With Conor Malone going to Dakar in a few weeks (and being MLRC member) I cannot find anything on the website or in the forum. Will anybody post any updates about his progress and similar info on the forum? Will anything appear on the MLRC website? (I know that this is a tall order due to the change of the volunteer personnel related to the website administration).

Thanks.......................Paul

Hi Paul (and all)

Here is the latest email I have recieved from their mailing list.

Hello,

Our race vehicle and support truck were loaded for shipping on October 22, 2010 (see picture on our website).  Conor leaves on November 23, 2010 for France to see the loading of the vehicles on the ASO ship for Buenos Aires.  We are leaving on Dec. 24, 2010 and will arrive on Christmas Day in Buenos Aires. Tom Frank, our builder and now co-driver will arrive a few days later, along with Troy our mechanic.  The rally starts on Jan. 1, 2011 and finishes on Jan. 16, 2010.  Glenna will be driving the support truck with Troy and will be updating the blog on our website daily (www.teamchiook.com).  For those of you who haven't heard Glenna had a bad ski accident and broke numerous bones earlier in the year.  As a result she had to change roles on the team.

For $100 you can be a sponsor of Team Chinook and put your business card on the vehicle.  Go to  http://www.teamchinook.com/how_to_help.php  for more information.

We would also like to remind you to donate to Toronto East General Hospital and Prostrate Cancer Canada. Go to http://www.teamchinook.com/charities.php for more information. A tax receipt for the full donation will be sent to you.

Thank you for your support over the last few years!  We will have big party when we get back!!!



Conor Malone

Glenna Chestnutt

Latest email from the chinook camp

Hello,

We will be off on our Dakar Adventure on Friday. The race starts on Jan. 1 and finishes on Jan. 16.  If you would like to follow our team you can go to www.teamchinook.com and there will be links to follow.

Have a wonderful holiday season and a very happy new year!!


Regards,
 
Glenna Chestnut

Live info from Stage 1:
http://gaps.dakar.com/2011/dakar/stage-01/aso/ukie.php

Pretty good for rookies - Day 1 they finished 74th out of 139. Mid-pack. Go for it!  

Conor's progress is here (at the bottom):
http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2011/us/rider/385.html

The stages are here (if you click the Live Track in the right top corner):
http://gaps.dakar.com/2011/dakar/

The full standing after each stage is here:
http://gaps.dakar.com/2011/dakar/stage-02/aso/ukie.php
Just change the stage number from "stage-2" in the above to get most recent stage. Once there, click the "overall" and which category you want.

Enjoy it and
"GO CONOR!"

Glad to see that they are still in.