Movie: 1984 Dakar Rally

dieselcruiserhead · 04-29-2013, 08:52 PM

1.5 hours of sheer awesomeness. Someone linked this in one of the old airhead threads. Very very neat..

brents347 · 04-29-2013, 09:51 PM

That was really cool. Don't you wish someone did that (and translated it into english) every year?

dieselcruiserhead · 04-29-2013, 10:39 PM

Absolutely! What a wonderful film...

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk, hence the typos...

dieselcruiserhead · 04-30-2013, 08:27 AM

Suprised no one has mentioned Gaston Rahier who won this year on the 1000 cc bored out R80G/S (completely customized). pretty amazing that they won Dakar on such large bikes! (they are limited to 450cc now)...

Good thread from when Gaston Rahier died on ADV rider, back in 2005
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68332

Other points:

The other event that is put on the by folks who put on the tour de france

This was a spectacular era in my opinion!
Stock-based vehicles were still competitive.
Rothmans customized Porsche 911s into 4WD! And were highly competitive!!
the famous BMW R80G/S (800cc) won several Dakar in a row (I owned one of these - spectacular!), and BMW was still competitive in motorcycle racing
Range Rover was extremely competitive, in actual range rovers!
Mercedes not only had G wagens but customized SL Coupes!!
Large trucks racing actually played a pivotal role in support for the race actually hauling the supplies for the race!
Way more down and dirty, lots of interaction with the locals
The world was a much safer place and polarization of some of these poorer regions hadn't occurred yet..

dieselcruiserhead · 04-30-2013, 08:41 AM

Now, some photos!!!

Gaston Rahier, who won the 1984 also on the same / similar bike:

Cryril Neveu - both of these guys are small!

Rothmans Porsche 911 - the debut year for these famous 4WDs!

They actually raced one of these for support for the Porsches (this is a different one that someone turned into a camper. They are 8x8 and I believe all axles turn, used for transporting intercontiental ballistic missiles by design...!

Mercedes SL coupes in the Rally!

and many others, in the movie!

04-29-2013, 08:52 PM	#1
dieselcruiserhead ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Park City, Utah Oddometer: 931	Movie: 1984 Dakar Rally 1.5 hours of sheer awesomeness. Someone linked this in one of the old airhead threads. Very very neat.. __________________ andreshoumatoff.smugmug.com Grand Staircase Escalante (& Utah General) Road Reports Make it happen (all 7 parts)

04-29-2013, 09:51 PM	#2
brents347 KOTW 2010 Finisher Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Where the hell is Truckee, CA? Oddometer: 2,993	That was really cool. Don't you wish someone did that (and translated it into english) every year? __________________ Brents347 Truckee, CA. 07 Yamaha R6 07 KTM 950 Super Enduro 04 KTM 250exc- plated two-stroke

04-29-2013, 10:39 PM	#3
dieselcruiserhead ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Park City, Utah Oddometer: 931	Absolutely! What a wonderful film... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk, hence the typos... __________________ andreshoumatoff.smugmug.com Grand Staircase Escalante (& Utah General) Road Reports Make it happen (all 7 parts)

04-30-2013, 08:27 AM	#4
dieselcruiserhead ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Park City, Utah Oddometer: 931	Suprised no one has mentioned Gaston Rahier who won this year on the 1000 cc bored out R80G/S (completely customized). pretty amazing that they won Dakar on such large bikes! (they are limited to 450cc now)... Good thread from when Gaston Rahier died on ADV rider, back in 2005 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68332 Other points: The other event that is put on the by folks who put on the tour de france This was a spectacular era in my opinion! Stock-based vehicles were still competitive. Rothmans customized Porsche 911s into 4WD! And were highly competitive!! the famous BMW R80G/S (800cc) won several Dakar in a row (I owned one of these - spectacular!), and BMW was still competitive in motorcycle racing Range Rover was extremely competitive, in actual range rovers! Mercedes not only had G wagens but customized SL Coupes!! Large trucks racing actually played a pivotal role in support for the race actually hauling the supplies for the race! Way more down and dirty, lots of interaction with the locals The world was a much safer place and polarization of some of these poorer regions hadn't occurred yet.. __________________ andreshoumatoff.smugmug.com Grand Staircase Escalante (& Utah General) Road Reports Make it happen (all 7 parts)

04-30-2013, 08:41 AM	#5
dieselcruiserhead ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Park City, Utah Oddometer: 931	Now, some photos!!! Gaston Rahier, who won the 1984 also on the same / similar bike: Cryril Neveu - both of these guys are small! Rothmans Porsche 911 - the debut year for these famous 4WDs! They actually raced one of these for support for the Porsches (this is a different one that someone turned into a camper. They are 8x8 and I believe all axles turn, used for transporting intercontiental ballistic missiles by design...! Mercedes SL coupes in the Rally! and many others, in the movie! __________________ andreshoumatoff.smugmug.com Grand Staircase Escalante (& Utah General) Road Reports Make it happen (all 7 parts) dieselcruiserhead screwed with this post 04-30-2013 at 08:57 AM

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