New year - new Dakar Rally

[ivar]

for those of you that love this race - here's a video link: http://www.sbs.com.au/dakar/#

As always, awesome footage. And as last year, Jonah Street (Yamaha), Marc Miller (VW Tourareg) and Robbie Gordon (Hummer H3 2WD) represent the US.

 

[ivar]

Some awesome scenery down there - makes me wanna go there for sure.

Also check out "day 2 cars" , where Robbie Gordon tries to pull out his Hummer with a Fiat 127 (Yugo) :lol:

 

[Sal Paradise]

You know Ivar, so many guys from the U.S. ride down to South America. I wonder how dangerous it is, if Chile is stable and ride able or if some narco terrorist would just cap me and take my bike.

 

[ivar]

not sure, I'd think if you stay away from some places, you should be fine.

some interesting - and funny reading here - 2 guys going RTW on 1937 Nimbus motorcycles
("-any fool can do such a travel on a modern bike")
http://kccd.no/media_en.html

 

[nohawk]

There are some awsome pictures from today in Chile at the dakar on the yahoo today.
Thanks for the heads up on the web coverage ivar! Its truely an amazing race. The coverage on television here in the states is bad. The "vs." network is the only one showing any of it.

 

[DandyDoug]

I have been watching almost everyday, I'm a huge fan of the rally.
The VS coverage is poor at best and only 30 minutes to boot, I figure if i watch it enough times i will eventually begin to understand the newest color comentator.:huh:
My wife was watching it yesterday with me and all she said was,
WTF only 30 minutes and that girls shirt is too small. :eeek:

 

[nohawk]

Yeah that girl looked like the one who said she was insulted in a NFL locker room a couple of months back, the news was showing her wearing some super tight pants. She was from some latin network so it might be the same chick.