Thread: Dakar 2014 on TV

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

what section do you like or follow the most ie cars,buggies,trucks,motorbikes,quads

Cars manly but also trucks
Cars due to knowing quite a few of the drivers that do it and always looking out for them, see today that Gottie is out which is a shame.

Not a bike person but respect the effort to do it on a bike. Personally prefer a full metal jacket around me when I drive.

I mainly follow the bikes

Im a bit impressed that Minis are 1 2 and 3 at this stage, I didn't even know you could buy a 4WD Mini , just looked at the specs of the Mini Countryman ALL4 , they even have diff lock. I normally just follow the trucks, now watching the Minis with interest.

I cant get over how amazing the scenery is

Originally Posted by goingbush

Im a bit impressed that Minis are 1 2 and 3 at this stage, I didn't even know you could buy a 4WD Mini , just looked at the specs of the Mini Countryman ALL4 , they even have diff lock. I normally just follow the trucks, now watching the Minis with interest.

There's not much "Mini" in those Dakar Mini's!












... and their spares trucks aren;t too "Mini" either:






These were all taken at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, but the current ones would be somewhat similar I'd guess.

Originally Posted by goingbush

Im a bit impressed that Minis are 1 2 and 3 at this stage, I didn't even know you could buy a 4WD Mini , just looked at the specs of the Mini Countryman ALL4 , they even have diff lock. I normally just follow the trucks, now watching the Minis with interest.

With 12 minis entered their is no wonder that they are running 1,2,3.