Best Selling Author. Global Speaker. Adventurer.
From paraplegic to Dakar Rally finisher.
From paraplegic to Dakar Rally finisher
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Teamwork
Tenacity
Vision
Attitude
A dream destroyed
Joey had a goal to race in the 9000km Dakar Rally. A race considered to be the toughest off-road race in the world.
His dream was shattered, when in 2007 during a local race, he sustained serious injuries, crushing his spinal cord and leaving him paralyzed from just below his chest. The prognosis was he would never walk again.
Navigating Detours on the Road to Victory
On 2nd January 2017, after 10 long years of hard fought successes, heartbreaking setbacks and lessons learnt, he lined up as a competitor at the start of the Dakar Rally in Asuncion, Paraguay.
13 days and a gruelling 9000km later, he achieved his dream and became the only South African biker to finish the 2017 Dakar Rally.
Family Life
Joey has been married to his soul mate Meredith for over 22 years and they are the proud parents of four daughters, an extreme adventure in itself!
“I have so much support from my wife, my family and friends. Everyone pushing me to keep going and always full of encouragement. You are always in my thoughts and I thank you!”
Off Track Rider of the Year award 2017
Joey with his beautiful family at the Bridgestone SA / SAGMJ Motor Sportsman of the Year function, after winning the “South African Off Track Rider of the Year” award.
A dream destroyed
Joey had a goal to race in the 9000km Dakar Rally. A race considered to be the toughest off-road race in the world.
His dream was shattered, when in 2007 during a local race, he sustained serious injuries, crushing his spinal cord and leaving him paralyzed from just below his chest. The prognosis was he would never walk again.
Navigating Detours on the Road to Victory
On 2nd January 2017, after 10 long years of hard fought successes, heartbreaking setbacks and lessons learnt, he lined up as a competitor at the start of the Dakar Rally in Asuncion, Paraguay.
13 days and a gruelling 9000km later, he achieved his dream and became the only South African biker to finish the 2017 Dakar Rally.
Family Life
Joey has been married to his soul mate Meredith for over 22 years and they are the proud parents of four daughters, an extreme adventure in itself!
“I have so much support from my wife, my family and friends. Everyone pushing me to keep going and always full of encouragement. You are always in my thoughts and I thank you!”
Off Track Rider of the Year award 2017
Joey with his beautiful family at the Bridgestone SA / SAGMJ Motor Sportsman of the Year function, after winning the “South African Off Track Rider of the Year” award.
Joey has presented talks at the following companies
