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Dakar 2013: Preparations
Pictures are starting to come in from the boys as they settled into life in Lima and commenced the final preparations before scrutineering. The truck needed to be located along with the support car and shipping container, the bikes collected from the freight terminal and everything packed in the truck. All of the navigation gear and graphics were fitted to the bikes and quad before they were all fed through scrutineering one by one.
Pictures from Todd Smith:
Official beer. Very important!
View from the ceremonial start.
View from the ceremonial start.
The GHR war room. From left: Rob, Glenn, Simon and Jake.
Pictures from Pete Wilhelms:
The GHR service truck.
The bikes made it safe and sound.
Rob and Jake starting to unpack.
Todd Smith and his bike assembled ready to go.
The boys assembling another bike.
The container has been located.
The GHR service car.
Inside the GHR service car.
Fitting the rack units to the truck for the first time.
Final checks on the equipment.
Ready to go!
Graphics applied and final assembly done before scrutineering.
Paul Smith and quad.
Dakar HQ and scrutineering awaits.
Paul Smith sizing up the competition.
Pictures from Glen Grundy:
Scrutineering is all about waiting your turn. I think it was 5 hours for Glen.
Glen running through scrutineering.
Navigation gear all in place.
Pictures from Brett Cummings:
Paul and Todd going through documentation. Fellow Aussie Rod Faggotter in the background.
Glen's bike in foreground, Brett's behind.
Off to scrutineering!
A hive of activity at Dakar HQ.
A long time in the planning, but it's now official. Brett Cummings, #89.
Pictures from Paul Smith:
Look out Dakar, Smitty's here.
Paul's office view for two weeks.
The GHR service truck all fitted with racks, Armourboy cases and Rolacases.
Ready for service, the GHR support car.
Paul's TRX700XX quad at scrutineering with Todd's CRF450X.
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about 11 years ago
Good luck to the whole team in this years Dakar! Hope it is a safe journey for all involved.
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about 11 years ago
Good luck to the entire team, appreciate your efforts in this years spectacle. Wishing you a safe and successful campaign.
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about 11 years ago
Good luck team GHR. Love the updates!
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about 11 years ago
Hey Guys,
Well done smitty, have been following you the whole way and mate your doing awrsome, and cant forget you offsider Pete. In these type of races, The rider is as only as good as his Quad is prepared and looked after so welldone to pete to. Keep up the top effort boys.
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about 11 years ago
HALF WAY GEES MATE JUST BLOWN AWAY SO FAR WITH WHAT U HAVE DONE KEEP SAFE JUST GET TO THE FINISH THAT WOULD SUFFICE ANYONE
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about 11 years ago
GREAT TO WATCH AND EVEN BETTER TO FINISH AND TO WIN A STAGE AT DAKAR AND B THE FIRST OZZIE TO DO SO AS WELL AS THE FIRST OZZIE TO DO IT ON A QUAD U SIR HAVE SET SOME GREAT GOALS 4 OUR FUTURE CHAMPIONS 3 CHEERS 4 SMITTY THE DESERT RANGA ; ONYA MATE
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