Dakar 2013 - Official Event Coverage - thank you ALL TeamF5, lurkers and posters! - Page 560

drgunther · 01-11-2013, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by rallyman1978

Good effort dude

watch for oil spitting!

Luckily I'm not topless.

640 Armageddon · 01-11-2013, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by drgunther

Am I the only one cooking dinner with a laptop next to the frying pan?

That's is ok, I am cooking with the laptop into the frying pan

drgunther · 01-11-2013, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 640 Armageddon

That's is ok, I am cooking with the laptop into the frying pan

Bon appetite! =)

barrier · 01-11-2013, 01:55 PM

Interesting conversation must have been had. Cyril would have to trust Dabrowski on the condition of his engine!
Anyone know Mareks feedback on eBay!

Martino · 01-11-2013, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ric678

I wonder what kind of "goodwill" you can get out of that??

Easy - Dabrowski is part of the Orlen team (Orlen being major Polish oil company). This team is certainly able to value good relationships with KTM highly enough.

Sylvia · 01-11-2013, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Simosez

your crystal ball is working well. 11th on stage only 4:58 down on caselli. 21st overall
go Ben

I think Ben has a surprise or 2 for the rest of the field before this dakar is done. He will relish the dakar, and by now has his head around the nav equipment.

I'm expecting a few raised eyebrows, with his pace and failing a mechanical the best is yet to come. Rod as well; they both have talent to burn.

rallyman1978 · 01-11-2013, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by drgunther

Luckily I'm not topless.

doyle · 01-11-2013, 01:57 PM

I know there is a lot of Cyril hate around here, but the way I see it, what is happening is exactly the spirit of Dakar that I love. Against the odds, a lower ranked rider sacrifices to keep a top ranked guys competitive. In the spirit of the water carrier, this is Dakar and I'm glad it didn't devolve into one of the actual conspiracies floated around today, the worst of which that I heard, I refuse to even post in public.

Dekatria · 01-11-2013, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by doyle

Apparently Faria's motor was announced to the organizers when Dabrowski "volunteered" his own.

In the world of KTM there's is no such thing as "volunteering"

barrier · 01-11-2013, 01:58 PM

I'm having some tough days, yesterday i broke the clutch at 100km from the end of the special and started having engine issues. Today was a disaster the bike has lost a lot of power and i hardly get to 115km/h which is really slow. Im very worried cos the spare engine i have has to be rebuilt, i have all the pieces but no idea on how to do! In some hours i have the last stage before rest day, hope i manage to get there.

Manuel L.

Clancy · 01-11-2013, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylvia

I think Ben has a surprise or 2 for the rest of the field before this dakar is done. He will relish the dakar, and by now has his head around the nav equipment.

I'm expecting a few raised eyebrows, with his pace and failing a mechanical the best is yet to come. Rod as well; they both have talent to burn.

He did say he was going to spend the first few days getting his head around the whole deal. Very under rated but after the rest day he's going to do well I think.

drgunther · 01-11-2013, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dekatria

In the world of KTM there's is no such thing as "volunteering"

It's like it is in the swedish army... volunteers are chosen.

cyborg · 01-11-2013, 02:01 PM

Can't believe I caught up over late lunch at work!

ENGINEGATE !!!!!

bluesurf · 01-11-2013, 02:01 PM

Generally smart move on everyone's part to swap out now even with another swap possible even though I didn't think it would happen. Although I am not an absolute CdP fan, then wish him the best of luck and will be rooting for the others to push on and be safe.

Just changed the posts per page down to 20...this should save me about "1 million" seconds in the next week or so.

Bluebull2007 · 01-11-2013, 02:02 PM

Okay so after all this drama class I contacted my insiders:

And I quote:
"Cyril is outside right now stripping his bike. They are only working on one bike at the moment, and Cyril is doing the work himself. He is flapping quite a bit so I decided to leave him alone to sort it out. "

Both my insiders knew nothing of Dabrowski's engine going in so I think that still needs to be confirmed.

Otherwise most of the riders enjoyed the fast stage, but have headaches from the altitude and are doing their road books.

01-11-2013, 01:55 PM	#8389
barrier Says who? Joined: Oct 2008 Location: North Wales UK Oddometer: 372	Interesting conversation must have been had. Cyril would have to trust Dabrowski on the condition of his engine! Anyone know Mareks feedback on eBay! __________________ "What could possibly go wrong"

01-11-2013, 01:57 PM	#8393
doyle ^OP RallyRaidReview-ing Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Off Piste Oddometer: 21,523	I know there is a lot of Cyril hate around here, but the way I see it, what is happening is exactly the spirit of Dakar that I love. Against the odds, a lower ranked rider sacrifices to keep a top ranked guys competitive. In the spirit of the water carrier, this is Dakar and I'm glad it didn't devolve into one of the actual conspiracies floated around today, the worst of which that I heard, I refuse to even post in public. __________________ *Got Smugmug? Use code HWkDUhHwGv5Tc for a discount.* RallyRaidReview - @RallyRaidReview

01-11-2013, 01:58 PM	#8395
barrier Says who? Joined: Oct 2008 Location: North Wales UK Oddometer: 372	From Manels FB page I'm having some tough days, yesterday i broke the clutch at 100km from the end of the special and started having engine issues. Today was a disaster the bike has lost a lot of power and i hardly get to 115km/h which is really slow. Im very worried cos the spare engine i have has to be rebuilt, i have all the pieces but no idea on how to do! In some hours i have the last stage before rest day, hope i manage to get there. Manuel L. __________________ "What could possibly go wrong"

01-11-2013, 02:01 PM	#8399
bluesurf en dos ruedas Joined: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Oddometer: 731	Generally smart move on everyone's part to swap out now even with another swap possible even though I didn't think it would happen. Although I am not an absolute CdP fan, then wish him the best of luck and will be rooting for the others to push on and be safe. Just changed the posts per page down to 20...this should save me about "1 million" seconds in the next week or so. __________________ Ride Travel Explore Live

01-11-2013, 02:02 PM	#8400
Bluebull2007 Adventurer Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Lima, Perú Oddometer: 3,325	Okay so after all this drama class I contacted my insiders: And I quote: "Cyril is outside right now stripping his bike. They are only working on one bike at the moment, and Cyril is doing the work himself. He is flapping quite a bit so I decided to leave him alone to sort it out. " Both my insiders knew nothing of Dabrowski's engine going in so I think that still needs to be confirmed. Otherwise most of the riders enjoyed the fast stage, but have headaches from the altitude and are doing their road books. __________________ Racing Rallye Raid Dos Sertoes 2010 Ride report: LIVING THE DREAM - Racing 4,500km across Brazil. a n00b goes Rally racing- How to get into Rally RIFF RAFF 2011 - GO JONAH!

01-11-2013, 02:01 PM	#8398
cyborg Potius Sero Quam Numquam Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Pacific NorthWet Oddometer: 4,397	Can't believe I caught up over late lunch at work! *ENGINEGATE !!!!!*

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