ENDURANCE rider Toby Hederics is closing in on his goal of complete the gruelling Dakar Rally.

At the time of print, the 29-year-old from Gol Gol is in 19th position outright in the bike section, and inside the top 10 of Rally 2 standings of the mega race across Saudi Arabia after the completion of the 733 kilometre eighth stage.

While he had finished stage eight in 18th outright, a time penalty...