Paris Dakar

Post by **planb** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:00 pm

hello from europe !!

thought id post a couple of pics of the dakar trucks

what happened to the pics option ?

Post by **Midget** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:49 am

That would be right reese,Some people get all the cruisy jobs... :lol:

Yeah yeah i know i'm just jealous... :lol:

Have fun and send us heaps of pics..

Jamie

Post by **bogged** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 10:33 am

been watching the history of paris dakar on tele the last few days on optus, love it, have a mate from our club that raced it several times, Simon Pavey, not sure if he still does..

Post by **Pal** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:44 pm

An Aussie got the fastest time today on his KTM

Post by **toughnut** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:54 pm

Yeah. Andy Caldecott got a his first ever Dakar stage win. He broke his foot last year and bowed out from 7th place. He pretty much did it on his own last year too. Good to see he's in a team this year. Hope he does well.

Post by **MUSS** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 3:21 pm

toughnut wrote:Yeah. Andy Caldecott got a his first ever Dakar stage win. He broke his foot last year and bowed out from 7th place. He pretty much did it on his own last year too. Good to see he's in a team this year. Hope he does well.

hey Andy Caldecott competes in the Finke Desert Challenge too doesnt he?
i thort he was a veteran of the Finke....?

awwe yeah GO ROBBY GORDON!!!!!!!!!! he shood have entered in his 520ci v8 trophy truck :twisted:

Post by **bogged** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 3:29 pm

toughnut wrote:Yeah. Andy Caldecott got a his first ever Dakar stage win. He broke his foot last year and bowed out from 7th place. He pretty much did it on his own last year too. Good to see he's in a team this year. Hope he does well.

its on optus every night Ch11

Post by **MUSS** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 3:44 pm

bogged wrote:
toughnut wrote:Yeah. Andy Caldecott got a his first ever Dakar stage win. He broke his foot last year and bowed out from 7th place. He pretty much did it on his own last year too. Good to see he's in a team this year. Hope he does well.

its on optus every night Ch11

up here its on channel 10 and 9 every arvo too

Post by **Tojo** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:55 pm

also on free to air SBS at 6pm. They sure do have some awesum stacks!! Robbie Gordon stacked pretty good as did Colin McRae. There was one nissan that had diffs and crap spewed all over the place and the car still looked like a car. They had rolled at over 100 miles and hour!!! They sure do have pretty good roll cages. Nothing beats the trucks though, even if they are speed restricted to only 150 km/hr.

Post by **Bitsamissin** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:41 am

Yes the Jabbers are now making their move usually by stages 8-10 the men are sorted out from the boys.

Post by **moose** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:05 pm

2 bike riders dead !!

1 from injuries sustained in an off !!
the other 1 , last nite , 2nd place , Meoni , heart attack & passed away !!!

Post by **bogged** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:01 pm

moose wrote:2 bike riders dead !!
1 from injuries sustained in an off !!
the other 1 , last nite , 2nd place , Meoni , heart attack & passed away !!!

yea bummed on that, couldnt believe it when i read the news this morning...

Post by **-Richo-** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:27 am

bogged wrote:
moose wrote:2 bike riders dead !!
1 from injuries sustained in an off !!
the other 1 , last nite , 2nd place , Meoni , heart attack & passed away !!!

yea bummed on that, couldnt believe it when i read the news this morning...

Not surprising though really, its a hardcore race!

LOVE IT! the trucks go off and those bike riders work damn hard! I was watching it on the weekend on 12 on foxtel (not digital) had the history as well as the begining of this years race. Not sure what times its on though now, will have to check.

Post by **bogged** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:31 am

South Australian KTM rider Andrew Caldecott took out his second stage win of Dakar 2005 with victory in today's fast stages of competition by more than two minutes over Yamaha pilot David Fretigne.

Caldecott is currently holding down sixth overall some 41 minutes behind overall leader Cyril Despres. Caldecott is seven minutes behind Fretigne on overall time and nearly an hour ahead of seventh place rider Sala. Marc Coma is second overall, Alfie Cox third and Esteve Pujol in fourth.

More tragedy also struck the Dakar with two more riders losing their lives today after colliding with a truck. Their names have not been released as yet and it is unclear whether they were competitors in the Dakar or just riders following the event. Either way it is still another blow to everyone involved.

Outright Standings

Despres KTM
Coma KTM 16m06s
Cox KTM 20m39s
Esteve KTM 21m06s
Fretigne Yam 34m05s
Caldecott KTM 41m05s
Sala KTM 1hr33m29s
De Azevedo KTM 1hr39m49s
Blais KTM 2hr00m19s
Brucy KTM 3hr05m23s

Post by **bogged** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:26 pm

the final results look set already with 1 day to go..

Post by **Bitsamissin** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:30 pm

Yep Jabbers (Evo 7's) in 1 & 2........................
10 wins out of 22 starts not too shabby at all.

Post by **Tojo** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:06 pm

just to finish is a pretty good effort, let alone come first! Planb, when you get back online post some pics of the trucks!!

Post by **toughnut** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:42 pm

Anyone here how andy did?? I didn't get to see the final wrap up. I'm not sure if he was able to take 5th. Hope so. :armsup:

Post by **moose** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:19 am

he finished in 6th !!
49 mins behind !!

& if those called mitsufishi,s are meant to be poojabbers , HAH !!!

I,ll find some pics for ya 2nite frank !! :cool:

Post by **bogged** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:51 am

Bitsamissin wrote:Yep Jabbers (Evo 7's) in 1 & 2........................
10 wins out of 22 starts not too shabby at all.

the only thing they have in common with your hunk, is the red symbol...

The nissan ute sounded fuckin awesome, but then so do most of em!

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