Dakar 2015

[Grant_RSA]

Really a pity the Chopper caused problems for De Villiers , 3 minutes lost due to and idiot pilot.

These guys put their lives on the line to win, only to have stupid incidents like this take time away from them, just thank goodness it wasn't terminal damage to the car.

[Mirek]

Is there some non-facebook link (I can't open facebook at work)? Or can somebody explain what happened?

[A FONDO]

@Mirek it is Giniel driving at same speed behind Vasilevski's Mini over dryed salt lake.

@RSA can you tell more about what exactly happened?

[trifonvl]

Really a pity the Chopper caused problems for De Villiers , 3 minutes lost due to and idiot pilot.

These guys put their lives on the line to win, only to have stupid incidents like this take time away from them, just thank goodness it wasn't terminal damage to the car.

What exactly happened?

[makinen_fan]

A video from De Villiers co-drive when they try to slip-stream a Mini at 180km/h but they cannot do it, I think it's Vasilyev, not Nasser.

The video has nothing to do with Grant_RSA post, it's from the quote from Giniel here:
http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2015/us/s...uotes-all.html

[trifonvl]

Now i saw it.
http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2015/us/s...uotes-all.html

[Mirek]

A video from De Villiers co-drive when they try to slip-stream a Mini at 180km/h but they cannot do it, I think it's Vasilyev, not Nasser.

The video has nothing to do with Grant_RSA post, it's from the quote from Giniel here:
http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2015/us/s...uotes-all.html

Thanks but in the audio I can't find anything related to the helicopter. He said he had a puncture and that he was annoyed with himself hitting a rock due to that.

[Grant_RSA]

The link explains it, there was a protest but it was rejected.

[makinen_fan]

Thanks but in the audio I can't find anything related to the helicopter. He said he had a puncture and that he was annoyed with himself hitting a rock due to that.

Read his comments, they dont relate to the video for whatever reason. I was confused too

[Grant_RSA]

Television coverage failed to include the reason for the puncture, so it goes i suppose :-(