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Becoming a B-class citizen…
After a good CC-race in Parola, I decided to take part in the Cross Country race in Mikkeli, since my friends told me it was a good place to race, and I wanted variation in my riding training. So on Friday (16.5) I packed the car and headed towards Joutsa, where I had agreed to…
Read MoreThe Parola Panssari Cross Country race
The allroad happening with the BMW MC Allroad people I attended two weeks ago went well, we rode some pretty sweet roads in the Satakunta area and I got to ride the rallybike after a long brake. Last Sunday (4th of May) I raced the first race of the year in Hämeenlinna. The discipline was…
Read MoreDakar 2014, mental!
The 2014 edition of the Dakar presented an seriously interesting race. Honda entered the podium chase with the all-new rally bike, and had an armada of seriously talented riders. Yamaha presented a new bike as well, ridden by last year Dakar winner Cyril Despres, who took on the challenge after several victories with KTM. Marc…
Read MoreFinally some riding…
The fall has been keeping me busy, working on preparations, my studies and training. The planning for next year is on the finishing straight and it looks like next year is going to be a interesting and busy one. On the training front I was finally get a bit of motorcycle time. I tried out…
Read MoreSo the journey begins…
And so the journey begins…. Although some preparations have been done over the past year, this is where the real work starts. I´m finally on the finishing straight as far as my studies with Human Factors and System Safety are concerned and it has been an interesting journey, but now it is time for a…
Read MoreIn this blog I will write about my journey towards Dakar 2015
I have always had a fascination for wide desert areas and I was interested in the Dakar since childhood. I first rode a motorcycle at the age of five. I rode until the age of twelve, when I changed the bikes for Jet-Ski racing for four years. In my twenties I returned to my first…
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