Honda Quest 2017 Kicks Off with Real Adventure in Namibia

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Honda CRF 1000L Africa Twins motorcycles

Real adventure started Wednesday as the 20 participants in the Honda Quest 2017 set off from Windhoek, the Namibian capital, for the majestic Spitzkoppe, along a scenic 350km route of mostly gravel roads that gave everyone the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the Honda CRF 1000L Africa Twins on which they will compete for the next 11 days over a 2,500km distance. The competition is being organised by Honda Motorcycles Southern Africa.

While the excitement was palpable, there was also a sense of unease amongst the competitors, as no-one knew who their team mate would be.

For some, this could be a make or break situation, as the personality types in each of the ten two-person teams could play a huge role in the days to come, determining the outcome of Honda Quest.

Finally, the organisers instructed everyone to assemble around the campfire and informed them who their team mate would be. From then on, they would have to rely on one another, even if they’d only briefly met at Honda Quest Boot Camp barely a month ago.

Various questions will be answered as they get along in the real adventure. How will they get along with one another? How will they manage their different strengths and weaknesses? How will they handle conflict? How will they cope with adversity? They definitely went to bed with a lot of questions, trying to determine their game plan. All these questions, no doubt, will be answered over the course of the following few days as the real adventure begins.

The ten teams for Honda Quest 2017 currently sweating it out in Namibia are:

Team 1:

Johannes Haasbroek

Gerrit Visser

 Team 2:

Cornelius Nelson

Angus Welch

 Team 3:

Clinton Pienaar

Andries Haasbroek

 Team 4:

Charl du Plessis

Barbara Muszynski

 Team 5:

Glenn Koch

Grant Pentelow

 Team 6:

Andrew Johnstone

Phillip Groenewald

 Team 7:

Frederik Dreyer

Marcel Vladar

 Team 8:

Charl Potgieter

Hennie van Heerden

 Team 9:

Pieter Lourens

Francois Ebersohn

 Team 10:

Gerrit du Toit

Kobus Myburgh