Simon Pavey (born 4 April 1967 in

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, Australia) is a

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and off road racer, currently based in Wales. Pavey started his racing career in Sydney in 1981 with a

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race in

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and won his first race at the same circuit that year. He has since competed in numerous rally events worldwide including the

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ten times, completing it seven times (including his first attempt in 1998). He gained recognition when he first trained

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and

Charley Boorman Charley Boorman (born 23 August 1966) is a British TV presenter, travel writer and actor. A motorbike enthusiast, Boorman has made three long-distance motorcycle rides with his friend Ewan McGregor, documented in ''Long Way Round'' (2004), ''Lo ...

in off-road motorcycle riding for the TV series ''

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'' and then trained Boorman again to race off-road and compete in the

in 2006 for the TV series '' Race to Dakar''. During the event Boorman retired due to injury and Pavey went on to complete the race finishing in 86th position, his worst performance., and has high as 50th position in 1990. In 2015, Pavey and his son Llewelyn formed the first father-son team to not only attempt Dakar, but also to finish. Pavey competed in the Transorientale Rally in 2008. The rally started in

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on 12 June and finished in Beijing on 28 June 2008. He placed 18th in the moto/quad division, with a final time of 53 hours, 51 minutes. Pavey manages the

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off-road training facility in South Wales, where he teaches motorcyclists to ride off-road.

Racing achievements

* 1988 New South Wales Hare Scramble Champion * 1989 Number one enduro rider in Japan * 1997 Finished First African Rally - Atlas Rally * 1998 Finished First Dakar Rally * 2004 Winner of the Great Britain Hare Scrambles Veteran Class * 2008 Transorientale - 18th Touratech UK July 2008 news web page

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavey, Simon 1967 births Living people Australian expatriate sportspeople in Wales Australian motorcycle racers Enduro riders Off-road motorcycle racers Motorcycle racers from Sydney