No matter what, whether I’m
broken or half put together, I’m
going to start the 2020 Dakar
BM: What does Toby do on his days off?
Does Toby even have days off?
TP: I try to have some days off.
Sometimes they consist of working on
my toys and stuff I’ve collected along
the way. And I try to enjoy those and
have some fun. If there’s really nothing
to work on, there’s nothing wrong
with a good old day in the lounge, chill
out and catch up on some motocross,
supercross, old rally videos, World Rally
Championship, V8 Supercars – anything
that burns fuel and burns rubber, I’m all
for it.
BM: Can you give me a run-down of
what Toby’s up to for the rest of 2019?
TP: (Holds up his bandaged arm) That’s
what’s waiting for Toby, unfortunately.
But Finke is coming. It’s hopefully a
possibility. And what we’re trying to aim
for and push for. At the end of the day
it would be good to be on that start line
and try to go for a seventh win, but I
have to focus on this thing (raises arm
again). I’ll probably be out at Finke in the
truck no matter what, but I really want
to go on the bike and have a go at the
Iron Man class. I definitely know that
is possible. We also have to try and get
one or two rounds in of the world rally
championship towards the end of the
year in Morocco or Chile. But no matter
what, whether I’m broken or half put
together, I’m going to start the 2020
Dakar.
68 KIWI RIDER