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Dakar rally: how to get there the easy way
just thought i would show you how easy it is to get to the dakar rally this year , as (ktmbill) is laying on transport down and back to spain,he will take your bike down to spain you fly out , pick up your bike from the airport over to the rally.
have a good look at billy's web site , all the best ozz.
PRESS RELEASE – Dakar Rally Jan 08
01 Dec 2007
For Immediate Release
INNOVATIVE BIKE TRANSPORT SERVICE TAKES BIKES TO AFRICA FOR THE DAKAR RALLY – Charley and Ewan look what you’ve started!
The Dakar rally is a dream for many of us bikers and adventure types. Even spectating at this historic event is often seen as out of reach by many in the UK. The rally starts in Lisbon and heads south into Spain and then Morocco where the ‘real’ action begins. It would take a few days to ride there and of course a few days to ride back, with all the added cost of fuel, oil, tyres, hotels, wear n tear and depreciation etc. Not to mention the freezing weather!
However, Biketruck is offering a Dakar Spectator Package which will truck your bike out to the rally allowing you to fly in to southern Spain via a cheapie airline such as easyJet. You pick up your bike near the airport and ride off to the Algeciras ferry – then 35 minutes later you find yourself in Africa, ready for a week’s adventure with the Dakar. Biketruck provide each rider with a simple route map, hotel recommendations and advice to help you on your way. The trip lasts one full week – so you only have to take a week off work! And flights to Malaga can be as little as £12.99 online!
Billy Ward, the owner of Biketruck spent five weeks following the Dakar back in January. He commented that the atmosphere and the excitement of both the rally and the simple fact that you’re in Africa was just “…an amazing lifetime experience”. Meeting some of the star riders and seeing the action in the desert was another highlight for Billy… “…the massive race trucks flying past you in plumes of desert dust, the smell of hot engines – and then the real heroes of the Dakar – the bikers! Its just awesome”
It was whilst watching Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor on the “Long Way Round” that Billy decided to create Biketruck.com. An innovative specialist bike transport business aimed at getting large numbers of bikers to interesting adventure spots around the world – at an affordable biker price. The bikes are transported a week before the “fly in date” and returned to the UK roughly a week after the “fly out date”. It’s a simple concept, but as Billy points out, moving bikes is a specialist job. The bikes are secured in the trucks in stillages or special pallets. These bikes are the owners pride and joy – and so Biketruck employs bikers on the team – who understand their ‘emotions’ – Billy says with a smile!
Billy has built up some great business relationships particularly in North Africa and can also offer a fully ‘looked after’ option to the Dakar trip riders as opposed to just transport and route maps. Bikers can be met in Tangier by a professional guide who will escort them and support them through the week as well as sort out all of the hotels, most meals and best rally viewing sights – all for a fully inclusive price.
Biketruck have moved bikes for lots of biker celebrities as individuals but also in bulk, having recently moved the whole BMW off road school over to Ireland for a special event run by Simon Pavey – head honcho and top Dakar rider. Biketruck is not just a general haulier – its whole reason for being is just to work with and in, the biking industry. Moving ‘stuff’ is not our business says the MD – moving bikes and bike related stuff is!
Showing how bike focussed this business is, they recently produced and directed a theatrical show with Charley Boorman and Patsy Quick as the guest stars, entitled “An evening of Adventure Motorcycling”. This was a fantastic success and drew lots of notable characters from the biking world including The Hairy Bikers, The Scottish and the Irish Dakar Rally teams, numerous English Dakar riders such as Mick Extance and Duncan Tweedy and several famous authors including Chris Scott “The Motorcycle Adventure Handbook” – the list is too long to continue here!
In the wake of the Long Way Down series, Billy anticipates a great deal of interest in this trip – and others planned into 2008.
The Dakar truck will be leaving the UK on the 1<SUP>st</SUP> January to meet up with the riders who would fly out to Malaga on Saturday 5<SUP>th</SUP>. Return fly back date is Sunday 13<SUP>th</SUP> Jan. To find out more about the trip and more about Biketruck, go to www.biketruck.com or www.dakarexpress.com.
NOTES FOR EDITORS:
Hi Res photographs are available on request. Sample Charley Boorman show shots at: http://mysite.orange.co.uk/niteshots/
Transport of Dakar support equipment possible – please contact Biketruck for details.
Dakar Rally info at: www.dakar.com
CONTACTS:
For further information on the press release please contact Billy Ward on:
t. +44 (0)7712 866 722
e. [email protected]
w. www.biketruck.com
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just thought i would show you how easy it is to get to the dakar rally this year , as (ktmbill) is laying on transport down and back to spain,he will take your bike down to spain you fly out , pick up your bike from the airport over to the rally.
have a good look at billy's web site , all the best ozz.
01 Dec 2007
For Immediate Release
INNOVATIVE BIKE TRANSPORT SERVICE TAKES BIKES TO AFRICA FOR THE DAKAR RALLY – Charley and Ewan look what you’ve started!
The Dakar rally is a dream for many of us bikers and adventure types. Even spectating at this historic event is often seen as out of reach by many in the UK. The rally starts in Lisbon and heads south into Spain and then Morocco where the ‘real’ action begins. It would take a few days to ride there and of course a few days to ride back, with all the added cost of fuel, oil, tyres, hotels, wear n tear and depreciation etc. Not to mention the freezing weather!
However, Biketruck is offering a Dakar Spectator Package which will truck your bike out to the rally allowing you to fly in to southern Spain via a cheapie airline such as easyJet. You pick up your bike near the airport and ride off to the Algeciras ferry – then 35 minutes later you find yourself in Africa, ready for a week’s adventure with the Dakar. Biketruck provide each rider with a simple route map, hotel recommendations and advice to help you on your way. The trip lasts one full week – so you only have to take a week off work! And flights to Malaga can be as little as £12.99 online!
Billy Ward, the owner of Biketruck spent five weeks following the Dakar back in January. He commented that the atmosphere and the excitement of both the rally and the simple fact that you’re in Africa was just “…an amazing lifetime experience”. Meeting some of the star riders and seeing the action in the desert was another highlight for Billy… “…the massive race trucks flying past you in plumes of desert dust, the smell of hot engines – and then the real heroes of the Dakar – the bikers! Its just awesome”
It was whilst watching Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor on the “Long Way Round” that Billy decided to create Biketruck.com. An innovative specialist bike transport business aimed at getting large numbers of bikers to interesting adventure spots around the world – at an affordable biker price. The bikes are transported a week before the “fly in date” and returned to the UK roughly a week after the “fly out date”. It’s a simple concept, but as Billy points out, moving bikes is a specialist job. The bikes are secured in the trucks in stillages or special pallets. These bikes are the owners pride and joy – and so Biketruck employs bikers on the team – who understand their ‘emotions’ – Billy says with a smile!
Billy has built up some great business relationships particularly in North Africa and can also offer a fully ‘looked after’ option to the Dakar trip riders as opposed to just transport and route maps. Bikers can be met in Tangier by a professional guide who will escort them and support them through the week as well as sort out all of the hotels, most meals and best rally viewing sights – all for a fully inclusive price.
Biketruck have moved bikes for lots of biker celebrities as individuals but also in bulk, having recently moved the whole BMW off road school over to Ireland for a special event run by Simon Pavey – head honcho and top Dakar rider. Biketruck is not just a general haulier – its whole reason for being is just to work with and in, the biking industry. Moving ‘stuff’ is not our business says the MD – moving bikes and bike related stuff is!
Showing how bike focussed this business is, they recently produced and directed a theatrical show with Charley Boorman and Patsy Quick as the guest stars, entitled “An evening of Adventure Motorcycling”. This was a fantastic success and drew lots of notable characters from the biking world including The Hairy Bikers, The Scottish and the Irish Dakar Rally teams, numerous English Dakar riders such as Mick Extance and Duncan Tweedy and several famous authors including Chris Scott “The Motorcycle Adventure Handbook” – the list is too long to continue here!
In the wake of the Long Way Down series, Billy anticipates a great deal of interest in this trip – and others planned into 2008.
The Dakar truck will be leaving the UK on the 1<SUP>st</SUP> January to meet up with the riders who would fly out to Malaga on Saturday 5<SUP>th</SUP>. Return fly back date is Sunday 13<SUP>th</SUP> Jan. To find out more about the trip and more about Biketruck, go to www.biketruck.com or www.dakarexpress.com.
NOTES FOR EDITORS:
Hi Res photographs are available on request. Sample Charley Boorman show shots at: http://mysite.orange.co.uk/niteshots/
Transport of Dakar support equipment possible – please contact Biketruck for details.
Dakar Rally info at: www.dakar.com
CONTACTS:
For further information on the press release please contact Billy Ward on:
t. +44 (0)7712 866 722
e. [email protected]
w. www.biketruck.com
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