DAKAR 2010

[MalMember]

Well I hope at least one of them finishes. Last year there was a 450 and 250 and they both DNFed.

GO THE SHERCOS!!!!

[Dwayne OMember]

Sherco still goin` strong after Day 2, still holding outright lead Mal :woohoo:

Fretigne the Yamaha 450 rider is now taking it to the big guns again, he looks dangerous this year!!! He took the stage win for the day, & favourite Coma has been left out of the top 10 after copping a time penalty for speeding thru a village :laugh:
22 seconds can be made up fairly easily by the likes of him though :dry:

With the new restriction rule on the 690`s, the field is really more even now, the 450`s are apparently eating it up on the climbs where the 690`s are carrying the extra kilos,,,

Bring it on :woohoo:

[MalMember]

Fingers crossed Eagle. Hopefully the Sherco can hang in there for another day.

Get the Dakar under thier belt and head off to Baja and sort them Hondas out.

[Eric SmithMember]

Moto wrote:

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If anyone is interested the ” actually comes from measuring angles (ECKS can tell you lots about this) where degrees are represented by a o, minutes are represented by a ‘ and seconds are represented by a ” and are shown as 32o 15’ 22”.

A minute is 1/60th of a degree and a second is 1/60 of a minute. So there you go……

Top marks to you young man! We live and breathe degrees, minutes and seconds in surveying. Kinda forget that the rest of the world doesn’t!

Just checking out the Aussies progress over at ADV at the moment.

From Jacob Blacks Blog on http://www.sbs.com.au/sport/blog/sin…s-home-cleanly

Ahead of Connell, fellow debutante Rob Pollard set a solid pace, coming home 48th in provisional results, and first of the Aussies on his first real run in the Dakar. Pollard was surprised by his result.

“I took it pretty easy but still seemed to pass a few people,” he explained.

“Obviously a few people out there have had troubles, even now on day one.”

The 39-year-old likened the Stage 1 course to the Australian Safari saying, “It was all farm land and tracks, sort of like Australian enduro terrain. I like it a lot, but not on this bike, it’s too heavy.”

Sadly for Pollard, a 17-minute time penalty for an incredible 17 separate ‘speeding’ infringements on the liaison stage relegated him to 105th position on official standings. Pollard was notably distressed by the penalty, recorded on the bikes ‘Tripy’ GPS tracking system. The system is mandatory for all vehicles and tracks speed and direction at all times. Pollard said he couldn’t understand where he was speeding, but has copped the penalty on the chin.

The lads are going well, Rob (121) appears to be running in the top 20 overall now! Couple of times he was fastest on stage!

[MalMember]

Sherco still first outright at the end of day two. :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Dwayne OMember]

Sorry Mal, But it was inevitable once the race entered the Dunes :blink:
The crazy Frenchman Despres is now eating up all in his way!!!
Apparently the Sherco suffered overheating & battery problems (after stopping to help his mate and rival Marc Coma) :blink: :blush:

see here,
The first sand dunes of the Dakar 2010 gave Cyril Despres the opportunity to take control of the rally on the stage leading to Fiambala. Before even leaving Argentina, on a relatively short stage, the race leaders were confronted with the hazards of sand. Over a distance of 182 kilometres, the Frenchman opened up a gap of 10’40’’ over Helder Rodrigues, 2nd in the special. The Portuguese rider has therefore placed himself as a legitimate pretender for the podium, especially with the rhythm at which mishaps are occurring. After the petrol problems of Francisco “Chaleco” Lopez and the false withdrawal of Frans Verhoeven, who eventually rejoined the race after several hours spent changing his engine, today it was the turn of Marc Coma and David Casteu to encounter problems.

In fact, the title holder had a real struggle with his machine. Admittedly he started with the best time at CP1 (after 74 km), but his progression to the finishing line took a turn for the worse. He had to stop many times to calm a “spluttering” engine, losing 21 minutes on Despres, the new leader of the general standings. It never rains, it only pours, and this bad news for Coma came with the blow of losing his right-hand man on this 3rd stage. Jordi Viladoms, who was “celebrating” his 30th birthday today, fell heavily on the special. The Catalan was transported by helicopter to the bivouac for medical attention and was forced to abandon the race, his third withdrawal in four participations. David Casteu, who won the first special stage, was also forced to slow down, firstly, to avoid the engine of his Sherco overheating, then secondly to lend a hand to his rival and nonetheless friend Marc Coma. However, a battery failure temporarily stopped him from restarting afterwards! David Frétigné, who also faced difficulties on the second half of the stage, was also amongst the favourites who lost time: at the end of the stage to Fiambala, he is already several hours behind Despres.

[Anonymous]

That’s a shame, I would have liked to see the Sherco take a win. Still a top effort though and it shows that a 450 can be competitive

[Dwayne OMember]

Moto wrote:

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That’s a shame, I would have liked to see the Sherco take a win. Still a top effort though and it shows that a 450 can be competitive

All is not lost just yet, He is still in 2nd outright some 10mins back from Despres.
I can`t see him or anybody else catching Despres now, barring mechanical failure of the KTM :laugh:

The 450`s are still right up there mate, great machines

Wonder when or if Grabbo & Wonka might try this event ?????????????

[MalMember]

Oh well, it was good while it lasted. Be nice if the Sherco can stay up there somewhere.

[Dwayne OMember]

Sorry to break it to ya Mal, but the Sherco is out :blink: Was doing really well until a broken leg put an end to Casteau
Looks like old Cyril Despres is now unbeatable so early into the rally, which is no real surprise with Coma so far behind due to bike breakdowns again :huh:

read here,
Pending validation by the race marshalls, Chilean rider Francisco Lopez Contardo (Aprilia) has won his second stage on home turf on the Dakar, his first stage victory of the year. With a time of 5h52’40, the man whose nickname is “Chaleco” arrived 1’30 ahead of Frenchman Cyril Despres (KTM) and 13’13 ahead of his countryman David Frétigné (Yamaha)… More importantly, this fifth stage was marked by the misfortunes of Frenchman David Casteu who had to withdraw after a bad fall and of Spaniard Marc Coma (KTM). Victim of a blown rear tire at km 376, the title holder lost almost 40’ today… In the overall standings, the coast is now clear for final victory for Despres who now has a 37’37 lead on Chile’s Lopez Contardo and a 44’01 lead over Portugal’s Helder Rodrigues (Yamaha)… As for Marc Coma, he is now 7th 1h16’55 behind the leader.

[Eric SmithMember]

Aussie Garry Connell is out, poor bugger. Tore a cruciate ligament in his knee on Day 3 in the sand, timed out and wasn’t allowed to continue – even if he was able to. Condolences to Garry (who I met at the Aussie Safari and a nicer bloke you will go a long way to find).

Good to see Rob still going hard on his KTM.

Giving me the itch to get back to Safari this year!

I see Bruce Garland in the Isuzu D-MAX is still going (last time I checked anyway). Give ’em hell lads!

[Dwayne OMember]

Yeah Ecks, Pity about that accident for Garry :blink: :dry:

The Aussie contingrnt are still doing well other than that

Old Bulls should do themselves all a favour & check out the daily PHOTO GALLERY for each stage,,,
It is an eye opener to see the real terrain these guys are taking on & often alone for hours on end :blink:
There are some of the best pics I have ever seen in there, as was the case last year !!!
Only wish I could save some of them to my pc as they make unreal backgrounds

[Dwayne OMember]

:blink:
Another serious accident overnight ,

SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON STAGE 6, ANTOFAGASTA – IQUIQUE

Italian Luca Manca (n°31), riding a KTM, was a victim of a serious fall at km 10 of the special at around 9:00 AM (local time).
A helicopter of the organisation was close by and therefore the rider was immediately treated.

He was transferred by helicopter to the Del Cobre Hospital at Calama.
According to the doctors that treated him, Luca Manca suffers from a brain contusion and his life prognosis is engaged.
He will be transferred to the neuro-surgical service of the Clinica de la Mutual at Santiago.

Luca Manca was 9th of the bike overall classification this morning at the start. An experienced rider, he was taking part, at 29, to his very first Dakar rally. He had finished second of the Egypt rally back in October 2009.

[TrentMember]

Geez that’s not good to hear – hope he recovers well.

[Dwayne OMember]

Latest standings ,
It is good to see 93 bikes still n the race,,,
Looks like Despres has an unbeatable lead now with 5 stages to go.

RANKING GÉNÉRAL BIKE
Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty
1 002 DESPRES (FRA) KTM 35:58:51 00:00:00
2 004 ULLEVALSETER (NOR) KTM 37:20:45 01:21:54
3 009 LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL) APRILIA 37:24:26 01:25:35
4 005 RODRIGUES (PRT) YAMAHA 37:27:39 01:28:48
5 014 DUCLOS (FRA) KTM 37:54:35 01:55:44
6 012 FRETIGNE (FRA) YAMAHA 38:14:39 02:15:48 10:00
7 024 STREET (USA) KTM 38:38:08 02:39:17
8 016 PAIN (FRA) YAMAHA 38:44:59 02:46:08
9 023 BERGLUND (SWE) KTM 38:58:01 02:59:10 05:00
10 034 PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP) KTM 39:05:07 03:06:16 02:00
11 011 PRZYGONSKI (POL) KTM 39:05:10 03:06:19
12 019 FARIA (PRT) KTM 40:08:12 04:09:21
13 050 PELLICER (ESP) YAMAHA 40:23:45 04:24:54
14 128 SVITKO (SVK) KTM 40:46:00 04:47:09
15 035 CECI (ITA) APRILIA 41:00:38 05:01:47
16 018 CZACHOR (POL) KTM 41:18:47 05:19:56
17 041 PROHENS (CHL) HONDA 42:27:21 06:28:30
18 001 COMA (ESP) KTM 42:59:40 07:00:49 06:22:00
19 156 VERHOESTRAETE (COG) KTM 43:14:17 07:15:26 04:00
20 007 KNUIMAN (NLD) KTM 43:34:47 07:35:56 30:00
21 043 ZANOTTI (MAF) APRILIA 43:40:23 07:41:32 30:00
22 129 JAMETT (CHL) YAMAHA 44:21:00 08:22:09 08:00
23 064 ROBIN (FRA) KTM 45:02:35 09:03:44 01:00
24 066 LORMAND (FRA) YAMAHA 45:06:09 09:07:18 05:00
25 048 LIEFHEBBER (NLD) KTM 45:07:36 09:08:45 15:00
26 040 PROHENS (CHL) HONDA 45:09:36 09:10:45
27 049 PICCO (ITA) YAMAHA 45:12:24 09:13:33 27:00
28 032 PUERTAS HERRERA (ESP) KTM 45:15:15 09:16:24 02:00
29 025 MATTHEIS (BRA) KTM 45:18:16 09:19:25
30 062 PABISKA (CZE) YAMAHA 45:31:22 09:32:31
31 022 JARMUZ (POL) HONDA 45:46:21 09:47:30
32 068 BARROT (FRA) YAMAHA 46:06:24 10:07:33 02:03:00
33 033 LAZARD (URY) KTM 46:10:57 10:12:06
34 116 BOLLERO (ARG) KTM 46:16:39 10:17:48
35 020 PISANO (FRA) SHERCO 46:40:21 10:41:30 01:00
36 029 BIANCHI PRATA (PRT) BMW 46:52:52 10:54:01
37 085 SOLER (ESP) BMW 47:08:33 11:09:42
38 110 FREINADEMETZ (ROU) KTM 47:14:38 11:15:47
39 039 DABROWSKI (POL) KTM 47:23:49 11:24:58
40 063 AMBROSIO (BRA) HONDA 47:40:14 11:41:23 01:07:00
41 161 CLAUDIO (CHL) HUSQUARNA 48:01:53 12:03:02 01:11:00
42 122 POLLARD (AUS) KTM 48:21:13 12:22:22 01:18:00
43 118 KREJCI (CZE) YAMAHA 48:27:51 12:29:00 44:00
44 106 DE GROOT (NLD) YAMAHA 49:04:08 13:05:17
45 026 BOINNARD (USA) KTM 49:20:03 13:21:12 01:00
46 155 VALLE (MEX) HONDA 49:34:53 13:36:02 01:07:00
47 067 RANDYSEK (CZE) YAMAHA 49:44:51 13:46:00 01:00
48 087 VRUGGINK (NLD) HONDA 50:24:11 14:25:20 01:00
49 072 SNIJDERS (NLD) HONDA 50:37:40 14:38:49
50 101 GELEBART (FRA) KTM 51:11:14 15:12:23 01:00
51 076 SEEL (SWE) KTM 51:31:17 15:32:26 01:00
52 055 MERKIT (TUR) KTM 52:14:40 16:15:49
53 081 BUSIN (ARG) HONDA 52:17:40 16:18:49
54 030 CARILLON (FRA) KTM 52:27:33 16:28:42 01:00:00
55 008 VERHOEVEN (NLD) BMW 52:30:12 16:31:21 06:53:00
56 125 PEÑATE MUÑOZ (ESP) KTM 52:35:28 16:36:37 01:00
57 058 BOUNDS (GBR) KTM 52:44:26 16:45:35 06:00:00
58 121 BARRIERE VARJU (AUS) KTM 53:43:05 17:44:14
59 153 TRAHAN (CAN) HONDA 54:19:42 18:20:51 01:02:00
60 102 GELEBART (FRA) KTM 54:35:28 18:36:37
61 107 PEILLON (GAB) KTM 54:43:52 18:45:01 05:09:00
62 099 MENARD (FRA) YAMAHA 55:07:01 19:08:10 05:00
63 160 QUIROGA (ARG) YAMAHA 56:25:11 20:26:20 02:17:00
64 051 SAGHMEISTER (SRB) KTM 57:15:46 21:16:55 02:06:00
65 046 MAZET (FRA) KTM 58:00:44 22:01:53 47:00
66 157 VESELY (DEU) YAMAHA 58:02:19 22:03:28 26:00
67 093 GIANNETTI (ITA) KTM 59:01:37 23:02:46
68 094 MUGNAIOLI (ITA) KTM 59:02:38 23:03:47 02:00
69 103 PRISER (FRA) KTM 59:24:57 23:26:06 12:00
70 142 CAVELIUS (FRA) KTM 60:06:56 24:08:05 21:00
71 065 MORO (FRA) YAMAHA 60:35:41 24:36:50 07:01:00
72 138 COLA (ARG) KTM 62:19:09 26:20:18 05:00
73 070 ALAN (ARG) KTM 63:15:49 27:16:58 03:00:00
74 038 VILLARRUBIA (ESP) YAMAHA 63:30:51 27:32:00 06:02:00
75 086 PALANTE (BEL) HONDA 63:53:30 27:54:39 04:00:00
76 141 CARLYLE (GBR) KTM 66:41:26 30:42:35 01:00:00
77 111 PLANSON (FRA) KTM 68:09:05 32:10:14 04:00:00
78 075 GUTIERREZ (ESP) KTM 73:06:44 37:07:53 04:01:00
79 113 DE BENEDICTIS NETO (BRA) HONDA 74:03:12 38:04:21 06:00:00
80 139 BOTTAZZINI (ARG) HONDA 74:16:37 38:17:46 04:07:00
81 112 GUYOMARC’H (FRA) KTM 74:19:41 38:20:50 04:00:00
82 151 SU (CHN) JINCHENG 74:59:57 39:01:06 13:01:00
83 092 GARCIA VITORIA (ESP) KTM 75:45:48 39:46:57 08:21:00
84 152 WEI (CHN) JINCHENG 76:10:25 40:11:34 05:00:00
85 091 RESSING (NLD) HONDA 76:25:35 40:26:44 10:01:00
86 158 AMENGUAL (ARG) YAMAHA 77:38:00 41:39:09 07:31:00
87 095 KRABBENBORG (NLD) HONDA 78:03:00 42:04:09 12:02:00
88 144 PASCUAL (ARG) KTM 78:35:10 42:36:19 07:15:00
89 104 NOONE (IRL) KTM 78:58:03 42:59:12 13:00:00
90 097 DELAUNAY (FRA) HONDA 81:50:13 45:51:22 12:22:00
91 100 MEIER (DEU) YAMAHA 82:32:08 46:33:17 20:00:00
92 131 JONES (GBR) YAMAHA 85:04:57 49:06:06 11:05:00
93 120 CALIFANO (FRA) KTM 104:59:45 69:00:54 41:00:00

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