June 15, 2003
Ricky Chambers finishing up Day 1
Ricky Chambers (#969), from Alice Springs, crossing the wide, dry, and exceptionally sandy bed of the Finke River as he wraps up the first day's leg.
The Quad Racers (Class 9) seemed a determined crew, with only two of twenty-two entries failing to finish. Ricky finished 13th in his class, roughly an hour behind the fastest class 9, and two hours, forty minutes, behind the King of the Desert, Max Burrows and his monster vehicle.
It says volumes about determined drivers like these who suffer nearly twice as long as anyone else. And if that doesn't convince you of their good attitudes, I'll mention that Ricky was the only driver, of the hundreds I photographed, who actually waved as he went by.
Posted by Nils Blutig at June 15, 2003 08:48 PM | TrackBack