Dakar Rally

[whitey1]

It starts tomorrow! Yay  Anyone else annoyed that we only get half hour a day highlights on the telly? 

[jeeps]

What channel? Is there extended coverage on pay tv?

[Baz]

Absolutely,

I love rallying, especially the WRC, but the Dakar is the pinnacle.

So dissapointed, even on the net they only show 30 min.

Baz

[jclures]

There is a local going over to race as well.

http://therocknews.com.au/2011/01/10/geoff-olholm-in-struggle-for-dakar-survival/

http://www.facebook.com/geoff.olholm

I used to race bikes with this fellow, and also some of his team.

[UTE 701]

Yes 30 minutes is not enough for such a great event .

Did you see last year's winner is in a Hummer .....

[UTE 701]

One of the cars making its debut at the Dakar will be the Mini ALL4 Racing by the X-Raid team. They are entering five of these new rally cars which feature a 315-hp, 3.0-liter diesel engine. The all-wheel drive ALL4 is based on the new Mini Countryman.



They look like a bunch of M & M's to me ....

[Bird]

There is a local going over to race as well.

Theres been a local in it for years, Simon Pavey from Engadine..
Used to be in St George and Oyster Bay clubs.. lives in Pommy land now.

http://www.simonpavey.com/

[Rumpig]

What channel? Is there extended coverage on pay tv?

is showing nightly on SBS... 5.30 p.m start time according to my tv guide. no idea about pay tv though.

[MrCruza]

Pay TV coverage is on SPEED (channel 505 Foxtel) @ 7pm. Same 1/2 hour as SBS by the looks of it.

[Boxhead 71]

But we get the whole Drift racing series and the whole World GT series, so that makes up for only getting the Dakar highlights.....ummm  ... hang on a minute ....

[sablesoft]

Dakar route Web Site
http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/route.html

SBS:
http://www.sbs.com.au/dakar/

[whitey1]

The mini debuted last year but was written off doing promo work on the rest day. I see VW have pulled out for this year which might make things interesting for the rest. I still don't think Hummer will be up the front even with Nassar at the wheel.
That link about Geoff Olholm was from last years event.

[jclures]

The link about Geoff is from last year, the local news interviewed him last week though just before flying out for this years race.
Lost when I meant local I meant local to me here in North Qld, I should have been more specific I think.

[whitey1]

Just reading through the starters list... 6 aussie riders and only 1 aussie driver from what I can see.
Unfortunately someone has already died. Not good. I wonder if it was the crash that caused his heart attack or if his heart attack caused his crash?

[Rumpig]

sad start to the Rally with an Argentinian bike rider dieing after crashing in the first stage and going into cardiac arrest  also saw a Volvo burning to the ground on the highlights tonight. on an upside, how sweet does De Villiers Toyota sound 

[shanegtr]

I love watching the dakar every year. It deserves at least 1hr coverage a day.

[UTE 701]

I was looking to see if any of the 2012 videos were up yet .....

I found these 2011 ones , it shows pretty well how fast those Hummers can go ! 

http://youtu.be/HnD9lQ2Gjrk

http://youtu.be/93ohlIfuFg4

[Bird]

another unfortunate

French racer Sebastien Coue was found unconscious over the Nihuil dunes in a severe state of hyperthermia while riding his motorcycle on the third day of the Dakar Rally.

Paramedics conducted a search for the driver lasted several hours. Once found, he was immediately taken to Schestakow Hospital.

The health centre's director, Armando Dauverné said that Coue arrived "with a critical state of hyperthermia," with his body temperature over 40°C.

He added that he still doesn't know for how long the racer was lying unconscious in the sun.

[UTE 701]

Geoff Olholm is surging toward the top 20 in the 2012 Dakar Rally

[UTE 701]

how sweet does De Villiers Toyota sound 

YES indeed , a very good chance of being my favourite car this year ....


( test driving pic )

[jclures]

Geoff is going well, all those that stay in Cairns at the Cairns Coconut Holiday Resort, you now know where you money is going.

[Bird]

Geoff is going well, all those that stay in Cairns at the Cairns Coconut Holiday Resort, you now know where you money is going.

but what the hell is he driving?

[UTE 701]

I thought everyone would have been able to tell at a glance , that is of course , the world famous and highly recognisable :

RABE X1 Desert Warrior .

Engine type : 6 cyl turbo, 3L, BMW Diesel

Output : 250 HP

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[Bird]

I thought everyone would have been able to tell at a glance , that is of course , the world famous and highly recognisable :

RABE X1 Desert Warrior .

Engine type : 6 cyl turbo, 3L, BMW Diesel

Output : 250 HP

.

what threw me was what looks like  Subaru badge on the front...

[UTE 701]

Sorry , I meant to add this to my last comment ...