kkug 145 Posted January 26, 2019 https://www.cyclenews.com/2019/01/article/former-dakar-rally-racer-beppe-gualini-interview/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simicrintz 177 Posted January 26, 2019 Paris-Dakar, Libya, 1985. Gualini offers up his front wheel to official Cagiva rider and close friend, Giampaolo Marinoni, after the latter destroyed his magnesium hub. Later, the Cagiva truck arrives with a new wheel for Gualini, who arrives at 4 a.m. and starts again at 5 a.m. Tragically, Marinoni is killed in the last Special Stage of the rally in Senegal. Pretty sad 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kato 53 Posted January 26, 2019 I remember watching those guys getting onto the boat in Marseille as a kid, crossing the Mediterranean into Africa was where it got real for them, you could feel the tension, man it was something. Thanks for the article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoCalMule 106 Posted January 26, 2019 10 hours ago, kkug said: https://www.cyclenews.com/2019/01/article/former-dakar-rally-racer-beppe-gualini-interview/ What an incredibly awe inspiring story! Finding an arc welder in the desert for one thing, but sanding down the "too high welded piston" with a rock and winning his class! Oh my! Impressed Mule Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dress4Less 162 Posted January 26, 2019 Incredible! Thanks Kugster... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulmbowers 236 Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 7:47 AM, SoCalMule said: What an incredibly awe inspiring story! Finding an arc welder in the desert for one thing, but sanding down the "too high welded piston" with a rock and winning his class! Oh my! Pfft. Done it many times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ptkatoomer 114 Posted February 1, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 7:47 AM, SoCalMule said: What an incredibly awe inspiring story! Finding an arc welder in the desert for one thing, but sanding down the "too high welded piston" with a rock and winning his class! Oh my! Impressed Mule Those were the days. Nothin' like 2-stroke reliability. I remember back in the day sticking a ring on my '79 Husky at the start of a desert trip. Had to use a razor blade to unstick the ring, then I used sandpaper to clean everything up I could put 'er back together and keep on riding. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
97xr400r 122 Posted February 1, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 9:13 PM, kkug said: https://www.cyclenews.com/2019/01/article/former-dakar-rally-racer-beppe-gualini-interview/ Thanks for posting. Loved the stories Share this post Link to post Share on other sites