Friday 10th January 2014

Race2Recovery Dakar: Pic Of The Week

Celebrate some fallen heroes on your desktop with our Pic Of The Week

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As we all know competing in the Dakar is a battle against incredible odds, the more so for the truly heroic Race2Recovery team. Doubly sad news then that both the team's Wildcats have had to retire from the event after suffering, respectively, mechanical and crash related damage, the latter from rolling end over end on a sand dune. As we learned from organiser Xavier Gavory earlier in the week, everything is epic on the Dakar, not least the accidents...

Race2Recovery keeps on trucking in the Dakar

In true Race2Recovery style the boys are still in the event though, the T4 support truck now the team's representative and hoping to see honour upheld at the finish line. Supporting driver Mark Cullum are co-drivers Chris Rutter and Daniel Whittingham, the latter an amputee following injuries sustained while serving in Afghanistan. In true Dakar spirit the truck nearly missed a stage cut-off time after stopping to help another team whose vehicles had become stranded but managed to make the deadline and stay in the event. Best of luck to them.

For now though a picture of one of the team's Wildcats (as delivered by PH!) in happier times and a worthy Pic Of The Week to celebrate an incredible effort from all involved. True grit, in desktop wallpaper form!

Traditional (4:3)
Computer widescreen (16:10)
TV widescreen (16:9)
Portrait (smartphone etc)

 

 

[soad]

Now, that is ace! Hands up who wouldn't want to drive one of these beasts (truck included)?