Andy Caldecott (10 August 1964 – 9 January 2006), was an off road motorcycle racer born in Keith, South Australia. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Off Roading is a term for driving a specialized vehicle on unpaved roads such as Sand, Gravel, riverbeds Mud, Snow, Rocks, Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all Sporting aspects of Motorcycling. Keith ( elevation 31 metres is a small farming town in the south-east of South Australia with a population of around 1200 He won the Australian Safari Rally four times consecutively (2001-2004) and was a competitor in the Dakar Rally in 2004 (DNF), 2005 (6th), and 2006. The Australasian Safari is an off-road Motor sport racing event held in Australia. The Dakar Rally (or simply " The Dakar " formerly known as "The Paris Dakar" or "Paris to Dakar Rally" and now as "The Lisboa Dakar" is "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
During the 2006 Dakar Rally he won the third stage, but was later killed from a neck injury when crashing during the ninth stage, 250 km into the 599 km special stage from Nouakchott to Kiffa[1]
He was the 23rd death in the 28 years of the rally. Special stages (SS are the competitive sections of a stage rally event where the goal is to cover a stretch of closed road in the shortest time Nouakchott ( Arabic: or translation from [[Berber languages|Berber] "The place of the winds"] Nawākšūṭ is the Capital and by far the largest Kiffa is a city and department in south-central Mauritania. Kiffa is capital of Assaba Region. Even though he pushed himself to the limits he was known for his easy going manner and humility[2]. Prior to his death he had operated a motorcycle shop in Keith. Keith ( elevation 31 metres is a small farming town in the south-east of South Australia with a population of around 1200 He was married to wife, Tracey, who was expecting their second child.
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External links
- The Andy Caldecott Memorial Trust Information about Andy Caldecott and the trust set up for the ongoing support of his family
- ABC SE South Australia News News article on Andy Caldecott prior to death
- KTM Australia Andy Caldecott returns to 28th Dakar Rally with KTM
- Motorcycling Australia News article on his death
- Peoples Responses to Andy Caldecotts Death
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