Ruth with CPMG sent me a link to her Flickr photo set shot as we were setting everything up for the June 8 public event with the International Diabetes Federation at The Cannery on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf.
You can check out the shots here. Lane and Mitch, who were shooting for the IDF, should have some shots online shortly.
More news to come…
Update: I had an email exchange with Youcef. He finished 10th overall and second in the 8th leg, despite the fact that he broke his sternum. On the eighth stage of the 3,000 km rally, doing 100 km/hour, he went straight over his handle bars. “I woke up with a helicopter next to me. The medics decided I would be okay to carry on. I only noticed (my sternum) was broken a couple of days later.” I think he’s Baja material.
Australian rider Youcef Cummings is piloting the official World Diabetes Day motorcycle and will be competing in World Cross Country Rally and other regional events throughout Africa and the Middle East this year.
His first race, which began April 23 and ran for nine days from Marseilles, France through the deserts of Tunisia and Libya, ended today after covering 3000 kilometers.
Youcef rides a KTM 690 Factory Rally bike. It has a 72 hp engine with a top speed of over 175 km/hour on sand. The motorcycle is a limited edition factory produced bike designed specifically for desert racing. It has a range of over 350 kilometers and is fitted with navigation and survival equipment, including GPS, proximity warning devices, directional repeaters, two odometers and speed warning devices. The motorcycle sports the official World Diabetes Day logo in English and Arabic, as well as the distinctive blue circle on the tanks.
We wish Youcef the best of luck.
I figured I’d do a walkaround of 1101 for those who haven’t seen it up close. 1117 is stripped for painting before I start on the interior.
We’ve registered for the San Felipe 250 and the car is being modified from everything we learned from the 1000.
Bugformance has really come through for us and we’re adding their logo to 1146. Today we worked on the bump stops, Bob put together a new cover for our fueling tube and added adjustable screws to the lights. Skid and Cary worked on the headers. Shawn sanded down the chromoly roll cage and wiped it down with WD40.
We’ve prioritized what we need to accomplish in advance of the 250. A sheet of paper. Action items are being crossed off. I expect we’ll arrive in San Felipe with a car ready to race.
We put our deposit on the race and this time requested a front start.
Photos from today’s work here.
Trackside Photo got a great shot of 1146 catching air in the wash. I picked up a few copies to send to sponsors and arranged for permission to use the image on our website.
Marcus shared some more imagery he shot during the race. A great shot of 1146 coming down off the mountain.
You can check out Marcus’ work here.