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Duncan BC (January 5, 2013) Don Hatton of Rally Raid Canada has finished the first day of the 2013 Dakar Rally in Peru. Lots and lots of sand The better the time today, the better the starting position on the next day. Don finished 177th today. “We know our speed is not the […] This just in from Don’s daughter Alex in the UK: I have been watching British Eurosport channel on TV tonight, it broadcasts the Dakar for half an hour every night and I just saw Don on his bike in the background of the an interview!! It looked as though the riders were coming in for […] #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ The first photo was taken last night of Don reviewing his road book in readiness for the […] Don and Simon are all through admin checks and they both passed. The race starts 4:00 am our time tomorrow morning. After that it starts at either 1:00 or2:00 am our time each day. So that by the time we get up, they will have been riding for several hours. In the meantime, Don will […] All has gone well in Scrutineering. However, nothing ever goes completely smooth when making your way around all the stamp booths in the Scrutineering process ….but at the end of the day both Don and Simon have all their stamps and are now OFFICIALLY ready for the rally. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { Lots and lots of sand Don and Simon along with Evan, their mechanic went into the desert yesterday morning to do some suspension tuning on the bikes. The sand was softer than any Don has ever ridden. Both Simon and Don agree – its even softer than Dubai! He purposely tried to ride the worst of it …..subsequently ate a […] The bikes arrived safely and Don is thrilled with his (No. 110). If you were at all into numerology you be thrilled, as the Number 2 means balance; union; receptiveness; partnership and a strong and worthy intuition. Just what Don needs! Right now, he is having lunch with his team in a little restaurant in […] Send Don Good Energy! Don has arrived safely in Peru and the team is in the process of getting their bikes out of the customs compound. This may take a few hours. Natalie hopes to hear from him before noon. […] Don arrived safely in Toronto, despite the bad weather and he and Patrick, the other Canadian rider are waiting for the flight to Peru. We will have a DONATE button set up on this site shortly for those of you who would like to support Don in his effort to complete the Dakar. Every little […] CHEK-TV came to the house tonight to interview Don about the upcoming Dakar race in Chile. We will let you know when it is going to air, but for now, here is a photo of the set up in our home as Don attempted to explain what he is going to do! Watch the CHEK […] |