Thread: Taklimakan Rally 2009 MCM Team
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#84 Taklimakan Rally DVD
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02-13-2009, 01:37 PMMy shop is just off Jing Shun Road in Sunhe. Next door to the Hercules Gast Station. Right near the river crossing. I have Morfar's original and 1 copy. There is a shop at Pinnacle Plaza about 5 minutes away that will copy for RMB 20 each if you're interested. It's a good DVD (or AVI!) asll in Chinese.
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Jim
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07-22-2009, 08:30 PM
Does anyone know if the Takl Rally is still scheduled to go on this year?
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07-23-2009, 08:20 AMI don't know. At least we can't access their website, which is apparently hosted in Urumqi. But all Internet-Connection to Urumqi are cut off, due to the recent 'incidents' there.
You may contact Rick or ask Mofar (Torben), I assume they have telephone numbers and the organizer of the Rallye has also an office in Beijing, as far as I know.
However, we (Mofar, Rick, me and a few more guys from BJ) have given up the idea of joining the Taklimakan-Rally this year, due to what happended there, and we're bit concerned about our safety.
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07-23-2009, 08:46 AMI dont know if there will be any rally this year - but as Peter wrote, we have decided to stay away from troubles.
It's ok for me risking the life riding a motorcycle in the desert - but, no way I will be in the middle of a local "etnic war".....
For me it was a hard decision to take - I have prepared a lot and already spend a lot of money - but: safety first!!
I think I will give up the Chinese rally next year too and instead look for the Mongolian rally in August 2010.
My new KTM 530 will arrive in 2 weeks - it comes with Supermotard setup and I am planning to try the tarmac, before I build on all the rally equipment.Torben Vester - "Morfar"
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07-23-2009, 07:11 PM
Thanks for the input fellas. It certainly seems to be a less than ideal time to be running around that part of the country! Please keep us posted on any events you guys do enter.
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07-23-2009, 08:01 PM
Just had to google it and see whats going on.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/wo...ashgar.html?em
It doesn't look good over there.
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07-23-2009, 08:15 PM
Well Chromed,
Let's just say it's a complicated place with thousands of years of history which comes from rugged people and rugged lands.
Would be nice if the Rally went on at least in 2010.
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