Elmer Symons

Elmer Symons was a South African motorcycle enduro racer, born on 14 February 1977 in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal. He began enduro racing in 1996 and moved to the United States in 2003, where he placed well in a number of regional competitions. He took part in the 2005 and 2006 Dakar Rally as a support mechanic before entering the 2007 rally as a rider on a privateer KTM. He died on 9 January 2007 after crashing in rural Morocco during the fourth stage of his first attempt to finish the Rally as a rider; he had been 18th overall among motorcycles and was leading the Marathon class after the previous stage. Symons is recorded as the rally's 49th fatality.