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Stan in Adventure-Spec KLIM gear racing in virgin Libyan dunes
A tense final day saw many more competitors drop out of the rally as the strain of 4200km of racing in some of the worlds harshest terrain took its toll.
The most significant of these dropouts was undoubtably Oscar Polli who was unlucky enough to experience TWO [...]

The middle of the pack pushing hard in the sand...
Another great start for Stan Watt saw him leading the rally by waypoint 2 only to suffer a mechanical problem as his exhaust manifold bolts dropped out because of the vibrations of the big 690.
His speed reduced to no more that 100km/h Stan pushed on as [...]

Jon pushing through the soft dunes on stage 7...
An amazing start for Stan Watt saw him leading at Check Point 1 only to crash heavily damaging his rear fuel lines and his GPS losing over 15 minutes
Stan worked hard for the remainder of the stage and finished 4th overall only 9mins behind the leader putting [...]

Jon Stamper racing the hilly section on Stage 3
350km through 300m dunes took its toll on a many competitors today but for FrontRowGB the sun shone brightly all day!
Stan Watt performance today was little short of inspirational as he split the Honda and Yamaha factory teams down the middle with a 6th place overall a [...]

Finally news of the failure of the big ends on Craigs engine fill us in on the reason for his departure. Better a bike failure than an accident. But we're still sad to see him go...Craig will be back in the UK in one week and back his usual manic racing scheduke. Watch thispage for [...]

A long stage today with the first of the dunes allowed Stan and Derrick the opportunity to claw back some of their lost time
By the end of stage 4 Stan rolled over the finish line in a time of only 6 hours. Not bad for 459km... Derrick and Jon also worked hard and their sweat [...]

Late last night we learned that Craig had come off the bike at Km225 on stage 3. In typical fashion he continued to the end of the stage and even gained a few places as he was finishing, but ultimately the crash must have effected either Craig or the Bike. We know there have been [...]

At Km150 on Stage 3 Derrick and Stan Watt were showing the other competitors exactly what their KTM690 were capable of as they led the entire rally with minutes in hand
However following an incorrect directional marker on piste they continued their race across an open plane criss crossed with tracks unaware of their mistake.
Other competitors [...]

A long desert section with complex parallel trails to only two checkpoints over 387 Km helped Craig to show exactly what he is good at. His consistent times so far are showing his level of experience as he pushes on steadily watching the less experienced riders drop by the wayside. Watching the live satelite updates [...]