RODNEY RIGHT IN CONTENTION AT SAFARI

Yamaha’s Rodney Faggotter continues to position himself well after day two of the 2010 Australian Safari.

Rodney current lies in third place on the road and within a few minutes of the lead with five long and grueling days remaining.

Day two was a marathon day for the field with over 480 kilometres covered, of which, 430km was under the stopwatch. There were no easy transport sections and all riders had to be on their game to stay in contention.

In the two long test sections, Faggotter piloted his Yamaha WR450 to fifth in stage one and second in stage two and consolidated his place near the top of the leader board. Rodney finished day two in third place behind Todd Smith and Ben Grabham.

“Today went fairly smoothly other than getting some wire caught up in my back wheel which cost me a bit of time. I was able to make it back up by the check points so no damage was done.”

“The rules on a marathon day also mean limited servicing of the bike, but we were able to drop the oil and change a filter to keep the WR450 running sweetly.”

‘We still have a lot of riding and racing to do but so far things are going according to plan and the top five are pretty tight. Physically I feel good and the bike is in great shape,” Rod concludes.

Day three is another long day with over 400kilometres to be covered as they riders continue to pick their way through the WA outback.

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Australian Safari – Day 2 Results
1^st Todd Smith- KTM
2^nd Ben Grabham- KTM
3^rd Rodney Faggotter – Yamaha
4^th Matt Fish – KTM
5^th Jacob Smith - Honda

Australian Safari – Standings After Day 2.
1^st Todd Smith- KTM – 8.46.47
2^nd Matt Fish – KTM – 8.47.54
3^rd Rod Faggotter – Yamaha – 8.50.37
4^th Ben Grabham – KTM – 8.52.00
5^th Jacob Smith - Honda   - 8.54.50