Keeping 1 eye on the dakar

[barossi73]

Wish there was a kiwi on a gg in there.iv been keeping an eye on the highlights and there was some nice footage of a gg used as a lead in to the bikes update.curious i scoured the rankings and there is 1 gg in the field (at least there was yest).theres a nice phone app for those wanting to keep updated with the latest.you aussies will be rapt to see toby price at the top of the ladder!

 

[VxZeroKnots]

there was also a single gas gas in the africa eco race which just finished.

 

[barossi73]

Cool to see husqvarna are running a 2t 125 (truly!)in the dakar also.just to prove a point!

 

[VxZeroKnots]

Cool to see husqvarna are running a 2t 125 (truly!)in the dakar also.just to prove a point!

The husky 125 is a privateer effort and to make things more difficult on himself his is riding Mallemoto. So all those piston changes are his job too

 

[Simmo737]

Australia has had some great bike riders, Doohan, Reed, Gardner, Dack, Watts, Corsa, Bailey and Ballard. Toby Price will slot in behind Doohan by the end of his career, others like Milner and Phillips will be in there too, it's a golden age for Offroad in oz, like the nineties on the track.

 

[VxZeroKnots]

Australia has had some great bike riders, Doohan, Reed, Gardner, Dack, Watts, Corsa, Bailey and Ballard. Toby Price will slot in behind Doohan by the end of his career, others like Milner and Phillips will be in there too, it's a golden age for Offroad in oz, like the nineties on the track.

Price is an absolute beast, here is to hoping he gets the overall. That and brabec in the top ten and id be thrilled.

 

[barossi73]

Yeah sorry,didnt mean to imply it was a factory husky effort.

 

[VxZeroKnots]

No worries. Looks like HRC has once again binned it. At least it will give Brabec a chance to ride at race pace now!

 

[MxPhlipper]

This is by far rthe best coverage I've seen of Dakar. Props to NBCSports and Leigh Diffey

 

[Rick]

This is by far rthe best coverage I've seen of Dakar. Props to NBCSports and Leigh Diffey

^^^^^^^ This^^^^^^ Good stuff, just wish it was an hour long! I'd like to see more behind the curtain after race prep work on all the equipment!!!

I'd like to see one of those trucks taken down without the skin! They are amazing!!!

That Husky 125 is a beast!!!

 

[VxZeroKnots]

^^^^^^^ This^^^^^^ Good stuff, just wish it was an hour long! I'd like to see more behind the curtain after race prep work on all the equipment!!!

I'd like to see one of those trucks taken down without the skin! They are amazing!!!

That Husky 125 is a beast!!!

If you don't mind listening in french or spanish

France-4 and TV Publica have even better programs.

France-4 goes on around 10AM mst
http://oklivetv.com/france-4-live/

and tv publica is usually around early afternoon.
http://www.tvpublica.com.ar/vivo-2/

 

[barossi73]

Agreed.the best/most coverage iv ever seen of dakar too.
For a lesson in creative engineering how about riding with kornelis (wizard)offringa,providing fast support from a unimog carrying 900kg of tools when things get ugly.pass me the hammer please,no not that one,the $@#?n huge one!

 

[swazi_matt]

And the 125 has one more stage to go today .... incredible!!! I bet he has some interesting stories to tell

 

[Simmo737]

I bet he can change a piston whilst eating dinner and marking up a road book, with only a spoon.

 

[barossi73]

Hows the cheeky argentinian kid that flogged alain duclos helmets form?after an off he leaves it on track as a warning,ducks over the bank to get his bike out,then discovers the helmet gone and rides 80somethin kms without it,costing him 4 places...
Helmet will prob show up in twenty years time and be worth a fortune as memoribilia!

 

[Rick]

And the 125 has one more stage to go today .... incredible!!! I bet he has some interesting stories to tell

>>How much premix did that cat burn??

>>Was that 125 a dog at 15,000 feet elevation?

>>DO you think he was jetting it along the way?

>>Lectron or a ATP?? or OEM??

>> If he writes a book...I'd love to read it!!