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Mick Extance at Redtread Britain's best Dakar rider First of all Thank-You for taking an interest in Mick Extance in his ‘Story so Far’ Mick has biking in his blood, passed down from his father and grandfather who sadly are no longer with us but would have been very proud of his remarkable achievements. He promised himself at seventeen while watching the rally on the T.V. that he would compete in it. 20 years and 5 Dakar’s later he is realising his dream. Mick has always had this philosophy on life; live each day as if it were your last, you never know what’s happening tomorrow. If you choose to pursue something whether it is sport, a career or a hobby you must fully commit yourself to it and give 100% otherwise it’s not worth doing. This school of thought has worked well for Mick although not without its sacrifices which he knows is part of the commitment needed to compete in his sport. He holds down a full time physical job which to most people would have them flopping onto the sofa at the end of the day, he then put in up to 16 hours of fitness and bike training in readiness for the Dakar Rally at the end of the year, in between that he travels up and down the country promoting the Rally or his sponsors. Most Sundays are Mick’s day off with the family. With the help of equally committed family, friends and the tremendous backing from Honda UK, Mick is finally seeing some recognition for 20 years of hard work. ‘The Story so Far’ is far from over, financial backing remains as elusive as ever especially in a ‘minority’ sport and the work to raise the profile of this rally continues. When Mick entered his 1st Dakar there was only him and another Briton competing, he turned up at scrutineering with £10.000 in his pocket that he begged and borrowed on the strength of his house, threw it on the table and wheeled his hastily put together bike into the Rally, with absolutely no idea how to use a road book or the GPS system he naively set off into the desert and did extremely well until the bike died on him. Four years on up to 15 Brits regularly compete which is due to, if an ordinary bloke like Mick can do it so can they. We hope these pages on the Redtread website provide the information you require about the Dakar Rally and of Mick Extance and we look forward to welcoming you to the Mick Extance / Redtread joint Tours on the dates shown on the website. You can follow Mick on the 2007 Dakar by clicking onto www.dakar.com Thank-You for your time 1st place British finisher in the 2004, 2005 & 2006 Dakar Rally.
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