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Dakar 2012
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MINI is 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the car class today.
One of the MINI drivers (Peterhansel) in a 9 time winner, so it is a very strong team (and corporate BMW has always been heavily involved with this event).
It would interesting to see a Brit-built car win this.
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One of the MINI drivers (Peterhansel) in a 9 time winner, so it is a very strong team (and corporate BMW has always been heavily involved with this event).
It would interesting to see a Brit-built car win this.
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There are two different worlds in the Dakar rally: the professionals backed by factory (or big time) money, and the amateurs who often spend their own money or must raise sponsors.
I follow a couple of guys on a motorcycle website each year. They are not professionals and spend gobs of money to prepare their bikes and take everything to the race. Even for a motorcycle, it costs tens of thousands of dollars just to show up.
The preparation is grueling, with athletic conditioning for many months to gain strength and endurance for the race. Only the strongest (and best funded) will finish the race.
Quite amazing, especially for the amateurs. A real thrill to follow them. I can't imagine riding a motorcycle <span style="font-style: italic">at full throttle the entire way</span> through those god-forsaken places. It takes more guts than Dick Tracey, I think.
Good coverage here: https://www.advrider.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25
I follow a couple of guys on a motorcycle website each year. They are not professionals and spend gobs of money to prepare their bikes and take everything to the race. Even for a motorcycle, it costs tens of thousands of dollars just to show up.
The preparation is grueling, with athletic conditioning for many months to gain strength and endurance for the race. Only the strongest (and best funded) will finish the race.
Quite amazing, especially for the amateurs. A real thrill to follow them. I can't imagine riding a motorcycle <span style="font-style: italic">at full throttle the entire way</span> through those god-forsaken places. It takes more guts than Dick Tracey, I think.
Good coverage here: https://www.advrider.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25