Andy Caldecott

An estimated 2500 local, national and international friends and family of the late Andy Caldecott said farewell in his hometown of Keith, South Australia. [ more ]

The 41-year-old from Keith in South Australia suffered a fatal neck injury after a crash during the 599-kilometre stage 9 of the Dakar rally.

Caldecott was a four-time Australian Safari winner who finished sixth in last year's Dakar. Andy won this year's third stage and was standing 10th overall at the time of his death.

Andy was a champion on a bike, but as we all found out, it was not motorcycle success that made him a champion. Friends and fans from all around the world have left messages in the ABC guestbook highlighting their respect and love for Andy and his family. [ read the archived guestbook ]

The Andy Caldecott Memorial Trust is a long-term Capital Investment Trust set-up for the ongoing support and benefit of Andy's wife, Tracey and their children.

The Trustees invite you to support the establishment of the trust and this can be done by -

Direct contribution:
Account name: The Andy Caldecott Memorial Trust
Bank: ANZ Bank, Keith
BSB: 015-595
Account No: 4955-98859

Mail address:
The Andy Caldecott Memorial Trust
c/- The Administrator - Des Murray
Box 3195
Rundle Mall, SA 5000

This Year's Dakar Features

• Farewell Andy Caldecott
  An estimated 2500 local, national and international friends and family of the late Andy Caldecott said farewell today in his hometown of Keith, South Australia, as Jonathan Atkins reports...
• Dakar: Six stages down, nine to go
  This is your typical Dakar stage according to Andy Caldecott, “We started at 1am and it’s now nearly 8.30pm, I’ve got to go and eat and have a race briefing before I climb into bed.”
• A look at Andy Caldecott and his Dakar dream on video
  During the year 2003, the Tatiara community in the South East of South Australia went about finding ways to help Andy Caldecott, a born and bred local boy, compete in the Dakar Rally.
• Dakar: Peter Brock rates Caldecott highly
  Peter Brock, Peter Perfect, King of the Mountain or Brocky…
• The first Dakar and how it all began
  What event runs for 18 days, requires 563 competitors to travel over 11,000 kilometres and has a 50 percent attrition rate?
• The inaugural Dakar fundraiser in 2003
  On the 23rd of May 2003, Andy Caldecott and his team of supporters decided to put on an information night for the town of Keith in the upper south east of South Australia.

• Caldecott wins Dakar stage
  Australia's Andy Caldecott won the third stage of the Dakar Rally from Nador to Er Rachidia in Morocco this morning