, Victoria
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:55 am Post subject:
Man you're hard on gear Smithy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck for the last day mate.
47industries The Day Starts With OZATV !
Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 1365 Location: Adelaide
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:09 pm Post subject:
Yep, I know it's hard to believe, but I was actually of some use. I even got my hands dirty at one stage.
The site is updated again and we have managed to put the footage from Sunrise Weather up as well. He is on his way on the final 200km stage. Let's hope he can keep it together for one last day.
http://www.47industries.com/09safari.htm
Mick@47 _________________ The way to this man's heart is through his esky
Linc Roostin Away
Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 999
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:06 pm Post subject:
Final Results.....
1 90 MACHACEK Yamaha Raptor 29:26:03
2 92 SMITH CAN AM Renegade 800 R X 32:30:58
3 96 PLECHATY Borile Bory FM 700 R 33:47:05
4 94 YOUNG KTM XL 34:49:24
5 93 KUBIENA ATV Evolution 42:45:23
Congrats to Josef Machacek for the win, he was consistantly fast but not nessesarily fastest. His speed and Dakar experience shone through, I hope we see him again.
Paul Cowchaser Smith, a tough ride with highs and lows.........It wouldn't be Smitty if there weren't any dramas. He definately proved that the Renegade is as fast as anything else out there in the desert. 2nd place trophy goes with his third from last year; he only needs one more for the set........Special mention goes to Pete W for keeping the man and machine going for the whole week.
Heath Young gave the top of the time sheet a new name for us to watch. The W.A. local and ex-bike racer showed up with a beautifuly prepaired KTM and announced he had arrived with a stirling effort in the prolouge. 1st place in quads and top 5 in bikes is impressive stuff, he kept his name near the top until technical issues dropped him down the table.
John "Maggots" Maragozitis quick as ever on his Outlaw IRS. Engine trouble ended his Safari quest of 2 wins in a row. No doubt he'll be back for 2010.
Linc
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47industries The Day Starts With OZATV !
Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 1365 Location: Adelaide
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:34 am Post subject:
Hep, the boy's all did us proud.
You are spot on about Heath there Linc, he is a bit of a silent ninja, and one to keep an eye on for next year.
Well done to all riders and crews for their efforts.
Just a funny little note to finish off, we were having way too much to drink sfter presentation with the Czech guys and they let slip to us how they were getting the quads back to Perth the next day before they all flew home....they were riding them. Legends!
Mick@47
http://www.47industries.com/09safari.htm
Mick@47 _________________ The way to this man's heart is through his esky
Well i will say a big thanks to Linc for all the updates and the video footage of the race , i really looked forward to it and enjoyed seeing whatever was place up here on the forum, to all others that posted updates i really would also like to thank you for the time and effort.
It is a great thing this sport of ours , it doesnt matter if you race or rec ride , i feel that it is nice to see how tough it is , thanks to all that ,made it possible , and a big congratulations to all who participated
Regards Grizzly _________________ 2012 Can am Outlander Xt 1000cc
Can Am Full set of Armour ,Grip and thumb warmer
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Linc Roostin Away
Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 999
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:26 pm Post subject:
Grizzly wrote:
Well i will say a big thanks to Linc for all the updates and the video footage of the race , i really looked forward to it and enjoyed seeing whatever was place up here on the forum, to all others that posted updates i really would also like to thank you for the time and effort.
It is a great thing this sport of ours , it doesnt matter if you race or rec ride , i feel that it is nice to see how tough it is , thanks to all that ,made it possible , and a big congratulations to all who participated
Regards Grizzly
Thanks; I do appreciate it........I didn't know if anyone was reading my comments but then realised the post count had exploded in the last week or so to over 7000 views.
Linc
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Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 155 Location: nw tassie
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject:
yeah thanks linc and congrats smitty and petew
bushpig Blaster class
Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 192 Location: somewhere in the bush
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:42 am Post subject:
Errrr i think i clicked up about 1000 of them veiws...sorry to hog out .Thanks Linc for th unbias informative updates 10/10 _________________ BETA 2 BURNOUT THAN FADE AWAY
Mrs_Gaitar Roostin Away
Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 749 Location: WA
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:08 am Post subject:
yes thankyou for the updates
Congrats Smithy 3rd last year 2nd this year, next year is the big one ! _________________ www.waquadmx.com
cowchaser The Day Starts With OZATV !
Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 1618 Location: Warrnambool
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:03 pm Post subject:
Wow what an event!!!!! Just got home from the long drive from Kal so I can't be bothered typing much but to say big thanks for all the kind words and awesome coverage Linc and Mick, even my mates that don't know anything about quads or racing were checking this and the 47 site out daily _________________ Smitty
PeteW Moderator
Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 1877 Location: Doreen, Vic
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:06 pm Post subject:
Huskygoat wrote:
47industries wrote:
Petey and I were up most of the night working on Smitty's mess. He is still holding 2nd place comfortably, but there is still a couple of hundred KM's to go and anything can happen. I have been on the tools for one night and I am stuffed. I had forgotten how hard this event can be. Petey is a machine. We have put a stack of pics up on Smitty's Safari site now:
http://www.47industries.com/09safari.htm
Mick@47
was that "I" mick A ..... Did you change the the motor out????
Ok Ok should have looked at the pics first.
yeah he did help (a bit), would have been way less fun doing it by myself.
thanks Linc and Mick for keeps everyone updated on our adventures. _________________
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