Dakar 2014

[tv1k]

Here is an interactive chart about standings of the cars:
http://www.traxpace.net/dkr14c#leaders
You can select more participants at the left side grid.
By hovering the chart's points you can see some more information.

[Mirek]

Onboards of Loprais from leg 5 (start at 2:15)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZeLs7wEGmk

[kober]

for sure it can have been worse, but that's not so good.

According to the Holowczyc's interview at the end of stage five, the majority of their delay on that day was caused by burring their Mini in sand during an attempt to overtake Mr. Scumbag. Unfortunately, #309 lost an hour there.

Here is an interactive chart about standings of the cars: http://www.traxpace.net/dkr14c#leaders

Here's something better: www.trackingdakar.nl

[kober]

I don't know if you can see videos on this website : http://pluzz.francetv.fr/videos/le_dakar.html

The website is geo-locked, but no worries - I've found an online streaming of France 4. "Le Dakar" is on now Thanks!

[A FONDO]

the famous fesh-fesh powder, sometimes 1 meter deep, hiding stones below

[A FONDO]

[vino_93]

Eric Palante, a belgian rider, is dead
He was one of the most experimented rider, it was his 11th participation.

The circumstances are still unknown... he was find this morning when the truck came to find crews missing. He didn't use his alert phone, and that is quite strange that he didn't do this, or at least someone who could passed close to him.

RIP

[vino_93]

Today ... the show must go on.
Bikes : Retirement for Lopez. he falled, bike broken. So there's only Barreda who can try to match Coma (if he has no problem). Nice victory for Sherco, their second this year, and for Duclos !
1 Duclos (Sherco)
2 Coma (KTM) 1'15
3 Metge (Yamaha) 1'49
4 Barreda (Honda) 2'22
5 Despres (Yamaha) 2'55
6 Rodrigues (Honda) 4'21
7 Svitko (KTM) 7'46
8 Przygonski (KTM) 8'12
9 Viladoms (KTM) 10'26
10 Israel (Speedbrain) 11'13
11 Gouet (Honda) 11'47
12 Jakes (KTM) 12'53
13 van Niekerk (KTM) 13'25
14 Pain (Yamaha) 17'01
15 Patrao (Suzuki) 18'46
...
17 Casteu (KTM) 20'39
82 Pedrero (Sherco) 4h32'10

Quads : Sonik take the victory, Lafuente still leading.
1 Sonik (Yamaha)
2 Lafuente (Yamaha) 54"
3 Gallegos (Honda) 3'43
4 Casale (Yamaha) 8'06
5 Karyakin (Yamaha) 17'52
6 Husseini (Honda) 19'03
...

Cars : Peterhansel = Chagin !
1 Peterhansel (Mini)
2 Al-Attiyah (Mini) 2'43
3 Terranova (Mini) 5'20
4 de Villiers (Toyota) 6'06
5 Sainz (SMG) 6'31
6 Roma (Mini) 6'36
7 Vasyliev (Mini) 12'02
8 Holowczyc (Mini) 12'34
9 Villagra (Mini) 12'53
10 Lavieille (Haval) 13'01
11 Kaczmarski (Mini) 14'07
12 Thomasse (MD) 15'34
13 Malysz (Toyota) 17'53
14 Alvarez (Ford) 18'08
15 Spinelli (Mitsubishi) 18'36
16 Dabrowski (Toyota) 20'17
17 ten Brinke (HRX) 21'46
18 Rakhimbayev (Toyota) 22'35
19 Spataro (Renault) 22'36
20 Lachaume (MD) 23'28
21 Gordon (Hummer) 24'26
22 Van Loon (HRX) 25'50
23 Chabot (SMG) 25'57
24 Garafulic (Mini) 26'15
25 Garcia (Renault) 33'37
26 Poulter (Toyota) 34'17
...

Trucks : surprise victory by Versluis ! Little by little, Karginov try to catch de Rooy.
1 Versluis (Man)
2 Karginov (Kamaz) 1'11
3 van Vliet (Man) 1'36
4 Nikolaev (Kamaz) 2'07
5 Stacey (Iveco) 2'47
6 Shibalov (Kamaz) 3'09
7 de Rooy (Iveco) 4'06
8 Vila (Iveco) 4'48
9 Loprais (Tatra) 4'52
10 Sotnikov (Kamaz) 6'42
...
23 Kolomy (Tatra) 16'05

[Mirek]

Good that Kolomý continues (when You mention him) but he lost 8+1 hours yesterday, the crew had zero sleep and today broke a wheel. Only Loprais left from our truckers in top ten. Hardly a chance for podium but You never know. It's still a long and rough way to go.

Sad thing with the Belgian rider as well with the two journalists who died yesterday in a car accident but it's Dakar. Things like that happen...

[kober]

Only Loprais left from our truckers in top ten. Hardly a chance for podium but You never know. It's still a long and rough way to go.

He's just half an hour behind Nikolaev (currently third), so there's no reason to loose all the hope. Yet

Interesting thing is that, at the half-point of the rally, tenth truck in the general classification is closer to the front than tenth car. Impressive!
Cars: 1. Roma 22h11' … 10. Malysz +2h43'
Trucks: 1. De Rooy 23h14' … 10. Shibalov +2h36'

On the other hand, in my opinion, separation of quads from the bike category was a mistake, as least from the sporting point of view. The competition is rather bleak compared to the other categories. Especially, that quads take air time away from T2s and T3s, which are not mentioned at all, and they used to be covered, if I recall correctly.
In the meantime, the current leader of T2, Mitsuhashi (who else?!), is 22nd overall, 6h15' behind Roma and the leader of T3, Coronel, is 44th, +12h19'.
Also, have you noticed that T3s don't carry "visibility flags" any more?