David Thomas has raced on two wheels his whole life. Starting with Mountain Biking, then on to Enduro Riding. Over the last thirty years he has seen much success, winning numerous championships.

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JOURNEY TO DAKAR

David Thomas has raced on two wheels his whole life. Starting with Mountain Biking, then on to Enduro Riding. Over the last thirty years he has seen much success, winning numerous championships.

His competitiveness in extreme sports runs in his family. His father, Paul Thomas is an acclaimed Enduro Champion winning the Western Cape trophy on many occasions. His late brother, Justin Thomas, was a successful Western Cape Surf Champion and Motocross Enduro rider.

The Thomas brothers, whilst in their late 20’s, were training together to fulfil their dream to take on the Dakar. They were the perfect team: bike enthusiasts, talented, fit, young, both full of dreams and goals! David would ride, whilst his brother would be part of the support crew. When his elder brother died in a tragic car accident in 2003, David vowed to complete the Dakar in his memory.

DAKAR 2017:

• JANUARY 2ND – 14TH
• DAVID’S RACING CV

ENDURO MOTORCYCLE RACING

• 1991: Moved to mountain bike racing and started competing in Downhill Racing
• 1992: Won the SA Downhill Championship and qualified to represent South Africa at the Grundig World Downhill Championship in Quebec (Canada)
• 1993: Won A Class 3 Hour Enduro Race Ranked 18th in the world at the Downhill Championship in France
• 1994 – 2007: Won 9x Enduro Motorcycle Championships in the Western Cape
• Roof of Africa
• 5 x Time completed (extreme enduro race in Lesotho)
• Best Roof of Africa result: 6th overall

RACE BIKES

• 1999: Set a new record by winning 8 out of 8 enduro races and took the overall championship
• 2009: Absa Cape Epic (MTB Race)
• 2008 – 2011: Starts training for long distance rallies
• 2014: Red Bull Romaniacs (5 day extreme enduro in Romania)
• 2016: Qualified to the DAKAR 2017 by riding 2 international races alongside professional factory riders:
• ABU-DHABI CHALLENGE 10th overall
• MERZOUGA RALLY 18th overall