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John Mags
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I think this is the best on line coverage of the 09 DAKAR.
It is on the SBS web site.
Enjoy! 
http://www.sbs.com.au/sport/
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Linc
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Great race this year - plenty of quads so we actually get to see some on the coverage.
The last 3 stages have been carnage even thought they have been shortened; bikes, quads, cars & trucks have all had a hard time.
Aussie David Schwartz had a 4hr penalty and then had it reversed.
Al-Ataya (sp) was winning the cars but has been disqualified.
The quads have been awesome; they have been changing possitions every day.
Outright Yesterday Stage 6
1 254 GONZALEZ (ESP) YAMAHA
2 250 MACHACEK (CZE) YAMAHA
3 258 DECLERCK (FRA) YAMAHA
4 262 SONIK (POL) YAMAHA
5 273 PATRONELLI (ARG) CAN - AM
Today Outright Stage 7
1 250 MACHACEK (CZE) YAMAHA
2 273 PATRONELLI (ARG) CAN - AM
3 262 SONIK (POL) YAMAHA
4 251 AVENDANO (ESP) SUZUKI
5 270 HENDERSON (URY) SUZUKI
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cowchaser
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I've been following it everyday like a bunch of school boys watching there first porno.
How good is David Schwarz going 18th overall! Go Schwarta
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Yeah same here.......my place is "quiet! daddy is waching his show"......everything else is on hold.
18th on a shoe string budget and bugger all support is awesome!!!! |
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cowchaser
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1 250 MACHACEK (CZE) YAMAHA 49:32:19 00:00:00 06:00
2 273 PATRONELLI (ARG) CAN - AM 52:03:21 02:31:02 03:00
3 262 SONIK (POL) YAMAHA 52:58:40 03:26:21
4 272 BRAZINA (CZE) YAMAHA 58:22:07 08:49:48 18:00
5 276 POTTIER (FRA) CAN - AM 59:34:41 10:02:22 18:00
6 255 DELTRIEU (FRA) POLARIS 59:51:15 10:18:56 04:00:00
7 267 CARLINI (FRA) POLARIS 64:12:53 14:40:34 06:05:00
8 252 PENA (ESP) YAMAHA 66:36:20 17:04:01 02:00:00
9 268 KRAFT (FRA) POLARIS 67:30:47 17:58:28 04:00:00
Top nine so far
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Linc
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Only 10 finishers (quads) so far from last nights stage!!!!........I'm sure some are stuck on stage right now but I don't think all will get back for the next day. No withdrawals are listed in the quads yet for the stage.
Absolute carnage right through the field; Stage 8 and 9 have taken their toll, stage 10 (tonight our time) is supposed to be even worse.
Machacek is kick'in butt in the quads on his.....cough cough Yamaha  ; Patronelli on a Renegade has slowly worked his way up the field in to 2nd
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Just watching it now. They must have got the letters lol. Showed a few more quads tonight. The quad towing in the 2 wheeler was the best bit.  The way it should be. Quads doin the towin. Not gettin towed
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Linc
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As of right now there are only 6 quads left in the race from 29 starters. It's the middle of the night in South Americe now. I would expect that a few riders are stuck on stage and would not be surprised if we get a few straglers in the next few hours.
Tomorrow is cancelled so if these riders can get back to the bivoac overnight they will at least get rest before doing stage 11 as a transport stagte.
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cowchaser
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What I can't beleive is that the bikes/quads are the slowest class for the overall the bloody trucks are even 3 hrs faster than them
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vjcrose
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Betty (Elizabeth) Kraft on her Polaris Outlaw 525 is 6th
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John Mags
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Linc
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Oh yeah.......Super Trucks were banned years ago because of that sort of thing. When the truck is faster than the helicopter chasing it you gotta have a bit of a re-think.
4x4 with 2 1000hp engines is crazy.......the end came when they found a truck that had just disintergrated in to a small mound of sand.......all on board were dead.
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cowchaser
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Man thats insane I never even knew of those twin powered trucks before
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John Mags
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| cowchaser wrote: | | Man thats insane I never even knew of those twin powered trucks before |
Racing one of those trucks wouldn't be so bad...... at least you have two navigators to get out and push everytime you got stuck!
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vjcrose
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John - since when do you need a push? i saw you lost but never stuck
Haven't they limited the trucks to 150km/hr because they were doing 260/hr? I am trying to get my sister who has vaccum trucks interested
The Polaris chicky babe is 8th overall with one day to go.... now theres a woman of your dreams boys - hangon on second thoughts she might show you's up.....
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KFX-Dan
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Just checked out the entry list.
1 Kwaka & 1 Husky.
NO V Force Kwaka anywhere !!! 
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Huskygoat
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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Yes the mighty Husky might make it . one day to go . bit sick just seeing the front runners.
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John Mags
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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| vjcrose wrote: | John - since when do you need a push? i saw you lost but never stuck
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That's because I was on a Quad! If I was racing a truck in sand dunes then I would ask the navigators if they would be so kind and PUSH!
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