Ok, so if you have not already heard over on the Adventure Rider forum (look here for the most up to date commentary or here at the horses mouth for facts and figures) yesterdays special section 2 brought a fault in the Rooney teams ignition control unit (possibly related to an earlier crash where a plug lead…
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After a trouble free prologue (28th) and stage 1 (27th) special the Rooney Team experienced a minor upset in the stage 2 special when, during a minor off some overgrown trackside vegetation seized onto a cable and tore it out of the r65’s throttle. Jason was assisted by another international competitor, Italian rider Francesco Beltrami to get the show back on…
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After a thorough check over the venerable r65 today went through scrutineering. A sand tyre has been fitted for Saturdays prologue, a 22km blast held just outside of Geraldton WA. Tomorrow the team will make the 400km journey north to Geraldton and prepare for a prologue start at around 2.30 Saturday afternoon. After that the…
Hey watch it!
Jason Adams is one to watch in the 2012 Australasian Safari according to the event website. We totally agree. Jason is one of a small crew of international competitors taking up the challenge. Paul has the 6×6 Landrover loaded with the badass r65 and is already making his way to Western Australia. Go Jason!
Update: August 5 2012
New Yorker Jason Adams (below on his R100gspd) to ride the Rooney R65gs in the 2012 Australasian Safari. Details on the ‘Race’ Page. A few bit and bobs have been added to the the ‘Workbench’.
Update: January 18 2012
New detail has been added to the Workbench and on the Rooney Cycles pages. You can now submit your own stuff or make suggestions on mine (see the ‘About’ page) and you can also get email alerts of site updates (such as this) by clicking on the “follow” link in the side bar. Cheers, Lucky…
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