Dakar 2011: Jenifer Morgan, No. 173 AKA JMo (& Piglet)
 

Woo Hoo the Dakar started today - brilliant. :thumbup1:

I'm gonna be glued to GB Eurosport every night - its my first one too and its going to be especially excellent because one of our own will be in it - Jenifer Morgan. Those of you that have been to the Ripley will have probably met her and know how awesome and hardcore she is.

JMo's Dakar Record Details

http://www.dakar.com/PHOTOS/DAK/2011...011_173V_1.JPG

Go Jen, I'll be looking out for you as well asw rooting for you - Good luck. :clap:

xXx

Yes, fantastic event.

I don't have SKY this year but you can watch it on Eurosport Player Website for £3.99 (1 Month). Fantastic scenery on the recce for the event if you get the chance to watch it.

All the best to Jen, and hoping riders/drivers and spectators stay safe.

Sh*t, she is out:

http://www.ole.com.ar/autos/Dakar-de...05_0083_13.jpg

Sh*t indeed, anyone know what happened/if shes OK?

She was awake when she was transported to a hospital. The rumors says it's a broken leg or hip. There will probably be more information during the day.

Facebook update earlier says she's broken her leg. But in true JMo style she was more concerned with taking photographs than getting help !!

Jenny

:(

Get well soon jeiger. I'm sure you'll enter the race again next year :mchappy:

Chris

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Did she stand her bike up with her leg broken???

I imagine the first person after her stood the bike up, called it in and got on with their race.

It's a shame it happened so early on but then I guess if it wasn't risky we wouldn't want to do it

I feel for Jenny for her race being over and would like to send my best wishes to a very remarkable woman, i look forward to seeing Jenny again at Horizons this summer, a true inspiration to us all.

It was good to see her on Eurosport last night, she looked in a bit of discomfort but in high spirits considering.

What a bummer. If something like that was going to happen, given the costs involved, it would have been preferable to have happened later in the race so she would have more memories of the event.

If you get to read this JMo, "well done, you're an inspiration to the rest of us."

Good Luck..?
 

Prior to her setting off did someone say THE good luck gesture..."Break a Leg"..? Aaaargh and NEVER say "MacBeth"...... doh Doh!

I heard that Simon Pavey was with her for a bit???

I would have thought he would have been a fair way in front of her?

After a long search I found this... I knew I'd heard it somewhere, it was over at ADV.

It reads like he might have been with her but of course in retrospect it looks like Simon Pavey was the messenger and I was doing bad math: 2 + 2 = 5 doh

It now looks certain that the helper was Guido Cusumano:

And Guido Cusumano is mentioned in this Italian Article.

Although I did find this quite amusing: xXx

You expected Carlos Sainz to stop?

The Euroshite reporter loves him so much, I expect him to have a tube of KY in his hand instead of a microphone at some point in the rally.:censored:

No, why should he? She had gotten help from other(s).

Very very funny. :rofl:

I now know (thanks to palace15) that KY can be used instead of a microphone, never know it might come in handy some day. :D

[Insert transition back to Jenny here (or don't :nono:)]

Not when he's so far behind her...... and has a chance to get past :innocent:

It's a shame Simon Pavey's not getting more of a mention on the coverage. I know he's 'only' in it to get the the finish line, but it would still be good for some of the other riders (apart from the top 10) to get some coverage too! So far I've only seen a brief mention of any of them, and that seemed to be a lighter, more comedic insert into the main programme! I suppose lack of air time . . . . (being generous).

the way they were talking on the programme, i got the impression they are not 'required' to stop to render assistance, but if they do they get the time back because the GPS registers the time stopped. so it wouldnt have cost him anything to stop. unless thats only for the 1st man on the scene?

yes thats probably it, cars buggies bikes quads and trucks to fit into a 30min slot with 15mins of ads and fancy graphics. the live show was pants, just never ending interviews with blokes with no time to talk!
i agree it would be great to see si and the other privateers get more of a show, charley boormans 'race to dakar' was a far better show from that point of view, showing some of the prep and headache that goes into the rally for guys who dont have a support truck(s) and ten man team.

JMo if you read this get well soon, hope its not too serious and dont let it ruin the memories. going to have another go?