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

So Faria stops at refueling and his rim is not good. Someone offers him a new wheel, he refuses and take the risk of doing the rest of the special. He tell this to Cyril.
The Alien, master strategist, decides to help his mate. What does he do? He let the boys go up front and they have hard time with the navigation. They are all a bit lost. Chaleco is one of them, he loses time. In the meantime he tells Caselli to slowdown, and explain to him wtf is happening.

Faria, with the broken rim gets to be 2nd in the special, and gains 3 minutes on Chaleco.

Well done Cyril, muddyboy
I've just forgot all the mud situation.

Posting on the f5irehose during the dakar broadcasts...

It's kind of like farting in the theatre... isn't it Jim?

Everyone notes the transgression, but is to intent on the big screen to be bothered.

looks like Luis physically past Manuel...... something is wrong... or the two-smoke gas is really good

Pyn's at ASS +01:33:53

Pretty much nailed it there.

Master strategist (possibly the best of the post modern Dakar era - 2000+), great rider and the PR dept' have gotten most of the mud off his countenance (after last year) with his (back to original) on camera personality, interviews, tweets and general demeanour.

A good day by Cyril Despres!

Uh-oh

Way to go Lyndon. Well done.

:eek1

Worried for Manuel again, remembering his long, long day in Copiapo last year..

Anyone know what's happening to Thomas Berglund?

EDIT: Found the answer on his website. Apparently his engine seized on km 122, and he's out:-(

KURT CASELLI-
"It’s not just the navigation that is new for me at the Dakar. At this race you are on the bike so much because of the long liaison sections before and after each stage. At the Dakar you’re on the bike all day and your butt gets very sore. There’s nothing easy about the Dakar, in terms of mental fatigue I haven't done anything like this before."

long liaison sections it´s like go riding from home to Hare and Hound races or from LA to Baja/Ensenada and come back late night!!!

+1

That!


(Oi, Paulo. Tenho estado por aqui, mas apenas a observar via tlm. Só cheguei agora a casa! )

If they rode in pair it is 2+2=4stroke...

car top 5

1 305 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 003:36:34 00:00:00
2 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 003:40:52 00:04:18 00:00:00
3 301 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 003:40:59 00:04:25 00:00:00
4 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 003:42:37 00:06:03 00:00:00
5 313 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) BMW 003:43:00 00:06:26

Well Said!!!

Hmmm ... I note that (on Mischa's Monitor display) Manny's time at CP2 is +02:19:45 but WP4 time is +02:32:34. I don't see any other instances in which those two times don't match and have no idea what that means.

Boundsy to WP8 +01:48:18
Go, Boundsy!