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Philip Hamilton ready to to face this major WorldCup event... all the details and background behind my participation on the Morrocco Rally ..(in French sorry) . click
Le Rallye du Maroc
 The 6th Rallye ORPI Maroc will be the second African round of the FIM World Championship and FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies.
Organised since 2000 by NPO, the Rallye ORPI Maroc is an event that has never stopped growing. Last year the rally's caravan comprised 233 vehicules for a set unequaled in a World Cup event.
On the field, after each stage, 70 journalists work from the Press HQ and the video production van to beam by satellite link to the whole world articles and images of the event
 LATEST NEWS AND PICTURES....MAY 20th ... The picture attached is the last 9 hours of mecanics before the bike's departure... the navigation instruments are a real nightmare, antena and cables everywhere!! All has to be build very solidly to survive vibration and crashes!! the site of NPO has now published the "secret" itinery....I'm sure it will make you dream visit .... http://www.npo.fr/content.php?parent_pathid=23
As sual, we will take advantage of this event to raise funds for TWO worldwide known charities . Soeur Emmanuelle and SAVE THE CHILDREN ..... Soeur Emmanuelle is present on the ground and helping actively countries such as India, Burkina Faso , Egypt and the Philippines. We have picked Soeur Emmanuelle after a thourough analysis of their operations. Also ASMAE is recognised by France as a "public interest charity" thereofore 60 % of your monetary aid can be deducted from Taxes. Soeur Emmanuelle is a commander of the French Legion d'Honneur, and number of books have been published about her and her work around the globe. You can visit their web www.asmae.asso.fr . This time the funds will help a project in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso. That part of the capital lacks any service, water, electricity or any sewage. At the ASMAE center, 66 kids will receive 3 meals a day and their families will receive medical care and social assistance. The cost for the year is only around 3,500 Euros ... Can you believe it !!!?? For your contribution you can send a cheque ( any currency ) or wire transfer by contacting : Sandrine COUTANCIER
ASMAE- Association Soeur Emmanuelle
26 bd de Strasbourg
75010 PARIS
Tel : 01 44 52 11 90 email scoutancier@asmae.fr or you can send me the cheque payable to ASMAE and I will forward it to Sandrine. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
THE FIRST SPONSONRS HAVE SHOWN UP AND I SPOKE TO ASMAE TO INFORM THEM..YOU CAN'T BELIEVE HOW IMPRESSED THEY WERE !!! THANKS TO : D.A ; P.S ; DDG; MM and those of you that said that will support !!!!!
SAVE THECHILDREN, I don't think I have to give you details about them... Since Friday 13th of May , my employeer, DRKW , has decided to match everything I raise. The funds will go automatically to SAVE THE CHILDREN to help Kids in Latin America, for Health and Education ( including demilitarising kids in Colombia) You can help in a safe manner through the net in the page we created with SAVE THE CHILDREN http://www.justgiving.com/philiphamilton you can also visit the site of SAVE THE CHILDREN for further info..... http://www.savethechildren.org
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Save The Children will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.Please dig deep and sponsor me online. If you prefer to send a cheque please let me know and I will send you the name of the person and her address at SAVE the Children...
 Graziani, Carlo de Gavardo and Nani Roma during the 2003 Morrocco Rally. Richard Sainct and Fabrizio Meoni were there too as usual leading by exemple.... We all miss them ! THIS 2005 VERSION Monday 23rd May : Flight France / Morrocco.
Tuesday 24th May : Scrutineering in Morrocco.
From Wednesday 25th to Sunday 29 May : 5 days’ racing in Morocco.
With a brand new course set in sumptuous scenery along the extreme southern Atlantic coast of Morocco, the 2004 edition thrilled all the competitors and casted aside any idea that the Moroccan pistes are anything else than pure fun! Cyril NEVEU and Jean Christophe PELLETIER have chosen the same general location for 2005. New this year: no GPS point on 5 navigational stages. In essence, the best way to return to the values that have made the Cross Country Rally legend.
 No Comments..Just pleasure!!
 Moments of distress, sand strom entering sand dunes..... sometimes you wonder , why are you there !!!!
RACE BUDGET
Price per BIKE - CAR- TRUCK
3.750 € 8.430 € 4.180 € First to be registered
4.580 € 9.680 € 4.530 € All this depends on when you pay
5.950 € 12.600 € 5.890 € LAST minute
Then all the mandatory equipement ..........Rentals of ...assistance etc..etc... see below .
Prices include : Sporting rights. Medical repatriation insurance in Europe. Organiser’s liability insurance. Accommodation in Morocco (3 nights in bivouacs, 4 nights in a hotel). breakfast, ration and dinner. The prize-giving ceremony.Prices do not include (non-exhaustive) :Drinks in hotel. lunches (bivouac and hotel). Transportation of passengers there and back. Transportation of vehicles there and back. Fuel : Four-star : 0.85 € per litre – Diesel: 0.55 € per litre, approximately. Motorcycle transport to (and from) a depot in France. In extra: flight way and back Paris or Marseilles/Morrocco :
Paid before 22nd March 2005 : 560 € - Paid before 6th May 2005 by cheque : 720 €
 Sport licences : For French competitors :
Cars : 370 €
Bikes : annual license : 825 €
single event license : 550 €
FEDERATIONS (licenses and regulations)
CARS - FIA - 00.41.(0)22.544.44.00
website : www.fia.com
FFSA - 00.33.50°1.44.30.24.00
website : http://ffsa.turbo.m6.fr
MOTORCYCLES - FIM - 00.41.(0)22.950.95.00
website : www.fim.ch
FFM - 00.33.(0)1.49.23.77.00
website : www.ffmoto.org
Rental of safety equipment :
Distress beacon : 274 € et satellite telephone : 190€
TD COM : +33.(0)1.45.10.07.77
GPS : Auto : 325 € - Moto : 220 €
ERTF : +33.(0)2.97.87.25.85
Sentinel horn : 110 € for car/truck competitors.
PROTECH ENGINEERING : +33.(0)4.67.27.35.84
Standard 150 € fuel package for motorcycles and quads. Refuelling areas are available every 200km on specials
 The Sand people...........one of these guys helped me to take my bike off sift sand...... I didn't have backshish , instead he accepted my compass (off course after 5 minutes convincing him that I had no money)....... believe it or not.... this picture makes me thrill...... it is synonimous of testing your physical limits and forces to the point of collapsing
On the field, after each stage, 70 journalists work from the Press HQ and the video production van to beam by satellite link to the whole world articles and images of the event.
Below is teh detail of the coverage
TF1 Daily
- 20H45
- SUMMARY (6 to 8 minutes) : 00H30
Magazine
- AUTO MOTO : Sunday mornings 10H00
FRANCE 3 Daily
TOUT LE SPORT : 20H15
TMC Daily
SUMMARY (8 minutes) : 22H45, 24h15 and 13H30
Magazine
SUMMARY (52 minutes)
EUROSPORT France
TF1 Daily
SUMMARY (15 minutes) at 22h30
SUMMARY (8 minutes) at 8h00
Magazine
SUMMARY (26 minutes) 3 times
SPOTPLUS Daily
SUMMARY (15 minutes) 23H00 and 07H30
Magazine
SUMMARY (52 minutes)
MOTORS Daily
SUMMARY (3 minutes) : 7H55, 11H55, 14H00, 15H55, 22H55, 23H55 and 0H55
Magazine
SUMMARY (52 minutes) 10 times
INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION
EUROSPORT : Daily
SUMMARY (15 minutes) at 22H30
Magazine
SUMMARY (26 minutes) 3 times
TV5 Daily
Evening news (4 minutes) at 22H30
Over 10 hours on international TV:
MTV and RTL KLUB (Hungary), ZDF (Germany), RAI 1 (Italy), TV Nationale (Poland), TVI (Portugal), RTL and RTBF (Belgium), C9 – TV2 – PNT2 and TV1 (Spain), 2M and RTM (Morocco) etc. …
RADIO
EUROPE 1 – RTL – NRJ – EUROPE 2 – FRANCE INFO
PRINTED PRESS
SPECIALISED PRESS:
AUTO VERTE –- PASSION 4x4 – 4x4 MONDIAL – TOUT TERRAIN MAGAZINE - 4x4 MAGAZINE – ACTION 4X4 – TOYOTA LAND CRUISER MAGAZINE – COMPTE TOUR - MOTO CRAMPONS – ENDURO MAGAZINE - MOTO VERTE – LE MONDE DU QUAD – ATV L’OFFICIEL DU QUAD
WEEKLY PRESS :
AUTO HEBDO – ECHAPPEMENT – MOTO JOURNAL – MOTO REVUE – AUTO PLUS - L’EQUIPE MAGAZINE
FRENCH NATIONAL DAILY PRESS :
LE PARISIEN – FRANCE SOIR – LE FIGARO – L’EQUIPE
FRENCH REGIONAL PRESS :
500 articles in regional newspapers.
INTERNATIONAL PRESS :
100+ articles in :
SOLO AUTO and SOLO MOTO (Spain), MOTOCROSS and TUTTO RALLY (Italy), ENDURO and OFF ROAD MAGAZINE (Germany), TBM and AUTO SPORT (UK), OFFROAD EXPRESS (Japan), POLISH MOTO MAGAZINE and FAKT (Poland), 4x4 PLUS, MOTO 80 and La DH Les Sports (Belgium), LE MATIN DU SAHARA (Morocco), etc. …
INTERNET WEBSITES:
Competitor information, rankings, press releases and photos on www.npo.fr and www.orpi.fr. All the news on www.cap-desert.com and www.raid-live.com
Videos on : www.tf1.fr.
This is "the Parc fermé" all bikes get locked and supervised after the technical verifications and we will only have access few minutes before departure, just enough time to roll the pages of teh roadbook into the machine...
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