Dakar 2009 -- Event Coverage and Discussion

[doyle]

I figured it's time to get this party started.

Daily Information:

Dakar
Here
Marathonrally
Raid-Live
Rally Pan Am

Where to listen:

http://www.rallyraidio.net/

Where to watch:

Versus - Same as usual it seems. Half hour, one day delayed updates from 3:30 to 4pm EST starting on January 4th with daily repeats from 6:30 to 7pm EST. It looks like some days will re-air a repeat at 10:30pm EST, but not all days.

OLN - Daily updates starting January 3rd at 7:30 and 10:30pm

Also of course, Eurosport.com

Who to watch:

ADVrider inmates and friends:

LUDO's friends:
3 - David Casteu
15 - Frans Verhoeven
25 - Jose helio Rodrigues Filho
30 - Laurent Lazard
49 - Emanuel Gyenes
66 - Marcel Butuza (Racing with one of LUDO's bikes)
70 - Jaime Prohens
131 - Dimas Mattos
133 - Carlos Ambrosio

Team Double Diamond Rally Pan Am
26 - Jonah Street jonah s
40 - David Schwarz www.rallypanam.com

Farioli's friends:
20 - Francisco "Chaleco" Lopez
30 - Laurent Lazard

Donald Duck's friends:
55 - Kemal Merkit
56 - Kutlu Torunlar

93 - Annie Seel

Team Front Row GB
109 - Jonathan Stamper - Team Frontrow GB
110 - Stan Watt - Team Frontrow GB

Team Destination Dakar (Is Don still using that for the team?)
116 - Don Hatton - Destination Dakar
117 - Steve La Roza - Destination Dakar will run with Rally Pan Am support

205 - Christophe barriere Varju CBVRacing

Non-ADVrider's of note:

19 - Martin Macek
41 - Mick Extance
126 - Simon Pavey

The full list of entrants can be found here.

The Route:


Did I miss anyone?

[RWBlackbird]

awesome,
thanks for the info

[Jman]

Originally Posted by doyle

I assume OLN will carry it in Canada, but their schedule only goes out one week.

Saw the advert last night. 7:30 and 10:30 starting January 3rd.

[doyle]

Originally Posted by Jman

Saw the advert last night. 7:30 and 10:30 starting January 3rd.

Thanks Jman, I updated the first post.

[cvlighthouse]

Dakar countdown videos: http://www.dakar.com/2009/DAK/presen...11-videos.html

Le Route: http://www.dakar.com/2009/DAK/presen...-parcours.html

2009 pictures so far: http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf...utineering.htm



2007 results:
http://goafrica.about.com/b/2007/01/...al-results.htm
http://www.dakar.com/2007/DAK/LIVE/u...ement/CGM.html

Unfortunately Chris Blais will not be racing..
http://www.blaisracing.com/

I am currently in Santiago and waiting to meet up with the rally in Valparaiso!

[Zen Slug]

woot!

[torags]

Thanks for posting the thread



Rags

[svizzerams]

El Dakaro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Beez]

Woot!

[Ooobah-Moto]

I just popped a boner!

[doyle]

By my unofficial dump into Excel and formulate it out, this looks to be the bike breakdown. A nice mix this year. The Gas Gas Desert bike looks great. Interesting that no one is running any Aprilia's this year, they've done pretty well in the past few years.

128 - KTM
51 - YAMAHA
24 - HONDA
6 - BMW
4 - BETA
4 - GAS-GAS
3 - SHERCO
2 - JINCHENG
1 - HUSQVARNA

[TomN]

I thought I saw a Kawasaki in one of the pictures, maybe it dropped out.

What are you looking at to make that list, I would love to see what everyone is riding.

Thanks

[doyle]

Originally Posted by TomN

I thought I saw a Kawasaki in one of the pictures, maybe it dropped out.

What are you looking at to make that list, I would love to see what everyone is riding.

Thanks

Just the list of entrants, here. I copied/pasted it into excel and ran a few formulas to tally up the different makes.

[bradatlarge]

I just booked my flights, I'm coming down for the start!!!!

[Robb Mc]

Originally Posted by doyle

Interesting that no one is running any Aprilia's this year, they've done pretty well in the past few years.

Well, Aprilia is probably the only manufacturer with a 100% finish rate in the Dakar.... but it was only one bike. In 2007 a Dutch team ran one and finished, due to some luck, and a very busy mechanic.

John Deykes from LA was going to run one last year, but then they went and cancelled the race on us.