Don Completes Stage 2
No word from the front lines yet, but Don has successfully completed Stage 2 of the rally.
Don, this was undoubtedly an eventful day, and your flair for the dramatic is certainly garnering lots of fans (and bandwidth!) over at ADVRider.
In the picture at right, Don runs to retrieve his KTM, with Mark Miller bearing down on him in his Team Red Bull Volkswagen. This spot was a shallow water crossing over a weir, where many riders were caught out by the extremely slippery surface.
As for the specific results, Don finished the stage ranked 141, and was assessed 1:34 of penalities. Today was a bit of a nail biter for Hatton fans; according to the tracking on the dakar.com website, Don didn’t appear to pass the second checkpoint.
Obviously, something went awry today. Perhaps the situation with the second checkpoint had something to do with the penalities, or they may have been assessed due to Don’s time card incident. Stay tuned for more details.
Hi Don,
I am glad you are still in the race, even after some problems…
I met your wife and other supporting members of your team on the day of the start at the La Biela in BA.
WE did talk for a while and they told me about the misfortune you had last year.
Hopefully, this year will be better. Hang in there.the race is long.´
Buona Fortuna.
Ciao
Lorenzo
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Don you are having a rough time of it mate, Hang in there–You Can Do IT,Never say die –Terry of Mill Bay,I might buy that KLR650 ! GOOD LUCK MATE.
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