Dakar 2013

[Truckosaurus]

New Year = Dakar rally time

Is it my imagination or is it starting later this year? Don't they normally go off on New Year's Eve or Day?

I shall be tuning into Eurosports at teatime and bedtime for the daily updates as usual.

I've enjoyed watching the documentary on the Race2Recovery chaps too, so will be hoping they finish.

Who does everyone else favour?

[100SRV]

Hello,
yes, it used to start on New Year's Day in Paris (or Arras, Lisbon and so on). This along with 24 Heures du Mans, Baja 1000 and Erzberg is, in my opinion the pinnacle of motorsport.

Just reading "to Dakar and back" by a Canadian privateer motorcyclist - balls the size of Jupiter to try something like the Dakar solo!

Good luck to the Race2Recovery team and I hope Robbie Gordon gets a podium finish too, I get the impression that the Dakar "establishment" don't like that particular North American ;-)

100SRV

[AndySA]

As a proud Saffa I will be supporting De Villiers and the SA Toyota Hilux team, the giant killers of last year.

[Chris944_S2]

I'll be following it, have done for the past 20 years.
French national television do an excellent job of covering this event every year, if you can get that (and understand frog speak) it's well worth it!

[100SRV]

I hope the Race2Recovery guys finish and that the McRae Enduro cars do well too...

Be nice to see a Bowler Nemesis make it to the finish line as well.

[majordad]

When and where is it starting then, and route ?

[cptsideways]

majordad said:

When and where is it starting then, and route ?

Chile as per the last couple of years, its is awesome just for the scenery

[Truckosaurus]

majordad said:

When and where is it starting then, and route ?

Starts tomorrow (5th Jan) in Peru and goes through Argentina and finishes in Chile.

[wombat172a]

Which TV channel(s) are best to keep up with this? Eurovision only?

[Truckosaurus]

Eurosport for traditional television, not sure what video coverage there will be on the official website or YouTube.

[y2blade]

wombat172a said:

Which TV channel(s) are best to keep up with this? Eurovision only?

Eurosport HD (410 on Sky) (412 for the none HD channel) at 10 tonight are running the Race2Recovery documentary on their preparation for the Dakar. Eurosport have run the Road Book program recently on setting the course and they are always running repeats so keep an eye out

Live coverage on Eurosport HD from 6 pm on Sat
stage one highlights programme from 10 pm
same timings each day until they reach Santiago

[C Lee Farquar]

100SRV said:

Be nice to see a Bowler Nemesis make it to the finish line as well.

Have any made it to the start line?

Did you see Laurent Fouquet, the French Tout Terrain manufacturer, has entered for the first time? Be interesting to see how he gets on in a self built/designed car.

[RumpleFugly]

Mischa's Dakar tracking site has gone live today.

http://trackingdakar.nl/index.php?stand=S

Takes the raw data from the Dakar site and makes it much easier to filter and track competitors

Super excited for the start of this!

[SoliD]

y2blade said:

Eurosport HD (410 on Sky) (412 for the none HD channel) at 10 tonight are running the Race2Recovery documentary on their preparation for the Dakar.

Do you know the name of this program to search for repeats? tried to look on the EPG last night but couldn't see anything.

[Truckosaurus]

SoliD said:

Do you know the name of this program to search for repeats? tried to look on the EPG last night but couldn't see anything.

I believe it is helpfully entitled "Motorsport" with "Race2Recovery" as the episode name, and no clue as to which episode is which so I had to record about a dozen episodes until I managed to get all 5.

[SoliD]

Truckosaurus said:

I believe it is helpfully entitled "Motorsport" with "Race2Recovery" as the episode name, and no clue as to which episode is which so I had to record about a dozen episodes until I managed to get all 5.

Great, shall try and keep my eye out for it.

[chrisgtx]

I've noticed it has been taken off Eurosprt at 6pm. ( the live one)?
But it's still on at 10pm.looking forward to it.

[y2blade]

chrisgtx said:

I've noticed it has been taken off Eurosprt at 6pm. ( the live one)?
But it's still on at 10pm.looking forward to it.

just switched over for it........Bloody Tennis
Yep we'll be watching the nightly shows at 22:00

[y2blade]

ooooo quick it's come on!!!!!!

[y2blade]

I love Robby Gordon, everyone else just pottles over it...Robby takes a big run at it


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