Dakar 2011: People

We had a visit from Tony Lockett during the week.

At one stage this year Tony, who had previously ridden with GHR in the 2008 Australian Safari and the ’08, ’09 and ’10 Finke Desert Races amongst other events, was a contender for a start in the 2011 Dakar. However a badly broken wrist in Finke this year meant that he was sidelined with a fairly long recovery. He’s been a frequent visitor to Camp GHR ever since his first ride with us, but this week sampled a taste of what January in South America would have been like when he took Jacob’s development bike for a spin. He came back grinning…

"I want one..." Plugger drops in for a visit