Quinn Cody Conquers the 56th annual Prospectors MC “Gold Rush Enduro”
On Sunday March 20th, more than 250 entries filed into Spangler OHV, just north of Red Mountain, California for the 2nd round of the District 37 Enduro series. The competitors were graced with great soil conditions, a little cold rain mixed with 3-fun challenging loops . Quinn, aboard his JCR/Honda CRF450X, put all his rally and desert racing skills into play, topping a field of experienced enduro racers with a final tally of 4/287, placing... [Read More...]
Quinn Cody finishes his first rally ever at the DAKAR 2011
Quinn Cody after stage 12 of DAKAR 2011
Dakar stage 13 report, Jan 15, 2011
“Made it to the finish!!! One long ride….I was so worried my bike was going to blow up the last 100k, it was wide open! I had to keep telling myself ‘it’s a Honda’…” Quinn Cody finished the short and final stage of the Dakar meeting his first two way stations in 6th place, but by the third and final stations he was in 14th, due to problems. Still the ‘Leading Rookie” finished the final stage of the... [Read More...]
Dakar stage 12 report, Jan 14, 2011
“Today was the toughest stage of this years Dakar, rained like crazy last night and it was the one day that they let the huge trucks go first, there were handle bar deep mud holes I’ve never seen a course so torn up!” STAGE 12: Quinn Cody (USA – Honda) 5th, 9th OA Quinn Cody pulled off another strong performance for the second day in a row by finishing in the top-five for the U.S. As the highest placed American rider, Cody has... [Read More...]
Dakar stage 10 & 11 report Jan 13, 2011
STAGE 10, Jan 12: Fiambala This was the third time in three years the Dakar passed Fiambala and for the third time most competitors will remember this stage as a very tough day. Soft sand, difficult dunes and high temperatures coming down from the Andes demanded all the skills the competitors could offer. A confused roadbook instruction shortly before the finish caused a lot of trouble for the riders including American Quinn Cody who lost time there. “The... [Read More...]
Stage 9 Quinn Talks About his First Dakar Rally
Dakar stage 9 report Jan 11, 2011
In the majestic dunes that dominated this stage, the depth of the dips formed by the mountains of sand traps racers who become lost into an endless scene of maneuvers. Many of the Dakar bikers experienced this in Stage 9 which began with a grouped start near Copiapo. The top ten riders were first to launch towards the dunes, they were then followed by riders in groups of 20. In the landscape of dunes even the best of riders can lose their bearings,... [Read More...]
Dakar Rally Stage 7 & 8 Report
Stage 7 finish on Sunday January 9 found Quinn in a solid position, capturing an 11th position overall and poised to crack the top ten in Stage 8. After making adjustments to the bike on rest day, Quinn said about Stage 7: “My Honda was running very strong today. It was very dusty at first, but later in the sand dunes it got better.The technical section in the mountains (only for bikes) was no problem for me, it’s like we do in California.... [Read More...]
