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An early start to the day as it's effectively a 544.40Km route from the camp through two special stages returning to Dubai. A long and isolated journey with very little viewing points easily accessible The car, as it is every night, was serviced using Britpart provided parts and was ready to...

Last night, the Saluki camp had another visitor, this time in the form of Mohammed Ben Sulayem who came to chat with the team. Mohamed Ben Sulayem visits the Saluki Camp The Saluki support team has increased overnight with a couple of new arrivals. Currently in the Kennel we have the Love...

Hey, no smirking at the team. Update: With the Saluki not finishing yesterday the team have been given additional time penalties which puts their total time at 25H 17M 07S. However, with Tim firmly back in the co-driver seat having been declared fit yesterday evening, the Saluki is placed at...

With direct news from the team a little sketchy, Ive taken the following directly from the Team website. Tuesday 7th - Day two - The guide dog's ill The Saluki started off the day a place ahead of yesterdays finishing place due to a fellow competitor having transmission problems on the...

Monday 6th - Day one - We're out of the trap and we're running Day one of the event, the Saluki crosses the ceremonial start line at the Emirates Palace Hotel and was waved off by Mohammed Ben Sulayem to begin the 284.45Km first stage. And they're under starters orders At the official...

Thanks Sheddy. Love you too. Todays news: Although relatively flat, the Prologue was a deeply rutted course where both bikes and vehicles were struggling to maintain their lines through the sand. This initial stage took it's toll on several of the vehicles causing breakdowns on the track...

It's that time of the year when the dog is let loose from its kennel to locate and hunt down the prey as it takes part in the U.A.E. Desert Challenge The preparations have taken almost a year but the last couple of days have seen it all coming together for Team Saluki. The European support...

Press machine playing catchup..... First up a word of thanks: Many thanks go to Mike Smith from HP, who, when the Team Saluki laptop decided to go the same way as the gearbox and stop working, he responded with amazing support. From the Moreeb Hill campsite – a call was made to Mike’s mobile...

Sunday 13th November 2005 The guys made the right decision yesterday by returning to get the gearbox replaced – upon removing the faulty unit it was found that the gearbox had stripped a tooth. The popularity of last years “Landy Cam” where we mounted a camera on the dash of the Saluki and...

Saturday 12th November 2005 Team Saluki start today in 4th place. The service guys have played a blinder over the last day – when we say day we mean two days as they didn’t sleep on Thursday and you’ll be glad to know that they did get some sleep last night. At the start...

A laptop failure means that the only news from the team today was over the phone, but what news it was. Team Saluki are now officially placed 4th overall. This is our highest place in te Challenge to date and and a brilliant result. Team Saluki are 4th. Excellent. Did you know that you can...

Thursday November 10th 2005 It’s an early start for the team, leaving Dubai to travel to Abu Dhabi for the ceremonial start which is being held at the Emirates Palace – it’s up at 5:30ish and wheels are rolling at 6:00am. The palace oozes in splendour, plenty of professional...

Wednesday 9th November 2005 12:00 and Team Saluki are in team uniform at the drivers briefing obtaining information on the rally, last minute changes and of course the important safety briefing. The rally will cover 2108 Km of racing over the next five days. 4pm and the sun hasn’t quite set...

The second phase of the challenge took place today – Scrutineering. The Saluki has been prepared like never before and headed off to Ibn Battuta shopping mall for it’s high noon appointment with the scrutineers. The scrutineers would go over every inch of the Saluki making sure that safety...

A little bit of news from the boys out in the sand. Sunday 6th November 2005 - Nearly there & nearly ready! The first phase of the 2005 U.A.E. Desert Challenge takes part tomorrow as Mark and Tim have to complete the documentation process, showing the organisers numerous documents such as...