Quinn Cody did the best for the Americans today in Argentina with a 4th in today’s stage 1 “special” after starting 9th. Jonah Street also moved up to 10th on the short opener.

“This stage was fun and super short along the beach and through some dunes”, Cody explained, ”It was crazy and there was a 35mph cross wind that was blowing us all over the place…..My Iritrack came loose and started bouncing around so I had to try to hold it in place while I was riding the last few miles. The liaison was hell like 760k forever!!!! Crazy hot down here!” – Source: http://www.race-dezert.com

THE DAKAR CHANGES WHO YOU ARE

Three-time Baja 1000 winner, Quinn Cody made his Dakar debut in 2011, which was a rude but promising experience for the American rider who finished 9th overall. After this life-size learning experience, Quinn Cody is now aiming higher. Contrary to last year, he has been able to train on his Honda CFR 450X all season long and will set off form Mad Del Plata clearly better prepared. Well aware that he still has plenty more to learn, the California native feels he is capable of finishing in the top five.

“My first Dakar was an incredible experience. I had no idea what I was in for. The Dakar changes you. There are so many emotions. I knew the competition level was high, I was ready for that but I was surprised by the scope of the event. Once I finished one stage and looked at the map and the remaining stages I understood how difficult the Dakar is. Throughout out the rally, I was already thinking about the following editions. For this year, I prepared the bike in the United States and I did the development work myself, in contrast to last year when I saw the bike for the first time in Buenos Aires. I had never even sat on a rally bike before. The goal will be to finish each stage with the hope of finishing in the top five. I don’t consider myself a favourite. I have the speed but I still don’t have the experience. For sure I will still make some mistakes.”

Source: www.Dakar.com

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“The American making a great debut,” had been as high as third at different points throughout the day and was fifth at the final waypoint and in a very good overall position, but ended up in the end dropping to 50th for stage 10, and to 10th overall.

“We started in soft sand and I tried to be smooth and to keep the speed up. In the dunes I had some problems with the bike, it was suffering from vapor lock. Jonah (Street) and some other guys were having the same problem. About ten kilometers before the finish I missed a note, like many did. There was a deep rio with high cliffs, and the waypoint was on the other side.

We lost time looking for the right passage. I had to transfer fuel from the rear tank to the front, by hand, to keep the bike going. I stuck with Jonah, but it didn’t work out. These things happen. I will still try to finish in the top ten, but experience in this race is so important.”

STAGE 11, Jan 13: Chilecito to San Juan. The country remains the same, but the competitors will have the impression of entering a new land. The foothills of the Andes seems to take on a wild west appearance, especially in the fabulous canyons in the first timed sector. In the sandier backdrop of the second portion the competitors navigate between fairy chimneys. The 11th stage is a long ride of 622 km, of which 160 was neutralized, and the terrain will test the riders’ technical skills.

Quinn Cody is proving to be a fast learner in the Dakar Rally as he rebounded from yesterday for sixth place in stage 11. The Honda CRF450X rider missed clipping the top-five by only 14 seconds. Cody is gaining valuable experience running with the big dogs. His result moves the three-time Baja 1000 champion into ninth overall.

Quinn only had 3 days navigation training prior to arriving in Dakar, no roadbook practice and never had ridden his Dakar bike until he arrived in Buenos Aires days before the race began. Despite these obstacles the consensus with Dakar Rally watchers is “the rookie has done amazingly well!”

“I felt really good on this special. The terrain in the mountains was really similar to southern Baja, so it’s comfortable. Every day, I’m getting more comfortable with the navigation and the road-book too. I had a good time today and it was fun. I feel that I can get a good rhythm, read the road-book and ride fast at the same time. It’s taken me this long to get comfortable with it, though.”

FOR TOMORROW’S STAGE 12, on Jan 14: San Juan – Cordoba. Now its the big boys turn
With just 96 starters left of the original 186 riders the final battle for the title gives the trucks a head start as they kick off this stage. This penultimate stage “requires caution, especially over the first sandy 100 kilometers. It can’t be a lot of fun racing with the ‘big boy’ trucks! With two days left there’s still a lot of miles to cover and time for changes in overall scores.

JCR/Honda’s Quinn Cody rips from Vegas to Reno taking the win and smashing the record books along the way!

Quinn Cody and his Honda CRF450X do the unthinkable and win the 2010 TSCO BITD Vegas to Reno solo! After 8 hours of racing, as the finish line drew near, the word was already starting to spread that Quinn Cody’s impossible task was being realized. At the end of the 533 mile race and after a full 9:21.18 of racing, Quinn emerged victorious in Americas longest most grueling Off-Road race. “With this level of accomplishment Quinn has defined himself amongst the very elite of Off-Road racers. It is unlikely this record will ever be broken”. — Johnny Campbell

Quinn Cody onboard JCR Honda’s CRF450X in this photo shot from the team helicopter during the 2010 Baja 500.  The JCR Racing Honda Team of Kendall Norman and Quinn Cody Team won the 2010 Baja 500, taking top honors in the 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 in Baja California, Mexico, June 4-5. The team finished first overall in the dusty 438-mile event. “It was a flawless race,” said Cody. The win gave Honda its 15th overall motorcycle victory in the Baja 500, with a winning time of 8:47:00, averaging 49.96 mph on their JCR Honda CRF450X.

JCR/Honda’s Kendall Norman and Quinn Cody win the Prairie Dog’s MC night team race!

The varied terrain of the 25 mile track consisted of a good combination of technical rock and sand washes mixed with some 5th gear high speed runs across Lucerne Valley. Racing started by class at 8:00pm and the checkered flag flew at 1:00am sharp for 5 total hours of race time. Lead bikes completed 7 laps totaling 175 miles over the 5 hour period. JCR/Honda Baja 500 champions, Kendall Norman and Quinn Cody dominated the event, untouchable on the Honda CRF450X.