Everything started in the kitchen of my grandparents, my biggest dream was going to come true, i was going to go to Dakar 2012 at the age of 23…..having no money and little sponsors i had no clue how i was going to make it….
At that point i decided i was going to make friends, readers and anyone part of my Dakar by bringing everyones name with me on my race jacket. With a donation (no minimum or maximum) anyone could put their name on my jacket and come with me to Dakar.
Almost 100 of you helped me and made me a donation thanks to which i managed to pay my entry fee. My jacket was covered in names!
My Dakar was full of difficulties, many unfortunate problems made me spend entire nights riding on the dunes of the desert, racing with no sleep and no food….but this is Dakar, the toughest event in the world, especially if you plan on trying it on your own without a team.
Unfortunately my bike broke down just 3 days from the end.Probably if i had a mechanic that wouldn’t of happened….but the real Dakar spirit is to race Dakar on your own, i would go to the factory teams and ask for used tyres, my father came as a spectator and would go from bivouac to bivouac hitchhiking on the road. This is the real spirit for adventure and this year i want to go back, in the same conditions to challenge again the desert…
I have no money, no budget and little sponsor but i want to go back agin to finish what i started and in the same adventurous and improvising like last year because this is the real Dakar spirit of the past. If you want to come with me to Dakar 2013 you just have to make a simple donation here through the DONATE button on the right-hand sidebar (no minimum or maximum amount) and you will be on my race jacket and will automatically participate to the lottery where you could win my gear used in the Dakar (jacket, helmet, gloves and so on) and other 25 prizes!
Help me show the world that dream can become true and that the power of will can bring you anywhere if you firmly believe in achieving your goals.
To put your name on my 2013 jacket use the Paypal donation button on the right or the bank info’s on the photo.
Whereas if you have any questions or simply want to contact me my email is: lucchesemanuel@gmail.com
Donations have no minimum or maximum!!! Anyone who will make a donation will have their name printed on my jacket and will participate to the lottery after the Dakar.
Some gifts also will be given to who donates:
At least 50Euros – (Autographed Poster)
At least 100Euros – (Team T-Shirt + Poster)
At least 250Euros – (A Framed piece (5 notes) of my Dakar 2012 Original Roadbook)
At least 2.500Euros – (Airplane roundtrip Ticket to Lima (Perù) to come watch the start of the 2013 Dakar)
Come to Dakar 2013 with me!!! 
Dakar 2013 Donators:
- Martyn Burne
- David Burne
- Nils Pallack
- Homero Diaz
- Angela Virag
- Gianni Ghiara
- Edward Rugg
- Antal Verschuuren
- Alexander Anufriev
- Alessandro Vicentini
- Natalia Grande
- Renato Taffi
- Paola Gori
- Bruna Cometto
- Alex Ferro
- Laurent Meffre
- Rachelle Fernie
- Jason Adams
- Alicia McGill
- Jamie Gan
- Elisa De Cicco
- Micheal Konopitzky
- Lukas Konopitzky
- Andreas Konopitzky
- Sebastian Zier
- Ferdinand Zier
- Maximilian Zier
- Angel Cesar Grande
- Fabian Mittergger
- Patrick Mittergger
- Stefano Chiussi
- Eugenio Cane Nero
- Angel Cesar Grande
- Christian Fernie
- Michael Alexander Konopitzky
- Donato Colucci
- Giorgio Miotto
- Sara Cozzolino
- Todd Cozzolino
- Andrea Sgariboldi
- Diego Poli
- Roberto Guglielmetti
- Anonima
- Vikram Rao
- Paolo Pelacci
- Marco Tonelli
- Vito Consoloni
- Stefano Santoro
- Jaminson Moses
- Natalie Wilkie
- James Tallant
- Mattia Berni
- Attilio Severini
- Gabriele Severini
- Luigi Zana
- Riccardo Rigo
- Riccardo Passigato
- Adriano Panes Rinesi
- Tony Schattat
- Tiziano Lucchese
- Roberta Palumbo
- Fausto Rota
- Oscar Polli
- Cristiano Barni
- Ezio De Agostini
- Mauro Sant
- Fabio Caliendo
- Emilie Arrault
- Seb&Theo from Suresnes
- Loulou&Family from Paris
- Antonio Ammiragli
- Paola Apphotosport
- Carlo Lucchese
- Paolo Borgna
- Federico Maffioli
- Anna Sappino
- Edoardo Palmieri
- Zaira Barbagallo
- Roberto Musi
- Stefano Lucchese
- Franco Lucchese
- Walter Dalmasso
- Carlo Boffi
- Piero Tarantino
- Francesco Rambaldi
- Shawn Higbee
- Kevin Riley
- Luca Vianello
- Luca Vizzini
- Marco Pisati
- Alessandro Pisani
- Fabio Imperiali
- Stefano Canavera
- Barrie Richardson
- Bruno Montresor
- Eleonora Dal Pra
- Andrea Saletti
- Francesco Beltrami
Dakar 2013 Sponsors:
- Telegi (Italy)
- Ufo Plast (Italy)
