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Andy CaldecottPrint Page 
25-March-2019
Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin
The monument commemorates off road motor cycle racer, Andy Caldecott.
Andy Caldecott (10 August 1964 – 9 January 2006) was an off road motorcycle racer born in Keith, South Australia. He won the Australian Safari Rally four times consecutively (2000–2003) and was a competitor in the Dakar Rally in 2004 (DNF), 2005 (6th), and 2006.
During the 2006 Dakar Rally he won the third stage, but later died from a neck injury when crashing during the ninth stage, 250 kilometres into the 599 kilometre special stage from Nouakchott to Kiffa. Prior to his death he operated a motorcycle shop in Keith.
Location
| Address: | Dukes Highway, Pilmore Park, Keith, 5267 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.100556 Long: 140.357501 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Sport |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 14th August, 2011 |
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
