Jacob Smith finishes the Dakar!

14 years ago

Jacob Smith and GHR Honda Australia have completed their goal of finishing Dakar 2011. However it remained a bumpy run right to the end…

It appears that approximately 6 kilometres into the 181 kilometre special Jacob ran off the road at fairly high speed, causing significant damage to the bike. The mission-critical aspect of the crash damage was the hole punched through the radiator. Jacob lost nearly an hour on the first leg as he affected repairs, but most importantly he was able to get the bike over the line. He finished 89th for the stage, giving him 32nd overall for the event. Over the event Jacob lost 13:14:57 — a combination of penalties, component failures, navigation issues and sheer bad luck. While not the result any of the GHR crew wanted, tomorrow he and the team can say with pride that he finished the event in the top third of the field that had shrunk to only half the number of starters.

The GHR camper had a bit of a bingle and acquired a new hood ornament. It all worked out in the end though.

They do like their sculptures in Argentina.

The truck hasn’t been this clean in a a while…

Transmoto is the official Media Partner for Team GHR Honda — Australia’s first fully fledged Dakar Rally campaign. For a more detailed insight into the GHR Honda team, or to leave the boys a personalised message, check out Stage 11 and Stage 12 reports.

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