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

[ric678]

15P3 RECLASSIFICATION
For safety reasons, at the end of each Stage, the International Jury will automatically reposition for the starting order of the next day’s Stage, the A.S.O. Elite Drivers and/or the first 15 overall; if these Drivers happened to be badly classified due to mechanical problems. In no case can such a repositioned bike start in front of a bike appearing among the first 15 cars in the start list of the

top[ 15 should be ok

[Flanny]

Originally Posted by Brodovitch

Cyril saying a canadian helped with the engine change... Beaule?

Yes - Pat and Cyril get along quite well. So not surprizing at one level...

Helps to be able to speak French!

[Balkan Boy]

125 bikes are in judging by the tracker.
That's too much to cancel the result. Surely ...

It probably pertains to cars.

[ric678]

well at least they didn't throw whole stage away...

[bluesurf]

What a day. Huge props to Pyndon for his ride! Go Go Go!!!!

[8340SU]

Originally Posted by michalCCR

HERE WE GO

Red flag...

As a meteorological Armageddon falls upon the last thirty kilometres of today's special, the race direction has decided to stop the competition and neutralise competitors at CP2, 86 km into the stage (formerly 374 km, but the course was changed this morning).

NAVIGATE

[BigBearJoe]

Originally Posted by doyle

Locals just showed up and are taking "someone" to a road for some assistance. Thanks all. PM's to Hogwild as well for some F5orce navigation.

"Someone" = Nasser?

That location is about 40 km out from the finish just like Carlton said.

[640 Armageddon]

Originally Posted by doyle

Locals just showed up and are taking "someone" to a road for some assistance. Thanks all. PM's to Hogwild as well for some F5orce navigation.

doyle, I am sure Hog will handle it, but if you are close to Google earth you can see the exact path and choose directions

[Brodovitch]

Originally Posted by michalCCR

HERE WE GO

Red flag...

As a meteorological Armageddon falls upon the last thirty kilometres of today's special, the race direction has decided to stop the competition and neutralise competitors at CP2, 86 km into the stage (formerly 374 km, but the course was changed this morning).

do we know if it's for the bikes, the cars, or both?

And if they do, they will keep what, 86kms of Special? More like JOKEgate

[knybanjo]

[Bluebull2007]

Originally Posted by doyle

Need the closest road, someone need a tow. Looks like Highway 40 is about 10 miles south, right? I'm not a gps guy.

Doyle, pm me your email so I can send you this KMZ of a track that will get you closest to your point of need from the nearest highway in the south.

Below is the route. Be warned it looks like a very rough track. You can convert this file to a GPS file and follow it easily enough.



Hope its helpful



edit: so 205, but if you want the track I have it now.

[cvlighthouse]

I need a verbal roadbook on how to get around the SBS video location censor.

http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video...ource=Carousel

[Carlos M]

Originally Posted by michalCCR

Judith Tomaselli

Another bad news today... JCO, the legend Jean-Claude Olivier (ex-boss of Yamaha France) passed away this morning in an car accident in France. RIP JCO, you still with us and you can be proud of what you did in your life for all the riders.

I was always fascinated by the fact that he was so high in the management but who looked primarily a racer.

RIP.

[Flood]

Hmmm, stage 8 neutralized, after too many competitors were stuck in mud, that's a MAJOR deja-vu.

[doyle]

Originally Posted by Flood

Hmmm, stage 8 neutralized, after too many competitors were stuck in mud, that's a MAJOR deja-vu.

Is this for real? RIght now?