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Dakar >>> legende Sudbina je htjela da skonËa svoj æivot baπ na afriËkom tlu, radeÊi ono πto je najviπe volio - vozeÊi motor otiπao je u legendu. "L'Africano", kako su zvali ovog 47- godiπnjeg Talijana, jednom je rekao: "Afrika mi je dala mnogo, pravedno je da i ja vratim neπto Africi" Fabrizio Meoni Meonijev posljednji ples PI©E: MICHELE DAGOSTIN Vratimo se malo u proπlost i pogledajmo tko je maratonskom reliju bio u prilici da pobjedi, no zapravo bio taj temperamentni Talijan, tako omi- zbog ozljede na kraju zavrπava kao Ëetvrti. No, ta vo je moj posljednji Dakar" - ta- ljen kod svih sudionika Dakara i kakvi su bili nje- ga je utrka promijenila i od tada se posveÊuje en- ko je govorio Fabrizio Meoni, govi poËeci. durance utrkama na kojima ostvaruje svoje naj- "O pred sam start ovogodiπnjeg Da- Sve je poËelo daleke 1972. god. kada se kao veÊe uspjehe. kar relija. Ovu odluku Meoni je donio i godinu petnaestogodiπnjak zarazio enduro motorima i 1990. godine na iznajmljenom dvotaktnom ranije, jer sa 47 godina na leima nije lako izdræ- nabavio prvog Fantica Cabalera od 50 ccm. Prve KTM-u 500 prvi put nastupa u Africi na Tunis ati fiziËke i psiholoπke napore koje ova utrka zah- utrke poËinje voziti 1975. god. na Ancillottiju 50 Reliju. Bez ikakvog iskustva na pijesku i u navi- tjeva od vozaËa. No, æelja i strast da pred "miro- ccm. S vremenom prelazi na 125-ice i 250-ice i gaciji, Meoni se ozljeuje i ne uspije zavrπiti utr- vinu" joπ jednom ode u pohod na Dakar prevla- utrkuje se u regionalnom i nacionalnom enduro ku. No, njegova tvrdoglavost i æelja za osvetom dali su razum, te se tako Meoni po 13. put poja- prvenstvu Italije, gdje postiæe odliËne rezultate i dovodi ga tri mjeseca kasnije do pobjede na vio na startu ove legendarne utrke. osvaja naslove u regionalnom prvenstvu i drugo "Inca's" reliju nakon 20 dana utrkivanja. Te je Pred jedanaestu etapu ovogodiπnjeg afriËkog mjesto u ukupnom poretku dræavnog prvenstva godine u Tunisu zaradio ono πto Talijani zovu maratona Meoni je zauzimao drugu poziciju u u klasi Junior 125 ccm, a vozeÊi Ancilotti 250 Ëak "mal d'Afrika" ili "afriËka bolest": kad se jednom ukupnom poretku, iza Despresa. Do kobnog pa- osvaja i dva treÊa mjesta na prvenstvu Europe zarazite Afrikom, uvijek joj se vraÊate. da doπlo je na 184. km etape, malo nakon vre- 1980. god. Ono πto je karakteristiËno za to doba, Tako se i Meoni vraÊa 1992. godine svojim pr- menske kontrole i nadolijevanja goriva. Helikop- a pratilo ga je i kasnije u karijeri, jest Ëinjenica da vim nastupom na Dakaru. 30 dana bilo je po- ter prve pomoÊi stigao je dvadeset minuta nakon zbog posla nije imao vremena trenirati, pa je vo- trebno da bi se preπao put od Pariza do LeCapa u pada, no za Meoniaja je bilo prekasno. ToËno u zio utrke bez ikakvih priprema. 1981. godine JuænoafriËkoj Republici. Na tom najduæem izda- 11 sati i 11 minuta lijeËnici su proglasili smrt, uz- povjeren mu je tvorniËki SWM 175, no Meoni nju Dakara Meoni kao debitant osvaja 12. mjes- rokovanu srËanim udarom. ubrzo nakon toga otvara s prijateljem vlastitu ra- to u ukupnom poretku i prvo mjesto u poretku Meonija su od milja zvali "L'Africano" (Afri- dionicu i prodaju enduro motocikla i napuπta privatnih vozaËa. Vozio je Yamahu XTZ 660, a kanac). Taj kontinent je bitno utjecao na njegov SWM, te se samo povremeno natjeËe na vlasti- iste godine na Yamahi WR 490 osvaja treÊe mjes- æivot, a Meoni mu se posvetio do kraja. Ironija tom KTM-u 250. 1982. godine napuπta utrke i to na Faraon reliju. Dvije godine kasnije vraÊa se sudbine htjela je da baπ na afriËkom tlu skonËa posveÊuje se iskljuËivo svom privatnom poslu. na Dakar, te na Hondi XR 600, zavrπava treÊi u svoj æivot, radeÊi ono πto je najviπe volio. VozeÊi Pet godina kasnije strast za utrkivanjem po- ukupnom poretku, prvi meu jednocilindarskim motor otiπao je u legendu. novno prevladava i Meoni je opet u sedlu KTM- motorima i prvi meu privatnim vozaËima. Bez NAJVE∆I USPJESI a 250. 1988. godine skreÊe pozornost na sebe os- obzira na treÊe mjesto, Meoni riskira da zbog fi- vajanjem naslova prvaka Italije u klasi Junior 250 nancija ne nastupi na Granada-Dakaru 1995. go- 1988. Juniorski prvak Italije u enduru, klasa 250 1990. Pobjeda na Incas reliju ccm. SljedeÊe 1988. godine dolazi do prekretnice dine. Tako bez mehaniËara i bez tehniËke podrπ- 1992. Pobjeda na TransItalia Marathonu koja je odredila njegovu natjecateljsku karijeru: ke, sam samcat odluËi nastupiti. Zbog pada kojeg 1994. 3. mjesto na Pariz-Dakar-u prvi se put okuπao na "Rally raid" utrci. Bilo je to je imao na pripremama lijeËnici mu savjetuju da 1995. 4. mjesto na Pariz-Dakar-u na Inca's reliju u Peruu. VeÊ je na svom prvom ne bi smio nastupiti. Meoni usprkos svemu star- 1996. Pobjeda na Desert Cannonball-u 1997. Pobjeda na Tunis reliju 1998. Pobjeda na reliju Egipat, 2. na Pariz-Dakar-u 1999. Pobjede 2000. Pobjede na relijima Tunis, Egipat i Master Rally, svjetski prvak u Tout Terrrain prven- stvu 2001. Pobjeda na Pariz-Dakar-u i relijima Tunis i Egipat 2002. Pobjeda na Pariz-Dakar-u 2003. Pobjeda na Tunis reliju i 3. na Dakaru 1974. 1975. 1976. 1979. 1981. 108 MOTO PULS br. 57/3./2005. *** ta i cijelu utrku vozi s teπkim bolovima u leima. zbog ozljede odustaje nakon Ëetvrte etape. Do DAKAR Na polovici relija, nakon maratonske etape od kraja iste godine osvaja tri relija Tunis, Master 511 km, za vodeÊe slijedi 24 sata odmora, no ne Rally i Egipat. i za Meonija, koji mora sam pokrpati svoj motor Na Dakar 2001. dolazi kao osvajaË naslova pr- i pripremiti ga za ostatak utrke. Nakon πto je ci- vaka u Rally Raid prvenstvu za proteklu godinu. jeli slobodan dan iskoristio za popravke na mo- OdluËuje promijeniti taktiku za 360, nakon toru Meoni se sruπio na pod, nije bio u stanju ni 12.000 km do Dakara stiæe bez ijedne etapne pob- stajati na nogama, grËio se od bolova. Pronaπao jede, ali zato u cilj ulazi kao pobjednik. Na podiju ga je jedan talijanski mehaniËar i nagovarao ga da ga Ëekaju æena Elena i sin Gioel, a Meonijevoj sre- se podvrgne lijeËniËkom pregledu. Meoni je to Êi nema kraja. Napokon ostvaruje svoj san nakon kategoriËki odbio jer je znao da mu ne bi dopus- gotovo deset godina od svog prvog nastupa na Da- tili nastavak utrke. Uzeo je veÊu koliËinu vode i karu. VeÊ je prije Meoni obeÊao sebi i svojoj poro- tablete za bolove i temperaturu, te pokuπao pres- dici da Êe, kad jednom osvoji Dakar, prestati s utr- pavati do jutra. SljedeÊeg jutra veÊ je bio na star- kama. Razlog tomu je da je æelio viπe vremena pro- tu etape spreman za nastavak. Meoni se nije pre- voditi sa svojima. Kako je æelja za Afrikom joπ uvi- dao, te na kraju osvaja Ëetvrto mjesto u ukupnom jek bila jaka, a dio njega nije htio prekrπiti obeÊa- poretku, ponovo s Hondom XR600. nje da Êe se posvetiti porodici, napravio je kom- Prelazak na KTM 660 dogodio se 1996. godi- promis: nije se odrekao utrka, veÊ se odrekao pos- ne, kada je pobijedio na tri etape, ali je nakon jed- la. Tako svoj privatni posao prepuπta prijatelju, a nog pada oπtetio motor i bio prisiljen na odusta- on se u 44. godini æivota po prvi puta u karijeri janje. Vidjevπi da moæe do pobjede Meoni odlu- profesionalno posveÊuje samo utrkama. Ëuje pojaËati pripreme. Joπ uvijek mu posao odu- KTM mu prepuπta razvoj novog motocikla zima puno vremena, pa stigne voziti jedino viken- koji se raao u Mattighofenu, Adventurera sa dom, ne zaboravimo da su svi njegovi rivali za dvocilindriËnim LC8 motorom. 2002. Meoni i pobjedu na Dakaru profesionalni vozaËi i ne bave KTM ostvaruju joπ jednu nemoguÊu misiju, DOSADA©NJI se niËim drugim osim utrkivanjem, πto samo po- pobjeuju s motociklom koji debitira na utrka- Despresu POBJEDNICI kazuje veliËinu talenta i upornosti kod njega. ma, a kojeg nitko nije æelio voziti. Bio je teæak, 2004: Roma (ESP/KTM) SljedeÊe godine KTM ga konaËno uvrπtava u glomazan i nedovoljno provjeren. Meoni osvaja prvi Dakar 2003: Sainct (FRA/KTM) l Iz proπlog broja Moto 2002: Meoni (ITA/KTM) tvorniËki tim, no on naæalost veÊ drugoga dana svoj drugi Dakar za redom nakon muËne borbe s 2001: Meoni (ITA/KTM) odustaje zbog teπkog pada. Romom koji je pred sam kraj utrke krivo skrenuo Pulsa ostali smo vam duæni 2000: Sainct (FRA/BMW) 1998. godine u sedlu tvorniËkog KTM-a 660 u "slijepu ulicu", te je nakon mahnite voænje u joπ samo jedan podatak - 1999: Sainct (FRA/BMW) Meoni se bori za pobjedu, ali mu na 12. etapi ot- krug poput kakve prestraπene zvijeri u kavezu do- koji veÊ zasigurno znate - 1998: Peterhansel (FR./Y.) ali ga nije na odmet pono- 1997: Peterhansel (FR./Y.) kazuje GPS sustav (tada joπ u razvoju) zbog pro- æivio psiho-fiziËki slom. 1996: Orioli (ITA/Yamaha) blema uzrokovanih radom motora koji utjeËe na 2003. opet nastupa sa dvocilindriËnim KTM- viti. Naime, tuænu utrku u 1995: Peterhansel (FR./Y.) GPS ureaj. Zbog toga je tvorniËka ekipa imala om, ali konfiguracija terena i etape nikako ne idu kojoj su æivot izgubila Ëak 1994: Orioli (ITA/Cagiva) 1993: Peterhansel (FR./Y.) montirane i rezervne GPS ureaje, no Meoniju ni na ruku tom motociklu, pa Meoni osvaja tek tre- dva motociklista, od kojih je jedan nikad preæaljeni 1992: Peterhansel (FR./Y.) to nije pomoglo. Jako bijesan pred TV kamerama Êu poziciju iza Saincta i Despresa na jednocilin- 1991: Peterhansel (FR./Y.) Fabrizio Meoni, oËekivano izvodi sada veÊ legendarnu scenu sa GPS-om uzvi- driËnim KTM-ima.
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