Dakar 2026 in numbers: 4,831 km, 2 stage wins, 29 punctures and 14,734 curly fries. π
Weβve had our fair share of highs and lows, but the journey was worth every mile.
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Dakar Rally 2026 complete π₯Ή P8 overall, top Toyota finisher. To compete against my heroes is a dream I can't put into words. Made improvements every day, achieved my Top 10 goal πͺ
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Tried to push but kept catching drivers and hitting their dust, sketchy moments π Want to finish strong so can't afford to sit trackside! Made changes to the Hilux yesterday, positive gains πͺ Start P13 tomorrow, last ditch effort for a solid result. P8 overall, let's get it!
Marathon stages = roller coaster π’ Stage 9: First podium π₯ Stage 10: P26, worst result yet. Led from 68km-260km, lost a lot of time. Disappointing for sure. Henk ran out of fuel 9km from finish, hitched him home. Still P10 overall πͺ Know what we need to work on, keep learning!
Stage 8 in 8 words? That was the planβ¦ π but who's counting right? Toby found some good quotes... and a naked Andrew.
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Stage 8 was high speed, tough to make up time. Started P4, finished P12, just 5 mins behind. Reviewed data tonight, know what we need to do. Marathon stage tomorrow with more dunes! Moved to P11 overall which is positive! Still a hell of an adventure ahead, let's keep pushing πͺ
Finally! A good, clean, consistent run πͺ Wrapped up Stage 7 in P4. Not much to report besides some panel damage from vegetation 𫨠Armand did a terrific job, Hilux is in great shape. Ready to claw our way up the rankings! π
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βCome to the office. We need to talk.β Cue panic. π¬
Turns outβ¦ no one back home got a postcard yet. Time to write some love notes. π
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Rest day reached! π Stage 6 in the Saudi dunes felt good. Finished P4 after starting well back. Would've liked to be closer to the front group but still a long way to go πͺ Hilux is in good shape, ready for the final week. Appreciate the support, let's do work π
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In one piece after camping in the desert βΊοΈ Stage 4 was solid - P7 outright with a clean run. Stage 5 was gruelling π₯΅ Navigation error put us in the dust, pulled gears all afternoon. Finished P23 today, sitting P15 overall. Hilux is in fantastic shape π₯
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β±οΈ Stage 3 was a tough one.
Punctures across the board meant all three crews had to adapt:
π Henk finished the final 300 km without a spare.
π Seth had four punctures and crossed the line on three wheels.
π Toby lost time with no spare for most of the stage.
On to Stage 4.
Stage 3 was BRUTAL π₯ A few issues throughout the day, then gave my spare wheel to teammate Seth which left me sweating π₯΅ but happy to see him finish! We crossed the line P28 π In the fight, team is doing an incredible job. Onto Stage 4! π¦
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Today was a good day! 4th for the Stage and 7th overall, 2:30 off the lead. Sections were brutally stoney which we got through well, but claimed a slow leak where we shouldn't... that's on me π€¦ββοΈ Good starting position tomorrow. Feeling better each day in the Hilux π
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