The Dakar Heroes video is turning into a daily treat. It answers questions you don't know to ask. Questions like, "what do you do if it suddenly starts hailing," or, "how do you clean the bike between stages if you have no support crew?" Day five's film answers the question, "what do you do if … Continue reading Dakar Heroes Day 05
The 'ol tuck n' roll can be useful in things like skateboarding or judo, but in motorsports it usually means a yard sale of expensive parts. Carlos Sainz knows that better than any of us, but just the same he crashed out of the 2017 Dakar Rally in spectacular fashion. Fan footage appears to show … Continue reading Dakar: Carlos Sainz Crash & Peugeot Dominance
What a mess up front. If you want those details though you can certainly find them in a lot of places. I can give you the cliff notes though. For the cars, Toyota just went face-first into the mud. Nasser Al-Attiyah was reported to have "lost a wheel on course." When pictures came in that … Continue reading Dakar 2017: Stage 03
Stage 02, 2017 will probably be my favorite of all time in Dakar history. Not because of the main story, but because of the story behind the story. In fact, the main story was right on script. The cars gave us what we expect, with Sebastian Loeb and Peugeot gaining ground, clawing a small overall … Continue reading Dakar 2017: Lyndon Legend Status
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