DAKAR and tyre pressures

Dont know about the cars but the Trucks are able to raise and lower tyre pressures on the move, One on the Ivecos had a puncture today but took the gamble to keep going and rely on the compressor to keep air up the the tyre.

they are running Michelin XZL ,
last year the winning Iveco team used 170 tyres !!!

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Originally Posted by Hay Ewe

last year

if you were 2wd you could have an auto tire pressure system to increse / decrease tire pressues
If you were 4wd you had to stop and get out and manual adjust tire pressures

I don't know about this year, work has got in the way but I suspect it would be as last year.

Hay Ewe

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Yep I'm sure buggies can run type inflation systems, I think Robbie Gordon could in his hummer as it was 2wd.

You an go back over the different days here:
Homepage rest day: Dakar
Don.

Wow crappy day out at the Dakar

[ame=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x19ehni_us-stage-4-top-moment-san-juan-chilecito_auto]US - Stage 4 - Top Moment - (San Juan > Chilecito) - Vidéo Dailymotion[/ame]

how would tyres with low psi go when it comes to speed?

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Originally Posted by inside

Wow crappy day out at the Dakar

US - Stage 4 - Top Moment - (San Juan > Chilecito) - Vidéo Dailymotion

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Yes had a chuckle.......but I guess for some teams it long days.

One of the riders just beat the cut off and had to pretty much start the next stage

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Thanks, I'll have another look at the guide.

Have you noticed what tyres they're running? In the past BFG ATs seem to have been favoured.

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I see a few running Maxxis as well..

1993 Discovery 1 3.5l
2" Lift, Cranked HD Trailing Arms
31" Maxxis Mudders
Tons of Radios, Tons of Spotties

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Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

how would tyres with low psi go when it comes to speed?

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just like normal tires, not very well, which is why they had on-the-go tire pressure adjustment ability.

now, they have to stop and inflate the tires to appropriate pressure. They run a compressor on board that fills a tank or two (scuba tanks I have heard / read) so that when the time comes, it is much quicker.

If I was building a car I would have a quick release connect at each wheel to make it a lot quicker.

Hay Ewe

Caught up now. Those Minis are pretty amazing, but the bikers are the real warriors, I reckon.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Caught up now. Those Minis are pretty amazing, but the bikers are the real warriors, I reckon.

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I have some close-up photo's of the Mini's from a couple of years ago when I saw them at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. There's not much "Mini" about them!!!:cool: