The title pretty much says it all.  After heroically riding through the pain of an existing wrist injury, Jonah has several crashes today and makes the gut wrenching decision to live to fight another day.Jonah's performance and that of Team Rally PanAmerica have been nothing short of spectacular this year.  We hope to see them return next year, and perhaps even for the entire World Championship calendar (dare we hope!) -- continuing the dream that a privateer can end up on the podium of the greatest race on earth.Thank you, Jonah Street, for allowing us to believe that dreams are still achievable. 

Garry interviews David after the rest day. Steady as she goes for David, who finds himself transitioning from an

"attack" mentality, to a "bring it home safely" approach.  Sounds pretty damn prudent given the attrition of late.

Don Hatton calls in after escaping from the hospital following his

stage 4 crash and medivac. So good to hear from you, Don. You had us

all worried there for a while.

Don, it's been a privilege to follow your maturation as a rallye rider.

THANK YOU for allowing us to ride over your shoulder, across the world.

We hope to hear more about your days before your crash, living the dream we all share.

Mend well. Mend completely. Dakar 2010.

Garry calls in from the streets of Valparaiso on the (so called) "rest" day. The

service crews have had a busy day, including motor changes for both

Jonah and David (who has put impressive mileage on the 690 including

multiple rallies). Better safe than sorry. This does put an end to the

marathon class, however.

A great look at what goes on in the service camp. Thanks, Garry!

For those of you who've seen Race to Dakar, listening to Simon Pavey

chat with Garry will be like listening to an old friend regale you with

tales at the local pub. I can see his easy going, ear-to-ear grin right

now.

Thanks for talking with us, Simon. Hope to hear from you again! Enjoy the rest day.

Penalized 4 hours for missing a CP by 60m, Garry (our intrepid reporter) has managed to

get the assessment reversed, preserving David's spot at the pointy end

of the field. Get up to speed with David's race to date.

Crewman for Dutchman Henk Knuiman, riding a 690 Enduro based bike,

chats with Garry on how the rally is going for them up to this point.

Browsing the lists, there are an amazing number of Dutchmen in the race.Good luck, guys!  Enjoy the rest day.

Riding the Dakar is tough. Riding it without a clutch is even tougher...

Also a quick update on Jon Stamper who crashed heavily and retired on stage 5. Heal up, Jon!

An absolutely fabulous call from Jonah and Garry.  A lot of insight into what the race strategy will be from here on out.Thanks guys, enjoy the rest day!

Phil Noone from Ireland relates the tale of his incredible night last

night. We knew he traveled to the bivouac to retrieve parts for the

bike -- we didn't know that that journey was on HORSEBACK!!

With all due respect to our other callers, this may be the most incredible tale ever related on RallyRAIDio. Incredible, Phil.