An expedition truck on portals...

[Oilworker]

Greetings from Agadir, Maroc!

I met with a friend from Hamburg yesterday, after doing the trip from Dakar to Agadir in 48 hours.
Had a warm shower, a few beers and further fixed the truck.

Here are some more impressions from the Africa Eco Race 2012...

I am off to Nador now and hopefully wil be back in France tomorrow. Still a long way to go and need to keep my fingers crossed that the Rhino makes it for the remaining trip.

So long,

Robert

 

[DNTL740]

Greetings from Agadir, Maroc!

I met with a friend from Hamburg yesterday, after doing the trip from Dakar to Agadir in 48 hours.
Had a warm shower, a few beers and further fixed the truck.

Here are some more impressions from the Africa Eco Race 2012...

I am off to Nador now and hopefully wil be back in France tomorrow. Still a long way to go and need to keep my fingers crossed that the Rhino makes it for the remaining trip.

So long,

Robert

I love the pictures, good luck on your travels.:victory:

 

[r3run33]

hey good luck a few friends are there also from egal16; 100 series land cruiser

 

[F4B UP]

Hi Robert...very interested in the 246 bhp statement! 3.2 tdci or tdv6/8 or the 3L out of the D4??? hope your going auto aswell

 

[Oilworker]

Hi,

well I bet you´re interested in the engine but I won´t lift the cloth on this for the time being

The gearbox is ready and at the workshop and I guess we´ll commence late Februar or early March. Before I need to fix a few things, make some modifications on the truck. With the new engine and gearbox I will also upgrade to a new brake setup, which I had been after since last summer.

But that´s something for my return to Europe I guess.

For now I am still in Africa, enjoying a great meal at McDonalds in Rabbat, Marrocco (amazng how well it can taste after 11.000 miles on the road...

Some videos from the Africa Eco Race:

Special Stage 01:

Special Stage 02:

Special Stage 03:

Special Stage 04:

Special Stage 05 and 06:

Special Stage 07:

Special Stage 08:
cancelled due to sand conditions and sand storms

Special Stage 09:

More great videos can also be found on the YouTube channel of Team Tomecek:

 

[GroupSe7en]

Great stuff Robert!

Thanks for sharing :drool:

 

[DividingCreek]

something so wrong with the visual of a McDonalds in Morroco.

 

[bobDog]

something so wrong with the visual of a McDonalds in Morroco.

McFalafels....heheh.:chef:

 

[Oilworker]

My dad, who´s currently doing "home base" for Rallyewerk again, just found this photo-slide show from Golf Resort Hotel Bonalba, Alicante, where a lunch had been arranged for all the competitors and teams of the Africa Eco Race 2012, as we were driving down from St. Cyprien (France) to Almeria (Spain)...


So long,

Robert

 

[Oilworker]

...and some more videos, this time by the spanish team in the Sonangol Africa Eco Race 2012...

Day 01 - 29.12.2011

Day 02 - 30.12.2011

Day 03 - 31.12.2011

Day 04 - 01.01-2012

Day 05 - 02.01.2012

Day 06 - 04.01.2012

Day 07 - 05.01.2012

Day 08 - 06.01.2012

Day 09 - 0.01.2012

Day 10 - 08-01.2012


...and regarding the McDonalds in Marocco, well I am in one again: free WiFi, 20m to the sea and good coffee

...it´s a bit nicer than the one a week before in Akjoujt, Mauretania, isn´t it?

 

[Oilworker]

Some more images from the road....

There will be more images next week, together with a little reportage on the past 4 weeks.

And then it´s fixing the Rhino again. All parts are ordered, the new HD bumper is going into production tomorrow and the new transfer case is in the making....:wings:

 

[Jamin_GX]

Amazing photos! Thanks for sharing!

 

[bobDog]

Always happy to see photos....exciting really.....thank You:wings:

 

[Oilworker]

Thanx. There will be many more with the full story soon.
I am busy writing and in the time between I am stripping the Rhino to change all bushings and fix the most important things.

And I also keep receiving images from other journalists and competitors, too.

 

[Sirocco]

Dakar - Agadir in 48 hours?!

It took us 4 hours to get out of Dakar then another 6 to get to St Louis you should have stopped off at the Sleeping Camel for some R&R.

Loving the pics Robert.

G