Hammond in the Dakar?

[cheechaHumboldt]

I was just looking at the list of entrants for the '06 Dakar, and found this:

Pilot : HAMMOND RICHARD
Co-Pilot: BANYARD TERRY
Make: BOWLER
Nat: UK
Team: BOWLER OFF ROAD LTD

http://www.dakar.com/2006/presentation/us/r1_engages_auto.html

Perhaps we'll see some footage from the Dakar in the next season?

 

[Buba]

WTF?? Awesome...

 

[bone]

cool!

especially in a bowler!

 

[MorroW]

Nice...

 

[SL65]

"I AM A DRIVING GOD!"

 

[fbc]

Oh man, that's awesome

Any confirmation it's *the* Richard Hammond?

 

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Terry Banyard has also driven the Dakar with a guy named Chris Hammond according to the GoRaid site. It would be awesome if it's the Hamster!

 

[bartboy9891]

thats pretty fucking awesome! especially with Banyard and the driving god.

 

[BlaRo]

As if the Top Gear producers couldn't think of enough ways to try to kill him, now this... 8)

 

[un-dee]

im already looking forward to the top gear coverage - its a dream of mine to take part myself one day

 

[watto]

If it IS him, that'd be awesome.

 

[marcos_eirik]

That will be awesome... Looks like he had a good time in it on Top Gear a couple of years ago. That car really is indestructible, baring in mind the punishments it was subjected to...

 

[FireFox]

"I AM A DRIVING GOD!"

ahhaha, that would be awesome

 

[toma_alimosh]

Hammond in the dakar ? that rocks .... can't wait to see the coverage.

 

[neojohnson]

Unbelievable!!!
Such a short guy like him.
Why don't they mention it in TG?

 

[evans]

Unbelievable!!!
Such a short guy like him.
Why don't they mention it in TG?

They might tonight, but to be honest I don't think they'll mention in this series. I think it's a segment for one of the seasons next year, so for the people that don't surf around the interweb all the time, it'll come as a surprise

 

[astondg]

That will be awesome... Looks like he had a good time in it on Top Gear a couple of years ago. That car really is indestructible, baring in mind the punishments it was subjected to...

Except that in the Dakar's it has entered so far it has broken down a couple of times adn hasn't finished that high up the leaderboard. Maybe just some teething difficulties.

Aston

 

[un-dee]

Thats because the Dakar is in a League of its own. All cars break down several times during the trip.

 

[Lusitano]

I would like to participate one day, mady in a KTM 660.
It is definitely the best motorsport race of all time, alonside the 24 Heures Du Mans!

 

[cheechaHumboldt]

Except that in the Dakar's it has entered so far it has broken down a couple of times adn hasn't finished that high up the leaderboard.

Two Bowlers finished the last Dakar in 13th and 14th IIRC... some 22 or so hours behind Peterhansel.