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Dakar Rally on SpeedTv? (or any T.V.) |
Eddie914 |
Jan 6 2005, 10:26 PM
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The Dakar Rally is already at day 7 and I have not been able to find any TV coverage!
Is there a Cayenne entered? Well, at least we can watch NASCAR drivers B.S.'ing .... Eddie |
boxstr |
Jan 6 2005, 10:46 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Speedtv doe's not list any Dakar Rally in ther schedule for the next five weeks.
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lapuwali |
Jan 7 2005, 01:56 AM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
SPEED apparently lost the bidding war for the rights to Dakar this year, to the Outdoor Life Network! OLN seems to feel they did such a good job with the Tour De France that they could do just as good a job with Dakar. Coverage will START about the time the rally is over, on 22 Jan.
I'll be watching. I love seeing those huge GAZ and MAN trucks jumping sand dunes right next to some poor sod on a bike... |
Gustl |
Jan 7 2005, 03:02 AM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,499 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
I'm not sure if you can receive it via satelite, but eurosport shows every day live - moderation in english
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TonyAKAVW |
Jan 7 2005, 03:25 AM
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That's my ride. Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None |
They showed about 30 secons to a minute of highlights at the end of some show on Fox Sports World tonight. No commentary or information, just video of some SUV type vehicles gonig throguh the sand. One shot showed a Toyota truck blasting along, then the next shot was the truck on its side with the drivers side door several feet away from it, the occupants standing aronud outside looking displeased. That about sums it up.
-Tony |
SpecialK |
Jan 7 2005, 03:36 AM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797 |
A lot of that going on.........gruelling race! Just out of curiousity........Do any of the WRC teams take part in the Dakar Rally? They would seem to be suited to that type of race. |
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Gustl |
Jan 7 2005, 03:58 AM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,499 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
no, WRCs are not built for that kind of long distance runs - they're more "sprinters" than "marathons" |
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SpecialK |
Jan 7 2005, 04:06 AM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797 |
Thanks Wolfgang, Dakar is definitely a 'Murphy's Law' challenge. But I can't resist watching those Rally races......I don't know who's got more balls, the driver, or the navigator! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
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Gustl |
Jan 7 2005, 04:25 AM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,499 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
btw - there's an Austrian guy, he was motocycle-cross world champion twice when he decided to start at these long distance rallyes, on the motocycle
He won the Pharao-Rallye, even the Paris-Pejing Rallye but never saw the finish line at Dakar. If I remember right, he started Paris-Dakar about 10 times and broke more than 30 bones trying to finish it once ... no luck. It's Heinz Kinigadner, the current racing director from the Austrian KTM-Team (motocycles). At the current ranking they are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) |
SpecialK |
Jan 7 2005, 04:38 AM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797 |
WOW! Kind of like the motorsports version of the Iditarod!
I used to race a Husky WR400 (local Hare Scrambles...yeeeaaars ago), ever heard of an Elefant? |
Gustl |
Jan 7 2005, 05:08 AM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,499 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
Now I'd need a better dictionary ... Iditarod? Husky WR400? Elefant? - o.k., I know the big animal, but I don't think this is what you wanted to tell me (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) Gustl |
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SpecialK |
Jan 7 2005, 05:28 AM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797 |
Okay...maybe I shouldn't have used Iditarod, and "riding a Husky" in the same thread (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif)
The "Iditarod" is a extremely long and treacherous dog sled race in Alaska (don't off hand know the exact details........kind of like the Dakar, but with dogs, sleds, and snow........very long, few finish). "Husky", as in WR400 Husky, is US slang for Husquavarna WR400 (One wicked dirtbike [motorcycle]). A "Hare Scramble" is a type of motorcycle race in which you try to get from one location to another cross-country (no roads) first, without killing/maiming yourself in the process (lots of fun, but very brutal!) And an "Elefant" was a type of Enduro motorcycle (used in the Dakar rally) back in the early 90's.........almost bought one, but got a deal on my Husky (not the dog kind). (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) |
Gustl |
Jan 7 2005, 05:58 AM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,499 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
thanks, that makes everythin clear (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)
wasn't there a hollywood movie about that kind of dog sled race through Alaska a couple of years ago? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) Gustl |
URY914 |
Jan 7 2005, 06:30 AM
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LIke this
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URY914 |
Jan 7 2005, 06:30 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,478 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Or this
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DuckRyder |
Jan 7 2005, 07:31 AM
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Avatars Mode: OFF because of the recalcitrant few. Group: Benefactors Posts: 767 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Georgia Member No.: 110 |
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scooter311 |
Jan 7 2005, 07:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 22-October 04 From: Upstate NY Member No.: 2,986 |
I just cancelled my cable, and havent' gotten satellite yet - I was wondering about when the rally was going to be televised so I could finally pick it up, I really enjoy watching it.
Elefant = Cagiva motorcycle - BIG bike Hey Gustl B, Austrian KTMs are great machines, so great are the big twins in the desert that I think I heard that all 2 wheeled entries in the Dakar this year are limited to single-cylinder models only! Yamaha has even developed a hydraulic front-wheel drive system for their YZF's in the race (saw it last year), it helps in the deep sand and keeps the front end from washing out - it's way cool. A professor in college kept his Husky in his office, for whatever strange reason... I remember seeing it in there a few times (insert creepy music) Off- road motorcycling is my first passion, but I haven't thrown too much money at it lately because of my 914........ |
Gustl |
Jan 7 2005, 08:01 AM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,499 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
To be quite frankly, I don't know much about motorcycles (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)
I just know Heinz Kinigadner (the KTM racing director), he lives about half an hour from my place. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) Gustl |
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