On Wednesday the Dakar 2006 press conference was held in Las Vegas. It was ten times bigger than last year. All went quite well, as we met lots of nice people, and many important ones too.
For you critics of the USA OLN TV coverage from Dakar 2005, be aware they are cooking up something REALLY BIG for Dakar 2007 (not this coming 2006 event). They've already started planning it, and have been talking with all the potential American competitors, including the Amateurs. We little guys may get equal time with the big boys! They plan to start filming some preliminary stuff pretty soon. The show Producer talked with all of us at the press conference in Vegas. Remember the KTM/Redbull rider selection show last year? Think MUCH bigger!
Press Conference (Charlie Rauseo on right hanging with the other big boys):
Dinner after Press Conference (Ned, Duane, Charlie, Me, and KTM gang behind):
On Thursday heading back from Vegas, Duane and I went to Dumont Dunes for more testing.
It was well over 100F (38C) degrees out there, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do! We'll have a few video clips soon.
We tested this MONSTER knobby tire (Greenway Aligator). It's nearly 8 inches (200mm) wide.
Awesome results! Credit goes to the Swiss Dakar team for first proving this tire works.
Hog Wild in Las Vegas and Dumont
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