Dakar 2013 - Official Event Coverage - thank you ALL TeamF5, lurkers and posters! - Page 941

2WDnut · 01-16-2013, 03:11 PM

Warren Strange is older than 45 and came in 20th on stage 11 today..........
( & 2nd outright in this years Australian Safari )

roadracer · 01-16-2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Balkan Boy

They don't need such small increments and the trip meter doesn't show it, anyway.

That second part is not true. The ICO can be configured to show 99.99 instead of 999.9.

Lobby · 01-16-2013, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rmhrc628

Bullshite.

If it was a 'wire' that can stop the engine you'd think all HRC staff would have edcuated the riders on where the wire was that could 'stop' the engine.

How long does it take to find the spark plug lead?

Such bullshit from HRC

Wiregate? Fuelgate?

I love a conspiracy rumor.

rmhrc628 · 01-16-2013, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Lobby

Wiregate? Fuelgate?

I love a conspiracy rumor.

Sparkpluggate??

AZ-Twin · 01-16-2013, 03:16 PM

Is snooker on yet?

Carlos M · 01-16-2013, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by misc

There was still a little glitch in my "generator". Now the fixed graph

Mischa!!! You da'man! Now I can pass the torch!

(if yoou find the space, please add the penalties Like "Despres (15:00)" So we can figure who changed engine already. Other than that the graph is great and it really helps me to gather how the race is developing. I wouldn't bother much with color matching the bar with the brand of motorcycle - I try to do that but always have to duplicate or something. Thank's a lot for implementing this!!!

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Originally Posted by michalCCR

Troy never stops to amaze me. I had to check my archives just to confirm his

michal or Troy, can any of you tell me what was a lady's best stage result at Dakar? It was prolly Andrea Mayer in 2002 but I'm unable to access my Dakar literature this week... I am trying to establish if Laia's 11'th (?) at the 8th stage is historycal

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Originally Posted by kaia

i think they should update their rider database from year to year... that's a pretty lame fail.

About the Aprilia caption on Chaleco - they also keep saying the Orlando Pendejo's navigator (Paulo Fiuza) is ARGentinian, although he's Portuguese .

2WDnut · 01-16-2013, 03:17 PM

Thanks for the pic Michal - I wonder if they've ground "KTM" off the engine cases as they did with the Yamahas ?

The (one) kitted EXC they ran in '11 still had KTM on the cases.

garfey · 01-16-2013, 03:17 PM

LUIS @ ASS +05:08:33!!!

Carlos M · 01-16-2013, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by flood

ok, that wire story is strange, to say the least. Good to see i'm not the only one who smells bullshit..

+1

Cuttle · 01-16-2013, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by garfey

LUIS @ ASS +05:08:33!!!

Drif10 · 01-16-2013, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by garfey

LUIS @ ASS +05:08:33!!!

Cool beans.

knybanjo · 01-16-2013, 03:20 PM

Didn't really see any new bike footage in tonight's program...

...a few new screenshots for those unable to watch.

knybanjo · 01-16-2013, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by garfey

LUIS @ ASS +05:08:33!!!

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Originally Posted by Cuttle

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Originally Posted by Drif10

Cool beans.

Wooooo....Hooooooo

hilslamer · 01-16-2013, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by knybanjo

Shit mang.....the guy has won two stages 'not even trying'

Right, and he also made some major mistakes - navigational - early on. Navigation is simply a matter of experience; there is no shortcut to learn what the roadbook author means by any of the symbols, and with the ASO, it seems as though they are consistent but they still take a big learning curve.

I never, ever doubted Caselli's speed or ability on the bike - I have seen him ride firsthand, and I have never heard anyone run a bike so hard so smoothly. But, navigation is an entirely different beast and it will be his only shortcoming for the time being. Perhaps he will master it this year, but it has already cost him to much to make up.

Don't get me wrong - the only thing I was pointing out before was that any Baja winner would still have a lot to learn coming to Dakar. Each day of the Dakar is like the Baja 500 with no coursemarkers and many other variables that would never appear in Baja.

knybanjo · 01-16-2013, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by hilslamer

Right, and he also made some major mistakes - navigational - early on. Navigation is simply a matter of experience; there is no shortcut to learn what the roadbook author means by any of the symbols, and with the ASO, it seems as though they are consistent but they still take a big learning curve.

I never, ever doubted Caselli's speed or ability on the bike - I have seen him ride firsthand, and I have never heard anyone run a bike so hard so smoothly. But, navigation is an entirely different beast and it will be his only shortcoming for the time being. Perhaps he will master it this year, but it has already cost him to much to make up.

Don't get me wrong - the only thing I was pointing out before was that any Baja winner would still have a lot to learn coming to Dakar. Each day of the Dakar is like the Baja 500 with no coursemarkers and many other variables that would never appear in Baja.

Oh it's definitely different....no argument here on that point.

For a guy that's just learning nav he opened course today on a section that some vets had trouble with....like Chaleco.

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garfey Scruffy Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Deep East Texas Oddometer: 2,739	LUIS @ ASS +05:08:33!!! __________________ So many bikes, so little time (and money)

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01-16-2013, 03:11 PM	#14101
2WDnut 2WDnut Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Melbourne, Oz Oddometer: 14	Warren Strange is older than 45 and came in 20th on stage 11 today.......... ( & 2nd outright in this years Australian Safari )

01-16-2013, 03:17 PM	#14107
2WDnut 2WDnut Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Melbourne, Oz Oddometer: 14	Thanks for the pic Michal - I wonder if they've ground "KTM" off the engine cases as they did with the Yamahas ? The (one) kitted EXC they ran in '11 still had KTM on the cases.