Dakar 2010

[High Sided]

Daily recap shows start airing january 3rd on Versus

nice little teaser...

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[STD]

I've been looking forward to South American Vol. II
Dakar 2009 South American Vol. I was the high point of the 2009 racing season.

[opinionated ow]

It's not the same if it isn't in Africa.

[RusH]

It's not the same if it isn't in Africa.

But the food is better.

[STD]

It's not the same if it isn't in Africa.

But much better than being shot at.

[STD]

The Atacama desert stages were more than acceptable alternatives.

[High Sided]

1st stage in. don't forget to follow along every morning with live timing...
http://tracking.dakar.com/ASO/index_us.html

live chat to go with timing at http://www.planetrobby.com/page/dakar-2010

daily recap shows start tomorrow on versus at 3:30pm eastern time.
don't have versus? see the daily recap videos here...
http://www.sbs.com.au/dakar/

http://4wheelsnews.com/images/2009/november/hummer/robby/robby_gordon_off-road_dakar_hummer.jpg

[Gnam]

daily recap shows start tomorrow on versus at 3:30pm eastern time.
don't have versus? see the daily recap videos here...
http://www.sbs.com.au/dakar/

I don't get the Versus. Thanks. :thumbup:

Is the route the same as last year?

[High Sided]

pretty big difference in routes as well as running the opposite direction. not sure if they did this last year but the bikes/Quads have alot of areas where their course runs a different path than the cars/trucks.

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

2010 route... http://www.dakar.com/2010/DAK/presentation/us/r3_5-le-parcours.html

[emjaya]

pretty big difference in routes as well as running the opposite direction. not sure if they did this last year but the bikes/Quads have alot of areas where their course runs a different path than the cars/trucks.

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

2010 route... http://www.dakar.com/2010/DAK/presentation/us/r3_5-le-parcours.html

The pre-veiw show said some of the dunes were too soft for the cars and trucks to go over, that's why they split the route up.

[NismoZ]

Good, only one spectator death so far, and Robby actually wins one.

[opinionated ow]

Good, only one spectator death so far, and Robby actually wins one.

Because the spectator was where they shouldn't have been...

[emjaya]

Good, only one spectator death so far, and Robby actually wins one.

Gordon forth behind the VW team. A bit of bad luck for them and Robbie might have a chance for the overall win.

[High Sided]

spectators are in the craziest places :eek:

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[NismoZ]

Man, he was drivin' that thing like it was on rails!:)

[High Sided]

terrible news for bike rider luca manta today. fighting for his life after being in the spotlight for helping marc coma in yesterdays stage...
http://www.9and10news.com/category/story/?id=196572

[oddlycalm]

terrible news for bike rider luca manta today

Terrible new indeed. :(

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[oddlycalm]

Congrats to the victors in all classes. Total domination by VW in the car class. Another very tough race in spectacularly rugged country.

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