2015 Dakar

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Before they all get dirty--

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is this what i think it is?
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[trog]

The Kamaz and other racing trucks would be great fun for a blast up the beach !

[Ace]

Love the Dakar. Is it on SBS this year?

[The ho har's]

Wishing jayborover from W.A. the best of luck. He is riding his KTM bike number 101 and he owns a 101 as well:D

Mrs hh:angel:

[trog]

Love the Dakar. Is it on SBS this year?

yes i think 430 pmin qld. i just set machine to series link incase i forget

[Robmacca]

yes i think 430 pmin qld. i just set machine to series link incase i forget
Kev, I think its 5:30 to 6pm Qld time. ?

[trog]

Should have noted I am on satelite Fox , so it is based on Sydney time.I think one of the sports channels used to show the same highlights package.

[Mick_Marsh]

Wishing jayborover from W.A. the best of luck. He is riding his KTM bike number 101 and he owns a 101 as well:D

Mrs hh:angel:Yeah. Best of luck John.

[Chucaro]

Sunderland, Terranova win Dakar's first stage (http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/178711/sunderland-terranova-win-dakar%E2%80%99s-first-stage)

Stage 1 - Car/Bike - Stage Summary - (Buenos Aires - Villa Carlos Paz)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUy3Jh1VY-o#t=23)

2015 Robby Gordon "Road To Dakar: Part 1" - NBC Sports Network

2015 Robby Gordon "Road To Dakar: Part 2" - NBC Sports Network

[Robmacca]

Its says on the Dakar website that #101 from NZ

#101 -- JAN ROELF BOUWKNEGT -- (NZL) -- KTM




Wishing jayborover from W.A. the best of luck. He is riding his KTM bike number 101 and he owns a 101 as well:D

Mrs hh:angel:

[Scouse]

is this what i think it is?
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Yep, a bog standard Evoque with the triple spare wheel option pack.


Read about getting your own one here:
Evoque-inspired Dakar racer shown | Autocar (http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/evoque-inspired-dakar-racer-shown)

[cjc_td5]

Its says on the Dakar website that #101 from NZ

#101 -- JAN ROELF BOUWKNEGT -- (NZL) -- KTM



That is correct. Jan (John) is a kiwi but lives in Perth.

Cheers,

[LandyAndy]

Its says on the Dakar website that #101 from NZ

#101 -- JAN ROELF BOUWKNEGT -- (NZL) -- KTM





Thats Jon.
Yes he is a Kiwi,has Team NZ decals on his D90 that he uses as a support vehicle for Australian events.
Andrew

[cjc_td5]

Jan (JayBoRover, bike #101), withdrawn on stage 2 :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

I hope you are OK Jan and you can salvage something from the event, even a rece for "next time".

Withdrawals bikes page :Dakar (http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2015/us/withdrawals/bikes.html)

[Reads90]

Yep, a bog standard Evoque with the triple spare wheel option pack.


Read about getting your own one here:
Evoque-inspired Dakar racer shown | Autocar (http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/evoque-inspired-dakar-racer-shown)

That is Mark and Paul rounds company called rally raid

They have been making racing landies for years and have been doing the Dakar themselves for the last 15 years in Landies. When I first meet them they were doing it in a bowler and then made there own based on a D2 with a BMW Rangie engine with a Freelander front end
Freelander front end because it's wings and front are the strongest to take hitting the dunes.

Great Blokes

They have their own trucks that supply the cars which is part of a purchase price deal they do for the entry for the Dakar. So you go to them and they give you a price for service car and all you need to enter the Dakar

Keith Gott a land rover Parts and serving company in Alton drives one of the trucks and his son normally drives one of the cars.

[vnx205]

Australian rider Toby Price third in his first attempt at the Dakar. Pretty good effort.


General ranking stage 13 bike page :Dakar (http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2015/us/stage-13/rankings/overall-bikes.html)

Aussie Toby Price 3rd in Dakar Rally | SBS News (http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/18/aussie-toby-price-3rd-dakar-rally)

[Reads90]

Australian rider Toby Price third in his first attempt at the Dakar. Pretty good effort.


General ranking stage 13 bike page :Dakar (http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2015/us/stage-13/rankings/overall-bikes.html)

Aussie Toby Price 3rd in Dakar Rally | SBS News (http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/18/aussie-toby-price-3rd-dakar-rally)

Pretty good

I would say Bloody Good result

[Robmacca]

Pretty good

I would say Bloody Good result


Finally an Aussie in the top 3.... The last Aussie to get close was Andy Caldercott, but, terribly he died in his attempt :( Lost a bit of interest in watching the Dakar after that.... I hope Toby comes back next year.... for me it will make it worth watching/following instead of just reading the results

[JayBoRover]

I just arrived home from the Dakar today. I took a few photos of some of the Land Rovers there, but not many. Had an interesting chat to the guy with the 300tdi110 Defender. It was his first time at Dakar and he withdrew during Stage 2, same as me. He felt the incredible heat with the Feshfesh (Bulldust - but not like any bulldust I've come across) and his lack of experience made it dangerous for him to continue. He was really concerned about the possibility of running over moto competitors, which made me a little happier, as a moto competitor that both fell and got stuck in the Feshfesh at times.

He made an interesting comment about the Deefer. He mentioned how difficult it was to drive in white out conditions due to the amount of feshfesh getting inside the cabin due to lack of sealing of Land Rover bodywork. (Most cars run air conditioning with positive pressure in the cockpit to reduce the temperature and keep Feshfesh at bay).

He also mentioned that after withdrawing as a competitor, he continued to follow the Dakar as part of the assistant vehicle fleet and had no real problems in the 9,500km trip. His Deefer was pretty much bog standard except for the required additional of roll cage and stuff. He seemed quite happy with his learning experience.

The Dakar was an incredible experience for me. After withdrawing (choppered out with serious dehydration) I continued in the circus as a mechanic for a Bolivian rider that went on to finish, so I made the finish podium - just not as a rider.

[crash]

Thanks for the comments JayboRover.
I take my hat off to you for even attempting the Dakar.
The Dakar is the only motor sport I truly follow, thinking it as one of the ultimate adventure / race. I also think it is one of those races that almost anybody could attempt if they truly wanted to.

Congratulations also go out to Toby Price for his great achievement on his first attempt.
For those that do not know Toby "won" his spot by winning a qualifying spot during his race in the Australasia rally earlier in the year.

[JayBoRover]

Thanks for the comments JayboRover.
I take my hat off to you for even attempting the Dakar.
The Dakar is the only motor sport I truly follow, thinking it as one of the ultimate adventure / race. I also think it is one of those races that almost anybody could attempt if they truly wanted to.

Congratulations also go out to Toby Price for his great achievement on his first attempt.
For those that do not know Toby "won" his spot by winning a qualifying spot during his race in the Australasia rally earlier in the year.
Brilliant effort and result by Toby for sure. He has never competed in the Australasian Safari though and his spot was not a "win" in the Dakar Challenge. He rode the Dakar with the Orlen "factory satellite" team as part of his deal with KTM Australia as a team rider. The winner of the Dakar Challenge in 2014 was an American (Ian Blyth) but he didn't manage to come up with the necessary funds to go so the prize went to an Italian bloke (Cesare Zacchetti). Cesare did start the Dakar but was another one of the withdrawals on the high attrition rate of Stage 2 - same as me.

[crash]

Brilliant effort and result by Toby for sure. He has never competed in the Australasian Safari though and his spot was not a "win" in the Dakar Challenge. He rode the Dakar with the Orlen "factory satellite" team as part of his deal with KTM Australia as a team rider. The winner of the Dakar Challenge in 2014 was an American (Ian Blyth) but he didn't manage to come up with the necessary funds to go so the prize went to an Italian bloke (Cesare Zacchetti). Cesare did start the Dakar but was another one of the withdrawals on the high attrition rate of Stage 2 - same as me.

Thanks for the clarification - my mistake.
What about Walker then? Was he riding for the same team as Toby?

[JayBoRover]

Thanks for the clarification - my mistake.
What about Walker then? Was he riding for the same team as Toby?
Matthias Walkner was part of the official Red Bull Factory Racing Team, so not the Orlen satellite team that Pricey was on.
Things could get interesting next year with the announcement that there will be a Husqvarna Factory Racing Team, Husky now being owned by KTM. That could become the way to bring riders through an apprenticeship, so to speak, before joining the full factory team.