Desert Dash 2017

[BarneyZA]

i have unfinished business with this race from last year. started vomitting at 90km. then dragged myself to the halfway mark before crawling into a support car to support my other solo rider friends

[Patchelicious]

i have unfinished business with this race from last year. started vomitting at 90km. then dragged myself to the halfway mark before crawling into a support car to support my other solo rider friends

I have pictures

[BarneyZA]

I have pictures

 

 

hahahaha that day was a day to remember - 2hours for 10km - did my head in

[sias]

So who got in? Solo, 2 person, 4 person?

How is the training and preparation going?

[Danilo]

hahahaha that day was a day to remember - 2hours for 10km - did my head in

 

Should have had epic pro in your bottles

[Warthog whisperer]

So who got in? Solo, 2 person, 4 person?

How is the training and preparation going?

Sias, I am in for 4 man this year.

 

5 solos was enough, and last solo with a half broken leg was tough!!!

[BarneyZA]

Should have had epic pro in your bottles

 

Cant face that stuff either

 

Makes me feel funny even thinking about it

[BigDeon]

Sorry to barge in on this forum.
Thanks for the interesting reading and tips so far.
If it so happens that you don't have support / backup and you are doing the solo, are there race boxes available for you to place equipment / foods in to be taken to certain check points?

[sias]

Deon - there aren't any boxes, sorry! This is basically self supported all the way. You can maybe ask some of the solo riders' teams to drop stuff off from checkpoint 3 onward? I just don't know how/if you will get it back...

[BigDeon]

Thanks, just thought i'd ask the question. 
Hopefully my wife can follow the other solo supporters to the next check point then.

[IH8MUD]

Sorry to barge in on this forum.

Thanks for the interesting reading and tips so far.

If it so happens that you don't have support / backup and you are doing the solo, are there race boxes available for you to place equipment / foods in to be taken to certain check points?

 

Not that I know of. 

[sias]

Deon - there should be no issue following the other solo supporters, just follow the dust trail and the lights! The only small issue is the Boshua pass on the C28 with steep downhills and sharp corners, but if she is careful and takes it easy she will be fine. From there on in it is flat straight roads to the end.

What car will she be driving?

[BigDeon]

Hi Sias
Mazda CX5, should be fine though.

[BigDeon]

sorry, its not 4x4

[BigDeon]

Afternoon all.
Very quite on this group!

Anyone close to "South of JHB / Aberton" wanting to do some extended rides together please let me know.

[Ham]

I am in for solo, but I thought this would be more like 36one. Shocked to hear there are no boxes or water points / feeding stations after 180km. Oops.