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L'orange · Devon's Best

Dakar 2011 gossip thread

wackyracer · Powermonger!!

I know i kept warning him i would do it but he doesn't listen

he'll get better when i give him the pet talk later, come on cyril wink

steve xr33 · Clubman B

Itll be a new chapter in the sporting life of Pal-Anders Ullevalseter. After 8 Dakar rallies on a big 690 KTM, the Norwegian (an elite rider) is forced to switch to the new 450 model. A bike he was able to finally test out back home at the beginning of November. Not quite a race favourite despite finishing second last year, Pal-Anders is delighted by his new machine that should be a lot more adapted to the twisty paths of Argentina. Like he usually does, the 43-year-old will try to make a difference during the second part of the event when his experience and physical capacities make a difference.

Watch this Norwegian he going to be in the top 5 biggrin

come on wacky sort your team out!!! Cyril did not look happy!! biggrin

TTR · Powermonger!!

Am I right that there are only two Brits on bikes this year?

I can find Craig Bounds the mad Welshman in 40th and Jenny Morgan at 115th - out of 150 results.

Ming · Devon's Best

Think you're right in thinking there are only 2 Brits this year. Both finished 1st day okay so let's hope they can see it through to the end.

The water carrier winning the first day is like Massa leading for 3 laps of an F1 race....you know he won't be allowed to win if Alonso is still circulating, so Mr Faria will "develop" a problem shortly leaving Cyril GrumpyFrogMan to head off.

Would love to see David Casteau on the Sherco do well - look lovely from the front, that bike.

Yet again though.......Eurosport offer us Carlton Kirby for the commentary. What a prize plum disbelief

L'orange · Devon's Best

Is Si Pavey not in the mix somewhere???

jt · Powermonger!!

Entry list

wackyracer · Powermonger!!

L'orange wrote:

Is Si Pavey not in the mix somewhere???

Yep 51 in jt's list he posted and he was mentioned last night on the tele i'm sure of it wink

-- Edited by wackyracer on Monday 3rd of January 2011 05:44:51 PM

TTR · Powermonger!!

L'orange wrote:

Is Si Pavey not in the mix somewhere???

Yeah but he's a furrinner................

TTR · Powermonger!!

Not much change - Depres on course for another win which will keep that TBM's Evans chap happy - possibly.....

See http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2011/us/stage-2/rankings/overall-bikes-page-1.html

L'orange · Devon's Best

Plonker of the day must be;

Robbie Gordon, (nationality American) got the big hummer stuck on a pebble, then was pulled off by a fiat panda. confuse

Then swapped lids withg the co-driver who had just chucked up in it.

Dakkar bikes rule

-- Edited by L'orange on Monday 3rd of January 2011 07:38:44 PM

steve xr33 · Clubman B

lol....good old panda...

Pip · Novice

Ming wrote:

Think you're right in thinking there are only 2 Brits this year. Both finished 1st day okay so let's hope they can see it through to the end.

The water carrier winning the first day is like Massa leading for 3 laps of an F1 race....you know he won't be allowed to win if Alonso is still circulating, so Mr Faria will "develop" a problem shortly leaving Cyril GrumpyFrogMan to head off.

Would love to see David Casteau on the Sherco do well - look lovely from the front, that bike.

Yet again though.......Eurosport offer us Carlton Kirby for the commentary. What a prize plum

Can you speak French, Spanish and Italian fluently, translating instantly and commentate from a studio in London on an event the other side of the world as the pictures come in? I doubt it, Carlton does a good job commentating on the Dakar. (Admitedly his knowledge of Moto GP is not so good but then he doesn't usually comment on that).
Agree about the Sherco though.

Ming · Devon's Best

Fair enough comment. TBH I thought he had the benefit of someone translating the overseas journo's comments to him before Eurosport go on air. The only time I thought he was "live" was in the bivouac at the end of the day and the day's commentary was recorded some time after the pictures came in.

TTR · Powermonger!!

Monsieur Depres seems to have had problems earlier on today and has dropped back from the leaders a tad....

chrisoncbr · Expert

We've been using my bruv's 4X4 Panda during the snowy spell. When he got it, I thought he was daft but the little beastie is amazing in the snow. Trouble with 4X4s in general is the owners think they will go anywhere anytime regardless of driver's ability. Then they put 'em on top of the hedge & we have to drag 'em off with the Landy. If there is no grip, then you are going nowhere no matter how many wheels you drive. Sorry, a bit off thread & rant over. (Exit to Mutley from Wacky Racers noises). biggrin

Ming · Devon's Best

Not that anyone really cares, but the "tow car" in question was, I believe, a Fiat 127, not a 4X4 Panda. So even more remarkable that a multi-million dollar car was humbled by a lickle 2WD Fiat hmm

PeterBc · Clubman B

Ming wrote:

Not that anyone really cares, but the "tow car" in question was, I believe, a Fiat 127, not a 4X4 Panda. So even more remarkable that a multi-million dollar car was humbled by a lickle 2WD Fiat

Gawd bless Amerricy biggrin biggrin biggrin "we big we dumb but we got guns n an economee to support" "So get you n your kayak the f** away". Not quite verbartim but it was a supply ship matelot one very early June morning within a mile of Torbay's shore, during first gulf war, and I was genuinely perturbed by both the attitude and the potential one sided engagement.

I paddled off but it left a dry feeling in my mouth

-- Edited by PeterBc on Tuesday 4th of January 2011 08:48:09 PM

L'orange · Devon's Best

Hows Jenny doing, overall position looks good, but i think Carlton Kirby mentioned a problem.

Oh dear robbie gordon's done a motor in, now who we going to laugh at??

Jenny

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Scratch	116	163	119	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
stage	106	162	115	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Overall	106	147	129	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

-- Edited by L'orange on Wednesday 5th of January 2011 07:59:13 PM

steve xr33 · Clubman B

Good to see Tina Meier enjoying her Dakar....Poor old Robbie..lol

fred · Sportsman

L'orange wrote:
Hows Jenny doing, --

Looks like Jenny's out

[quote="katie Em"]It is official

She's out - More news to follow as soon as i get it

Follow on FB

http://www.facebook.com/pages/JMo-Racing-Jenny-Morgan-Dakar/173711529317544

-- Edited by fred on Thursday 6th of January 2011 08:10:09 AM

TTR · Powermonger!!

Bloody shame - bad luck Jenny!

The only Brit left is Craig Bounds who is a very respectable 46th overall at the end of Stage 4

I actually remembered to watch Eurosport online to enjoy yesterday's action - keep getting involved in other stuff and forgetting to tune in cry

Ming · Devon's Best

Jenny had a fall and broke her leg, according to Eurosport confuse

Also retired is the mad quad biker Alessandro Petronelli who started the event with 2 broken legs, obtained 3 days before the start disbelief

Was doing okay, then fell off the quad and damaged his knee, as if the 2 knackered legs weren't bad enough!

Good to see Marc Coma taking the battle to Froggie Cyril.

L'orange · Devon's Best

Real shame about Jenny

Nice to see the Hard man in the red bull Vdub driving straight past a lady biker on the floor!!

jt · Powermonger!!

How come her bike is stood up on the stand but she's on the deck with a busted leg ???

TTR · Powermonger!!

jt wrote:

How come her bike is stood up on the stand but she's on the deck with a busted leg ???

Somebody picked her bike up and is out of shot directing traffic away from her.

I was surprised to find this interview with Jenny in the public domain!

TTR · Powermonger!!

Good to see a blue bike winning a stage - or at least one had first time I looked! Cyril's water carrier seems to have triumphed again!

See - http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2011/us/stage-6/rankings/stage-bikes-page-1.html#ancre

-- Edited by TTR on Friday 7th of January 2011 05:26:47 PM

TTR · Powermonger!!

Sad that no Brits left on - Craig Bounds tweets say: In hospital with dislocated shoulder. Devastated, rally over. Massive crash

Seems to be a two horse race now...

steve xr33 · Clubman B

Shame the Brits are out!! cry

still anybody's race biggrin

potus · Clubman A

Enjoyed watching it this year so far, really impressed with the 450cc's. Here's hoping for a Marc Coma win.

L'orange · Devon's Best

Despres depressed cos he got lost.

Marc coma, blasing across the desert, soft sand punctuated with big rocks, -5 on the mountains then 35 in the dunes.

A-MAZZING, how does he do it ?

TTR · Powermonger!!

Chinese Jincheng 450 still going!!!!

TTR · Powermonger!!

Dakar 2011 gossip thread

steve xr33 · Clubman B

Well done Marc coma.....Si pavey came home 68 well done all
Now the Dakar over back to crap tv biggrin

Do you think Hoops can get Marc Coma to do a talk about the Dakar for the TRF!!! biggrin