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

[Cuttle]

Originally Posted by Gunner45

Do you have the direct link for Eurosport2 as well?

try this - should work for Eurosport 1 as well

[Chilipepper]

Originally Posted by bluesurf

+1. Another case where the Ignore List comes in handy. Life's too short....

Originally Posted by zenjen

Please remember that he does not speak for all Yanks and his opinion is to be used "for entertainment purposes only".

Oh I think most of us understand. Not trying to paint everyone with the same brush. Every region on the planet has people that suffer from that type of myopia.

And one last thing. Whoohoo go Simon

[Gunner45]

Originally Posted by Cuttle

try this - should work for Eurosport 1 as well

Thanks Cuttle!

[Jim Rowley]

It's the usual daily slowdown around here. Everyone must be watching the live feeds. I'll wait until some kind soul posts the clips.

[Spark Plug]

Pydon at WP.8

[garfey]

Boundsy @ WP7 +01:41:08

[Stagehand]

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Dakar 2013, 12th Stage , Fiambala - Copiapo
715 km stage (447 miles) including 319 km special test

Barreda third. Tenth podium place for Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain.
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High speeds throughout and a lot navigation made the twelfth stage of the Dakar, from Fiambala to Copiapo a tough one. Joan "Bang Bang" Barreda proved to be the best of the Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain taking third place on the day, and bringing the team its tenth podium place out of the twelve stages contested so far. Joan, who led throughout the race made a slight navigational error which dropped him down into third place finishing just three minutes behind winner Verhoeven.

Alessandro Botturi, on the other hand, had a day worth forgetting. After holding seventh place for the first half of the race, the rider lost a lot of time looking for the way point. Alessandro finished fourteen minutes behind the leader, but now runs the risk of being penalized with a one hour penalty for failure to pass Way Point 13.

Paulo Goncalves had a fairly lacklustre day, opening the track for the other riders after starting from second position. He came in sixteenth, ten minutes behind the winner.

Tomorrow sees the penultimate stage of the rally from Copiapo to La Serena including 441 km special test (275 miles) and a total distance of 735 km (460 miles). The last real stage before they roll into Santiago.

Joan Barreda: “I really pushed hard right from the start today, and I lead the way for quite a stretch. Then I made a slight navigational error and lost a few minutes, but I managed to pull it back almost straight away. I’m pleased with my race today.”

Paulo Goncalves: “It was difficult to open a race like today’s. I started out from second, and was like a hare to the other greyhounds that were in chase. Anyway, I’m fairly pleased with my race and I didn’t make any significant mistakes.”

Alessandro Botturi: ”I’m really disappointed. Everything went really well until halfway through the race. Then I lost patience when I couldn’t find the right route and I missed a way point which will cost me a one hour penalty. Today I threw away practically everything…..a shame.”


Result Stage 12 (unofficial):
1. Verhoeven (NLD, Yamaha) 3h49m15s
2. Faria (PRT, KTM) +00:01:38
3. Joan Barreda (ESP, Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain) +00:03:01
4. Duclos (FRA, Sherco) +00:03:17
5. Rodrigues (PRT, Honda) +00:03:35
16. Paulo Goncalves (PRT, Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain) +00:10:39
20. Alessandro Botturi (ITA, Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain) +00:14:35
23. Matt Fish (AUS, Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain) +00:17:36

Overall after Stage 12 (unofficial):
1. Despres (FRA, KTM) 37h46m59s
2. Faria (PRT, KTM) +00:05:39
3. Lopez (CHL, KTM) +00:13:40
4. Jakes (SVK, KTM) +00:20:16
5. Alessandro Botturi (ITA, Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain) +00:34:52
12. Paulo Goncalves (PRT, Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain) +01:29:42
20. Joan Barreda (ESP, Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain) +03:05:33
80.+ Matt Fish (AUS, Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain) +25:07:02
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[8340SU]

So Faria stops at refueling and his rim is not good. Someone offers him a new wheel, he refuses and take the risk of doing the rest of the special. He tell this to Cyril.
The Alien, master strategist, decides to help his mate. What does he do? He let the boys go up front and they have hard time with the navigation. They are all a bit lost. Chaleco is one of them, he loses time. In the meantime he tells Caselli to slowdown, and explain to him wtf is happening.

Faria, with the broken rim gets to be 2nd in the special, and gains 3 minutes on Chaleco.

Well done Cyril, muddyboy
I've just forgot all the mud situation.

[troy safari carpente]

Originally Posted by Jim Rowley

It's the usual daily slowdown around here. Everyone must be watching the live feeds. I'll wait until some kind soul posts the clips.

Posting on the f5irehose during the dakar broadcasts...

It's kind of like farting in the theatre... isn't it Jim?

Everyone notes the transgression, but is to intent on the big screen to be bothered.

[Cuttle]

looks like Luis physically past Manuel...... something is wrong... or the two-smoke gas is really good

[garfey]

Pyn's at ASS +01:33:53

[Jim Rowley]

Originally Posted by troy safari carpente

Posting on the f5irehose during the dakar broadcasts...

It's kind of like farting in the theatre... isn't it Jim?

Everyone notes the transgression, but is to intent on the big screen to be bothered.

Pretty much nailed it there.

[troy safari carpente]

Originally Posted by 8340SU

So Faria stops at refueling and his rim is not good. Someone offers him a new wheel, he refuses and take the risk of doing the rest of the special. He tell this to Cyril.
The Alien, master strategist, decides to help his mate. What does he do? He let the boys go up front and they have hard time with the navigation. They are all a bit lost. Chaleco is one of them, he loses time. In the meantime he tells Caselli to slowdown, and explain to him wtf is happening.

Faria, with the broken rim gets to be 2nd in the special, and gains 3 minutes on Chaleco.

Well done Cyril, muddyboy
I've just forgot all the mud situation.

Master strategist (possibly the best of the post modern Dakar era - 2000+), great rider and the PR dept' have gotten most of the mud off his countenance (after last year) with his (back to original) on camera personality, interviews, tweets and general demeanour.

A good day by Cyril Despres!

[XSpearsX]

Originally Posted by Cuttle

looks like Luis physically past Manuel...... something is wrong... or the two-smoke gas is really good

Uh-oh

[Spark Plug]

Originally Posted by garfey

Pyn's at ASS +01:33:53

Way to go Lyndon. Well done.