Dakar 2013 - Official Event Coverage - thank you ALL TeamF5, lurkers and posters!

here is the right one


The former overall leader fell in the area around km 370. Olivier Pain tumbled into a ditch and was unable to get out from it. He emerged unscathed with some help from Michael Metge and Vincent Guindani, who's doubling up as Yamaha's guardian angel today.

ten bucks says hes carrying water again by stage 10

I'd settle for ASO to get their shit together and post up the correct penalties list.


Is KTM maybe trying to sell the point that because it was their motor they built, that was in the race properly scutineered from the outset, that there should be no penalty for Despres? They got lawyers, I can see them trying this tactic, dependent upon how the rules are written, in the french version.

How's that for a conspiracy theory?

I'm looking forward to seeing if he can really stamp his authority on the rally now (I suspect he can and will). He needs to show that he is still "Le Patron" and put all these pretenders in their place. Watch this space!

A seal is a seal, even if they just wanted to see what was inside of it, imo.

Everyone likes to have a villain.

I wonder which one had the mechanical and what it was?

Still like him.. And the stories told by those that met him in person only confirm what i felt about him and he is a really fast rider..

Better than a flatbiller...

And envy the most successful . .

It's your destiny.

He even has the correct goatee (as pioneered by Flexo in Futurama!)

Cross my mind to....

Penalties are up, Cyril got 15 minutes


Edit: well they were an hour ago...definitely showed him with a 15 minute penalty

http://www.trackingdakar.nl/index.php?page=overall&stand=V

I try.

I understood the "original" translation perfectly but it just struck me too funny not to comment. At my advanced age gotta jump on any chance for a laugh.

First hand from a third party who has had contact with CDP and to a greater extent Coma, not a single negative comment on either, but guys you don't become no. 1 in the world at your sport without having a bit of attitude at times

I predict CD wins this stage by 11 minutes, +/- 30 sec maybe more

well looks like i had the wrong goggles on looking at Misc site, it looked like he was making a minute up on each waypoint, but he's been mostly 2-3 mnutes ahead of Barreda, so let me amend my prediction to be more like 6-8 minutes lead today.

Pyndon thru WP9 @ +27:18