Thread: The Dakar is on....

I thought the dakar started today on tv.
Our coverage use to be really good when I was younger from memory it was on for most of the day but now it is hardly worth watching as you just see the major guys

Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

I thought the dakar started today on tv.
Our coverage use to be really good when I was younger from memory it was on for most of the day but now it is hardly worth watching as you just see the major guys

I have to agree, coverage use to be alot better a number of years ago. I love the dakar, is the only race that I can not get enough of. One Aussie is 19th in the bikes and 20 in the cars after stage 2.
The official website will give you more info about standings but the videos are the same as seen on TV.

it's on eurosport half an hour before the sbs coverage,
last night there were some differences between the two presentations, but mostly the same footage,
yep i agree, too many repeats padding out the half hour.
for a race thas 75 trucks this year, it will be interesting to see if we see more than the lead four or five.

just gotta love robby gordon in the hummer, how was the lift in the run through the starting dias?

and as usual, it is hard to find the land rover derivatives,
the eoropean money is hard to beat.

Watch euro sport as Clatin Kirby does it and that is the uk version he will tell you where the Brits are which is normally always land rovers of some sort. Wildcats, or bowlers or warriors

it really is a if you blink you miss it kind of program

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

One of our WA members is hoping to compete next year
He is a mojo bike pilot.
Andrew

Yep. Eyes for the Dakar 2014

Photo is me in 2012 Australasian Safari where I finished 12th overall and 6th in "Super Production 450cc" class.

I will try my best to watch it

The "Race to Recovery" Land Rover team got a good spot of airtime in the SBS coverage today. Only one of the four cars still running in the event. The interview with one of the team really makes you realise how devastating it is being ejected from this event. These are tough ex-military duds that have been wounded in action and know all about suffering and overcoming difficulties ... hard to watch him struggling to hold back tears! Heroes for giving it a go.