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

[K_N_Fodder]

Originally Posted by Drif10

Yer late.

Backa da bus!

Hey, be nice to us PST folks

[knybanjo]

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09:49 - bike

005 - Barreda gains more seconds after 140 km

Just before the half-way point, Joan Barreda leads the bikers, having taken advantage of a starting position slightly down the order. He boasts a lead of 2'28" over Francisco Lopez, 3'47" over Juan Pedrero Garcia and 5'25" over Cyril Despres. At present, Kurt Caselli has lost 9'19" to the stage leader, having opened the road on the first portions of the special. He has been caught by the stage leaders and they are now riding together

[Drif10]

Originally Posted by tehdutchie

Zip up?

If you saw that hrc film from yesterday when he got off the bike in the biv, then you'd wonder if he dumped it, and it took him that long to recover, get it up, and get going. Be my guess.

[PackMule]

Barreda is taking even more time at CP2.

2'42 to chaleco, 6'25 to despres, 10'42 to Kurt.

[Drif10]

Originally Posted by Screamingeagle3

excellent photos...thnx for link

Credit to 8340SU for the find.

[Flood]

Originally Posted by tehdutchie

Zip up?

Fighting trees!

[Drif10]

Originally Posted by K_N_Fodder

Hey, be nice to us PST folks

For the life of me, I can't figure out why...

[knybanjo]

WP4!!

• • Stage
  • Overall WP4
  • WP4
  • Live Comments
  • Virtual Standings

• • Pos.	N°	Name	Make	Time	Variation	Penalty
    1	005	BARREDA BORT (ESP)	HUSQVARNA	001:36:12		00:00:00
    2	007	LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL)	KTM	001:38:54	00:02:42	00:00:00
    3	012	PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP)	KTM	001:40:48	00:04:36	00:00:00
    4	001	DESPRES (FRA)	KTM	001:42:37	00:06:25	00:00:00
    5	020	GONÇALVES (PRT)	HUSQVARNA	001:44:45	00:08:33	00:00:00
    6	029	CASELLI (USA)	KTM	001:46:54	00:10:42	00:00:00

[Drif10]

Originally Posted by Flood

Fighting trees!

That's Helder. Or maybe an HRC thing...

[Drif10]

Barreda passed the whole pack in that sector.

Smart? Dunno. But the video should be good on Fr4.

[Brodovitch]

Originally Posted by Bluebull2007

Yep, this.

Thats my theory and until proven wrong Im sticking to it.

OK, I'll go with that assumption for a second. So yesterday was a 220 km special (or, shortened by 30kms, 190km total). Helder starts, and because there is no refueling inside the stage, it means he has to calculate fuel at DSS for the whole special. So he fills up for say 220kms, + 10% for nav error, skipping out on, what another extra 4-5 liters? Yes! I hear you say, for extra performance!

Ok, bear with me. 4-5 extra liters of fuel, on -how much does the CRF weigh?- let's assume a 150-160 kilo bike, those 4-5 extra liters are about a 3-4% weight difference to the whole package...?

I'm no Helder, but that is negligible on a rally bike I would imagine, and if not, certainly not more important than having peace of mind to finish the damn day. Helder is no dork, I'd like to think.

Unless. And this is where it might get interesting. Unless he finds the CRF very quirky / the frame geometry weird / the rear suspension bitchy / there is an innate design flaw with how the bike carries it's weight when filled to the brim, and/or how the fuel is circulated when the tanks are topped up with gas.

Just pure speculation, wild guessing and pure innuendo...

[Drif10]

Originally Posted by Brodovitch

OK, I'll go with that assumption for a second. So yesterday was a 220 km special (or, shortened by 30kms, 190km total). Helder starts, and because there is no refueling inside the stage, it means he has to calculate fuel at ASS for the whole special. So he fills up for say 220kms, + 10% for nav error, skipping out on, what another extra 4-5 liters? Yes! I hear you say, for extra performance!

Ok, bear with me. 4-5 extra liters of fuel, on -how much does the CRF weigh?- let's assume a 150-160 kilo bike, those 4-5 extra liters are about a 3-4% weight difference to the whole package...?

I'm no Helder, but that is negligible on a rally bike I would imagine, and if not, certainly not more important than having peace of mind to finish the damn day. Helder is no dork, I'd like to think.

Unless. And this is where it might get interesting. Unless he finds the CRF very quirky / the frame geometry weird / the rear suspension bitchy / there is an innate design flaw with how the bike carries it's weight when filled to the brim, and/or how the fuel is circulated when the tanks are topped up with gas.

Just pure speculation, wild guessing and pure innuendo...

There you go trying to do math again...

[8340SU]

here we go


botturi got lost, he is going west too soon, at km 155, maybe others will follow his track


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L'Italien est en train de faire route à l'Ouest, vers le Km 155 de la spéciale, un peu trop tôt par rapport aux indications du road-book. Il s'éloigne du tracé de la spéciale, mais il est également en train de faire une trace qui risque d'induire en erreur d'autres concurrents derrière lui.

[knybanjo]

Originally Posted by Drif10

There you go trying to do math again...

I have misc to do my math for me!

[8340SU]

Originally Posted by Drif10

Barreda passed the whole pack in that sector.

Smart? Dunno. But the video should be good on Fr4.

now caselli is the last one in the group