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Well try not to give up on the first fail. Send your CV to all of those that make remotely sense (i.e. you can come up with reasonable sales pitch for yourself). And then persevere - you have to keep trying. But leave that excessive humbleness you are so hung up on at home. Not saying you shoul...

Maybe also look at Facility management jobs. Seems close enough to your camp manager / maintenance preference and you can get some in Gauteng instead of some remote site. Could give you the stability you need...

How about Health and Safety Officer jobs? I think now with Covid raging there may be quite a demand for somebody to manage H&S compliance in the organization. I know in the bank I work in there are teams of people constantly updating guidelines, office set-up (plastic dividers in offices...

I've sent you the mail with gpx. We can go that weekend (slight chance I might need to work, but hopefully not). It requires early start on Saturday (unless we wil go already Friday afternoon and sleepover in Zeerust). If you are keen, let me know.

Meaning next weekend? Can be potentially done - I need to get my 990 refreshed after rocking Namaqualand and Richtersveld. Or worst case I can take 690. What bike are you now riding - it might take a while to do 900 km on Honda 250...

OK, will send them in email. If you are scared, I can take you if the date fits. When you want to go? This is obviously full weekend ride, but so is the Stockpoort alternative.

What is the question? I haven't done that particular section - except for the southern part (I've been through Stockpoort many times) but I'm pretty sure it is easy peasy dirt highways as it runs through farmland. Just have a look at satellite images. Stop imagining that you are in the darkest...

To push my 2 flags - there are other 2 privateers in the top 10 - Svitko at 8th and Michek at 10th position. Svitko has been privateer all those years, with best overall 2nd position in one of the SA editions.

No, you (using royal we) are talking about bike sales. Renrew was talking about Dakar race, which if you look at the bike used by the competitors is currently clearly dominated in terms of numbers by KTM and its clones. Simple as that - no matter how many exclamation marks you push.

Bappas : We are talking Dakar race here, not global sales of bikes to Indonesian farmers.

Not a chance for Yamaha as far as I can see. Simply because they do not care. Their 'factory team' is not factory team at all - it is team of Yamaha Europe or France or some such. If the factory itself would really put themselves behind this then they would have to develop specific bike like...

That wasn't foregone conclusion at all as far as I can see, even without relying on a wild card (or I should rather say assuredly unreliable card) as BB. But yes, KTM has a lot work to do if they want to rein in Honda's push ahead. I think they need to rebuild their team. Despite having couple...

By now at least 3 other guys caught up to him physically - including Benavides, so he is going to stop the time bleed just by sticking with them. However right now it is panning out as I expected 2 Hondas at the top and Sam 3rd overall.

Thanks goonrider  :thumleft: Given that it is a long stage I presume this one will also not be reverse order, which used to be used only on the Saturday short parade ride. In that case I expect first two Hondas and Sunderland 3rd or out - he usually does not stand up to pressure that well.

Thanks  :thumleft: Seems like proper stage, not just procession. Does anybody remember if the starting order last year was reversed?

How long is tomorrow's stage? No info on Dakar.com. If it is just short one as used to be the case in SA (but on Saturday) - e.g. 30 km, then probably not much will change. If it is a proper one, then there is still good change for upset in top 3. And of course the strating order will be crucial.

As far as I remember - at least in South America, the last stage was always reverse order. The reasons were practical - they wanted to give weverybody who finished chance to be on the podium, but didn't want to wait till dark for Alexander. So letting the last guys go first roughly brought...

They have 2 podium spots as we speak - 1st and 3rd and unless something dramatic happens tomorrow (DQ because of technical or injury), they will keep them as Sanders in 4th is 23 minutes behind 3rd Brabec. If anything - unless there is reverse order start - Brabec is in good position to get to...

Why do you say that? Is there high attrition rate this year? Doesn't seem so at all - but admittedly I'm not up to speed. It seems only Yamaha's have problem - nothing dramatic (at least engine wise) with KTM, Husky's and Hondas. Maybe Yamaha should finally enter 21st century and put 6 speed...

Bunch them up - i.e. let the first 5 start together, then next 5 in smaller interval (e.g. within minute). Alternatively, shorten the time differences at the start let's say to a minute or even 30 seconds. I think currently first 10 start in 3 minute intervals and later in 2 minutes (and at the...