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

Glad you are here, Mum. - Best of luck to Sam this year and in his bid for Dakar 2014.

Maybe SP should win a couple on qauds then move to trucks .

Yes. - Yes it is. - Thanks for what you do.

Thank you so much, it is a pleasure having this website to follow along with all you like minded folks and I will pass on your good luck wishes to Sam for this year, let's hope 2013 is a good one for him, it is about time he had some good luck for all his hard work, roll on the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge which hopefully will be his first outing in 2013

I take id Maray is done with the Dakar???:eek1:eek1

Can someone please give me a link for the overall standings....since Dakar.com messed with them I can't get it to work........................

http://trackingdakar.nl/index.php?page=overall&stand=V

Kudos to that!

#168 Lyndon Poskitt aka Pyndon....Dakar Finisher!

Thanks, Tork

Heh.
Today's stage result are now actually changed, showing Faria as stage winner and Lopez down in 39th, +14'31".

Did those idiots really include his 15' penalty in the stage times?

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That's good news for everyone!
Even though I really like the Toyota guys, Gordon makes the cars worth watching.
I'm so happy about this if it's true.



Tweet

" @RobbyGordon has finished stage 14 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Standby for final finishing position."

YOU DA MAN KNY!!!

That's a great moment, right there.

BP

Manny is in way to go!

Well on that note I'm in also, done in, totally exhausted and ready to get some spare hours back for more the more mundane life duties, work for one!

It's been a hard 2 weeks but a blast and today has really extended the race by a day, still a roller coaster at the top end.

The results, well not predicted by me, other than being in the 90% of the CDP for número uno. Faria and Chalico, fully deserved and about time.

Not going to ramble on, so will catch up with you on the close down of this thread, the "Honda does Dakar 2 - The continuation" and other threads during the coming months associated with the 2013 CCRWC ( Cross Country Rally's World Championship).

http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/cross-country-rallies/events/

Will be having a team meeting in Dubai next month to sort out the tactics for the new year and dakar 2014.
Mxmum needs more fuel on board for 2014, but suspect that we will see a much more active involvement, after all Sam will be on his third Dakar by then, but will practically still be a rookie with only stage one and a 7th last year under his belt and then STATORGATE followed by best timed bike test of 2012 in California - not only did it cost HRC their # 2 & 3 riders, it's hard to see what was really learnt. :eek1

Sam's casts are off now, physio is underway and back to training for him with the Desert Challenge on the 5 th of April and focussed and working towards that now.

No news on his progress at present, but get well Philipe.

Once again well done to all the F5ers and to Pyn, Manny, Chavo and and of course Luis, to Team HCR - 6/10 can and must do better.
Cyril and team KTM, just a class act, Speedbrain will be disappointed and expected much more, but will be back also.

Awesome Kyn!

Awesome of Robby, congrats, Mischa! HOw did he even know about you?



In other news:


Well after 15 days of waking up rushing to my iPad to see if my husband is still alive I can finally say it's over. Today I am one proud, excited, happy, amazed and inspired wife/ person... Rod has finished the Dakar in 14th position overall.
I'm sure you will here from him in the next couple of days with an update, so stay tuned for that if your interested.
Thanks heaps for all your support for him, Everybody has been amazing. Cherie

The 123 bike finished 14th? :eek1

Sounds like the Dakar organization needs a little help with the seeding.

Now that is an AWESOME image!!!

Happy for him that it was captured.

looks like Luis is the last on to get to WP 4........GET A MOVE ON IT!!!!!

Speed Energy tweet:

Stage 14 Final Top 6 :
1) Roma
2) Terranova +13s
3) Alvarez +31s
4) DeVilliers +1m22s
5) Chicherit +2m5s
6) GORDON...