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

So Barreda made a mistake or had a mechanical losing 2 1/2 minutes to JC ... ??? :huh

Barreda on today's stage

That really was a bit surprising. On the other hand, this was the only sponsor-related tweet coming out of ASO central up to now:

Yes, I'm sure they only posted that because it's cute and funny.

Rod should have come through WP3 by now?

Hopefully he hasn't had a mechical (or worse still, a crash)

That's what you call your riding buddies?

Harsh.

I actually already managed to find 1 or 2 asshats in the Racing forum to ban. It's hard to find them in this forum of gentlemen, but they do exist!

Don't forget they signed Helder and others over 6 month ago with a long term plan - we don't know what that was, Helder does.

any news on Chaleco? :eek1

He is really on fire today, I hope the bike does not develop a fuel pump fault during the stage ... 1st through WP5 shaved three and a half minutes on CD

That looks really attacking for a 500 km stage!!!

Telling your mom that your an overweight middle aged guy who spends entire days at a time pinned to a keyboard pressing F5, hatching conspiracy theories wishing they could one day ride an actual motorcycle in the Dakar?

Go ahead.

I learned from fish: always have spares.

Still have 4 sitting in the wings.

Impressive ride so far...still opening the course as far as I can tell!

Morning guys.

So quick catch up, Cyril turned on alien mode this morning

and
Quads are alternate lifestyle transportation.



Gottcha!!

I dont know coterraneo!!!! In maray they say in on track ,but maybe have problem with the GPS ... or e-track

Im waiting he mark on the WP4!!!

An Alien under construction

- (9) 168 - POSKITT Lyndon (GBR) KTM 08:44:38 (11) 09:15:12 (11) 09:48:58 (11) 10:20:09 (18)
- (13) 036 - SANZ Laia (ESP) GAS - GAS 08:47:36 (12) 09:16:51 (12) 09:49:57 (13) 10:20:13 (19)

4 seconds apart

....and nobody said that there was anything wrong with that.

Mornin' all...

Just catching up.

Looks like Barreda took some time back from Cyril between WP4 and WP5?

JC is second through WP5? :huh

From rest day interview with Ivan Jakeš
Nobody (of the elite riders) changed the engine yesterday. We have discussed this option but everyone is afraid to put brand new engine in before three hard stages that lies before us. We have checked mine, it looks like new one. I'm satisfied with it.