Dakar 2013 - Official Event Coverage - thank you ALL TeamF5, lurkers and posters!

Noticed that Live Tracking changes as people roll in. Bounds shown at #94 and Caselli at #98. All still in flux I think.

Darn tracking. Marco and Mateo were showing at wp9 forever...then it just updated as complete. Hope this fixes, I want to see Luis progress, not wait until he's in.

Yeah you're right, I should have said "provisionally".

with Lyndon holding at 37, damn.


Time for the slow clap for Luis?

Grrr. you make me log in facebuk. wolf HATES facebuk. grrr.

Only for Dakar dammit.
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Luis now at WP8!

Chaleco

Today was a very good day

Today, on the special, the first part was very hard with a lot of navigation. The second part was very fast. Today was a very good day; tomorrow the next special will be technical in La Serena. But I think I always go to Santiago in a very happy mood. Imagine being capable of winning in my country, that's motivation for the finish. All the people here, it's great. If it's not possible to get on top of the podium, I'm already very happy as it stands.


Faria

I didn't want to make a mistake

I knew I was going to lose time, but I didn't know he was going to ride as fast as that. I made a mistake after 191 km, with Barreda and Verhoeven, so we had to turn back. Afterwards, I saw that Chaleco was going hell for leather and I thought it best not to risk falling in trying to hang on to second place. I didn't come to the race for that anyway, I came to help Cyril. I didn't want to make a mistake.


Gonçalves

This second week has been really good for me

Today was a really good stage. After yesterday starting in second position I lost a little time, but today I started further behind and I caught up with many guys. I finished in 3rd in the end and I'm happy. This second week has been really good for me. Without the problem on day five, normally now I would have been fighting for the podium more easily. But that's the rally for you… I had one problem and some other guys did also, but tomorrow we will try and get to Santiago without any more problems and then we'll start work for the next Dakar.


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I'm still pinching myself that Luis is racing after last nights epic. What a guy! Go Luis.

WP9 for LUis

as long as he is moving - all is good

AMEN to that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Liked

My first post in ages in this thread. Work has been insane this week. How dare my client decide they want us to actually work during the Dakar? I even 'worked from home' today and still spent half of the day on the phone putting out fires. I hadn't checked this thread in 24 hours and had 50+ pages to wade through! Well I'm up to date but still working (9pm on a Friday night )

This is a big Coma fan who has gained massive respect for Despres in this rally (never 'disliked' Despres as he is more local to me as I have spent a lot of time near his base, I just preferred Coma).

PS. I also had a delivery at work 2 days ago that I had to explain to my colleagues... Dakar DVD box set from 1984 to 1989

PPS. Go Pyndon!

Right, it's off to bed here.

Luis, I know you wont disappoint me tomorrow morning.

GO LUIS

He's close to another podium wheelie

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Two South Americans on the stage podium today with Terranova coming in third, 4:41 behind the winner Robby Gordon. Chicherit in second only 22" behind Gordon. Peterhansel was down in 9th but still has a comfortable 44:38 overall lead above second place De Villiers.

It gives me the chills to think what it must be like for Luis on his 150 cc KTM sharing the course with Robby pushing his Hummer at full warp speed. :eek1

Done

Dakar website is driving me nuts, the 'Live follow your favourites' page is showing waypoint 2. Seriously? They are only at waypoint 2? The phone app is also quite lame.

Been following the Dakar since '86. CBC had a one hour show on the Dakar on that year and I'd taped it because it said 'Rally' in the TV guide. Lucky for me as a stay-at-home mom it turned out to be my toddler's favourite thing to watch on TV. So rather than hours of mindless childrens programming I got to watch the '86 Dakar about 2000 times. Been hooked ever since!

The toddler is now 27 and has an G450X.