That was yesterday, today he's smokin again, 19th position at KM 396 , should be at KM 465 any second now Edit: The tracking is wonky, shows only 17 riders in at KM 465, but 22 riders in at the finish Edit #2: Just showed up at KM 465 in 18th position
looks good The standings are still being finalized, but it looks like Claudio made a fairly substantial jump today
Well I'm off a day because I'm following the event on the tv... They were discussing the possibility of one of the top riders getting a spare wheel when they should not have, any word on that? Penalty?
Marc Coma, got a 6 hour penalty, he's still denying it, going through appeals now. BTW, he was smokin today too, came in second at the finish Jonah in at 13th
And Annie Seel is running 43rd! The US's very own Jonah Street looks to be in 7th overall, too The lone Husaberg has withdrawn, as have 4 of the Shercos. Only 2 of the 5 Aprilias have withdrawn, though, which is a very pleasant surprise. My info is based on final standings from the 7th stage, but there are starting to be some results posted from today...yay!! WoodsChick
Interesting… The two Jincheng “bikes” or whatever the heck they are, are still in there Anyone has any thoughts as to why there’s only one lone Husky in the mix? (figured I might as well ask since we’re on the Husky channel…) The Versus HD coverage this year just doesn’t cut it for me They keep showing the same video sequences over and over No big rig coverage at all They cut the whole thing from an hour to half an hour with commercials And about zero epic shots that will make a fool like me yearn for an adventure :snore:
Have a gander here http://www.sbs.com.au/dakar/ P.S. I read that those two supposed Jincheng bikes are really Yami WR450's only thing Chinese on them may be a steeker or two & of course, the riders
That’s funny Ru Thanks for the link; I’ll check it later, No TV coverage of the Hockey game tonight so my wife is listening to the webradio coverage right now
More on Annie Seel (holy cr@p!) Swedish Dakar rally rider Annie Seel reports from the bivouac in Copiapo, Chile: "At km 131 the track split around some ruins, and joined again after. To avoid dust I cut from right track over to the left, across a small rise. Behind the rise a 5m deep tomb opened, 2x3 wide. I rode to slow to jump and to fast to stop. Put breakes on, slide bike to the left and abandon ship. I managed to jump to the left edge while bike tumbled down. I am lucky not to go down cause the walls were impossible to climb. Stopped some riders to call for help. A helicopter came and I climbed down with a thin rope to check bike, it was ok. We tried to pull the bike, but no. They said I must wait for the organisation truck to come and help. Took a while but then Mr Etienne Lavigne, race director, arrived in a helicopter instead. Like a true hero he climbed down with a rope, tied my bike with the real tie roses, and instructed the pilot how to lift it. Now I could continue the race, saved by the angel from above. Only suffering from painful swollen hand and aching foot" http://thedakar.blogspot.com/2010/01/dakar-annie-tomb-rally-raider.html photo courtesy of Annie Seel: http://anniedakar.wordpress.com/ also props to advrider for the initial info: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=535365&page=309
Paris Dakar, old school was cool… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9i-Kv8-fjE&feature=related 1:55 that’s what I mean when I’m talking about epic I remember this photo of Gaston Rahier from a French dirt bike magazine when I was young, I think it was at the finish, five riders from Yamaha and BMW plus one privateer; they switched bikes and blitz the beach… Here’s another, love the haggling for gas… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOKAwnCwQg0&feature=related
Annie falling into an ancient tomb...i hate it when that happens....and still overall top 50... www.annieseel.com She needs a Husky. Go Burrito!! Great pics. Keep em coming.
Love the pix, Good to see he still going strong and the bike as well Love that tank and fairing sent an email off to this mob http://www.mecasystem.fr/index-en.php Still waiting to hear from them, so if anyone can help me with any more info that would be great
