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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. 

Stan Watt rings in after the abbreviated stage.  Having injured his knee yesterday in the "debacle", he took it easy today.He also mentions that yesterday's stage was neutralized, and that it sucks for Jonah.  Obviously that doesn't jive with the timing as we're seeing it today, so either the riders have been given a false impression, or something is afoot that we're yet to hear about.  Lets hope the former.  :nod

Garry calls in from the bivouac after the weather-shortened stage 6. As good as Jonah's day

was yesterday, David Schwarz had a tough one, missing a CP by 60m and

incurring a very hefty penalty.Thanks, Garry!

Jonah's Eurosport interview following his impressive win on Stage 5.  Check out eurosport.com for more of their great coverage.

Garry heads off to bed, but not before speaking with Marc Coma.  Tomorrow will be a big day, with competitors encountering the first dunes of the rally.WE should get to hear from Marc tomorrow, all things going as planned.

In the meantime, Garry fills us in on some followup with Frans

Verhoeven on the future of El Dakaro, and gives us a glimpse of what

it's like over in the Elf Box camp, with the truly unsupported

privateers.

There's some digital break-up in parts of the call (from wind noise, I believe), so bear with us.

Cheers, and G'night Garry!

Garry speaks with the lone Kiwi on the rally, privateer moto Michael Shepherd.  Great chat on what brought him to the rally, and what it's like to get passed flat out by the cars and trucks.Thanks Mike, and good luck!

After finishing his roadbook for the night, the man in second place overall, Jonah Street, gives us a quick call.  Get some rest tonight, Jonah!