The second day of the race was a quiet one for the Charlies. Competitors did not have many issues with this leg on the 2nd of January in Cordoba on the second bivouac, so that there was hardly any reparation necessary. Tomorrow the race goes on. The charlies will depart by Hercules Aircraft to the next bivouac in Mendoza while I will follow in the press car of Team SMG. We will try to reach the start of the special tomorrow morning at 8:00am in order to catch the first cars departing and make some nice shots. Stay tuned for more news about our work at the Dakar Rally 2010.

When Julio Ano (#118) came to us with a little magnet in his hand, we were closing down the stand and could only give him the product for fixing it without doing it ourselves. He asked for help for fixing the little magnet to the wheel, as this was part of his tachometer. Without this, an important part of his instrumentation would be missing. He promised us that if this worked, he would come back and make a photo with us wearing a Loctite cap and stickers. The day after the stage he came, thanking us because the product worked perfectly. Proudly he showed us the work he did with Loctite adhesives and we took a couple of photos together!

Rally Dakar 2009, originally uploaded by dunerider70.

Jean Gaborit accepting a piece for reparation yesterday night at 1:00am

Rally Dakar 2009, originally uploaded by dunerider70.

Celio at the Bivouac in San Rafael, repairing a Helmet.

Rally Dakar 2009, originally uploaded by dunerider70.

With the huge amount of fesh fesh, a lot of drivers fall many times during the race. This is why our Charlies were very busy doing plastic Repair for many bikers. Today in Neuquen, we expect more plastic repairs. Due to the difficult terrain already over 40 bikers dropped from the race, and this only after day 3. This Dakar seems to be a very tough one for everyone!