Dakar Rally 2010 (lots of pics)

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Anybody watching this? You should, it's awesome.
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Team YAMAHA
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The Course
The territories of Argentina and Chile promises to each kind of driver a sequence adapted to their qualities.
The long stay in the Atacama Desert will be the climax of a 9000 kilometres loop through the continent.
But the global balance of the course with varied difficulties force all to be consistent and careful to the end.
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The Bikes
The bike class once more sees KTM as the ride of choice, despite makers Aprilia and Sherco joining the field.
Spaniard Marc Coma returns to defend the 2009 title he won by nearly 90 minutes.
Re-joining him in the battle will be last year’s runner-up and 2007 winner Cyril Despres, who is also aboard a KTM.
The non-KTM charge could well be led by last year’s third place finisher David Fretigne on a Yamaha, and Dutchman Frans Verhoeven, winner of two stages en route to eight overall last year on a KTM, but moves to BMW for his 2010 assault.

Dakar restricted engine size to 450cc this year.
There were many privateer teams with 650's already prepped, so they allowed them to run this year with restrictor plates installed to level the playing field.


Videos/Trailers
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWoMNLVrgnM]YouTube - szantolinda.com: Dakar 2010 official promo video[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz6dRoMEoDQ]YouTube - Rodrigo Caballero Video Oficial Rally Dakar 2010[/ame] (my fav)


TV Listings
http://ww2.versus.com/tvlistings/test-DB.asp?so=DAKAR HIGHLIGHT
Race organizers have been posting short summaries online:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JCqmnEP_6c&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - STAGE 2 - Summary of the race - Frétigné: one down...; Volkswagen takes the lead[/ame]
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Still interested?

Race to Dakar
Watch the Race to Dakar series. It features Charlie Boorman from the "Long Way" series.
::..:. Race To Dakar .:..::
After watching this you will really get an appreciation of how hard this race is.
You may even run out and buy a dual-sport bike. :BLAA:
 

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I follow this every year. It is beyond most of our capabilities - no matter how good rider/driver you are.

These guys have no fear.
 

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Awesome pictures the quality is great.

I loved the Dakar race with Charlie Boorman!

I think you must have to have a screw loose for that race mind and a healthy sense of death.

Kaz
 

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Fantastic photos.

Look at that drop with the car and helicopter. That is insane.

The French are always good at this. But they are always good at endurance things, nomatter what it is. I don`t know why that is.

Steve
 
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