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2015\u00a0<\/strong> “The problem was I never really let anything fully heal,it isn’t like I couldn’t ride it was just always uncomfortable,when you spend as much time on the bike as we do in a rally it just aggravates things, I feel much better now and am really enjoying riding” says Don<\/p>\n He has been holding Adventure riding courses,providing motivational speaking at corporate events.<\/p>\n He has also been working at Hatton Insurance Agency Ltd www.hattoninsurance.ca where he has developed an excellent optional insurance coverage policy for motorcyclists.<\/p>\n 2011-2012<\/strong> We were accepted in the 2011 Dakar Rally but unfortunately lost some of our financial support so we had to withdraw.<\/p>\n 2012 we were ready to go when I had a freak incident on my farm just two weeks before I was scheduled to fly out to the start of the Rally. As a result I was unable to race.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a02013<\/strong><\/p>\n I was accepted in the Dakar Rally for the 2013 event, Teamed with Simon Pavey from the UK.<\/p>\n There are a couple of factors always that stand between our team and the Dakar:<\/p>\n 1- The number one factor always is money; we are always seeking sponsors and supporters to work with us to get to the Dakar.<\/p>\n 2- Next is bikes, we rode a Husqvarna TE 449 however I had difficulty locating Canadian bikes. Being a Canadian rider it is much easier to transport the bikes in out of Canada when they are Canadian specked and registered.<\/p>\n 3- Is planning, building and Logistics: everything from building the bikes to transportation, accommodations, and, flights arranging all licensing .Arranging tires and mousse all, spares. Support crew organized. Shipping of bikes and equipment. Carnets and Visas arranged.<\/p>\n As you can see there is a lot to do before you even spin a wheel in the Dakar.<\/p>\n While arranging all of the above you have to find time for training and riding, (no small task). I am very fortunate I have a lot of support from my Family and friends and of course local riders. Lately I have been riding West Shore Motocross track in Victoria, its great cardio session, although I must admit I am not fast and regularly get my but kicked.( I am an endurance rider not a sprinter)<\/p>\n I did a \u00a0lot of mountain biking this year, even took up downhill mountain biking, what great fun that is.<\/p>\n In addition to all of the above Natalie and I opened a new Insurance brokerage, as most business owners will attest a start-up operation takes a lot of time and effort.<\/p>\n I had been planning on doing more off-road schools in 2013, however the late summer delayed the start dates, as a result I only hosted two riding schools this year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n 2015 Off road Rally takes its toll on your body,adding to this was the serious injuries Don received in is crash in Argentina, these injuries were aggravated when he was struck by the truck in the 2013 version of the Dakar. Don has taken the last year off of competition and training to allow […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rallyraidcanada.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rallyraidcanada.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rallyraidcanada.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rallyraidcanada.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rallyraidcanada.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=431"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/rallyraidcanada.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1002,"href":"http:\/\/rallyraidcanada.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431\/revisions\/1002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rallyraidcanada.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOff road Rally takes its toll on your body,adding to this was the serious injuries Don received in is crash in Argentina, these injuries were aggravated when he was struck by the truck in the 2013 version of the Dakar. Don has taken the last year off of competition and training to allow his body to heal and recover from these injuries.<\/p>\n
\nRally Raid Canada has had a challenging 2011- 2012 between the economic downturn and injuries, things did not quite go as planned.<\/p>\n