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cliffh
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Dakar off road race
Can't find US coverage, only MX sat. so far. thanks Cliff
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John M
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Yea - what the heck?
NBC sports and CBS Sports - nothing listed we could fine. Dakar site was no help. help. help?
I'd hate to miss this. Race Dezert has some stuff but I couldn't find daily coverage info.
John M
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willardguy
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I see it on directv NBCsports (220) beginning on the 4th at 5:30et
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KurtG
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Yup, got it set to record.
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cliffh
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hope Dish comes through, as Direct is almost impossible to receive in the east cape
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willardguy
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 maybe if we had more than eight entries we could garner a little more media
attention?
I'll probably just follow it on RDC...
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Hook
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This is the sixth year of being thousands of miles and a complete ocean away from Paris and Dakar. Isn't it time to change the name?
BTW, how did the participants manage the crossing of the Straits of Gibraltar, in the pre 2009 years?
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mcnut
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Ferry. The 1st stage was for euro press, sponsors and spectators after which they all grouped together to be ferried across so the real rally could
begin.
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Quote: Originally posted by mcnut  | Ferry. The 1st stage was for euro press, sponsors and spectators after which they all grouped together to be ferried across so the real rally could
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So, however long it took you between Paris and Gibraltar, they would record your arrival time and then everyone would be staggered by the time
differentials when they all got off the ferry in Morocco?
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msteve1014
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They started the next day in finishing order from the first stage, and the same every day after that.
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Mike Kay
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I raced the last europe to dakar "Dakar Rally" in '07. I remember the ferry crossing well. We had two stages in europe, both in Portugal. The second
stage went thru the hills in south of the country, then we had a several hundred mile 'liason' or 'transfer setion' that was not timed. In fact
motorcycles had the option of not riding at all, but being transported on that section thru Spain. We had been given a check in time for the boat, and
approaching Malaga, the port we hit horrible traffic. The van transporting several of us and bikes pulled over on the side of the freeway, we quickly
unloaded the bikes and zipped thru traffic for 20-30 miles finding our way to the boat, crowds lining the streets in the city center. Turns out the
bikes got loaded after many cars so we all waited in a large group. I remember Robby Gordon pulling up beside the bikes and yelling out his window he
was sorry for hitting the bike earlier....anyway we each eventually rode into the cavernous ferry and then went upstairs for a room voucher. It was a
total cluster f. I saw Chris Blaise sitting in a corner of a crowded room working on his roll chart...next stop Africa and the desert. We ate and
found 2 nervous French dudes in our tiny 4 beds room, very basic but enough. A bed was welcome. Sadly the French dudes got up a couple hours later and
nervously went thru their things for hourse, preventing much sleep. We ate and then went down, pushed the bikes out into the cold, very cold night and
waited for the start. It would be 2 days and a couple tragedies until we got any sleep....the Dakar Rally. Its a dream for many, and for most who go
and dont finish, there is a kind of nightmare aspect to it. But man oh man crossing that part of the sahara was something i will never forget. What a
desert. Just a Dakar flashback, tiss the season!
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ehall
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wow Mike. What an experience that must of been.
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Root for the home guys
The American contingent:
Ian Blythe - KTM - Team ICO / Rally Panam
Scott Bright - KTM- Team ICO / Rally Panam
Alexander Smith - Team Husky
C.R. Gittere - Team Husky
Ricky Brabec - HRC Honda
Joe Janus - navigator in UK based big truck team (Rally Raid UK)
Robby Gordon / Kellon Walch - Gordini
Sheldon Creed / Jonah Street - Gordini
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ehall
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I'm looking for brabec to get some podium time.
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Thanks for sharing ... some race 
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bold and wishful thinking....sign me up! in reality I think we could see a red bike on the box but.....lets race
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ehall
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Alexander maybe? That would be awesome.
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willardguy
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oh man would it ever! Malcolm's boy on the box!
most seem to picking Barreda, hey, anything could happen right?
everyone gettin giddy?
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ehall
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Going to miss the rivalry between Coma and Barreda.
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hey guys here's the link to live tracking http://www.trackingdakar.nl/
just getting started and rumors of a deadly accident, car into crowd 
no details yet
on edit.......
Mini #360 ran into the audience. 8 people injured 3 of them are hurt badly. (last info of locals)
Prologue is cancelled for the cars and trucks
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