Simon Pavey has reached the finish of the toughest day of the 2009 Argentina – Chile Dakar Rally. The BMW rider finished an impressive 45th in the extreme Stage 12 200km Special Timed Stage and now holds 73rd overall. Writing for MCN, Pavey said: “What a stage! The sand was so soft, that it seemed untrue. I started absolutely dead ...
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- 16 January 2009
BMW’s Simon Pavey got his Dakar back on track after suffering a crascked head gasket problem on day eight to post the the 34th quickest time on day tens special stage. Pavey’s impressive result has escalated him up to 47th in the overall standings. Writing for MCN, Pavey said: “I was obviously worried about whether or not we could fix the ...
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- 13 January 2009
2007 Dakar champion Cyril Despres took his first stage win of the 2009 event to get his race back on track. The Frenchman has had a torrid time so far with punctures, crashes and navigation problems but it all came right for him on day six to win the stage ahead of team-mate and fellow factory KTM rider Marc Coma. ...
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- 09 January 2009
Honorary Brit, Simon Pavey dug deep on the hardest stage of the Dakar to secure an impressive 46th place finish on the arduous 506KM sixth stage. His strong result moves the BMW man up to 45th overall in the standings. Writing for MCN, Pavey said: “It was a really tough day today. I rode about 220km without a front brake ...
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- 08 January 2009
Six times Dakar veteran Simon Pavey secured his best result in the Rally Special Stages so far, of 48th position and moved up 20 places to 65th overall in the motorcycle category. Day four of the Rally featured the shortest distanced Special Stage – originally 459km and reduced to 380km due to Rally administrative reasons. Racing from Jacobacci to Neuquen ...
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- 07 January 2009
Frenchman Pascal Terry has been found dead on the Dakar Rally in Argentina. The 49-year-old was found after the fourth stage having been missing since Sunday’s second stage between Santa Rosa and Puerto Madrid. Terry had notified race organisers on Sunday that he had run out of petrol on his Yamaha machine but it was believed he rejoined the rally ...
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- 07 January 2009
BMW’s Simon Pavey raced his BMW G 650 Xchallenge to 81st position on day two of the 2009 Dakar. His strong results see’s the Australian move up to 100th overall, 14 places higher than his day one finish. The second day saw the Australian complete the gruelling 837KM stage in 30oC temperatures made up of a 237KM Special and 600KM ...
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- 05 January 2009
There will be eight rounds of the American-inspired Shorttrack UK series in 2009, kicking off at the Norfolk Arena, Kings Lynn on May 3 and reaching its climax at Rye House Speedway, Hoddesdon on October 11. It will mark the first time the Herts speedway track has hosted shorttrack. The majority of the series takes place on short, speedway style ...
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- 02 January 2009
