Africa Race 2013

[schattat]

Originally Posted by Stagehand

Go Thomas! Hey Tony did you help build his bike?

Sure did! Sadly no build thread like in the firsts year, lack of time from both of us. Next one will be my bike build for the upcooming Tuareg.
Need any infos?

[Stagehand]

Originally Posted by schattat

Sure did! Sadly no build thread like in the firsts year, lack of time from both of us. Next one will be my bike build for the upcooming Tuareg.
Need any infos?

I was just curious, mostly. Figured naturally you helped. Looking forward to seeing the next project, though!


Touareg begins to same tame compared to seeing this! Mauritania is no joke!

[Brodovitch]

The standings were posted after yesterday's stage (10)

Dubois won the stage
Guillame +4.37
Fontyn +32.28

In the overall, Fontyn retains the lead

Fontyn
Guillame +32.25
Arnoult +2h04.37

Final day today, longish liaison of 182km to the coast, then the special around Lac Rose

[Gian]

results after 10th leg:

Etape 10 TENADI / KOBA
Classement Général - 08/01/2013		19 concurrent(s) classé(s)

Pos	pgr	N°	Nat.	Pilotes	Marque	Grp/Pos	Cl/Pos	Scratch	Diff 1er	Péna
1	0	169		FONTYN Martin	KTM	+450 / 1	/ 1	53:52:24
2	0	122		MARTENS Guillaume	KTM	+450 / 2	/ 2	54:24:49	00:32:25
3	0	117		ARNOULT Patrick	HONDA	450 / 1	/ 1	55:57:01	02:04:37	00h08
4	0	114		PALACIOS Joseph	KTM	450 / 2	/ 1	58:27:45	04:35:21
5	0	125		LESAGE Pierre	KTM	+450 / 3	/ 3	60:41:19	06:48:55	00h65
6	0	104		KINIGADNER Klaus	KTM	450 / 3	/ 2	61:37:17	07:44:53
7	0	103		BLOEB Gregor	KTM	450 / 4	/ 3	61:46:32	07:54:08	00h03
8	0	102		CONREAU Christophe	HONDA	450 / 5	/ 2	64:10:47	10:18:23	00h65
9	+1	124		HORWATH Christian	YAMAHA	450 / 6	/ 3	65:23:39	11:31:15	04h06
10	+1	111		MORETTI Tobias	KTM	450 / 7	/ 4	68:35:17	14:42:53	02h03
11	+2	112		SAUER Joachim	KTM	450 / 8	/ 5	70:32:12	16:39:48	04h00
12	+2	101		DUBOIS Norbert	KTM	+450 / 4	/ 1	72:17:36	18:25:12	12h09
13	-1	107		PROCACCINI Alfredo	KTM	450 / 9	/ 4	72:50:32	18:58:08	11h30
14	+1	120		PELZMANN Klaus	YAMAHA	450 / 10	/ 5	75:58:42	22:06:18	12h00
15	+2	109		CUSUMANO Guido	YAMAHA	450 / 11	/ 6	87:37:49	33:45:25	13h17
16	+3	116		BOUCHET Pascal	KTM	450 / 12	/ 7	100:44:28	46:52:04	24h00
17	+1	123		FRAUWALLNER Helly	YAMAHA	450 / 13	/ 8	106:24:53	52:32:29	48h00
18	+3	115		SCHATTAT Thomas	YAMAHA	450 / 14	/ 9	121:30:39	67:38:15	48h00
19	+4	110		DI BATTISTA Luciano	HM	+450 / 5	/ 2	174:30:49	120:38:25	10h:0

[barrier]

SONANGOL AFRICA RACE 2013 Press Release N°10 The SONANGOL-SCHLESSER buggy wins it's fifth victory on the Sonangol Africa Eco Race. This is the fifth victory for the blue buggy! Jean Louis Schlesser, with his talented navigator Cyril Esquirol, will bring his buggy to the top spot of one of the most mythical podiums in rally raid. Having crossed the N’Gor beach for the last time, the competitors will arrive at the Lac Rose in Dakar. Jean Louis Schlesser even had the luxury of being able to waste some time during the last 196 km of Special disputed in Mauritania, but it was for a good cause... "We stopped to help a Porsche in the Classic class who'd got stuck. The Special wasn't easy; there were loads of traps and you couldn't makes any stops for fear of sinking in the sand. It was also easy to get lost. We made no mistakes, I wanted to finish without any problems and we managed it. If Van Cauwenbergue wins the Special, I'm very happy for him, he's a cool guy who doesn't have a big head and he deserves it." There's a "Classic" category in the Sonangol Africa Eco Race, in which the UMM of the old days took part; a Honda 600 XLM bike and two Porsche 911s, one of which won the rally in the eighties with René Metge at the wheel! Furthermore, Jean Louis was happy that one of his friends won the final stage in the dunes of Mauritania. Jean Louis Schlesser is a remarkable driver. 'The 'The boss' is again the winner of the most difficult Rally Raid in the World. He helps us to remember the memory of Thierry Sabine by following in his legendary tracks... The Paris-Dakar rally isn't dead because Jean Louis Schlesser continues it's tradition, having also won the Paris-Dakar twice. The mythical rally of which the former race director and past winner, René Metge is now behind the Africa Eco Race. Hubert Auriol, multiple winner and former race director of the Paris-Dakar took part in the Africa Eco Race this year... A historic and magnificent test that is today reborn with it's heroes and it's race director... The impressive history of the Rally Raid continues! Contact : sonangol.schlesser@orange.fr Texte : Jean Louis Bernardelli Photos :@ AER 2013 Photographes : Alain Rossignol, Jorge Cunha, Alessio Corradini et Niels Hatzman ©2013 SONANGOL SCHLESSER | Monaco 98000

[HellasRally]

africa race is over??
the last stage is not timed??

[Gian]

Originally Posted by HellasRally

africa race is over??
the last stage is not timed??

as far I understand yes, so this should be the final classification:

Etape 11 KOBA / DAKAR
Classement Général - 09/01/2013		19 concurrent(s) classé(s)

Pos	pgr	N°	Nat.	Pilotes	Marque	Grp/Pos	Cl/Pos	Scratch	Diff 1er	Péna
1	0	169		FONTYN Martin	KTM	+450 / 1	/ 1	53:52:24
2	0	122		MARTENS Guillaume	KTM	+450 / 2	/ 2	54:24:49	00:32:25
3	0	117		ARNOULT Patrick	HONDA	450 / 1	/ 1	55:57:01	02:04:37	00h08
4	0	114		PALACIOS Joseph	KTM	450 / 2	/ 1	58:27:45	04:35:21
5	0	125		LESAGE Pierre	KTM	+450 / 3	/ 3	60:41:19	06:48:55	00h65
6	0	104		KINIGADNER Klaus	KTM	450 / 3	/ 2	61:37:17	07:44:53
7	0	103		BLOEB Gregor	KTM	450 / 4	/ 3	61:46:32	07:54:08	00h03
8	0	102		CONREAU Christophe	HONDA	450 / 5	/ 2	64:10:47	10:18:23	00h65
9	+1	124		HORWATH Christian	YAMAHA	450 / 6	/ 3	65:23:39	11:31:15	04h06
10	+1	111		MORETTI Tobias	KTM	450 / 7	/ 4	68:35:17	14:42:53	02h03
11	+2	112		SAUER Joachim	KTM	450 / 8	/ 5	70:32:12	16:39:48	04h00
12	+2	101		DUBOIS Norbert	KTM	+450 / 4	/ 1	72:17:36	18:25:12	12h09
13	-1	107		PROCACCINI Alfredo	KTM	450 / 9	/ 4	72:50:32	18:58:08	11h30
14	+1	120		PELZMANN Klaus	YAMAHA	450 / 10	/ 5	75:58:42	22:06:18	12h00
15	+2	109		CUSUMANO Guido	YAMAHA	450 / 11	/ 6	87:37:49	33:45:25	13h17
16	+3	116		BOUCHET Pascal	KTM	450 / 12	/ 7	100:44:28	46:52:04	24h00
17	+1	123		FRAUWALLNER Helly	YAMAHA	450 / 13	/ 8	106:24:53	52:32:29	48h00
18	+3	115		SCHATTAT Thomas	YAMAHA	450 / 14	/ 9	121:30:39	67:38:15	48h00
19	+4	110		DI BATTISTA Luciano	HM	+450 / 5	/ 2	174:30:49	120:38:25	10h:0

compliments everybody

now we're waiting for all the videos filmed by "Der Kommissar" troupe (I heard there was a 15 people filming team!!)

[Brodovitch]

So glad everyone made it safe to Dakar...

From Christian Horwath's FB:

Now it's official: the 6th place (up to 450cc) has gone out!
A big thanks to all those who with at home feverishly and thanks the Association VPT live were, and also thank you: my family (sorry for the sleepless nights); Martin John Rabenlehner for the whole joint preparation; Work for the incredible strenuous Christian Plaschg every day into the night as a mechanic; Helly Frauwallner for the rear wheel and his helpfulness; Günter Knopper for technical assistance; the entire KTM Kini shop and team for the support and congratulations to Martin Fontyn and Guillaume Martens; Praise for Gregor and Tobias, they are well fought through. Thanks to the Office that I was allowed to be gone; Thank you to all the sponsors - Contiger energy!

[Brodovitch]

Some pictures of the final stage yesterday:

[schattat]

Well, yet another edition complete. I'll be picking up #2 today from the airport. My dad is staying in Dakar an extra 2 days, visiting a friend he met during the first edition

[Brodovitch]

Originally Posted by schattat

Well, yet another edition complete. I'll be picking up #2 today from the airport. My dad is staying in Dakar an extra 2 days, visiting a friend he met during the first edition

Great, give him a slap on the head and my best! I am extremely impressed by Guillaume's result in this rally
And of course everyone that made it to the Lac Rose.

This race is going on my list. Some day

[schattat]

Originally Posted by Brodovitch

Great, give him a slap on the head and my best! I am extremely impressed by Guillaume's result in this rally
And of course everyone that made it to the Lac Rose.

This race is going on my list. Some day

Will do! Before AR, I said I would fight next at neck with him at Tuareg, should've kept my mouth shut

[dakardood]

That looks like an amazing rally!

Brodo - thanks for the pics. Brings back fond memories seeing the photos of them on the beach at Dakar from when we finished Heroes Legend 2012, I got a pile of fishing wire wrapped round my 690's rear axle after the beach run I did!

[Brodovitch]

Originally Posted by dakardood

That looks like an amazing rally!

Brodo - thanks for the pics. Brings back fond memories seeing the photos of them on the beach at Dakar from when we finished Heroes Legend 2012, I got a pile of fishing wire wrapped round my 690's rear axle after the beach run I did!

Did you race with Ben Norman and the Desert Rose crew? Amazing rally as well, although I did hear some nagging about the '12 edition... Waiting to speak to either Guillame or Martin R before committing to this one, but yeah I am a bit jealous of all the riders making their way through all that gorgeous scenery. There's just something about west Africa...

[Brodovitch]

Three amigos at Lac Rose

Unknown, Martin Rabenlehner, Christian Horwath. To say I am a little jealous would be a massive understatement