09 Dakar = Aargentina - Chile

[High Sided]

the new route
http://www.dakar.com/2009/DAK/presentation/us/r3_5-le-parcours.html

[Gnam]

Ch ch changes...
Jagged mountains instead of sand dunes.
Circular route instead of one way trip.
Spanish instead of French.

What if the llamas get restless? Where will dakar go next? :gomer:

[Chaos]

can they even call it Dakar anymore?

[High Sided]

Dakar is the trademark name of the yearly event as well as the newly formed Dakar series

[opinionated ow]

I'm praying they go back to Africa. I have had my heart set on doing Dakar for several years, and frankly South America isn't the same...

[nissan gtp]

that's a bad-ass route

hope it's on TV somewhere :versus:

[cameraman]

Dude, Chile & Argentina are far nicer places to go than north west Africa.

[opinionated ow]

Dude, Chile & Argentina are far nicer places to go than north west Africa.

Its not the same though. You can theoretically go on a regular trip through this area, you can't do so through Africa...

[RusH]

I don`t see a problem with moving the race around...Dakars....like Indys can be held anywhers :gomer:

Srsy...it can be considered a brand, then other places can hold the race to boost interest like the Olympics. Heck, if it`s not in Greece it`s still the Olympics....right?

[Rogue Leader]

I don`t see a problem with moving the race around...Dakars....like Indys can be held anywhers :gomer:

Srsy...it can be considered a brand, then other places can hold the race to boost interest like the Olympics. Heck, if it`s not in Greece it`s still the Olympics....right?

Whats widely regarded as the worst olympics was the most recent Summer Games in Greece!

[Accipiter]

Dakar is the trademark name of the yearly event as well as the newly formed Dakar series

The DakarCar World Series! :rolleyes:

[EDwardo]

I don`t see a problem with moving the race around...Dakars....like Indys can be held anywhers :gomer:


Thats it!

Run Dakar in Indiana!!!

:rofl:

[High Sided]

09 Dakar daily recap show airing on vs and oln-canada. nothing in press yet but shows up on racefantv schedule :thumbup:
http://www.racefantv.com/USTV.htm

[pchall]

Thats it!

Run Dakar in Indiana!!!

:rofl:

Don't give Tony any more bad ideas.

[emjaya]

This year's race, which ends in Buenos Aires on January 17, features 540 competitors from 50 countries and covers 9000 kilometres spread over 13 stages - three in Chile and 10 in Argentina.
168 cars, 212 bikes, 23 quads and 74 trucks.

The usual suspects in the top ten.

Cars
1. Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qat, BMW) 2hr 36min15sec
2. Carlos Sainz (Spa, Volkswagen) +2min 17sec
3. Giniel De Villiers (RSA, Volkswagen) 2min 40sec
4. Mark Miller (US, Volkswagen) 4min 21sec
5. Luc Alphand (Fra, Mitsubishi) 4min 44sec
6. Stephane Peterhansel (Fra, Mitsubishi) 4hr 54sec
7. Orlando Terranova (Spa, BMW) 5min 09sec
8. Nani Roma (Spa, Mitsubishi) 5min 11sec
9. Krysztof Holowczyk (Pol, Nissan) 7min 44sec
10. Peter Van Merksteijn (Neth, BMW) 10min 39sec
17. Robbie Gordon (US, Hummer) 14min 25sec


Coma in a class of his own.

Motor Cycles
1. Marc Coma (Spa, KTM) 2hr 46min 17sec
2. Jacek Czachor (Pol, KTM) +22min 05sec
3. Miran Stanovnik (Slo, KTM) 24min 42sec
4. Frans Verhoeven (Neth, KTM) 26min 14sec
5. Jonah Street (US, KTM) 26min 22sec
6. David Fretigne (Fra, Yamaha) 28min 14sec
7. Pal Anders Ullevalseter (Nor, KTM) 28min 34sec
8. Henk Knuiman (Neth, KTM) 29min 06sec
9. Jose Rodrigues Filho (Bra, Honda) 32min 29sec
10. Olivier Pain (Fra, Yamaha) 32min 39sec


:)

[High Sided]

9 309 GORDON (USA)GRIDER (USA) HUMMER 00:34:32 behind leader

robby claimed 10th after stage 2 and is now 9th at the completion of stage 3 :thumbup:

[Methanolandbrats]

9 309 GORDON (USA)GRIDER (USA) HUMMER 00:34:32 behind leader

robby claimed 10th after stage 2 and is now 9th at the completion of stage 3 :thumbup: Three stages completed without rolling and destroying the vehicle.....outstanding :thumbup:

[High Sided]

check out the live tracker at www.dakar.com

robby's flying through stage 4! already up to 4th with over 1/2 the stage to go :thumbup:

[pchall]

Ch ch changes...
Jagged mountains instead of sand dunes.
Circular route instead of one way trip.
Spanish instead of French.

What if the llamas get restless? Where will dakar go next? :gomer:

50 laps around the state of Indiana. ;)

The Condensed Dakar presented by Carnation

[High Sided]

you can see the daily highlight videos online here...
stage 3 videos now available
http://www.sbs.com.au/dakar2009//#

stage 4 notes...
Robby dropped to 10th in the stage, still 9th overall, 46:45 behind leader

[emjaya]

Three stages completed without rolling and destroying the vehicle.....outstanding :thumbup:

Last night's highlight's show quoted Robbie as saying he had gone too slow on the first three stages, so expect a stage win or a big crash in the next couple of days. :gomer:

[Methanolandbrats]

Last night's highlight's show quoted Robbie as saying he had gone too slow on the first three stages, so expect a stage win or a big crash in the next couple of days. :gomer: Good, I was afraid he'd gone soft and was no longer "foot on the floor and steer" Robbie :)

[High Sided]

Last night's highlight's show quoted Robbie as saying he had gone too slow on the first three stages, so expect a stage win or a big crash in the next couple of days. :gomer:

just heard audioclip from Robby, he rolled the hummer today in stage 4
www.planetrobby.com

[pchall]

just heard audioclip from Robby, he rolled the hummer today in stage 4

That's our Robby!

[High Sided]

Our robby is doing pretty good actually. he finished todays shortened 6th stage 6th overall. the leader after dodging the first 1/4 leg dropped out at the end of the day advancing robby to 6th.. today was shortend due to the river rising to high at the ford they were supposed to cross.

update.:laugh:
Qatar's Nasser Al Attiyah has been thrown out of the Dakar Rally, which he was leading, after missing a number of control points on the sixth stage, race organisers said.

sadly on another note 1st time dakar motorcycle runner french driver Pascel Terry died after running out of gas in stage two, found under a tree 2 days later with food and water set out near by. he was 49 :confused:
http://www.sbs.com.au/dakar2009/news/article/a/108/h/French_motorcyclist_dies_in_Dakar_Rally

[emjaya]

Speaking of 'mericans doing good, Mark Miller is in third now that Al Attiyah is out and Jonah Street is in second, and with a stage win to his name.
Both are in with a good chance of winning. :cool:

[High Sided]

That's our Robby!

video of robbys roll over

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[High Sided]

American fiesta

stage 7
miller 2nd, 3rd overall -13:51
gordon 3rd, 5th overall -01:08:21

only 9 seconds separates 1st and 2nd overall

street still hanging on to 2nd in the bikes

[Gnam]

video of robbys roll over
That video had many good features: :thumbup:

1. The guy on the bike had the best view and it was cool of him to stop to make sure they were alright.

2. Robby is good at getting out of wrecks. He left his co-pilot fumbling with his window net and was back before the guy could ask WTF?

3. WRC: the only sport where you're encouraged to continue playing after the Earth has knocked you upside down. :cool:

4. The seatbelts bouncing off Robby's shoulders as he continues. :laugh:

[opinionated ow]

That video had many good features: :thumbup:

1. The guy on the bike had the best view and it was cool of him to stop to make sure they were alright.

2. Robby is good at getting out of wrecks. He left his co-pilot fumbling with his window net and was back before the guy could ask WTF?

3. WRC: the only sport where you're encouraged to continue playing after the Earth has knocked you upside down. :cool:

4. The seatbelts bouncing off Robby's shoulders as he continues. :laugh:

Sorry to nit pick, but this isn't actually a rally, it is a Rally RAID

[emjaya]

That video had many good features: :thumbup:

1. The guy on the bike had the best view and it was cool of him to stop to make sure they were alright.

2. Robby is good at getting out of wrecks. He left his co-pilot fumbling with his window net and was back before the guy could ask WTF?

3. WRC: the only sport where you're encouraged to continue playing after the Earth has knocked you upside down. :cool:

4. The seatbelts bouncing off Robby's shoulders as he continues. :laugh:

5. The sound of the Hummer, way better than the Mitsu's and the V-dubs. That thing is like something out of Mad Max. :cool:

That biker probably didn't want to have to be passed by Gordon for a second time, look what happened the first time. :eek:

[High Sided]

gotta give robby :thumbup::thumbup:'s for this fine example of reporting
http://www.fhmonline.com/dakarrally/

[Methanolandbrats]

gotta give robby :thumbup::thumbup:'s for this fine example of reporting
http://www.fhmonline.com/dakarrally/ I could'nt find the article :gomer:

[emjaya]

It’s all over for Street

Having won his first special stage on a Dakar during the 5th stage, American amateur Jonah Street (KTM) has decided, as a precautionary measure, to not take starter’s orders for the 9th stage this morning, due to a very painful injury to one of his wrists

That sucks, he was in forth place overall.

Miller and Gordon, second and third on stage nine.

[High Sided]

stage 10
Robby loses it by 21 seconds :(

1 sainz
2 gordon -00.00.21
3 miller -00.07.39

[Cam]

stage 10
Robby loses it by 21 seconds :(

1 sainz
2 gordon -00.00.21
3 miller -00.07.39

w00t! Carlos! :thumbup::D:thumbup:

[cameraman]

w00t! Carlos! :thumbup::D:thumbup:

+1

[High Sided]

stage 12

Sainz withdrawals from event, Roma out or way back
miller, gordon 2,3 for the stage
new top 3 overall with robby on the podium and miller closer to winning

overall standings
1 305 DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VOLKSWAGEN 43:46:58 00:00:00
2 308 MILLER (USA) VOLKSWAGEN 43:49:33 00:02:35
3 309 GORDON (USA) HUMMER 45:05:50 01:18:52

[Methanolandbrats]

TDI :thumbup:

[emjaya]

Gordon. :thumbup:

Miller got out of his car looking shell-shocked after stage 12, said it was the hardest he had ever been on. De Villiers was much the same.

Robby gets out with a grin on his face.