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

Skipped wp's and rode a straightline ?

need to correct myself: with the starting time Manuel seem still be further ahead of Luis.... at least at the last wp

Don't think so; for all other riders the time at WP4 and CP2 are equal where there is a time at WP4 (some iritrack times not shown, as usual) and both times are listed for Manuel.

It's the same on the official site. I see it so now and then. Sometimes it gets corrected later. Watch a few rows up, there someone is with even a bigger gap.

Edit: http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2013/us/stage-12/live-timing/sector-2-cp-2-bikes-time.html

ASO did their best to make a mess of tomorrow's WP's, but here is my try


The day starts with 90km connection, followed by refuel and start @ 90:30 local
WP1 @ 42 km
WP2 and CP1 @ 70km
WP3 @ 112km
WP4 @ 139km
WP5 and CP2 @ 154km
CP3 and WP6 @ 164km
WP7 @ 192km
CP4 @ 212km
WP8 @ CP4 or 222km
Stage neutralisation and refuel @ 245km
WP9 @ 277km (in neutralisation??)
End of neutralisation @ 306km
WP10 @ 325km
WP11 @ 360km
WP12 @ 385km
CP5 @ 417km
Finish and refuel @ 441km

This followed by 204km connection for a total of 735km

WP2 vs CP1

Just jumpin in, ( I actually have work...)

SO Laia on the Gas-Gass to-day

Shows you what a good night's sleep will do.

(And all jokes aside from that part of the continent please) I do actually like to see that the Dakar is truly becoming an international race. Namchin, the last of the Mongolians out today. I always wonder how crazy with competitors things like Dakar, ISDE and even MXDN can get with the variety. Someday a alien might just come out of nowhere..

Didn't noticed it at first,must be looking a bit :huh
changed it now, real life is trying to catch up...

OK, Mischa, I now see that Querales times don't match, either. Dunno how I missed seeing that one, too, but will blame it on tired eyes. Still have no idea what it means but it'll likely straighten itself out when there's a time for WP5. (hope, hope, hope)

Rallyerider!

GR8 result 4 SAfrica's #DakarChallengeWinner #89BrettCummings #dakar2013 Stage12: 35th (started 53rd)! This result might push him in2 Top50

Ruben Faria: "Once again I was very close to winning a stage in the Dakar 2013 ... but as there are still two more ... we'll see (laughs). Soon I found a good race pace but again without risking. I saw that he was gaining time and set as goal to keep the same pace until the end. It was not a difficult step and have always maintained a good level of concentration when it was necessary to navigate because WP did not want to miss any. I'm happy for the KTM / Red Bull held the same positions and the overall odds for a good outcome are higher but we can never forget that this is the Dakar and everything can change ... we must continue to believe. I want to thank my sponsors and my fans for supporting daily. A big hug! "

From Ruben FB.

Dakar.com

At the end of the day, Cyril Despres has kept the initiative in the general standings with a lead of 5'39" over his team-mate Ruben Faria. Francisco Lopez has come back to within 13'40" of KTM rider No. 1 and Ivan Jakes, in fourth, trails the leader by 20'16". The leading Husqvarna rider, Alesandro Botturi - twentieth to finish today - lies 34'52" behind the Frenchman, whilst Juan Pedrero Garcia has a deficit of 41'14" on Despres. Olivier Pain, the first rider after the gap increases to over an hour, occupies seventh place, ahead of today's special stage winner, Dutchman Frans Verhoeven, 1:05'22" behind the leader.

Boundsy finishes the SS +01:56:09

Brilliant riding from Craig since the rest day and injury dramas, what a gutsy performance.

A bit of a Bradley Wiggins moment there - the second time this week he has done the abnormal to achieve something special

It seems like HRC are having a bit of a Boeing this week what with the 787 Dreamliner being grounded.

Boeing won't throw the towel in and neither will HRC.

The Dreamliner, source of the problem - it's lithium batteries; source - Japan

And this is what intrests me the most about DAKAR, never mind the physical and mechanical issues one has to deal with. CDP shows that he is the ultimate stategist, he has been calculating his moves since day 2, he know short of a mechanical failure he has overall wrapped up. He now starts strategizing forhis team mates to optimize their finishing positions.

CDP has shown that he deserves the position within the team and shows that he truly is part of the team.

Manny's still moving, now thru WP5/CP3 +03:26:55
(no change on the time mismatch at WP4/CP2, though)
C'mon MANNY!!!
C'mon LUIS!!!!


Edit, 5min later: Hmmm, again. WP5 time has now changed to +03:29:11 while CP3 time remains +03:26:55.

How exactly do batteries account for fuel leaks?