For those of you who can, please show up at Lakes and Beverly to give Don and Natalie a rousing welcome home. ETA 3:15. If you can be there earlier, all the better.
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Don and Natalie Hatton texted early this morning. They return today from Chile. Their plane was held up because of ice and snow in Toronto, so they will miss their flight from Vancouver to Victoria. We were expecting them to be at Lakes and Beverly by 2:30 this afternoon, but we are setting that back [...]
The End of the Rally Left to right – Chelsea, Paul, Marianne, Simon, Linley, Natalie, Evan, Llewelyn, Don and Alex (click to enlarge). Stage fourteen was set to be nothing more than a formality as the race is all but done. And so it proved for the majority of racers including Simon Pavey. The [...] It is hard to get texts and emails from Don and Natalie at the moment, since internet access is intermittent there at best. Also there is very tight security in the hotel due to a conference of South American Presidents. However, the bikes, truck and equipment has all been delivered to the port for [...] Congratulations to Simon Pavey for finishing the 2013 Dakar Rally! Francisco López was the fastest rider on today’s course, beating Ruben Faria by 29′, Joan Barreda by 37′, Hélder Rodrigues by 53′ and Juan Pedrero García by 1’25′. Nevertheless, the penalties handed down to Chaleco and Juan Pedrero García for changing their engines yesterday offer [...] Natalie texted that while waiting on the road for Simon to come through, an ASO helicopter landed and someone got out to tell the large crowd to move back. The road is narrow and there was not enough room for the racers as well as the spectators. At this rate, Simon will be finished [...] There is thick fog at the beginning of the special and the helicopter is grounded. the team was thinking that the first special would be cancelled but in fact it was only delayed. In the meantime reports are coming in that Francisco Lopez won the penultimate stage of this year’s Dakar Rally. whereas last night [...] Don and Natalie are still cheering on Don’s team mate, Simon, who is doing very well despite the fact there is an electrical issue with his bike that is affecting his road book. Simon has not been able to properly use the road book these past four days and has had to stop and [...] Don called this morning at 8:30 to ask that I post the following: I am deeply touched and very, very grateful to everyone who has taken the time to post the many wonderful comments on the website. Your kindness, care and concern have been a lifeline for me. This has been the my hardest [...] After one day of rest, Simon Pavey, the other half of our team, starts at 3 a.m. tomorrow. At least it will be cooler as he rides than the 40 degrees they have been suffering to date. The wear and tear is beginning to tell, as Llewellyn his support guy is not feeling that well. [...] |
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