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

Seems like a few had them or something similiar last year for liaisons...first time i recall seeing one on a special as its against the rules.

I think maybe some riders dont fill their tanks and use a "mathamatical" forumla in an attempt to keep their bikes lighter...might have been the cause...wrong math given the baja tuned engine and the way helder riders..

Thanks Ned, awesome to have the perspective from someone who has actually ridden V2R, Baja500 and Dakar

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09:33 - bike

Faria and Pain stick their oars in

Portugal's Ruben Faria has slipped into fourth place in the provisional positions on the special, 1'34" behind the leader. Olivier Pain lies in sixth place, 2'15" behind Barreda. Ivan Jakes (2'21” behind the stage leader) and Alessandro Botturi (2'23" behind the stage leader) occupy 7th and 8th place respectively.

WP3 is hot

Laia through WP2

Mutually Assured Destruction.

She's haulin' today. Way to go Girl!!

Nav error for Caselli & Goncalves?


<table class="ft fvm"><tbody class="selectable"><tr id="m3c005" class="c005 a"><td class="p">1</td><td>005</td><th class="m">BARREDA BORT (ESP)</th><td class="m">HUSQVARNA</td><td>001:16:42</td><td>
</td><td>00:00:00</td></tr><tr id="m3c007" class="c007"><td class="p">2</td><td>007</td><th class="m">LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL)</th><td class="m">KTM</td><td>001:19:10</td><td>00:02:28</td><td>00:00:00</td></tr><tr id="m3c012" class="c012 a"><td class="p">3</td><td>012</td><th class="m">PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP)</th><td class="m">KTM</td><td>001:20:29</td><td>00:03:47</td><td>00:00:00</td></tr><tr id="m3c001" class="c001"><td class="p">4</td><td>001</td><th class="m">DESPRES (FRA)</th><td class="m">KTM</td><td>001:22:07</td><td>00:05:25</td><td>00:00:00</td></tr><tr id="m3c020" class="c020 a"><td class="p">5</td><td>020</td><th class="m">GONÇALVES (PRT)</th><td class="m">HUSQVARNA</td><td>001:24:15</td><td>00:07:33</td><td>00:00:00</td></tr><tr id="m3c029" class="c029"><td class="p">6</td><td>029</td><th class="m">CASELLI (USA)</th><td class="m">KTM</td><td>001:26:01</td><td>00:09:19</td><td>00:00:00</td></tr></tbody></table>


Despres should be opening track now, no?

So, on piste:

Caselli
Despres
Gonk
Pedrero
Barreda

all within 28 seconds of each other.

Can't wait to see the helicopter footage

If anyone in his camp is looking for that info, Boston Globe has attributed the pic to Jacky Naegelen/Reuters here:


http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2013/01/dakar_rally_2013.html

It's been quite the charge from behind then!! :huh

I'd agree with Jonah's statement on fuel: You can never have enough, unless the bike is on fire.

True that!

well he certianly is a nub...

Maybe.

Maybe not...

Yes great insight, NEd!

where did he get the fuel to finish the special?

Farias goes down! and Chaleco goes up!! :eek1:eek1:eek1

That is the first strike!!

Let's go Chaleco!

Kurt's bleeding time, already +9'19" down.

WTH did Barreda Bort eat for breakfast?!?! :huh