January 9, 200719 yr Great to see that Robbie Allan the 65 year old scot is still going well (ie still going) Robbie is well known to many of the Scottish riders. Keep it up
January 9, 200719 yr Sadly Elmer Symons of South Africa was killed yesterday. RIP Elmer. (In a sh&tty mood now P
January 11, 200719 yr They don't yet seem to know how Symons died: http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?fil...&sec=sports
January 11, 200719 yr Author have a look at the Dakar website - impressive isn't it. - loses a little in the literal translation used but well worth looking at. http://www.dakar.com/2007/DAK/LIVE/us/600/index.html Chose the number of the rider you wish to follow and you are able to see his position on the special stage. Robbie is riding no 129, today's stage he finished 132nd out of 182 finishers in the bikes section - a pensioner ahead of 50 other riders - well impressive. He has made Eurosport last night and tonight. Fingers crossed for the rest of the rally.
January 11, 200719 yr Sounds like Elmer went barrelling into a whoop section way too fast (Elmer did that sort of thing) or he suddenly found himself in a whoop section going way too fast (It's happened to me) and got hopelessly out of shape. I assume that he was "smote" by the bike. Dakar bikes are big beasts and getting whacked by one would probably be terminal. I never met Elmer but mates of mine who had said he was a helluva nice guy.
January 12, 200719 yr I met Elmer at a 24 hour race in Alabama this summer. He beat the perennial Ironman class favourite Mike Phillips by about 8 laps. He rode nearly as many laps as our six man team. After the race he still looked ready to ride. Rest in Peace Elmer.
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