Amageza 2015 and Team 525

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Kamanya

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Well...

As one does at times like these, one evening, early January, after much braai and even more beer....

"Ok, I think I want to try it and I reckon I can do it all up for under R50k"



Said Justin of previous 2014 Amageza fame. He's been my sidekick back-up for that one - and admirably so - and was now well and truly hooked on rally. Interestingly he sells vehicles for a living and was sure with his superb buying a selling skills could rally all up for under R50k.

That was in January.

With 3 months to go, let's just say he's had to revise his budget limit. Several times. Not in a Southerly direction either.

Lot's else has changed....

He also started a team - Team 525 - (go check it out and give us a like) and sommer appointed himself team manager, team head of procurement, team nag and team donut hider.

He needed minions to boss around so...

Ian who had a brilliant showing last year as MaxthePanda on his first try, (a lucky dip forum name if ever there was one), was hijacked from his previous team as he's the rugged good looking one with a lovely voice over voice and fab storytelling and movie making skills.

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Robert

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Who featured heavily in last years race reports as Justins experimental sports coach subject. Robert is the engineer of the team. He's also the faffer and it's his job to worry about the little things - he's really good at this. (Not to be confused with a fluffer - a mistake Ian made early on)



He's roped me, Andrew, in as the voice of reason, maturity and experience...

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Why, I have no idea? Anybody even considering rallying hasn't any of the first and little of the second. As for experience; I have done 3 of them but that just confirms how badly I am lacking in the first two!

Personally I think he was having a go at my age.

He thinks that by being on a 525 I should do bit better than on my 990. If the seats are anything to go by, the 990 is by far the better bike!

And that was going to be that....

Until a few nights later, under much the same circumstances, e.g. braai, beer, etc. he happened to be with his brother Aiden and good friend Scott.

So they too, having never ridden a rally are part of the team.

Scott only joined because he took a drunken bet that for the entire entry fee he would beat Justin over the line. Either that shows you how good a sales person Justin is, or just how much testosterone Scott has, or probably more truthfully, just how much "braaing" both had done. For various minor reasons the bet has been dropped... for now... but meet Scott;

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Scott has been at the Worlds white water games in New Zealand, so it can't be said he doesn't have balls. He's going to need them.

Scott is the teams tester, if he can't break it, it should be fine.

Lastly, Aidan. Aparently related to Justin, see the family resemblance? Yep, neither can we! Milkman, they got around in those days!

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Aidan is the team bouncer. He's got a silver medal in world kickboxing, he's a Top Billing presenter. Worst of all, when all the lovely young woman of Kimberly turn out in their droves to throw themselves at the finishers crossing the line, the rest  of us will have to just resign ourselves to the beer tent whilst Aiden takes his fill.

Aidan, even more irritatingly only started riding offroad 3 months ago and can already kick our arses!

We've been looking for sponsor partners and Aidan has single handedly landed already;

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And

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So wish us luck, stay tuned, I am sure it's going to be epic!
 
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