Tuareg Rally 2012

[budrover]

Congratulations to Sarge4x4 on completing the Tuareg rally in Spain / Morocco in his can am buggy.

[Sarge 4x4]

Many thanks mate, must be getting old as I feel knackered.

And a very big "WELL DONE" to the Race2 Recovery boys on a very good all round performance.

Edited by Sarge 4x4 on Saturday 31st March 11:00

[budrover]

Most people sleep for the week after !! ....even the lads in the 20's ...you run on adreneline for the 8 days !!

[C Lee Farquar]

Well done Andy. If it's any consolation I ache all over after one day at Walters yesterday.

[Sarge 4x4]

Thanks mate.

How did you get on ?

[frosted]

Never seen a can am buggy , specs and pictures ?

[budrover]

Here you go ....Sarge 4x4 on the far side of Erg Chebi in Sahara desert on Tuareg Rally, and this check point was back of beyond and we only got there due to using a river bed.

[frosted]

Like it, one day I will find a use for an outlander! and more importantly where's the blog ?

[Sarge 4x4]

A couple of action shots from the Tuareg Rallye.

[C Lee Farquar]

Looks like hard work to me

I was fortunate that everyone else broke down so I won.

[budrover]

here are the Can Ams chasing a Wildcat ...will suprise a few of you !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC07GwzQssw

[Happy Eater]

Congrats Andy, looks great fun!
Hope the mods you were making when I dropped in helped?

Thanks for the new ATs for the navara,
Got the recall done and some scumbag nicked the spare from underneath!

[Dave_ITR]

Congrats to you Sarge.

Looks like epic amounts of fun, I may have to have a little look into this.

[Sarge 4x4]

Many thanks for your kind words etc.

So what shall I have a crack at next.

[Vytalis]

Sarge 4x4 said:

So what shall I have a crack at next.

http://www.heroeslegend.com/page-en.html

What class are you running in with those Can-Ams? I thought the Tuareg didn't have a quad class, would the Can-Ams be eligible for the quad class in other Rallies anyway?

I've been kicking the idea of a Meca-Systems Raptor around for a while now but I'm very taken with the Can-Ams

[Sarge 4x4]

The Can-Am Commander 1000XT is not a quad it's a side by side, so we entered in the car class. It's fully road legal and quite light, more "sports type" side by side's are coming on the market with Arctic Cat producing the "Wildcat" which is a nice bit of kit if you are not too tall, also Yamahe are rumoured to be bringing out a sports 1000 version of the Rhino which looks good (google serch).

These lightweight side by side vehicles are great fun and built for off roading and don't cost as much as a full blown off road race car. My Can-Am is used for logging when needed, the odd trial with the AWDC and green laneing, my son nickes it for shopping as well when not raining.

It was a great way to enter the Tuareg and get the buzz of an endurance desert event, we have lern't a lot and would do it with a navigator and service crew next time, trying to do everything is quite hard for an old boy.

[frosted]

To they have aluminium frame, if they do how has that been holding up ?

[Sarge 4x4]

All steel frame and nothing has dropped off yet.