2013 Dakar Rally

http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2013/us/pre-race/live-feed.html

http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2013/us/rider/rider-list-bikes.html

almost 200 (196) bikes are entered.

Thanks for the links. I thought #110 Don Hatton was on a Husky as the second rider with Simon?

Must be a misprint.

No.110 Don Hatton is listed as KTM but he's actually riding a TE449, prepared and supported by the Simon Pavey Off Road Skills team.


Dave

Reading it at the same time then! :-)

Dave

VAI BOTTURI!!! VAI DURO! 8th OA first time out last year. The Italian Tank!

VAI BOTTURI!!! VAI DURO! 8th OA first time out last year. The Italian Tank!

Let's go Husqvarna racing with factory support ... ... And with more than one stud rider ... Prepare to be dazzled by a 449 machine!!!

Let Despres eat Husky roost after the stunt he pulled on Goncalves last year.

I hear Marc Coma has been replaced by first time Dakar rider Kurt Caselli. With no navigation experience, I doubt he'll be a contender, but he could surprise us. He's an exceptional rider.

The Speedbrain Team has been active and doing well all year. Here's to seeing at least one of them on the podium this year!

All rally Huskys are not created equal out there, the Speedbrain "works" machines are not really production based 449s (of course there is some mecanical commonality).
But there are private teams like Pavey on mod prod 449 based machines in the mix.
My vote as a fan (not at all logical) is for WEC/ISDE/Trophy team rider Botturi to podium over his 100% rally racer teammates

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/185713_2613410630166_406986217_n.jpg

Here's some good videos of Australian Simon Pavey's preparation for his privateer attempt at Dakar on his 449
http://www.simonpavey.com/videos/

Yeah! If that doesn't get people wanting to ride a bike then I don't know what will. Link it on your Facebook etc. and spread the word.

Joan Barreda is on fire today.

Husky's 1st, 5th, & 6th to WP 1.

1st, 5th, 6th, & 7th. at WP2 so far..........New rally guy Caselli 3rd.

End of the stage stage results ATM

1 (10) 005 - BARREDA BORT Joan (ESP) HUSQVARNA +00:01:38 (4) 1h12m32s (1) 1h46m17s (1) 2h11m57s (1) 2h46m10s (1) 3h12m07s (1) 3h24m11s
2 (7) 011 - FARIA Ruben (PRT) KTM +00:02:01 (7) +00:02:04 (7) +00:06:50 (3) +00:06:38 (2) +00:07:25 (2) +00:05:17 (2) +00:05:36
3 (42) 012 - PEDRERO Juan (ESP) KTM +00:06:03 (28) +00:06:14 (28) +00:09:00 (9) +00:08:17 (8) +00:09:15 (4) +00:06:55 (4) +00:06:36
4 (6) 010 - CASTEU David (FRA) YAMAHA +00:01:40 (5) +00:01:24 (3) +00:07:02 (5) +00:06:50 (3) +00:08:12 (3) +00:06:53 (3) +00:06:58
5 (5) 001 - DESPRES Cyril (FRA) KTM +00:01:06 (3) +00:01:36 (5) +00:08:28 (8) +00:08:29 (9) +00:09:43 (5) +00:08:39 (5) +00:08:50
6 (45) 039 - FISH MATT (AUS) HUQSVARNA +00:06:32 (32) +00:05:43 (25) +00:07:34 (6) +00:07:23 (6) +00:11:10 (8) +00:09:13 (7) +00:09:18
7 (25) 037 - CURTIS Darryl (ZAF) KTM +00:05:14 (19) +00:05:37 (22) +00:09:11 (10) +00:09:37 (10) +00:11:51 (10) +00:09:50 (9) +00:09:19
8 (9) 008 - ULLEVALSETER Pal Anders (NOR) KTM +00:03:39 (14) +00:03:51 (14) +00:06:54 (4) +00:07:17 (5) +00:10:10 (7) +00:09:14 (8) +00:09:27
9 (23) 004 - VILADOMS Jordi (ESP) HUSQVARNA +00:05:15 (20) +00:05:05 (19) +00:13:18 (20) +00:12:17 (16) +00:12:53 (12) +00:10:10 (12) +00:09:35
10 (24) 092 - ISRAEL ESQUERRE Jeremías (CHL) HONDA +00:04:07 (16) +00:03:49 (13) +00:10:13 (14) +00:09:53 (12) +00:11:50 (9) +00:09:55 (10) +00:09:39
11 (32) 029 - CASELLI Kurt (USA) KTM +00:05:29 (22) +00:04:42 (18) +00:09:36 (12) +00:09:41 (11) +00:12:31 (11) +00:10:02 (11) +00:09:45
12 (19) 014 - DUCLOS Alain (FRA) SHERCO --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) +00:11:16
13 (27) 009 - PAIN Olivier (FRA) YAMAHA +00:05:36 (23) +00:05:27 (21) +00:09:31 (11) +00:10:17 (13) +00:13:21 (13) +00:11:42 (13) +00:11:33
14 (3) 183 - QUINTANILLA Pablo (CHL) HONDA +00:00:48 (2) +00:00:53 (2) +00:12:29 (18) +00:12:17 (17) +00:14:44 (15) +00:12:31 (14) +00:12:24
15 (29) 003 - RODRIGUES Helder (PRT) HONDA +00:05:37 (24) +00:05:06 (20) +00:07:44 (7) +00:07:41 (7) +00:10:08 (6) +00:09:05 (6) +00:12:32

16 (17) 045 - RODRIGUEZ Claudio (CHL) HONDA +00:03:32 (13) +00:03:56 (15) +00:13:03 (19) +00:12:51 (18) +00:14:58 (17) +00:13:11 (16) +00:12:50
17 (16) 006 - SVITKO Stefan (SVK) KTM +00:03:14 (12) +00:02:34 (11) +00:14:47 (26) +00:13:56 (19) +00:15:28 (18) +00:14:02 (19) +00:13:40
18 (2) 015 - VERHOEVEN Frans (NLD) YAMAHA +00:01:48 (6) +00:02:02 (6) +00:15:39 (31) +00:15:27 (22) +00:16:07 (19) +00:13:49 (18) +00:13:44
19 (47) 057 - GRABHAM Ben (AUS) KTM +00:07:56 (37) +00:08:00 (32) +00:10:11 (13) +00:11:19 (15) +00:14:26 (14) +00:13:13 (17) +00:14:06
20 (1) 007 - LOPEZ Francisco (CHL) KTM 0h55m40s (1) +00:01:27 (4) +00:15:04 (28) +00:15:49 (25) +00:17:32 (20) +00:15:39 (20) +00:15:49
21 (21) 021 - FRETIGNE David (FRA) YAMAHA --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) +00:15:54
22 (13) 020 - GONÇALVES Paulo (PRT) HUSQVARNA +00:02:57 (10) +00:02:26 (10) +00:15:45 (32) +00:15:32 (23) +00:18:09 (22) +00:16:50 (21) +00:16:35
23 (12) 018 - PRZYGONSKI Jakub (POL) KTM +00:03:13 (11) +00:03:18 (12) +00:16:55 (35) +00:16:31 (26) +00:19:17 (23) +00:17:40 (23) +00:17:23
24 (14) 026 - GOUËT Daniel (CHL) HONDA +00:02:34 (9) +00:02:06 (8) +00:17:52 (37) +00:17:13 (31) +00:20:09 (26) +00:18:04 (24) +00:17:55
25 (18) 027 - KNUIMAN Henk (NLD) KTM +00:05:14 (18) +00:06:04 (27) +00:14:53 (27) +00:15:20 (20) +00:17:56 (21) +00:16:52 (22) +00:18:14
26 (26) 049 - RODRÍGUEZ Pablo (ARG) HONDA +00:05:48 (26) +00:05:42 (23) +00:11:28 (15) +00:11:10 (14) +00:14:49 (16) +00:12:47 (15) +00:18:31
27 (11) 017 - BOTTURI ALESSANDRO (ITA) HUSQVARNA +00:02:32 (8) +00:02:14 (9) +00:21:28 (46) +00:20:58 (38) +00:21:11 (29) +00:18:49 (25) +00:18:52
28 (37) 019 - CZACHOR Jacek (POL) KTM +00:08:35 (43) +00:09:52 (40) +00:13:45 (23) +00:15:46 (24) +00:19:32 (25) +00:19:09 (26) +00:20:02
29 (22) 052 - RIOS Felipe (PER) KTM +00:06:11 (31) +00:07:39 (31) +00:15:11 (30) +00:17:30 (34) +00:20:26 (28) +00:20:18 (28) +00:20:44
30 (20) 034 - METGE Michael (FRA) YAMAHA +00:04:24 (17) +00:04:12 (16) +00:15:09 (29) +00:17:04 (28) +00:20:21 (27) +00:19:29 (27) +00:21:06
31 (64) 123 - FAGGOTTER Rodney (AUS) YAMAHA +00:09:21 (47) +00:09:51 (39) --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) --:--:-- (-) +00:21:20
32 (59) 131 - STRANGE Warren (AUS) HONDA +00:08:24 (40) +00:09:00 (36) +00:13:53 (24) +00:17:28 (33) +00:22:49 (30) +00:22:15 (30) +00:22:30
33 (15) 040 - VAN NIEKERK Riaan (ZAF) KTM +00:03:50 (15) +00:04:16 (17) +00:16:23 (34) +00:17:07 (29) +00:19:20 (24) +00:21:41 (29) +00:22:36
34 (34) 156 - SMITH Todd (AUS) HONDA +00:05:45 (25) +00:07:22 (30) +00:13:41 (22) +00:17:23 (32) +00:23:10 (31) +00:22:37 (31) +00:23:27
35 (49) 033 - CAMPBELL Johnny (USA) HONDA +00:08:43 (46) +00:10:37 (44) +00:20:15 (43) +00:21:37 (41) +00:24:53 (35) +00:23:50 (33) +00:24:03
36 (55) 087 - SOUVIGNET Romain (FRA) YAMAHA +00:10:18 (49) +00:11:57 (47) +00:18:31 (38) +00:20:07 (37) +00:24:33 (34) +00:23:45 (32) +00:24:22
37 (48) 028 - DE AZEVEDO Jean (BRA) KTM +00:08:29 (41) +00:10:30 (43) +00:19:30 (40) +00:21:34 (40) +00:25:29 (37) +00:24:26 (34) +00:25:06
38 (54) 041 - PROHENS Felipe (CHL) HONDA +00:11:08 (53) +00:14:05 (52) +00:19:23 (39) +00:21:04 (39) +00:25:15 (36) +00:25:28 (36) +00:26:04
39 (8) 030 - PIZZOLITO Javier (ARG) HONDA +00:05:18 (21) +00:05:43 (24) +00:25:31 (56) +00:25:02 (46) +00:26:59 (38) +00:24:58 (35) +00:26:25
40 (35) 048 - LIEFHEBBER Hans-jos (NLD) KTM +00:08:30 (42) +00:10:03 (41) +00:16:05 (33) +00:18:48 (35) +00:24:15 (32) +00:26:03 (38) +00:26:30
41 (33) 082 - GUINDANI Vincent (FRA) YAMAHA +00:07:03 (34) +00:08:05 (33) +00:12:23 (17) +00:17:08 (30) +00:24:18 (33) +00:25:44 (37) +00:26:39
42 (57) 025 - STANOVNIK Miran (SVN) KTM +00:11:13 (55) +00:13:52 (51) +00:21:19 (45) +00:23:49 (44) +00:29:05 (42) +00:28:42 (42) +00:29:19
43 (38) 024 - WEST James (GBR) SHERCO +00:08:16 (39) +00:09:03 (37) +00:20:13 (42) +00:22:51 (42) +00:28:13 (41) +00:28:28 (41) +00:29:24
44 (50) 075 - O’CONNOR Troy (AUS) KTM +00:08:41 (45) +00:10:12 (42) +00:17:28 (36) +00:18:55 (36) +00:27:05 (39) +00:28:20 (39) +00:29:53
45 (61) 032 - JAKES Ivan (SVK) KTM +00:18:34 (90) +00:19:00 (66) +00:25:21 (54) +00:27:00 (49) +00:31:13 (43) +00:29:58 (43) +00:30:10
46 (41) 148 - VAN GERVEN Jan (NLD) KTM +00:10:28 (50) +00:12:32 (48) +00:20:04 (41) +00:22:52 (43) +00:27:37 (40) +00:28:25 (40) +00:30:28
47 (43) 043 - WATT Stanley (GBR) KTM +00:08:09 (38) +00:09:29 (38) +00:13:37 (21) +00:16:31 (27) +00:31:59 (46) +00:32:52 (44) +00:33:33
48 (74) 036 - SANZ Laia (ESP) GAS - GAS +00:14:03 (68) +00:16:40 (57) +00:23:33 (52) +00:27:15 (51) +00:32:38 (48) +00:33:09 (46) +00:34:05
49 (75) 093 - VAN BERGEIJK Henno (NLD) HUSABERG +00:14:18 (70) +00:17:10 (61) +00:22:09 (48) +00:25:26 (47) +00:32:03 (47) +00:33:20 (47) +00:34:19
50 (83) 065 - PABISKA David (CZE) YAMAHA +00:15:01 (73) +00:19:00 (67) +00:25:46 (57) +00:29:04 (54) +00:33:39 (49) +00:34:46 (48) +00:35:36
51 (63) 062 - ARREDONDO Francisco (GTM) KTM +00:12:03 (58) +00:14:26 (54) +00:26:14 (59) +00:29:34 (55) +00:35:12 (52) +00:35:30 (49) +00:36:24
52 (73) 143 - SMITH Esteban (CHL) KTM +00:13:11 (64) +00:20:14 (74) +00:28:59 (65) +00:31:15 (59) +00:35:47 (53) +00:35:39 (50) +00:36:33
53 (77) 162 - FORMAN Tim (GBR) KTM +00:12:21 (61) +00:18:00 (63) +00:26:26 (60) +00:30:04 (57) +00:34:57 (50) +00:35:48 (51) +00:36:33
54 (60) 051 - PAVEY Simon (AUS) HUSQVARNA +00:12:12 (60) +00:14:49 (56) +00:23:11 (51) +00:27:07 (50) +00:35:05 (51) +00:38:19 (53) +00:39:34
55 (40) 147 - VAN PELT Robert (NLD) HONDA +00:08:36 (44) +00:12:46 (49) +00:21:09 (44) +00:24:59 (45) +00:31:48 (44) +00:36:33 (52) +00:39:54
56 (39) 047 - DABROWSKI Marek (POL) KTM +00:10:57 (52) +00:14:22 (53) +00:23:50 (53) +00:28:30 (53) +00:37:48 (57) +00:42:34 (56) +00:44:35

I thought these result's are for today (stage 2) only, but it appears you're right

Matt rode awesome today. Can't wait to see the Eurosport coverage.

yes ! the winner to day !
HUSQVARNA/BMW
Barreda (ESP )