Dakar 2017

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Starts Jan 2nd on NBC Sports in the USA.

 

Edited December 28, 2016 by afx

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[Belugawrx]

Cool stuff,...Ill be watching

[The Creative Explorer]

I'm ready!

[935k3]

Never miss it. The beginning  of that video makes you the think of Steve McQueen's line  in Lemans, "everything else is just waiting".

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Half the Ford Team gone after Stage 2.

http://www.fordatdakar.com/blog/98-high-speed-second-stage-crash-forces-pons-to-retire-his-dmas-south-racing-ford-ranger-from-dakar-rally.html

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Some History

 

[espo]

Saw some of the reruns of the Dakar Rally last night on one the sports channels. Pretty wild to watch.

[PatW]

My annual treat, to see something that is still a real adventure. Eurosport here on satelite in the UK runs a half hour programme at 10pm every night, reporting that day's stage. 

Good to see Sam Sunderland, the first Brit to win a catagory, his being the bikes! He has tried three times before, breaking various bones and not finishing until 2017! No surprise that Peugeot won with Stephane Peterhansel an already multiple winner with various manufacturers, both in cars and I think 9 or 10 times on bikes. But of course their budget is massive in any for of motor racing. 

Also a lad that went to school with my two sons, followed his father to South Africa, after his parents divorced, to help his business creating GT40 Replicas. He has worked for Toyota and Nissan on their desert racing teams for driver Giniel De Villiers  coming 3rd in the car catagory this year.

Edited January 19, 2017 by PatW

[The Creative Explorer]

I always look forward to the Dakar, but this year was dissapointing. Not a whole lof of competition. Cancelling some stages didn't help that either. I'll hope that next year will be better again.

 

During this Dakar, I suddenly was wondering if they ever get back to Africa. There is less terrorism and hopefully declining. who knows..

[droogie]

I thoroughly enjoyed the TV coverage for both the event and the views of the scenery. I need to put a visit to that part of the world on my bucket list.