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Blue sky and Sunshine.  Nothin' but blue sky and sunshine..... and the roar of 300 motorcycles, it was a perfect day at the Sandlapper Enduro, Salley, SC February 28, 2010, a SE&TRA AMA Rekluse event.  Around 300 riders, 2 females and 4-5 of these riders were on Husabergs.  The entries were a little low this year, primarily due to the economy.

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Dirt Rider's Jimmy Lewis posted the results of his 2010 Husaberg FX 450 First Test just a few days ago (linked below).   I've been eagerly awaiting this report and like to think I might have been one of the first to read; however, I haven't had time to talk about it until now.  I've been drooling over the FX 450 since July '09 (here.) when everybody was reviewing the '09 FE 450e and dreaming about the FX 450.    Around here, Emb

I was going to sum up the race for you, which would have included a lot of Annie Seel and Tamsin Jones, but I found a great review which I can't even touch, so I'm going to put it here instead of my own post.  The following is from Bleacherreport.com and written by James Broomhead.  I have edited it only by cutting out the trucks and quads and reporting only on the bikes.

Despres Wins, Ullevalseter Second!  Stage was won by Ruben Faria, with Ullevalseter second on the stage and Helder Rodrigues third.  Contardo finished tenth, but retained his third place in the overall standings.  Jonah Street stands at seventh in the overall standings.

Stage Results:

Ullevalseter had a fantastic day today winning the stage.  His first ever stage win in a Dakar rally puts him in second place overall with a four minute and 22 second lead over Contardo.  Rumors from the bivouac yesterday evening held that Despres was going to lend Pal Anders the "magic" Michelin mousse for today's stage and lead him into victory.  Truth or fiction, congratulations to Pal Anders Ullevalseter for his victory,and probable second overall Dakar finish.

There was so much confusion with Stage 11, I've been sitting back and chilling a little bit and I feel like asking the worn out cliche question "Who's on first?"  Something about an Argentine policeman routing several riders the wrong direction, winners going to bed only to wake up and find out they're not winners because time credits were issued in their sleep and Mark Macguire finally admitted ....

Lopez Contardo finished the stage in first place today which moved him up to second place overall.  Fretigne finished second and Ullevalseter third.  Jonah Street was 10th in the stage.

Coma won the stage today with Fretigne and Verhoeven close behind.  Jonah Street finished fourth just 5:40 behind.  Ullevalseter was seventh eight minutes behind Coma.  The official Dakar website shows Despres still in first by a margin of an hour and twenty four minutes and a tie for the second overall between Ullevalseter and Contardo.

Luca Manca reportedly woke up from his coma in the hospital today - Good News.

Stage Results:

A short special test today with some new names showing up at the top.  Coma wins with Fretigne, Rodrigues, Faria, and Contardo all coming in within five minutes of his finish.  Despres finished sixth with Ullevalseter in eighth.

Overall standings did not change much with Despres holding first with a 1:22 lead on Ullevalseter, and Contardo in third at 1:24 minutes back from Despres.