liquidcooled Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 very sad news 13:22 DAKAR OFFICIAL RELEASE DEATH OF FABRIZIO MEONI It is with huge sadness that the rally was informed this morning of the death of Fabrizio MEONI (n°4), one of the greatest rally-raid champions ever, after a crash just after CP1, at km 184, at 10h15 (GMT) during stage 11 between Atar and Kiffa. A medical helicopter of the organisation was immediately sent on the scene of the accident at 10h36 (GMT) and the doctors treated the champion for 45 minutes. However, the two-time Dakar winner, aged of 47 years, died of his injuries at 11h11 (GMT). Fabrizio MEONI, a huge figure of the rally, was 2nd overall in the bike standings, behind Cyril Despres and was competing on the race for the 13th time. His body was taken to Atar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator YamaHead Posted January 11, 2005 Moderator Share Posted January 11, 2005 Very Sad Indeed! Meoni was an absolute Icon in the 2-Wheel Rally world! Hats Off to the guy for being an inspiration & still participating in such a huge event @ the age of 47 It Never Fails.......the Dakar Rally has yet again, taken another life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Very sad news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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