Dakar 2009

miniace · January 9, 2009

Guess many of you are following the 2009 Dakar Rally.

Formely-Paris-Dakar Rally which is the world's most grueling and dangerous off-road race and it's watched by millions of people throughout the world now moved to South America (Argentina and Chille) due to security reasons and into 6th day or racing today.

The 2008 Dakar Rally was canceled at the last minute because of security concerns in Mauritania where some French tourists were killed.

This year one fatality reported so far ,The body of the Frenchman a first-time Dakar motorcyclist Pascal Terry, missing since Sunday, was found in dense bush.

Standings after stage 5,

Pos.; Team; Vehicle; Leg 5; Overall time

1. Nasser Al-Attiyah/Tina Thörner (Q/S); BMW X3; 5h53m06s (4th); 18h44m37s

2. Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz (ZA/D); Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 5h47m43s (1st) + 2m24s

3. Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn (E/F); Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 6h03m25s (9th) + 6m33s

4. Mark Miller/Ralph Pitchford (USA/ZA); Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 5h56m42s (6th) + 19m55s

5. Nani Roma/Lucas Cruz Senra (E/E); Mitsubishi Racing Lancer; 6h01m21s (8th) + 24m29s

6. Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-P. Cottret (F/F); Mitsubishi Racing Lancer; 5h54m55s (5th) + 28m44s

7. Robby Gordon/Andy Grider (USA/USA); Hummer; 5h51m55s (3rd) + 41m48s

8. Luc Alphand/Gilles Picard (F/F); Mitsubishi Racing Lancer; 5h57m45s (7th) + 42m04s

9. Dieter Depping/Timo Gottschalk (D/D); Volkswagen Race Touareg 2; 5h50m01s (2nd) + 1h16m40s

10. Guilherme Spinelli/Marcelo Vivolo (BR/BR); Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution; 6h27m58s (11th) + 1h39m26s

MINIACE

Edited January 9, 2009 by miniace

KLM · January 9, 2009

Check out www.dakar.com for personalized stories of the privateers who risk financial ruin, their health and often lives just to run the greatest motorsport event of them all.

Sadly, Nasser has been DSQ'ed, after he chose to drive around a series of sand dunes because of a badly overheating engine. He missed 5 consecutive waypoints and was excluded. The VWs are currently running 1-2-3. Robby Gordon was only 20 odd minutes behind but he got lost in the dunes and now is sadly over an hour adrift.

www.motorsport.com has good information and thousands of photos too.

pradfred · January 10, 2009

miniace said:

Guess many of you are following the 2009 Dakar Rally.

Miniace,

Any timings for the highlights on Sat. TV?

ESPN was supposed to be showing this but I seem to have missed the show....

MasterDon · January 16, 2009

man i love the exhaust sound of that VW race toureg...

Saturn · January 16, 2009

Is it being shown on any channel on Dialog TV?

Edited January 16, 2009 by Saturn

MADZ · January 16, 2009

pradfred said:
ESPN was supposed to be showing this but I seem to have missed the show....

machan get Time Shift TV

pradfred · January 19, 2009

MADZ said:
machan get Time Shift TV

Ha ha

Yeah now I can !

Devinda_Z · January 19, 2009

pradfred said:
Ha ha
Yeah now I can !

ah so you've shifted then?!

Twin Turbo · January 19, 2009

overall winner of Dakar2009 held in south America is,................

The VW touareg diesel .

Eat carbon petrol heads!

-TT.

Devinda_Z · January 19, 2009

Twin Turbo said:
overall winner of Dakar2009 held in south America is,................
The VW touareg diesel .

Eat carbon petrol heads!

-TT.

good one!

Le Mans = check

Paris Dakar = check

WRC = [perhaps when Subaru return in a few years with thier diesel flat4? ]

F1 = ????

pradfred · January 20, 2009

Devinda_Z said:
good one!
Le Mans = check

Paris Dakar = check

WRC = [perhaps when Subaru return in a few years with thier diesel flat4? ]

F1 = ????

Lol yeah. Diesel F1. That would really be the pinnacle of motorsport...or should I say Torque lol.

Imagine Bernie

Was looking at some BMW 320D's ..... also heard that thaere was a 330D ? any idea? This is a very fast machine ....at least it got Ralf Shu some good(!) PR ....