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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2020 14:47:23 GMT -8
I propose... "Ice Cream Truck category."
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Post by truenorth on Jan 7, 2020 16:44:35 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jan 7, 2020 16:45:00 GMT -8
cuz icecream SANDwhiches?
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Post by truenorth on Jan 9, 2020 9:04:58 GMT -8
2020.01.10 On the fifth day of the competition, Sainz expands his lead with the second stage win. Alonso is 18th overall autosport web At the 2020 Dakar Rally, on January 9th, stage 5 from Al Une to Hail was held, and Carlos Sainz (Mini John Cooper Works Buggy) won the second stage of the tournament this year, The lead in the event has expanded to about 6 minutes. Fernando Alonso (Toyota Hilux) finished seventh in the stage and finished 18th overall. The 2020 Dakar Rally will be held in Saudi Arabia for the first time, with all 12 stages taking place between January 5 and 17. Stage 5 has a special section of 353 km for the competition section, a liaison of 211 km for the traveling section, and a total travel distance of 564 km. 41% of the stage was dunes, 23% was gravel (unpaved), 21% was sandy, and 15% was rolling stones. Sainz, who headed to Stage 5 as a 3m 3s lead overall, had a tire puncture early in the stage, but after 250km from the starting point he jumped to the top of the stage, following Nassar al-Athiya. (Toyota Hilux) and Stephen Peterhansel (Mini John Cooper Works Buggy) kept the time fastest. After driving, Sainz looked back on the stage, saying, "I built a three-minute lead and pushed hard to the end." "I'm happy because the car was perfect. The tire punctured shortly after the start of the special, but I was able to cut the time. I did my best as possible. But tomorrow's stage was different again It may be waiting for a new development. '' Al-Athiya was second in the stage two minutes and 56 seconds behind Sainz. Overall, it is 5th and 59 seconds behind Sainz and is second fastest. Peterancel is 17th and 53 seconds behind the leader, and Yajid Al-Rajy (Toyota Hilux) is the fourth fastest, 31 minutes and 39 seconds behind. After losing more than two hours due to an accident in stage 2, Alonso has continued to run without major trouble, and reached stage 5 without any major loss, stage 7 which was 12 minutes 23 seconds behind stage 1st place Won the rank. Overall, I moved up two positions from the previous day to 18th. It is 3 hours, 11 minutes and 50 seconds behind the top. For Team Land Cruiser Toyota Auto Body, which competes in the four-wheeled vehicle division, No. 338 of the Akira Miura / Roland Lisitroy Sitter set is in stage 32, and No. 326 of the Christian Ravier / Jean-Pierre Galsan set is in the No. 35 stage. Completed the car safely. Overall, Raviel Gumi 326 was 27th, and Miura Gumi 338 was 29th. Hino Teams Sugawara, who competes in the truck section, finished in twelfth place with Teruhito Sugawara's No. 512 in stage 12th. In this stage, Ikuo Hanawa's No. 519 also completed the race, taking the 18th place in the stage, 1 hour 17 minutes 35 seconds behind the division leader. In the motorcycle category, Toby Price (KTM450) won the second stage of the tournament in 3 hours 57 minutes 33 seconds. Overall, the division is 9th and 6 seconds behind Ricky Brabeck (Honda CRF450 Rally), which has prevented Honda's top two monopolies. The third overall was Kevin Benaviz (Honda CRF450 Rally). In this stage, one of the winners, Sam Sunderland (KTM450 Rally Replica) crashed around 188km. His back and left shoulder have been injured, forcing him to retire. Stage 6 of the 2020 Dakar Rally, held on January 10th, will aim for the Saudi capital Riyadh from Hail. Specials are 477 km and liaisons are 353 km.
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Post by truenorth on Jan 9, 2020 10:02:11 GMT -8
Monster Energy Team Honda Thursday, January 9th 2020 Ricky Brabec controls the Dakar and remains leader after the fifth stage Monster Energy Honda Team overcome a tricky stage to obtain fine results. Ricky Brabec, on his arrival at the bivouac in Ha’il, expresses his satisfaction at continuing to hold the leadership. Three Honda riders now occupy the top five overall places. From the great rocks of Tabuk to the sandy plains of Ha’il. Today’s agenda provided the riders with a fifth stage filled with rocky paths and boulders on both fast track and sandy off-road with plenty of camel grass to tackle. This led to the formation of a large group of riders who rode bunched together from the refuelling to the end of the special. The trek covered some 353 kilometres against the clock – 100 less than yesterday – and took the competitors from Al Ula to the new bivouac situated in the northeast of the country. The dunes, which were present only in the distant landscape, are highly likely to be the main protagonists over the coming days. After starting out among the first positions, the team riders set about minimizing the time that their pursuers were intent on clawing back from them. Ricky Brabec staged a mission to maintain his place at the head of the overall leader board. The American rider, finishing in fourth place on the day, was thus able to keep the day’s winner Price within a three minute distance. Brabec holds top spot in the general rankings with a nine-and-a-half minute advantage over the nearest second place rival. Joan Barreda noted how much the sensations in the race have improved, with the Spaniard looking far more at ease than on previous days. Posting sixth place on the stage leaves the Dakar Legend in seventh position overall, with the rider looking set to improve further over the coming days. Third place in the overall standings is, likewise, a satisfactory position for Kevin Benavides who celebrates his 31st birthday today. The Argentinean finished in a buoyant ninth position, some 12 minutes adrift of the winner, but is confident of being able to take advantage of the favourable starting position to strike hard tomorrow. Yesterday’s winner, Nacho Cornejo opened the track for large stretches of today’s stage until he was reached, first by Ricky Brabec, then by other riders. The Chilean is fifth in the overall standings, a position which he wishes to improve upon tomorrow on the longest stage of the opening half of the rally, before the riders get a well-earned rest. Tomorrow sees the sixth stage from De Ha’il to the capital of the country, Riyadh, where the rest day awaits. Like today, the riders will once again receive the roadbook shortly before starting the special – the longest scheduled timed stage of the rally so far. The total distance to cover from bivouac-bivouac will be 830 kilometres. The change of scenery is dramatic. This time, the special stage is 100% sand, entirely off-road. After a relatively fast first section, obstacle experts will have the advantage in the dunes. Riders having previously honed their skills in the Sahara desert will certainly have the upper hand. Then it will be time to rest.
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Post by Pistola on Jan 9, 2020 16:55:55 GMT -8
El Matador takes a drive. Casey Currie drops to 2nd.
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Post by truenorth on Jan 10, 2020 8:25:34 GMT -8
2020.01.11 Sainz leads overall with the first half of the tournament. Toyota aiming for consecutive victory is second overall with about 8 minutes difference autosport web The 2020 Dakar Rally was staged on January 10 with a total mileage of 830km from Hail, Saudi Arabia to the capital Riyadh. Overall, Carlos Sainz (Mini John Cooper Works Buggy) has expanded his lead to 7:48. Fernando Alonso (Toyota Hilux) was sixth on stage and 16th overall. The 2020 Dakar Rally, which started on January 5, will be held until the 17th, of which the 11th (Sat) is set as a rest day with no driving. Stage 6 on Friday, 10th, was the last stage before the break, and was the last round of the tournament. Peterhansel has a special 477km length and has built a 20-second lead around 57km from the start. At around 213 km, Sainz took the lead only 2 seconds behind, but at around 265 km, he rebounded 22 seconds and finally won the stage with a 1 minute 33 seconds lead. Stephen Peterhansel wins stage 6 (Mini John Cooper Works Buggy) Peterhansel, who has won his second stage of the tournament since Stage 4 on August 8, commented, "Today's stage was a really long battle with 477km." "Basically, it was a high-speed deployment, but there were places where we crossed the dunes several times, and the pace slowed down there, and when it reached high speed, the dunes appeared and the pace slowed down ..." "But what was the hardest enemy for me was that I needed high concentration in the high-speed section. I wasn't physically exhausted, but I was mentally exhausted." Sainz is second in the stage, and X-raid mini buggies are one-two. Nasser Al-Atya (Toyota Hilux) was in third place in the stage, but the mini buggy was too fast compared to our 4x4 (four-wheel drive). Said he did not stand. Fernando Alonso (Toyota Hilux) Fernando Alonso during the Dakar Rally Challenge Sainz keeps the top overall. Al-Athiyah was 7 minutes and 48 seconds behind, and Peterhansel was 16 minutes and 20 seconds behind. Alonso, who made his Dakar debut at the 2020 Games, finished 7th in the stage, 7 minutes and 56 seconds behind Peterhansel, climbing two positions overall to 16th overall. The team land cruiser Toyota Autobody, which is in the four-wheel commercial vehicle category, has Christian Raviel / Jean-Pierre-Galsan # 326 in the 32nd stage with 26th overall, and Takashi Miura / Laurent Listreitsitter # 338 in the stage. Stage 38th, overall 30th. Hino Teams Sugawara, who competes in the truck section, finished 11th on the stage before Teruhito Sugawara's car No. 512 was in the top 10. It was 11th overall in the division. It's about 8 minutes behind the 10th overall. Ikuo Hanawa's No. 519 participated in the competition following Stage 5 of the previous day. Finished in stage 15th place. In the motorcycle division, Ricky Brabeck (Honda CRF450 Rally), who took the overall lead, won the stage. On the other hand, Toby Price (KTM450), who came in second overall, was 11th in the stage with a 16:33 delay, dropping to third overall. Also, Kevin Benaviz (Honda CRF450 Rally), who was third overall the previous day, had to stop due to an engine trouble 44 km to the finish. Benaviz was towed by another car to reach the finish, but lost 3 hours and 37 minutes. Pablo Kintanilla (Husqvarna FR450 Rally) emerged in second overall due to an accident at Price and Benavis. Since the 2020 Dakar Rally on January 11 will not be running on a rest day, the group will stay in Riyadh and develop their spirit. Next stage 7 will be a stage with a total mileage of 741 km from Riyadh to Wadi al Dawasir on Sunday.
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Post by truenorth on Jan 10, 2020 8:45:51 GMT -8
Toby Price Stage 6 - 11th 🏁 Overall Standings - 3rd, 0:25:39 from the leader. Today’s stage started out really good, we were navigating really well from the front and was only losing small amounts of time on the riders who started behind me so I was quite happy with the way I was racing. But unfortunately around the 400km mark my rear tyre fell off! 😫 I have no idea why this would have happened but I’m super grateful that AndrewShortMX29 pulled up and gave me his wheel which allowed me to get to the finish as quick as possible so thank you again for this mate!
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Post by truenorth on Jan 10, 2020 11:42:27 GMT -8
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Post by Pistola on Jan 10, 2020 17:07:19 GMT -8
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Post by Pistola on Jan 10, 2020 17:11:13 GMT -8
Honda and Brabec living right so far. Andrew Short finishing on the rim was way cool. I can't help but think the Robby Gordon of a few years ago would be loving this terrain. The Gordon of today...............meh.
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Post by truenorth on Jan 10, 2020 18:23:38 GMT -8
Robbie made a lovely fuss there for a while. His trick truck never measured up and that sucked his money-maker dry. Those bouncing things in stadiums are not at all interesting.
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Post by truenorth on Jan 12, 2020 7:12:21 GMT -8
Veteran rider Goncalves dies in Dakar accident Motorsport.com Sergio Lillo/Valentin Khorounzhiy Jan 12, 2020 Veteran Dakar Rally rider Paulo Goncalves has passed away following a crash on Sunday's seventh stage of the 2020 event in Saudi Arabia. Goncalves, 40, was contesting his 13th Dakar for Indian manufacturer Hero, and was lying 46th overall as the rally resumed following Saturday's rest day. During Sunday's 546km Riyadh-Wadi Al Dawasir test, the Portuguese rider suffered a crash at the 276km mark at 10.16am local time. A medical helicopter was dispatched, and Goncalves was found unconscious having gone into cardiac arrest. He was airlifted to Layla Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He is the first competitor to have died contesting the Dakar since Michal Hernik in 2015. Paulo Goncalves, 1979-2020 Goncalves won numerous motocross and enduro titles in his native Portugal either side of the turn of the century, and made his Dakar debut in 2006, finishing 25th on his first attempt. Cross-country competition soon became his primary focus, and he broke into the Dakar top 10 by 2009, in the first South America-based edition of the marathon. Two years later, having swapped a Honda for a BMW, he ended a decade-long stage win drought for the Bavarian marque, but ended up dropping out of the marathon through injury. In 2012, he was now riding under the banner of the then-BMW owned Husqvarna, but his hopes a career-best Dakar finish were dashed by a six-hour penalty for receiving outside assistance, something the team ardently denied. The year after, he repeated his best finish of 10th in the Dakar, but also clinched the FIM Cross-Country world championship for Speedbrain – the German organisation that had operated Husqvarna’s programme before the brand’s acquisition by KTM. Ahead of the 2014 Dakar, Goncalves and his long-time teammate Joan Barreda followed Speedbrain into the fold of Japanese manufacturer Honda. But the Portuguese rider’s first rodeo with Honda ended in disappointment, his bike burning up on the fifth stage. But the rest of the year brought a good season in the Cross-Country world championship, with an Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge win proving the highlight, before Goncalves mounted his first proper challenge for Dakar victory in 2015. Goncalves headed Honda’s efforts, finishing as runner-up to Dakar legend Marc Coma and staking a claim to one of the main threats to Austrian manufacturer KTM’s unbeaten streak in the legendary marathon. He looked on the cusp of doing so in 2016, leading the event into the rest day, only for a combination of a crash, a mechanical issue and a hefty penalty to put paid to his aspirations. He only finished sixth the year after, and skipped the 2018 Dakar entirely after an ill-timed training accident left him with a shoulder injury. Late in 2018, Goncalves crashed in national competition and suffered a fractured spleen that required surgery, but he recovered sufficiently in time for the 2019 Dakar. Yet his time with Honda in the legendary race would come to a low-key end as he crashed out just five days into the event. By then Speedbrain was working with Indian manufacturer Hero, and for 2020 it pulled off a coup by reuniting with Goncalves, who joined the developing project to spearhead its roster alongside his brother-in-law Joaquim Rodriguez. Admitting he sought “extra motivation” from the switch, Goncalves was encouraged by outings in Morocco and the Silk Way Rally, and finished in the top 10 for three successive days prior to the mid-rally rest day, before tragically losing his life after the competition resumed. Motorsport.com would like to extend its condolences to Goncalves' friends and family, the Hero team and the entire Dakar fraternity at this difficult time.
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Post by Pistola on Jan 13, 2020 8:34:30 GMT -8
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Post by Pistola on Jan 13, 2020 14:43:14 GMT -8
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Post by Pistola on Jan 13, 2020 14:47:29 GMT -8
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Post by Pistola on Jan 14, 2020 14:47:32 GMT -8
Sainz has a bad day and it's only 24 sec to Al-Attiyah with Peterhansel around 6 minutes further back. Currie increases his lead.
Brabec keeps his lead causing Honda fans fears to bubble over.
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Post by truenorth on Jan 15, 2020 11:47:55 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jan 15, 2020 12:24:35 GMT -8
Fear for Alonso: hood on a dune with Hilux:The two-time world champion was involved in an accident during the tenth stage of the RAID
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Post by truenorth on Jan 16, 2020 8:53:51 GMT -8
American Ricky Brabec Is On The Road To Dakar Olympus From raw talent to polished gem, Honda rider is poised to make history. Cycle World Maria Guidotti Logical thinking and natural instinct go hand in hand at the always challenging Dakar Rally. “You need to be a little crazy, an adventure seeker,” said off-road-racing giant and Ricky Brabec’s longtime mentor Johnny Campbell. “This is Ricky.”Honda Ricky Brabec is on the cusp of greatness. Riding a factory Monster Energy Honda CRF450 Rally, the 28-year-old Californian took the overall lead of the 2020 Dakar Rally—held this year for the first time in Saudi Arabia—after the third of 12 scheduled stages and hasn’t looked back. If Brabec is able to maintain his position through the finish in Qiddiya, he will become the first American to win the 41-year-old event. Danny LaPorte was second on a Cagiva in 1992, and Cycle World’s own Jimmy Lewis, riding a BMW, completed the podium in 2000. Chris Blais was third in 2007 on a KTM. This would also be the first victory for Honda in more than 30 years; KTM has won every Dakar Rally since 2001. But as Brabec is quick to point out, the rider doesn’t win alone. Behind the results is a great deal of preparation—on and off the motorcycle—with a team that believes in, supports, and respects the rider. Brabec’s tight circle comprises three Americans: mentor Johnny Campbell, mechanic Kendall Norman, and Hide Hanawa, a former mechanic who now serves as crew chief for the team. I spoke with Campbell, Norman, and Hanawa about Brabec’s progression in rally racing. Mental Training Baja king Campbell has been at Brabec’s side since he first tested with HRC in Abu Dhabi five years ago. “At that time, Ricky had already finished long races like Baja, but he was new to rally raids and navigation,” he said. “So we started training him with exercises increasing in difficulty. It’s a long process.” Where do you start mentally with a rider, I queried Campbell. “Firstly, the racer needs to burn inside with the desire to improve and have a strong work ethic,” he replied. “Secondly, even if they fight with you during the training, they need to trust you enough to try your way. This is key: They have to go by faith and absorb it. We start to work on the mental and physical level, navigation, and riding technique. Mental training is by far the most important and difficult.” Kendall Norman, Brabec, Campbell, and Hide Hanawa: With Hanawa stepping up to crew chief, Norman is Brabec’s mechanic. “Ricky is a complete rider,” Hanawa said. “He’s very good at navigating, and maybe among the Honda riders the one with more mechanical skills.”Maria Guidotti How do you prepare for the unknown? “Young riders tend to focus on low levels,” Campbell explained. “They look at what the other racers do or have. Step number one is to learn to focus on what their path is and what we are doing with them. Secondly, we start to work on their weak points—what holds a person back. Ricky showed from the beginning to have a strong and determined character, and he was smart enough to accept our way.” Learning From Mistakes Dakar Rally racers need strong temperaments to race 100-plus mph on largely unknown off-road courses. Sometimes, Campbell said, failure, initially, can be good. “For this reason, we create exercises and roadbooks with increasing difficulties. We monitor the rider’s decisions, and then we analyze them together. The goal is, next time when he is in the Dakar and gets to a place where there is confusion, he has a process to minimize doubts and recover as fast as possible from mistakes.” Determination Bringing six-time Baja 1000 champion Kendall Norman into the team as Brabec’s mechanic was another winning move. Norman is a fierce competitor, and his race experience combined with incredible determination has contributed to Brabec’s success. Norman may not be a professional mechanic, but he has excellent skills and a unique sensitivity resulting from knowing what it is like to be one with a motorcycle. In fact, Norman says Brabec’s strong point is his special connection with the bike. “When he returns to the bivouac at the end of a stage, I understand immediately what he wants to say. We speak the same language.” The factory Honda team was conceived around Spanish star Joan Barreda. In 2019, Brabec didn’t feel he was receiving the support he deserved. “Prove it with your results,” Campbell told him. And that’s what Brabec did, winning a stage and taking the overall lead of the rally.Honda Norman understands racing on all levels. In 2013, he lost his greatest rival and best friend Kurt Caselli to the sport, and ultimately quit racing. “I was lost,” he admitted. “They don’t teach us at school how to deal with the death of a friend.” Norman turned to farming, growing vegetables, avocados, and breeding cattle. “Cultivating organic food helped me get rid of all the toxins and circular thoughts,” he said. After winning again as a privateer, Norman phoned Campbell and joined the Honda team as Brabec’s mechanic. He also has a role as a test rider. The results of his work are visible. Disappointment Can Make You Stronger Last year, Brabec was the revelation of the rally; he won his first stage and was leading the overall classification when his Honda engine quit on stage 8—race over. Because of this catastrophic mechanical failure, preparation for the 2020 event was not easy. “It was really difficult to have Ricky not stuck in that disappointment,” Campbell said. “But what defines a champion is to turn disappointment into a lesson. It was difficult for Ricky, but he still had in him the desire to win the Dakar. This was the fuel that powered his return. “Once the emotional side was settled and we decided to continue, the training with the navigation increased in difficulty and now you can see he is more focused, solid, and consistent. He is on a different level.”
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