Dakar 2011 – OLD Bull Trailriders

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January 2, 2011 at 12:05 am #99367

Nick Jackson
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I have found some info on the start of this years Dakar, the tv coverage starts tonight at 5.30 on SBS

02/01/2011 10:01:00 AM

Dakar – Tanking up on… emotion !
After a general briefing meeting, a superb start show and a first 377 km-long drive en route to Victoria, the contenders enrolled in the Personal Dakar Argentina Chile will start competing tomorrow in a first stage ending in Cordoba.
The weight of the challenge is now palpable. Last year was mainly dedicated to peparing for this moment. But now, after a quiet and conservative New Year’s Eve, the 407 drivers, riders and teams are starting the new year with only one thing in mind: making their Dakar dream come true this year. In the morning, the solemn atmosphere of the general briefing by Etienne Lavigne, which brougt together – for the first and last time in a single location – all contenders enrolled put them all – a little more still – in a winning state of mind. In order to reach their goal, all of them will have to deploy maximum strength and energy, and energy is what they sure received massively on the occasion of the presentation to the public. Since 2009, the start show takes place at the foot of the Obelisk located on the 9 de Julio Avenue and has always been a fantastic success. The Porteños, who have become the most fervent fans of the Dakar, come in hundreds of thousands to encourage the contenders enrolled for the adventure; contenders that sure cannot remain untouched by this collective declaration of love for them and what they are undertaking. The end of the first day, which was only a prelude to stage 1 means that the vehicules have driven their first kilometers in the raid already. Of the 9,000 km to cover, today’s stretch only made some 377 km to reach Victoria on the banks of the Rio Parana. This is the place where the contenders are now discovering the first bivouac where they shall only rest for a short while. Tomorrow, the bearer of Number One, Marc Coma, has been summoned to a 4:20 AM start en route to the day’s special stage in Cordoba. Then and then only will the fight for the top really begin!

January 2, 2011 at 9:11 pm #193731

Andrew Robson
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Watching with interest. There is an aussie Honda team competing as well.

January 2, 2011 at 11:14 pm #193732

Brett
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Team GHR have 4 Aussies competing!!
Go to the GHR BLOG:

And post some support for the boys!!!!
The more support they get the better the sponsors like it, and the more $$$ they are gunna throw at it!!

I have a few mates over there swinging Spanners and a some on 2 wheels!!

And as always Bruce is flying the flag in the Isusu!!!

Good luck and safe journey to all of them..

Cheers
MacKa…
Cheering on Team GHR!!
And Go Jonah!! a real change for the blue team!!!

January 2, 2011 at 11:39 pm #193782

Greg
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Jake was seated 142 or there abouts to start the day, which meant he would have slower riders and a lot of traffic in front of him. After the first day had the 33rd fastest time, so day 2 he starts from 33rd on the road.

And I just received a text saying he is up to 31st today after stage 5

TB

January 3, 2011 at 1:08 am #193733

Dwayne O
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YEP, He is tearing it up so far :woohoo:

Check it here,
http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2011/us/stage-1/rankings/stage-bikes-page-1.html

January 3, 2011 at 11:39 am #193787

Greg
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Saw this a minute ago on another site

“Jacob Smith 16th at WP1”

If correct that’s fantastic :ohmy:

TB

January 3, 2011 at 9:52 pm #193777

Greg
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Worth a look if you havent been watching SBS of an evening

http://player.sbs.com.au/dakar/#/dakar/highlights/highlights/playlist/Dakar-Stage-2-Bikes/

January 4, 2011 at 8:15 am #193734

Andrew Robson
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Linky VVVVVVV

http://ghrhonda.dirtbike.com.au/

January 4, 2011 at 10:30 am #193854

Greg
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Here fresh of the press http://ghrhonda.dirtbike.com.au/2011/01/day-2-cordoba-san-miguel/

January 6, 2011 at 12:40 am #193735

Greg
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This is what will be shown tonight on SBS @ 5.30pm, if you scroll down the list on the right of the link page you can watch ones you have missed

http://player.sbs.com.au/dakar/#/dakar/highlights/highlights/playlist/Dakar-Stage-4-Bikes/

Fark me they can peddle a bike :ohmy:

January 6, 2011 at 3:02 am #193944

Paul
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I’m keen to go and see it for real next year.
Are there tour companies that follow the rally on bikes?
It will cost a fair bit but I think life is too short to pass the opportunity by.

January 6, 2011 at 3:28 am #193959

Wayne
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I think it would be an amazing few weeks, that’s for sure! It helps that the countries hosting the race are so accepting and welcoming of everything related to the race. Not like the original race through northern Africa where competitors were robbed, killed etc.

I wonder what happened to Jake Smith last night!

He started 26th at the beginning of the Special Section, arrived at Check Point 1 with the 20th quickest time, only 7 minutes behind Coma (for the day)

BUT

He has had dramas…….by the end of the Special Section, he’d dropped to 86th!

His team mate Warren Strange started 142nd and had a beaut day to finish 49th for the stage.

Other Team mate Davidson started the day last at 157th, worked up to 126th by the 1st Check Point, then dropped back to 138th by the end of the Special.

I wonder if he had to help Jacob get going or did he have a nav. prob.

(Check point info gone after no:1….well, I can’t find it)

Crash

January 6, 2011 at 3:40 am #193965

Greg
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King Crash wrote:

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I wonder what happened to Jake Smith last night!

He started 26th at the beginning of the Special Section, arrived at Check Point 1 with the 20th quickest time, only 7 minutes behind Coma (for the day)

BUT

He has had dramas…….by the end of the Special Section, he’d dropped to 86th!

Crash

Hole in the rear tank, ran out of fuel bludged some but lost 35mins

Quote from Smith last night after stage 4

“well what a day….. 540km over the andes at 4800m which was hard work then a 206km stage. i was making ok time untill a hole in the rear fuel tank which i didn’t know about and ran out of fuel 26km from the finish. I was able to get some fuel of another rider but lost a good 35mins or more. back to 35th. Man this race is brutal looking forward to the rest day thats for sure!”

TB

January 6, 2011 at 3:43 am #193960

Greg
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WikdBeemer wrote:

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I’m keen to go and see it for real next year.
Are there tour companies that follow the rally on bikes?
It will cost a fair bit but I think life is too short to pass the opportunity by.

Yes there are WB, do it man you are right its life is short

Do it

By the way Wiked those factory BMWs sound phat

TB

(man I would be so jealous :laugh: )

January 6, 2011 at 3:56 am #193967

Wayne
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Trailboss wrote:

Hole in the rear tank, ran out of fuel bludged some but lost 35mins

Quote from Smith last night after stage 4

“well what a day….. 540km over the andes at 4800m which was hard work then a 206km stage. i was making ok time untill a hole in the rear fuel tank which i didn’t know about and ran out of fuel 26km from the finish. I was able to get some fuel of another rider but lost a good 35mins or more. back to 35th. Man this race is brutal looking forward to the rest day thats for sure!”

TB[/quote]

What a pity Warren started so far behind, they must of almost finished at the same time in the end!

Thanks for that TB, I couldn’t find any info!

much appreciated.

Crash
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