Dakar 2006 - Official Race Discussion Thread - Page 2

Mikas · 01-01-2006, 06:42 AM

Some videos i did yesterday:

http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/008373240.wmv

Cyril Despres:
http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/008500693.wmv

Marc Coma:

http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/008411060.wmv

Arch · 01-01-2006, 06:59 AM

Handy little shortcuts for Despres & Coma!

Mikas · 01-01-2006, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arch

Handy little shortcuts for Despres & Coma!

Yup!

Almost all the top guys made that shortcut.

Here are a few more videos. Cars, this time:

Robby Gordon's Hummer
http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/009114136.wmv

Hiroshi Masuoka
http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/009092910.wmv

Carlos Sainz
http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/009065940.wmv

Redne Dab · 01-01-2006, 08:38 AM

Thanks for the links, the updaes, the pictures and the vids!

commo_soulja · 01-01-2006, 08:44 AM

Great footage, thanks for the vids Mikas.

Mike Werner · 01-01-2006, 08:45 AM

I've got pics on my news site. please do not link them in here. If you want to display them here, host them yourself. Thanks
----------------------------------------

Faria 1st the Stage, Esteve 1st Overall
Well, Ruben Faria, who was 2nd in the yesterday stage, has won the second special test of the Dakar 2006. Over the 115 kilometres between Portimao and the extreme South of the Algarve region, the Portuguese feeds the rumours of a special prize to be assigned to a native winner in the European part of the race. But last night Faria was penalized because of a late entry in the parc fermé. 12 heavy minutes. So the last chance was wasted. In fact the best overall pilot after two legs is Isidre Esteve, the Spanish that has passed in the KTM Gauloises Team just before this Dakar. In the today’s stage Esteve finished in second position.

But let us make a step behind. Yesterday night Astrid made a call for all the team members and introduced Hans Trunkenpolz. The general manager wanted to speak to everybody for a moment. The old “year” was ending and the new was incoming. A half a hour only between the two years. Trunkenpolz spoken for minutes to the biggest family of this Dakar. Intense moments when he remembered unforgettable Champions Richard Sainct and Fabrizio Meoni, and their memorable exploits. Then the “Boss” spoken about the difficulties of the race, and about the meaning of a so large group involved in. Cyril Despres, who lived both the main glorious and the tragic episodes of the strongest team ever seen on the Dakar, was thrilled. The winner of the past edition of the rally knows his role perfectly. And his sensitivity and his talent can flow together in the growth of this family. Then Mr. Trukenpolz addressed to all the members of the large KTM Team the best wishes of the Factory. The new year was just there.

This morning the “crew” faced the last European day of the Dakar. The track was similar to the one of yesterday. Terrain was slippery because of wet weather conditions and because of the particular sandy ground of the zone. Many corners and technical passages, fords to be wadded and jumps. And a strong wind blowing out. A demanding test for talent riders and for effective bikes. Thousand of peoples along the entire section completed the race frame.

Despres preferred to keep a “low profile”, gliding corners and never forcing. He closed the special test in eleventh position, but with some advantages acquired for the next stage. By this way the French Champion will start behind some riders in the first African special test, and this is a good, logical strategy in order to avoid navigation problems.

Marc Coma was fifth today, and he is now second in the overall standing. He forced a little bit only in the final part of the special test, mainly because of the pleasure he token riding in the enthusiastic atmosphere created by the spectators. Marc joked with the race until he slipped away in a little fall. Then he resumed his full concentration. “It was very exciting to race between this two wings of spectators”, said the Repsol KTM world champion, “You can take a lot of risks also in a short leg like this one. But I want to ask to you: is not a pure happiness to run in this kind of atmosphere? Starting from tomorrow things will be so complicated, so let me enjoy this race break.”

Same force has pushed out David Casteu, Gauloises team mate, that is with Michel Gau at his first Dakaras Factory Rider.

Then, after the special test, all the competitors crossed the border between Portugaland Spain, and they complete the stage reaching Malaga. There a ferryboat is waiting for the long convoy. Tomorrow the Dakarwill change again his context. A new continent, Africa, a new Country, Algeria, a new day of race. A long stage of 672 kilometres, with a special test of 387. The first bivouac will maybe reached at night.

Rankings:
2nd stage — Special: 115 km

Stage Results
1. Faria (KTM) 01:37:07h
2. Esteve Pujol (Gauloises KTM) +01:07
3. Casteu (Gauloises KTM) + 01:28
4. Rodrigues (YAMAHA) + 02:00
5. Coma (Repsol KTM) + 02:08
6. Pellicer (KTM) + 02:28
7. Farres Guell (YAMAHA) + 02:52
8. Goncalves (HONDA) + 03:07
9. Fretigne (YAMAHA) + 03:28
10. Sala (Repsol KTM) + 03:28
11. Despres (Gauloises KTM) + 03:38
12. AgraCarrera (YAMAHA) + 03:44
13. De Gavardo (Repsol KTM) + 03:50
14. Blais (Red Bull USAKTM) + 03:59
15. Mateus (KTM) + 04:01
16. Viladoms (Repsol KTM) + 04:04
17. Grider (Red Bull USAKTM) + 04:34
18. Duclos (KTM) + 04:43
19. Verhoefen (YAMAHA) + 05:05
20. Amaral (KTM) + 05:09
27. Caldecott (Repsol KTM) + 06:00
28. Gau (Gauloises KTM) + 06:06

Overall Results
1. Esteve Pujol (Gauloises KTM) 02:37:24h
2. Coma (Repsol KTM) 02:37:32h + 00:08
3. Rodrigues (YAMAHA) 02:38:07h + 00:43
4. Casteu (Gauloises KTM) 02:38:11h + 00:47
5. Despres (Gauloises KTM) 02:38:55h + 01:31
6. Pellicer (KTM) 02:39:29h + 02:05
7. Fretigne (YAMAHA) 02:39:50h + 02:26
8. Goncalves (HONDA) 02:40:59h + 03:35
9. De Gavardo (Repsol KTM)02:42:15h + 04:51
10. Farres Guell (YAMAHA) 02:42:15h + 04:51
11. AgraCarrera (YAMAHA) 02:42:36h + 05:12
12. Duclos (KTM) 02:42:51h + 05:27
13. Mateus (KTM) 02:43:12h + 05:48
14. Viladoms (Repsol KTM) 02:44:01h + 06:37
15. Street (KTM) 02:44:06h + 06:42
16. Grider (Red Bull USAKTM) 02:44:57h 0+ 07:33
17. Blais (Red Bull USAKTM) 02:45:29h + 08:05
18. Caldecott (Repsol KTM) 02:45:42h + 08:18 Penalty: 02:00
19. Amaral (KTM) 02:45:44h + 08:20
20. Marchini (YAMAHA) 02:46:00h + 08:36
23. Gau (Gauloises KTM) 02:46:20 + 08:56
27. Sala (Repsol KTM) 02:46:56 + 9:32

HarveyMushman · 01-01-2006, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikas

Some videos i did yesterday:

http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/008373240.wmv

Cyril Despres:
http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/008500693.wmv

Marc Coma:

http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/008411060.wmv

Thanks, Mikas.

I love the sound of an angry thumper.

Snuffy · 01-01-2006, 10:18 AM

Thanks for the pics, vids, updates!! This is gonna be fun!

mars · 01-01-2006, 10:44 AM

i just checked and its at 2:00 pm here on oln. mountain time.

Donkey Hotey · 01-01-2006, 01:11 PM

OMFG! I think OLN fixed it! Could they have actually listened to us (the Dakar FANS)?

I haven't seen Toby Moody yet but the coverage doesn't have any of that "Human drama, survive another night in the desert" crap. It looks like Eurosport might have gotten the gig. If not, it looks enough like it that we'll enjoy it. DAMN DAMN DAMN, this is GOOD!

doyle · 01-01-2006, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregCifu

OMFG! I think OLN fixed it! Could they have actually listened to us (the Dakar FANS)?

I haven't seen Toby Moody yet but the coverage doesn't have any of that "Human drama, survive another night in the desert" crap. It looks like Eurosport might have gotten the gig. If not, it looks enough like it that we'll enjoy it. DAMN DAMN DAMN, this is GOOD!

The coverage is a very good start so far.

Adventure Kitty · 01-01-2006, 01:20 PM

AVENTURE!!!

Fubars · 01-01-2006, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregCifu

OMFG! I think OLN fixed it! Could they have actually listened to us (the Dakar FANS)?

I haven't seen Toby Moody yet but the coverage doesn't have any of that "Human drama, survive another night in the desert" crap. It looks like Eurosport might have gotten the gig. If not, it looks enough like it that we'll enjoy it. DAMN DAMN DAMN, this is GOOD!

I agree, but I think you'll see all that over-produced fluff during that show they're promoting which starts on th 14th. Good thing I got Tivo.

Patriot4570 · 01-01-2006, 01:38 PM

I thought the start of coverage of this years rally was pretty good.Has anyone recorded from their Tivo to a VHS?I am going to try to do it and hope it works.The Deroy trucks were not allowed to race because they failed tech inspection That has got to suck for them.I wonder what was wrong?

Donkey Hotey · 01-01-2006, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fubar03

I agree, but I think you'll see all that over-produced fluff during that show they're promoting which starts on th 14th. Good thing I got Tivo.

Do you think so or is that just a recap / rebroadcast of the previous week's coverage? Eurosport (Speed) used to have that 1 hour recap show after the rally. Maybe they expanded it to weekly summaries?

It looks like the did the most obvious thing: pay Eurosport and hand them a microphone with OLN on it. Problem solved. I still miss Toby Moody and the old theme music (Wock: Sama Amie).

Can anybody outside the US tell us if Toby has retired from Dakar coverage? Does this sound like the coverage the rest of the world is getting?

01-01-2006, 06:42 AM	#16
Mikas Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Oddometer: 714	Some videos i did yesterday: http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/008373240.wmv Cyril Despres: http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/008500693.wmv Marc Coma: http://upload3.putfile.com/videos/008411060.wmv Mikas screwed with this post 01-01-2006 at 06:53 AM

01-01-2006, 06:59 AM	#17
Arch ^OP Incurable Gearhead Joined: Dec 2001 Location: Katy, TX Oddometer: 11,689	Handy little shortcuts for Despres & Coma! __________________ Arch

01-01-2006, 08:38 AM	#19
Redne Dab Poseur Extraordinaire Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Spokane, WA. Oddometer: 1,093	Awesome! Thanks for the links, the updaes, the pictures and the vids! __________________ 2007 Suzuki DL650ABS "Aw, isn't that cute, the new one smiles at you instead of the old one glowering at you" -SlowPhil

01-01-2006, 08:44 AM	#20
commo_soulja Supa Thumpa Pilot Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Oddometer: 374	Great footage, thanks for the vids Mikas. __________________ '05 BMW F650 GS Dakar "Ride like ya stole it!" "I'm not a playa, I jus thump alot!"

01-01-2006, 08:45 AM	#21
Mike Werner Cloggy amongst Frogs Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Normandy, France Oddometer: 1,962	KTM: Dakar 2006: 2nd stage: Portimão > Málaga (01.01.2006) I've got pics on my news site. please do not link them in here. If you want to display them here, host them yourself. Thanks ---------------------------------------- Faria 1st the Stage, Esteve 1st Overall Well, Ruben Faria, who was 2nd in the yesterday stage, has won the second special test of the Dakar 2006. Over the 115 kilometres between Portimao and the extreme South of the Algarve region, the Portuguese feeds the rumours of a special prize to be assigned to a native winner in the European part of the race. But last night Faria was penalized because of a late entry in the parc fermé. 12 heavy minutes. So the last chance was wasted. In fact the best overall pilot after two legs is Isidre Esteve, the Spanish that has passed in the KTM Gauloises Team just before this Dakar. In the today’s stage Esteve finished in second position. But let us make a step behind. Yesterday night Astrid made a call for all the team members and introduced Hans Trunkenpolz. The general manager wanted to speak to everybody for a moment. The old “year” was ending and the new was incoming. A half a hour only between the two years. Trunkenpolz spoken for minutes to the biggest family of this Dakar. Intense moments when he remembered unforgettable Champions Richard Sainct and Fabrizio Meoni, and their memorable exploits. Then the “Boss” spoken about the difficulties of the race, and about the meaning of a so large group involved in. Cyril Despres, who lived both the main glorious and the tragic episodes of the strongest team ever seen on the Dakar, was thrilled. The winner of the past edition of the rally knows his role perfectly. And his sensitivity and his talent can flow together in the growth of this family. Then Mr. Trukenpolz addressed to all the members of the large KTM Team the best wishes of the Factory. The new year was just there. This morning the “crew” faced the last European day of the Dakar. The track was similar to the one of yesterday. Terrain was slippery because of wet weather conditions and because of the particular sandy ground of the zone. Many corners and technical passages, fords to be wadded and jumps. And a strong wind blowing out. A demanding test for talent riders and for effective bikes. Thousand of peoples along the entire section completed the race frame. Despres preferred to keep a “low profile”, gliding corners and never forcing. He closed the special test in eleventh position, but with some advantages acquired for the next stage. By this way the French Champion will start behind some riders in the first African special test, and this is a good, logical strategy in order to avoid navigation problems. Marc Coma was fifth today, and he is now second in the overall standing. He forced a little bit only in the final part of the special test, mainly because of the pleasure he token riding in the enthusiastic atmosphere created by the spectators. Marc joked with the race until he slipped away in a little fall. Then he resumed his full concentration. “It was very exciting to race between this two wings of spectators”, said the Repsol KTM world champion, “You can take a lot of risks also in a short leg like this one. But I want to ask to you: is not a pure happiness to run in this kind of atmosphere? Starting from tomorrow things will be so complicated, so let me enjoy this race break.” Same force has pushed out David Casteu, Gauloises team mate, that is with Michel Gau at his first Dakaras Factory Rider. Then, after the special test, all the competitors crossed the border between Portugaland Spain, and they complete the stage reaching Malaga. There a ferryboat is waiting for the long convoy. Tomorrow the Dakarwill change again his context. A new continent, Africa, a new Country, Algeria, a new day of race. A long stage of 672 kilometres, with a special test of 387. The first bivouac will maybe reached at night. Rankings: 2nd stage — Special: 115 km Stage Results 1. Faria (KTM) 01:37:07h 2. Esteve Pujol (Gauloises KTM) +01:07 3. Casteu (Gauloises KTM) + 01:28 4. Rodrigues (YAMAHA) + 02:00 5. Coma (Repsol KTM) + 02:08 6. Pellicer (KTM) + 02:28 7. Farres Guell (YAMAHA) + 02:52 8. Goncalves (HONDA) + 03:07 9. Fretigne (YAMAHA) + 03:28 10. Sala (Repsol KTM) + 03:28 11. Despres (Gauloises KTM) + 03:38 12. AgraCarrera (YAMAHA) + 03:44 13. De Gavardo (Repsol KTM) + 03:50 14. Blais (Red Bull USAKTM) + 03:59 15. Mateus (KTM) + 04:01 16. Viladoms (Repsol KTM) + 04:04 17. Grider (Red Bull USAKTM) + 04:34 18. Duclos (KTM) + 04:43 19. Verhoefen (YAMAHA) + 05:05 20. Amaral (KTM) + 05:09 27. Caldecott (Repsol KTM) + 06:00 28. Gau (Gauloises KTM) + 06:06 Overall Results 1. Esteve Pujol (Gauloises KTM) 02:37:24h 2. Coma (Repsol KTM) 02:37:32h + 00:08 3. Rodrigues (YAMAHA) 02:38:07h + 00:43 4. Casteu (Gauloises KTM) 02:38:11h + 00:47 5. Despres (Gauloises KTM) 02:38:55h + 01:31 6. Pellicer (KTM) 02:39:29h + 02:05 7. Fretigne (YAMAHA) 02:39:50h + 02:26 8. Goncalves (HONDA) 02:40:59h + 03:35 9. De Gavardo (Repsol KTM)02:42:15h + 04:51 10. Farres Guell (YAMAHA) 02:42:15h + 04:51 11. AgraCarrera (YAMAHA) 02:42:36h + 05:12 12. Duclos (KTM) 02:42:51h + 05:27 13. Mateus (KTM) 02:43:12h + 05:48 14. Viladoms (Repsol KTM) 02:44:01h + 06:37 15. Street (KTM) 02:44:06h + 06:42 16. Grider (Red Bull USAKTM) 02:44:57h 0+ 07:33 17. Blais (Red Bull USAKTM) 02:45:29h + 08:05 18. Caldecott (Repsol KTM) 02:45:42h + 08:18 Penalty: 02:00 19. Amaral (KTM) 02:45:44h + 08:20 20. Marchini (YAMAHA) 02:46:00h + 08:36 23. Gau (Gauloises KTM) 02:46:20 + 08:56 27. Sala (Repsol KTM) 02:46:56 + 9:32 __________________ Mike Werner Paris, France Motorcycles in the Movies Daily Motorcycle News

01-01-2006, 10:18 AM	#23
Snuffy Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Tucson Oddometer: 1,084	Thanks for the pics, vids, updates!! This is gonna be fun! __________________ I pretend to work - they pretend to pay me

01-01-2006, 10:44 AM	#24
mars shipwrecked in ER Joined: Jun 2002 Location: El Reno,ok Oddometer: 1,682	i just checked and its at 2:00 pm here on oln. mountain time.

01-01-2006, 01:11 PM	#25
Donkey Hotey De Jo Momma Joined: Aug 2005 Location: 20 Mule Team Trail (Palmdale, Ca) Oddometer: 8,706	OMFG! I think OLN fixed it! Could they have actually listened to us (the Dakar FANS)? I haven't seen Toby Moody yet but the coverage doesn't have any of that "Human drama, survive another night in the desert" crap. It looks like Eurosport might have gotten the gig. If not, it looks enough like it that we'll enjoy it. DAMN DAMN DAMN, this is GOOD! __________________ Greg

01-01-2006, 01:20 PM	#27
Adventure Kitty Tuna Gatita Blanca Joined: Dec 2005 Location: A bolcano near you Oddometer: 1,229	AVENTURE!!! __________________ Oh well, BYE! Linky to my other aventures (they are very nice!)

01-01-2006, 01:38 PM	#29
Patriot4570 Trail Blaster Joined: Aug 2002 Location: First Coast Oddometer: 2,492	Coverage I thought the start of coverage of this years rally was pretty good.Has anyone recorded from their Tivo to a VHS?I am going to try to do it and hope it works.The Deroy trucks were not allowed to race because they failed tech inspection That has got to suck for them.I wonder what was wrong? __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."

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