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(auch wenn ich als Südlicht nur den kleineren Teil kapiere).
Die Dakar-XT-T-Shirts haben was, in dieser Form könnte man ja glatt mal über ein Henno-Kedo-Sponsoring nachdenken.
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http://www.dakar.com/2006/DAK/LIVE/us/1 ... ntres.htmlEven beyond himself
Henno Van Begeik
Henno Van Begeik is a fighter, hard core, and solid, one of those who tan their leather under the sun of four horizons. He has voyaged from Amsterdam to Niger and Mongolia as well, alone behind the wheel of an old 505, only to see if the world is vast enough for him. But here it’s too much…or nearly so.
Bamako. 1h10. Henno enters the bivouac. He’ll get some sleep before taking to the liaison. “I can no longer stand up; it would be stupid for me to set off for 450 kilometres without getting some rest.” Henno has rejoined the ranks of the “bike trunk” community, which welcomes him as he approaches. He is done, he’s had it and he can’t go on. Ever since Nouakchott, he’s slept just two-hours in the bivouac and now that he’s made it he just wants to get some sleep and rest his weary bones, take a shower to forget his fatigue and drink a bit of goats milk to replenish himself before setting off again. “Since the rest day it has been infernal. I thought I had done the hardest part when I made it Nouakchott without too much trouble, but I couldn’t have imagined what was ahead of me. I took me 24-hours to make it from Nouakchott to Kiffa. I arrived one hour before the start of the stage to Kayes and I just kept going.” Kilometers of sand under the stifling heat of southern Mauritania, tormenting tracks lined with trees and stumps crossing through Mali. And problems with is bike that accumulate and torment just a little bit more his old 500 XT with each passing day. “For me this bike is a legend. In 1979 Cyril Neveu won the first Dakar with this machine. Thus, I wanted see if it could take me all the way to Lake Rose as well.” But the old machine is having a hard time. “Each day I stop along the side of the stage to verify the oil level, check the carburetor and change the air filter. I also try to get at least a few minutes sleep. But before I shut my eyes I make sure I park the bike in the direction of the stage. I am so tired that I am on auto pilot and I’m quite capable to take off in the wrong direction, without even knowing it.”
For the past three days Henno has been on the verge of calling it a day. The broom truck has been his companion. “I have already refused to get on board three times. I refuse to quit and not stick with it just until the end. It is more than a simple question of pride. Just until today, I have always gone all the way in whatever challenge I’ve set for myself.” And the Dakar is definitely one.
Wie kommt es Ralle,daß du Zugang zu mneinen Gedanken hast,Hallo XTler!
Ich weiß ja nicht wie es euch geht, aber ich habe noch nie so intensiv eine Dakar Rally verfolgt wie dieses Jahr, jede freie Minute ab ins Netz, auf die Dakarseite geklickt und schauen was "unser Henno" macht!!Jeden Abend Eurosport aufnehmen und leider feststellen das sie wieder nichts von unserem XT-Held berichten
...und auch das geht mir seit Tagen durch den Kopf, wie kreigen wir das raus über KeDo ? ? ?Normalerweise müßte man ihm beim Heimkehren in Holland eine XT Willkommesfeier stiften, so mit XT Spalierfahrt etc. datt wär doch was , oder?
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