Photo 1: Patricia's support and Bernie's Home
Photo 2: The Russians are coming to the desert
FROM DAVID: Sunday January 07 2007
(connection 15km, special 67km, connection 463 km, total 545 km)
After a good night's sleep in what will be her last hotel for a while (!), Patricia rode the short 15km Connection to today's (Sunday) Special section and started the Special at 8.54am.
Bernie had his first long evening working on a bike last night (not Patricia's or Werners, but another RallyRaid bike that had an argument with a tree yesterday).
One of the Rally Raid cars also had a problem yesterday, after being hit by another car and needing to be towed off the course - the Rally Raid challenges have started with two bangs !
Patricia described today's Special as very dangerous (steep drops etc), as predicted by the organisers, but she had no problems and completed it successfully in 1 hr 24 mins.
The second Connection today was undertaken in a van, for the long slog down to Malaga - the last time this luxury will be available. The team will board the ferry when they arrive this evening and then get some sleep, before being woken at 3am to unload and prepare for tomorrow's first Africa stage.
Patricia's provisional statistics for today's Special Section are as follows : Time 1 hr 24 mins , Position 197th (across men and women).
Looking ahead to Monday (stage 3) the first African stage : Connection: 205 km, Special: 252 km, Connection: 191 km. Navigation is the main challenge on this stage. There are very many navigation changes and a real maze of tracks. And though the rocky trails seem ideal for speed, the many wades will bring the competitors back to reality.
Bernie had his first long evening working on a bike last night (not Patricia's or Werners, but another RallyRaid bike that had an argument with a tree yesterday).
One of the Rally Raid cars also had a problem yesterday, after being hit by another car and needing to be towed off the course - the Rally Raid challenges have started with two bangs !
Patricia described today's Special as very dangerous (steep drops etc), as predicted by the organisers, but she had no problems and completed it successfully in 1 hr 24 mins.
The second Connection today was undertaken in a van, for the long slog down to Malaga - the last time this luxury will be available. The team will board the ferry when they arrive this evening and then get some sleep, before being woken at 3am to unload and prepare for tomorrow's first Africa stage.
Patricia's provisional statistics for today's Special Section are as follows : Time 1 hr 24 mins , Position 197th (across men and women).
Looking ahead to Monday (stage 3) the first African stage : Connection: 205 km, Special: 252 km, Connection: 191 km. Navigation is the main challenge on this stage. There are very many navigation changes and a real maze of tracks. And though the rocky trails seem ideal for speed, the many wades will bring the competitors back to reality.
If you have Eurosport, and would like to see the event on TV each evening, you can do so. The coverage focusses on the professionals and the Special section, but does give a great sense of the nature of each day's terrain.
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